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live with all your top stories. On the way: The life-changing | :00:13. | :00:17. | |
robo-copter controlled by your mind and find out who's in charge at | :00:17. | :00:25. | |
Everton. This is Newsround. First - to the ground-breaking mind | :00:25. | :00:28. | |
control technology that could one day change all of our lives. | :00:28. | :00:31. | |
Scientists in the US have revealed a helicopter controlled by nothing but | :00:31. | :00:35. | |
someone's thoughts. But how does it work and why is the tech behind it | :00:35. | :00:45. | |
so important? Joe's got this one. How about this for brain power? A | :00:45. | :00:49. | |
robo-copter steered tloo a -- through a flying course without a | :00:49. | :00:52. | |
joystick or controller, powered by your thoughts. It's all about mind | :00:52. | :00:55. | |
control. A cap packed with electrodes is placed on the | :00:55. | :00:59. | |
subject's head. These electrical sensors allow brainwaves to pass | :00:59. | :01:03. | |
from the brain to a computer. The computer then translates those | :01:03. | :01:07. | |
electrical signals to instructions for the helicopter which are sent | :01:07. | :01:13. | |
over the internet by wifi. For example, if the subject thinks about | :01:13. | :01:17. | |
clenching his left hand, the helicopter will turn left. This | :01:17. | :01:27. | |
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whole process happens in a fraction of a second. Scientists here at | :01:27. | :01:30. | |
Minesota University in America says it's a big step forward in | :01:30. | :01:33. | |
harnessing brain power but this isn't the first time Brian waves | :01:33. | :01:37. | |
have been used to control objects. Last year, Kathy Hutchinson, | :01:37. | :01:42. | |
paralysed from the neck down, was able to take coffee by controlling a | :01:42. | :01:46. | |
robotic arm with her thoughts. This music was made by a similar process. | :01:46. | :01:50. | |
Researchers hope this technology can be developed to help people with | :01:50. | :01:53. | |
disabilities in the future so one day people could be controlling | :01:53. | :02:01. | |
robotic suits with their minds to allow them to walk. | :02:01. | :02:04. | |
To Syria next and a big blow to the rebel fighters trying to take | :02:04. | :02:08. | |
control of the country in a war that's been raging for more than two | :02:08. | :02:10. | |
years. Government forces have reclaimed the important town of | :02:10. | :02:14. | |
Qusair from rebel groups. It's not a big place but it's vital to both | :02:14. | :02:16. | |
sides because it's next to neighbouring country Lebanon. This | :02:16. | :02:19. | |
means whoever controls it can get supplies like weapons over the | :02:19. | :02:21. | |
border more easily. We'll have a special report looking into the | :02:21. | :02:25. | |
debate over what Britain could do to try and end the conflict on tomorrow | :02:25. | :02:30. | |
morning's Newsround. Next to an issue that's divided | :02:30. | :02:32. | |
politicians and people across the country - the question of whether | :02:32. | :02:36. | |
two men or two women should be able to marry each other. Last night, the | :02:36. | :02:40. | |
House of Lords voted YES to plans to change the law in England and Wales, | :02:40. | :02:45. | |
meaning that same-sex marriage is closer to becoming a reality. Two | :02:46. | :02:53. | |
days, ten hours, one debate. Campaigners for and against gay | :02:53. | :02:56. | |
marriage waited outside the Houses of Parliament in London for the big | :02:56. | :03:02. | |
decides. -- decision. The big question - should same-sex couples | :03:02. | :03:07. | |
be allowed to marry? The answer the Lords gave was yes. Plans to change | :03:07. | :03:11. | |
the law have caused big rows in both the House of Commons where MPs sit, | :03:11. | :03:16. | |
and here in the House of Lords, where new laws have to be discussed. | :03:16. | :03:21. | |
I fear for the future of family life if this bill is passed. I would be | :03:21. | :03:25. | |
proud to share my marriage status with same-sex couples. At the | :03:25. | :03:29. | |
moment, same-sex couples don't have the option to get married. They are | :03:29. | :03:32. | |
allowed to have something called a civil partnership. Now the vote in | :03:32. | :03:36. | |
the Lords in favour of gay marriage means that plans to allow it are | :03:36. | :03:41. | |
likely to become law. Campaigners believe allowing same-sex is a major | :03:41. | :03:45. | |
step towards equal rights for all people. But those against, including | :03:45. | :03:48. | |
many religious groups, argue that marriage is being between a man and | :03:48. | :03:53. | |
a woman for hundreds of years and shouldn't be changed. Many of them | :03:53. | :03:56. | |
had hoped the House of Lords would block the same-sex marriage plans. | :03:56. | :04:01. | |
Instead, they went through with a big majority. Things are changing | :04:01. | :04:04. | |
elsewhere, too. Last week, France had its first gay wedding. But there | :04:05. | :04:09. | |
had to be tight security following violent protests against the change. | :04:09. | :04:12. | |
Back in England and Wales, the first same-sex wedding could happen as | :04:12. | :04:15. | |
early as next summer but the arguments over whether it's right or | :04:15. | :04:24. | |
not are likely to continue. To footy now and the season may be | :04:24. | :04:26. | |
over but the managerial merry-go-round just won't stop. In | :04:26. | :04:29. | |
the last few minutes Everton have unveiled Roberto Martinez as their | :04:29. | :04:32. | |
new boss. He takes over from David Moyes having guided Wigan to the FA | :04:32. | :04:38. | |
Cup last season. Finally, you can't go without seeing Team GB's fastest | :04:38. | :04:42. | |
man racing a robot can you? Course not. Here's sprinter Adam | :04:42. | :04:45. | |
Gemili taking on Brian the robot. Brian eventually pipped him on the | :04:45. | :04:52. |