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It's not always a pleasure visiting the dentist, especially when cavities are involved, but researchers are working with robotics to make sure your fillings can withstand the test of time and keep you out of the dentist chair. (Nov. 11)

Pilot of 64 second technology news roundup - Presenter / producer: Andrew Webb

Apple computer boats that there is an iPhone app for just about everything. Well, scientists in Germany have come up with an application that allows people to become backseat drivers in their own cars.(Nov. 3)

Wave power - the motion of the ocean - is being looked at as a potential power source for all of Ireland's energy needs.(Oct. 27)

Imagine a car that can stop itself before hitting another vehicle or pedestrian. Mobileye is an alert system that warns you when you are driving too close to a pedestrian, or and reacts for you if necessary.(Oct. 20)

In a world where gadgets grow ever smaller and thinner, there is a race on for the thinnest laptop.(Oct. 19)

James Dyson's take on the vacuum cleaner drew accolades in the design and engineering world. Now he's set his sights on the ordinary electric fan, and he's putting a whole new spin on it. (Oct. 13)

If gamers want to make this flight simulator move faster, there going to have to push themselves harder. (Oct. 6)

For many adults, mobile phones are a necessity. But when it comes to satisfying the desire to be constantly connected, how young is too young to carry a cell? (Oct. 5)

For residents of this West Bank village the only electricity they see are the lights of nearby Jewish settlements. (Sept. 30)

Researchers are hoping that by discovering what makes the cheetah so quick, they'll better understand how to deal with human handicaps.(Sept. 29)

Meet iCub, a humanoid robot designed to look the same size as a 3-year old child, and learn like one as well. (Sept. 28)