BBC News | SCI/TECH | Monkey brain operates machine (#)
„Miguel Nicolelis, Duke University"We are trying to investigate how could we tap into brain signals" real 28k Wednesday, 15 November, 2000, 19:37 GMT Monkey brain operates machine Scientists have used the brain signals from a monkey to drive a robotic arm. As the animal stuck out its hand to pick up some food off a tray, an artificial neural system linked into the animal's head mimicked the activity in the mechanical limb. It was an amazing sight to see the robot in my lab move, knowing that it was being driven by signals from a monkey brain Mandayam Srinivasan, MIT The system was even used to remotely control another robot arm 950 kilometres (600 miles) away in a different lab.“
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BBC News | SCI/TECH | Coffee crisis in Ethiopia
„Wednesday, 21 June, 2000, 18:08 GMT 19:08 UK Coffee crisis in Ethiopia Coffee: The most valuable international commodity after oil The future of the world's most popular coffee bean is under threat because of deforestation, according to an Ethiopian ecologist. Tadesse Gole, currently at the University of Bonn, Germany, claims only an international emergency programme can save the surviving remnants of the wild arabica coffee plants growing in the highland rainforests of south-west Ethiopia. Over 90% of the coffee drunk in the world comes from a few commercial varieties of arabica bean. But the ability to develop new varieties that can overcome disease depends on the survival of the many wild varieties in Ethiopia.“
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BBC News | BUSINESS | Pepsi profits fizz
„Wednesday, 4 October, 2000, 18:26 GMT 19:26 UK Pepsi profits fizz Making the choice: Pepsi operates in an increasingly competitive market Profits have jumped at one of the world's largest soft drinks companies in the third quarter of this year. PepsiCo - maker of products including Pepsi, Mountain Dew sodas and Tropicana juice - saw its net income climb 16% to $587m (£420m) in the third quarter from $507m last year. But the company - which controls more than half of the US snack chip market and about 30% of the soft drink market - also announced that its chairman and chief executive Roger Enrico is to step down. President and chief operating officer Steve Reinemund is set to take his place.“
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BBC News | HEALTH | Material filters out pool bugs
„Wednesday, 26 July, 2000, 18:28 GMT 19:28 UK Material filters out pool bugs Infections can be picked up at the pool A revolutionary material that can remove bacteria from swimming pool water could prevent the spread of an unpleasant stomach bug. Present pool filters occasionally have problems removing the infectious form of the Cryptosporidium. This is a protozoan - a single celled organism - which is often passed into poolwater by infected infants brought for a swim. It is so infectious that one person with the bug could theoretically infect 100,000 others.“
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„Low Graphics Wednesday, 22 August, 2001, 11:53 GMT 12:53 UK Fighting zombie machines Zombie computers are causing havoc on the net By BBC News Online technology correspondent Mark Ward Computer security firms are banding together to develop ways of stopping virus outbreaks and remote attacks before they get started. This year both PC and web users have faced a barrage of security problems including outbreaks of successive Windows viruses, an increase in attempts to knock sites off the net, and greater use of malicious programs like the Code Red worm. Now anti-virus company McAfee is joining up with three network security companies to share expertise and develop software that can thwart security problems before they get out of hand.“
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BBC News | BUSINESS | Mexico mulls soft drink tax
„Low Graphics Friday, 16 November, 2001, 23:52 GMT Mexico mulls soft drink tax Mexico's tax regime is badly in need of reform Mexico's Congress is considering taxing soft drinks as a way of getting round a stalled revenue shakeup. A member of Congress told the Reuters news agency that the plan - which would take advantage of Mexico's status as the world's number two consumer of soft drinks - was on the table. In other countries people refresh themselves with a Coca-Cola. But in Mexico they eat Coca-Cola Jose Antonio Fernandez“
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