Sticky-tape module designed to let robots know when floors are clean

Increasingly, robots are being used to autonomously clean floors and other surfaces in places like airports and hospitals. You have to wonder, though … how do they know when a floor is sufficiently clean? A new module could soon tell them.

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Construction begins on the Royal Navy’s first Type 31 frigate

A major shipbuilding program for the Royal Navy is now underway, with the first steel being cut for HMS Venturer, the lead ship of the Type 31 Inspiration class frigates, which will replace the navy's aging Type 23 frigates.

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UK awards contracts to field test laser weapons on sea and land

The British Ministry of Defence has given three four-year contracts worth £72.5 million to consortia led by Thales and Raytheon UK to develop laser and radio frequency demonstrator weapons to be mounted on Royal Navy ships and British Army vehicles.

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Hookpod Pro mini tripod packs a useful magnetic leg

Mini tripods certainly are handy photographic gadgets, but they could always be made even handier. A case in point is the new Hookpod Pro, which features a magnetic leg that allows for a variety of mounting options.

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Next-gen Kindle Paperwhite family gets bigger screen, and a kids model

It's been a while since Amazon treated digital bookworms to a new version of its Kindle Paperwhite ereader, and now the company is making up for that with a bigger display, longer battery life, USB-C, a special Signature Edition, and a kids version.

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Thorens spins out new turntables to tap into the rise of vinyl

After a dip in sales last year, vinyl records are back on track to continue their steady year-on-year rise in popularity. If you're looking to join the resurgence, hi-fi brand Thorens has just launched a couple of turntables to get you in a spin.

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Commercial airliner modified to be flying lab for 6th-gen Tempest fighter

Aerospace company Leonardo and aviation services company 2Excel are modifying a commercial Boeing 757 to act as a flying laboratory to test technology for the 6th-generation Tempest fighter jet currently being developed.

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Smart Glasses help you find your way with MicroLED head-up display

Hot on the heels of Facebook's Ray-Ban Stories comes a pair of concept smart glasses from Chinese tech firm Xiaomi that don't just push notifications from a smartphone, but also sport some nifty independent functionality.

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Backpack-friendly, pop-up display doubles as a short-throw projector

Back in 2016, startup Arovia launched a portable, pop-up display solution called SPUD. Now the company is set to launch a brighter, higher-res, more compact follow up called Splay, and has added a neat projector mode too.

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Marshall promises big sounds from true wireless ANC earphones

Marshall has expanded its true wireless earphones offering with a third-gen outing for its Minor buds and a new model called the Motif ANC earphones, which close off listeners to the outside world so they can focus on the music.

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