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Lego robot cracks Rubik`s Cube in record 3.253 seconds

Last Updated: Monday, March 17, 2014, 10:24

A Lego robot has successfully smashed world record of solving the Rubik`s Cube in 3.253 seconds, 62 percent faster than previous world record held by second generation version of the robot.

Fossilized whale skull shows sonar existed 32 million years ago

Last Updated: Sunday, March 16, 2014, 15:40

Researchers have said that a fossilized whale skull found outside Charleston, South Carolina shows all the tell-tales signs that are related to echolocation.

New modulator enables faster wireless data transmission

Last Updated: Sunday, March 16, 2014, 15:39

Scientists have developed a modulator that converts an electrical signal into an optical signal to enable faster wireless data transmission.

3-mn-yr-old `Little Foot` may be humans` forefather

Last Updated: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 14:26

After 13 years of meticulous excavation of the nearly complete skeleton of the Australopithecus fossil named Little Foot, scientists have now shown that it is probably around 3 million years old.

Ground-breaking solar-powered toilet set for launch in India

Last Updated: Friday, March 14, 2014, 14:21

Researchers at University of Colorado Boulder have designed a toilet that will be fuelled by the Sun.

New emotion detector can make driving safer

Last Updated: Friday, March 14, 2014, 14:02

Scientists have developed a new device that can identify drivers` emotions using embedded cameras which film their faces to help make driving safer.

New robot that moves like a fish

Last Updated: Friday, March 14, 2014, 13:57

MIT scientists have developed an autonomous robotic fish that can execute escape manoeuvres, convulsing its body to change direction in just a fraction of a second, or almost as quickly as a real fish can.

Chimps outsmart kids at computer games

Last Updated: Thursday, March 13, 2014, 21:14

A new study has revealed that chimpanzees are better at computer games than children.

Maths can be made easier with gestures

Last Updated: Thursday, March 13, 2014, 21:09

Children who use their hands to gesture during a math lesson gain a deep understanding of the problems they are taught, research shows.

Language `evolution` may help shed light on human migration out of Beringia

Last Updated: Thursday, March 13, 2014, 21:03

Researchers have said that evolutionary analysis applied to the relationship between North American and Central Siberian languages may indicate that people moved out from the Bering Land Bridge, with some migrating back to central Asia and others into North America.