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This week in science

A Swedish company has created a mass market eye tracking device which will allow users to use their eyes to do many of the things they currently do on a computer using a mouse.

The Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne is developing autonomous flying robots to establish emergency wireless communication networks more quickly in times of disaster, resulting in more efficient relief.

A malfunctioning drill pipe has been identified as the cause of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Melting ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland are elevating sea levels at an unexpectedly high rate.

People who lack the ability to feel pain also cannot detect odors.

-compiled by Shatila Zaman, Elissa Trieu and Mikel Dermer

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