News archive: May 2015
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Angry robot aims to cool call centre tempers
A robot is being built to help call centre staff deal with irate customers.
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Your connected home will be cooler than The Jetsons
The Jetsons cartoon looks like our gadget-filled present.
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IKEA's 'Kitchen Of The Future' Basically Cooks Your Food For You
In the future, we could be preparing food in smart kitchens.
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Videos help educate business owners about cyber threats
A government initiative has produced a series of videos exploring cyber security for businesses.
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Cheesy tale – The extraordinary life of a pizza box
Many households discard their pizza boxes without realising they can be recycled.
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Farmers Flying Drones May Soon Be Given Clearance
Farmers in the USA using drones to gather information about crops are breaking the law.
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New state-of-the-art dairy shed opened
New rotary shed in Levin cuts milking time by more than half.
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World in crisis: Sobering photos of mankind's destruction of the planet
Foundation for Deep Ecology and Population Media Centre have released a collection of pictures of the planet.
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NIKE hypervenon phantom transforms colour when worn
Heat-activated material reveals pattern when shoes are worn.
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The price is low. The quality is high. So why doesn't anyone want one of these T-shirts?
Shoppers were reluctant to purchase garments after learning how they were made.