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Chinese 3D Printer Uses Lasers To Manufacture Metal Items In Space

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Chinese 3D Printer Uses Lasers To Manufacture Metal Items In SpaceAn innovative 3D printer developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology is designed to meet the needs of astronauts. Powered by lasers and able to fabricate tools and parts from various types of metal, the compact but powerful 3D printer could someday help orbiting space stations and off-Earth colonies become materially self-sufficient.

Surgery Selfies Making The Rounds At Chinese Hospitals

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Surgery Selfies Making The Rounds At Chinese HospitalsSo-called “Surgery Selfies” - group photos of doctors, nurses and even sedated patients in operating rooms – have become somewhat of a trend in China though not everyone thinks turning successful medical procedures into Kodak moments is a good thing.

China’s New Reed Glass Said To Be Better Than Google Glass At 1/3 The Price

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China's New Reed Glass Said To Be Better Than Google Glass At 1/3 The PriceLook out Google Glass, a self-declared better & cheaper competitor's got you in its sights. The Reed Glass was developed by a Chinese/Italian design team and boasts improved display technology, longer battery life and a much lower price compared to Google's well-known smart glasses.

Chinese Villagers Pilfer Natural Gas Using Huge Bags. Oh, The Hunanity!

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Chinese Villagers Pilfer Natural Gas Using Huge Bags. Oh, The Hunanity!Got gas, will travel? Never mind the Beano, villagers from Binzhou in China's northeastern Shandong (not Hunan, sorry) province have come up with an innovative way to steal natural gas: inflate 6-meter (20-ft) long bags with the flammable fuel, then tow the blimp-like bags home. Evidently they've never heard of The Hindenburg.

China’s Gigantic Toilet Waterfall Has Citizens Flushed With Pride

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China's Gigantic Toilet Waterfall Has Citizens Flushed With PrideWhen life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you 10,000 recycled toilets, urinals and bathroom sinks, make a 300-ft long and 15-ft high Toilet Waterfall. Artists in Foshan, a city in southern China's Guangdong province, did just that in order to attract visitors to a ceramics trade show.

Could China’s "Dark Sword" Stealth Drone Be The World’s First Supersonic UAV?

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Could China's "Dark Sword" Stealth Drone Be The World's First Supersonic UAV?The Anjian (Chinese for “Dark Sword”) stealth drone China displayed as a conceptual model way back in 2006 has been stealthy indeed since then: no news, no views and no clues. A Chinese aviation expert has now broken the silence surrounding the dart-shaped aircraft, however, speculating a production version of the Anjian could emerge as the world's first supersonic UAV.