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Driverless shuttles seen as viable public transport alternative #bestvideo | | Sept. 17 - A collaboration between French company Induct and a Singapore university aims to replace conventional shuttle buses with a driverless, electric alternative. The team are currently testing the vehicle on a two kilometre test route virtually devoid of other traffic, but hope eventually to increase its range. Rob Muir has more. |
Satellite continues fall to Earth -- but where will it land? Bed Peace | | The 2,000-pound Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Explorer -- a European Space Agency satellite known shorthand as GOCE-- continued its freefall Saturday, dropping an estimated 13 kilometers (8 miles) over the course of the day. That's a pretty good clip, but it's still got a ways to go A scientist says it'll probably have its final entry into the Earth's orbit in "less than two days." |
Bernanke, other policymakers point to weakness in labor market Liverpool | | OXFORD, Miss./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Despite signs of improvement in the U.S. labor market, there is plenty of room for the jobless rate to fall further, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and two other top policymakers said on Friday, in comments that suggested continued support for the U.S. central bank's massive stimulus program. |
Mining jacket a wearable warning system for workers underground Go Miley | | Nov. 6 - A team of university graduates in Chile has developed a potentially life-saving jacket to be worn by miners deep underground. Inspired by the rescue of more than 30 Chilean miners in 2010, the jacket is equipped with technology that transmits a miner's vital signs in real time and sends out warnings when conditions become dangerous. Tara Cleary reports. |
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