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Sep 01 – Apple finally took the wraps off new iPods and a revamped Apple TV, along with a move into social networking, all in time for the upcoming holiday season. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Sep.01 – The collapse of the housing bubble may sound like an unlikely topic for a comic novel, but The Financial Lives of the Poets is a winning tale about a man at risk of losing it all.

Aug 27 – “Make It Right,” an organization co-founded by actor Brad Pitt, builds energy-efficient and environmentally friendly houses in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward – a neighborhood decimated by Hurricane Katrina five years ago. Tara Cleary reports.

Aug 27 – Scientists have begun using laboratory-made biosynthetic corneas to repair damaged eye tissue. A first study in humans shows sight can be restored offering hope for millions at risk of blindness. Basmah Fahim reports.

Aug 26 – Microsoft faces an imminent deadline to appeal a patent infringement ruling in favor of small Canadian tech firm i4i. Natalie Armstrong reports.

Aug 24 – China is to launch a pilot project in Beijing to test a concept vehicle which carries people above street level and lets traffic pass underneath in order to ease the increasing pressure of public transportation. Ben Gruber reports.

Aug 20 – New high-tech burger joint turns lunch into a social networking game with more than 200 million possible sandwich combinations. Carmen Roberts reports.

Aug 23 – A group of British engineering students has reached the halfway point of a journey from one end of the Americas to the other in a converted sports car powered by electricity. Tara Cleary reports.

Aug. 20 – The world’s top microchip manufacturer Intel is partnering with the media company VICE to stage a series of global events aimed at highlighting the use of technology in art.

Aug. 20 – BHP Billiton has made a formal bid to take over fertiliser firm Potash, the EC tells Greece it must impose even tougher austerity measures, Germany says its recovery is likely to extend to year end and BP holds off on capping its Macondo well.

Aug 20 – A solar-powered refrigerator is giving rural communities without electricity access to vaccines and medicines. The fridge stores power within ice which maintains temperatures overnight. Stuart McDill reports.

Aug 19 – The Care-O-bot, designed to help the elderly and infirm, is hoped the robot will eventually allow people to stay in their homes rather than move to nursing homes when they are no longer able to fully care for themselves. Stuart McDill reports.

Aug 18 – With just seconds to react, a goalkeeper needs luck, as well as skill, to stop a penalty kick. According to one graduate student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York however, the odds can be improved. Ben Gruber reports.

Aug 16 – Thermographic infrared maps are providing Belgians with a color-coded, birds-eye view of their home energy consumption levels. It’s an idea aimed at spurring community involvement in saving energy. Basmah Fahim reports.

Aug 16 – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is funding research to create cell phones capable of “smelling” toxic gases used in chemical terrorist attacks. Tara Cleary reports.

Aug 13 – Archeologists in Guatemala have discovered a Mayan king’s tomb packed with a well-preserved hoard of carvings, ceramics and children’s bones that cast new light on the vanished civilization. Tara Cleary reports.

Aug 13 – Israeli researchers have developed a device that can steer a wheelchair and allow paralyzed people to communicate simply by breathing. Basmah Fahim reports.

Aug 13 – Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York have developed a paint that can kill even the most resistant bacteria. Ben Gruber reports.

Aug 12 – The lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that currently operate mobile phones, cameras and other consumer electronics are now being applied to powering entire homes. Rob Muir reports.

Aug 11 – A/X Armani is trying to grab attention with a sexy new 3D ad campaign, but it is unclear if consumers will buy in. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Aug 10 – BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has agreed to hand over phone user “codes” in order to prevent a ban of its Messenger service in Saudi Arabia, an industry insider told Reuters. Conway G. Gittens reports.

Aug 9 – Cars that drive and park themselves are being test-driven through at least six countries, with the final destination Shanghai. Basmah Fahim reports.

Aug 06 – Hewlett Packard is using live concerts to display how it is fine-tuning laptops. Kyoko Gasha reports.

Aug 6 – Scientists in Japan have unveiled a futuristic rescue robot that can deliver cellphones and water to people who are trapped in a disaster, while transmitting a 3D map of the terrain to rescue workers. Tara Cleary reports.

Aug 6 – A house built from straw has become the first to withstand hurricane force winds, proving that the famous children’s tale “The Three Little Pigs” is outdated. Jim Drury reports.