The view from Westminster - Political roundup
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Biometric information is under scrutiny once more.
Source: scenta
Date Published: May 16, 2008

Up your street
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Google maps raise European privacy concerns.
Source: scenta
Date Published: May 16, 2008

Hotter than the sun
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IBM develops cells to withstand the heat of a thousand suns.
Source: scenta
Date Published: May 15, 2008

Laser data transfer
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Satellites communicate through space via laser.
Source: scenta
Date Published: May 14, 2008

Virtually shopping
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Game centres in supermarkets to help the disabled.
Source: scenta
Date Published: May 14, 2008

Braille conversion automated
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A free e-mail-based service that translates text into Braille and audio recordings is giving blind people access to books, news articles and web pages.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: May 14, 2008

Benefit fraudsters caught
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The UK goverment is to spend £1.5m to allow 15 local authorities to test out an innovative new technology that could help catch benefit fraudsters.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: May 09, 2008

Lighting up the sewers
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Bournemouth sewers might not smell too pretty, but they are pretty useful places to lay down an inexpensive fibre optic network.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: May 09, 2008

TSB lays out plan
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The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has launched a three-year strategy outlining how it aims to invest at least £1bn in making the UK a leader in innovation
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: May 09, 2008

Presenting data in 3D
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The way in which researchers can present their data in online publications has been revolutionised thanks to a new software technique.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: May 08, 2008