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Birds 'dream sing' by moving their vocal muscles in their sleep

Birds 'dream sing' by moving their vocal muscles in their sleep

9 February 2018

Zebra finches sing during the day, and at night while they sleep their vocal organs act out the motions of singing, a bit like a sleepwalking person

Police stop a driver whilst wearing smart glasses

Chinese police use face recognition glasses to catch criminals

7 February 2018

Police caught twenty-six people carrying fake IDs and another with links to human trafficking by using smart glasses with automatic face recognition

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