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Japan May Scale Back Its Space Ambitions After Probe Misses Venus
Science

Japan May Scale Back Its Space Ambitions After Probe Misses Venus

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Gear

SciMall Gift Guide: 15 Science Supply Items For Your Holiday Experiments

By Rebecca Boyle

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Particle Physics

LHC Reports Failure To Create Black Holes, a Setback For String Theory

By Rebecca Boyle

Formerly Common Little Brown Bat May Be Headed For Endangered Species List
Animals

Formerly Common Little Brown Bat May Be Headed For Endangered Species List

By Rebecca Boyle

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Energy

Nanotube-Tethered Flying Wind Turbines Could Harvest Energy At 30,000 Feet

By Rebecca Boyle

NASA Envisions Neighborhood Micro-Airports To Let Travelers Bypass Pesky Streets
Aviation

NASA Envisions Neighborhood Micro-Airports To Let Travelers Bypass Pesky Streets

By Rebecca Boyle

In Tiniest Computer Memory Ever, Researchers Successfully Store Data in Atomic Nuclei
Gear

In Tiniest Computer Memory Ever, Researchers Successfully Store Data in Atomic Nuclei

By Rebecca Boyle

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Diseases

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New Molecule Can Reset Your Biological Clock With Unprecedented Effectiveness
Health

New Molecule Can Reset Your Biological Clock With Unprecedented Effectiveness

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Health

A Blast of Cold Plasma Kills Drug-Resistant Bacteria

By Rebecca Boyle

Phantom Ray Drone Makes Its First Flight, A Piggyback Ride On A Shuttle-Carrier 747
Aviation

Phantom Ray Drone Makes Its First Flight, A Piggyback Ride On A Shuttle-Carrier 747

By Rebecca Boyle

Diabetic Men May Soon Be Able to Grow Their Own Insulin-Making Cells
Health

Diabetic Men May Soon Be Able to Grow Their Own Insulin-Making Cells

By Rebecca Boyle

Five Contests That Recognize The Science Achievements of the Everyman
Science

Five Contests That Recognize The Science Achievements of the Everyman

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: Navy Railgun Sets New Record, Launching A Metal Bullet To Mach 7 Speeds
Military

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Robots

Build Your Own DARwIn-OP, the Open-Source Humanoid Robot

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: Smallest Li-Ion Battery Ever Created Swells and Contorts While Charging
Technology

Video: Smallest Li-Ion Battery Ever Created Swells and Contorts While Charging

By Rebecca Boyle

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Military

DoD-Funded ‘Project Squid Skin’ Seeks To Build Ocean-Inspired Camouflage Out Of Metamaterials

By Rebecca Boyle

Scientists Use Stem Cells To Create Mice With Two Genetic Fathers
Health

Scientists Use Stem Cells To Create Mice With Two Genetic Fathers

By Rebecca Boyle

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Science

Sonic Screwdriver Could Produce Ultrasonic Force Fields To Manipulate Objects

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In a World First, German Doctors Capture MRI Images of Live Childbirth
Health

In a World First, German Doctors Capture MRI Images of Live Childbirth

By Rebecca Boyle

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NASA

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Technology

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Final Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery Now Delayed Until Feb. 3 At The Earliest
Science

Final Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery Now Delayed Until Feb. 3 At The Earliest

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NASA Plans to Put Nonprofit Group In Charge Of International Space Station Experiments
International Space Station

NASA Plans to Put Nonprofit Group In Charge Of International Space Station Experiments

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Internet

Researchers Call For ‘Physical Internet’ To Ferry Freight Through a Series of Tubes

By Rebecca Boyle

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Technology

New Carbon Nanotube Super-Rubber Could Be Used For Sneakers And Spacecraft

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: Professor Surgically Installs Camera In Head, Starts Tracking the World Behind Him
Gear

Video: Professor Surgically Installs Camera In Head, Starts Tracking the World Behind Him

By Rebecca Boyle

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Biology

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By Rebecca Boyle

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Science

Blurry Nebula Image Marks Success for Flying Telescope, NASA Says

By Rebecca Boyle

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Science

Bee-Inspired Algorithm Helps UAVs Detect the Horizon For Improved Aerobatics

By Rebecca Boyle

Vatican Praises Genetically Modified Crops, While U.S. Judge Orders Their Destruction
Agriculture

Vatican Praises Genetically Modified Crops, While U.S. Judge Orders Their Destruction

By Rebecca Boyle

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Technology

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By Rebecca Boyle

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Robots

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New Onboard Converter Technology Harvests Auto Engine Exhaust to Generate Electricity
Technology

New Onboard Converter Technology Harvests Auto Engine Exhaust to Generate Electricity

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Body Scanners Coming to Trains, Subways and Boats, Homeland Security Chief Says
Technology

Body Scanners Coming to Trains, Subways and Boats, Homeland Security Chief Says

By Rebecca Boyle

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Agriculture

How Science Is Changing Your Thanksgiving Feast

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The security checkpoint at Denver International Airport.
Technology

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Energy

Chinese Cow Manure Generates Electricity In Largest-Ever Methane Capture System

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Video: Largest Rocket Lifts Largest Satellite Ever Into Space, Where It Will Spy on US Enemies
Technology

Video: Largest Rocket Lifts Largest Satellite Ever Into Space, Where It Will Spy on US Enemies

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Video: 3-D Image Shows Brain’s Circuitry In Highest Resolution Ever
Science

Video: 3-D Image Shows Brain’s Circuitry In Highest Resolution Ever

By Rebecca Boyle

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Technology

Wii-Powered Robot Chair Lets Infants Zoom Around On Their Own

By Rebecca Boyle

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Science

NASA’s Tasty-Sounding O/OREOS Mission Launches Today to Study Life’s Origins In Outer Space

By Rebecca Boyle

To Thwart Distracted Driving, US Government Considers Cell Phone Jammers in Cars
Technology

To Thwart Distracted Driving, US Government Considers Cell Phone Jammers in Cars

By Rebecca Boyle

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Health

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By Rebecca Boyle

Proposed Hopping Mars Rover Will Harvest Its Own Fuel
Mars

Proposed Hopping Mars Rover Will Harvest Its Own Fuel

By Rebecca Boyle

Chinese Telecom Company Hijacked 15 Percent of Internet
Gear

Chinese Telecom Company Hijacked 15 Percent of Internet

By Rebecca Boyle

United Nations’ First Satellite Will Study Use of Astronaut Excrement As a Fuel Source
Science

United Nations’ First Satellite Will Study Use of Astronaut Excrement As a Fuel Source

By Rebecca Boyle

In Largest Virtual Transaction Ever, Real Sale of Pretend Nightclub Nets Half a Million Dollars
Internet

In Largest Virtual Transaction Ever, Real Sale of Pretend Nightclub Nets Half a Million Dollars

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Microthreads Enhanced With Human Cells Help Mice Grow New Muscle
Health

Microthreads Enhanced With Human Cells Help Mice Grow New Muscle

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: President Obama Meets the Robots of Japan
Robots

Video: President Obama Meets the Robots of Japan

By Rebecca Boyle

Astronomers Make Extraordinarily Detailed Map of the Universe’s Dark Matter
Deep Space

Astronomers Make Extraordinarily Detailed Map of the Universe’s Dark Matter

By Rebecca Boyle

James Webb Telescope Project Project Reviewed and Reorganized In Wake of Massive Cost Overruns
Science

James Webb Telescope Project Project Reviewed and Reorganized In Wake of Massive Cost Overruns

By Rebecca Boyle

New Biometric Software Tracks Unique Eye Movements For Identification
Security

New Biometric Software Tracks Unique Eye Movements For Identification

By Rebecca Boyle

US Carbon Trading Shuts Down, While Other Nations Step In To Fill the Void
Environment

US Carbon Trading Shuts Down, While Other Nations Step In To Fill the Void

By Rebecca Boyle

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Science

Genetically Engineered Plants Grow Ingredients For Making Green Plastic

By Rebecca Boyle

IBM Launches Five-Year Effort To Develop Quantum Computing
Gear

IBM Launches Five-Year Effort To Develop Quantum Computing

By Rebecca Boyle

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Agriculture

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By Rebecca Boyle

Climate Scientists Organize to Dispel Climate Misinformation
Environment

Climate Scientists Organize to Dispel Climate Misinformation

By Rebecca Boyle

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Health

New Fuel-Free System Moves Objects By Dissolving Them At One End and Rebuilding Them At The Other

By Rebecca Boyle

Researchers Transform Skin Cells Directly Into Blood Cells
Cancer

Researchers Transform Skin Cells Directly Into Blood Cells

By Rebecca Boyle

Bandage Changes Color to Indicate State of Wound Underneath
Health

Bandage Changes Color to Indicate State of Wound Underneath

By Rebecca Boyle

TED Talk: Laser Control of Headless Fruit Flies Uncovers Secrets of the Mind
Animals

TED Talk: Laser Control of Headless Fruit Flies Uncovers Secrets of the Mind

By Rebecca Boyle

Fermilab Experiment Hints At Existence of Brand-New Elementary Particle
Particle Physics

Fermilab Experiment Hints At Existence of Brand-New Elementary Particle

By Rebecca Boyle

New Underwater Robot Pursues Biological Specimens Over Long Distances
Technology

New Underwater Robot Pursues Biological Specimens Over Long Distances

By Rebecca Boyle