Topic: ROBOT - on June 9, 2005 at 9:49:00 AM CEST
Japan unveils "robot suit" that enhances human power
Japan has taken a step into the science-fiction world with the release of a "robot suit" that can help workers lift heavy loads or assist people with disabilities climb stairs.
"Humans may be able to mutate into supermen in the near future," said Yoshiyuki Sankai, professor and engineer at Tsukuba University who led the project.
The 15-kilogram (33-pound) battery-powered suit, code-named HAL-5, detects muscle movements through electrical-signal flows on the skin surface and then amplifies them.
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Topic: SEX - on June 9, 2005 at 9:47:00 AM CEST
Rivals spur men to produce better sperm
Men who view pornographic images of two men and a woman produce better-quality sperm than men viewing pornographic images of just women, an Australian study reveals.
The finding suggests that humans may be capable of subconsciously increasing semen quality when faced with the possibility that their sperm will have to outrun those of other men in a woman’s reproductive tract.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 9, 2005 at 9:44:00 AM CEST
Let’s grab a cab to the United States
A vintage blue taxicab converted into a seagoing vessel and carrying several Cuban immigrants was intercepted Tuesday off Key West by the Coast Guard, a television station reported.
Footage from NBC-6 in Miami showed Coast Guard officers boarding the blue vehicle, which had been modified with a boat prow in front and appeared to have at least four immigrants aboard.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on June 9, 2005 at 9:35:00 AM CEST
'Superhacker' faces extradition
A British man wanted in the United States for allegedly carrying out "the biggest military computer hack of all time" has been granted bail.
Gary McKinnon, 39, of north London faces extradition over claims he gained illegal access and made alterations to 53 U.S. military and NASA computers over a 12-month period from 2001 to 2002.
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