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Ian Rowe of MTV discusses how technology affected the 2008 presidential election
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A robot developed by roboticists at the University of Pennsylvania is made of modules that can recognise each other.
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These stunningly accurate animations are created by modelling every muscle and tendon of the hand
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Stretchy rubber circuits could give robots soft and sensitive skins to make them safer around humans, says Japanese researchers.
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Cellphone users can shake their phone to feel and hear how full their battery or message inbox is - as if it were a liquid fuel tank.
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These robot fish can organise themselves into schools - a tactic that could one day transform ocean exploration.
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