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Japan's latest robots don't save the world -- they cook snacks, play with your kids, model clothes, and search for disaster victims. In a nation that takes its humanoids seriously, the International Robot Exhibition kicked off this week, showing off...

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They have conducted tests in mice and believe the findings will probably apply to humans too. A professor of cell biology at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Mark Febbraio, has been reviewing the paper by a group of...

Twenty-three people were exposed to radiation Tuesday after radioactive water leaked from a waste solution system at a nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Chubu Electric Power Co said.     The leakage caused no health damage to any...

What's the most disgusting thing you've ever put in your mouth? Never mind the kangaroo testicles and witchetty grubs pushed before jungle-strewn celebrities: earlier this year I met a man who has tasted a substance that seems to trigger the...

We usually associate robots with activities connected to science and technology. They are seen in sci-fi movies and Robocop was all about Robot Policemen. But, Japan has brought the robots to the level of the common man. The Japanese robots...

Some of the world's most cutting-edge robotic technology is being displayed at the International Robot Exhibition 2009, running until Nov. 28 at Tokyo Big Sight. Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd., iRex is showcasing robots developed by more than 192 companies and...

He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him. Mario, the pot-bellied Italian plumber with a penchant for rescuing princesses, collecting golden coins...

At the end of last year, Bright House officials announced that by end of 2009, customers would have 100 high definition channels to choose from. It was an ambitious pronouncement at the time because Bright House only offered 37 HD...