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Glowing Protein Reveals Animals' Brain ActivityA new protein is helping researchers to see brain activity in real time as never before.
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HIV, Syphilis Tests? There's an App for ThatResearchers have invented a device that can plug into a smartphone and test people's blood for HIV or syphilis.
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Quantum Experiment Helps Prove Einstein's Theory of RelativityBuilding a quantum computer can sometimes yield unexpected benefits — like providing the right environment to demonstrate that Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity is, in fact, correct.
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How 'Quantum Dots' Could Probe Mysteries of EntanglementQuantum dot masers could help develop quantum computers and probe the mysteries of entanglement.
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This Computer Program Can Beat Anyone at PokerComputers have figured out how to win at chess, checkers and tic-tac-toe, and now, a computer program has conquered the game of poker.
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New Implant Lets Paralyzed Rats Walk AgainA new kind of neuroprosthetic device is made of flexible, stretchable materials, which gives it an advantage over stiffer devices.
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Cholera Bacteria Spear Their Prey to Grab GenesThe bacteria that cause cholera grab genes from other organisms in a particularly predatory way: They spear neighboring cells with a poison-tipped spike.
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Electric Trucks Plus Drones Could Make Deliveries 'Green'An Ohio-based company thinks it has a better idea for how to deliver packages to future online shoppers: combine drones with fuel-efficient, "green" delivery trucks.
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Northern Lights: 8 Dazzling Facts About AurorasCountdown The aurora borealis can make for a spectacular night sky show, even sometimes visible from space. Here are eight amazing facts about the northern lights.
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Ingrown Toenail? How to Snip It the Right WayNobody likes ingrown toenails, but clipping off the offending bit might only make it worse. Now, a look at the physics of nail growth reveals the best way to cut an ingrown nail.
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'Second-Skin' Sensor Could Track Your HealthA patch made of flexible electronics could be attached to a person's skin and reveal problems such as poor circulation or dehydration, new research suggests.
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Gravity Moved Continents on Early EarthContinents move, but what got them going? A new computer model shows it was gravity. Whole continents flattened out under their own weight.
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Oy Vey! European Jews Are All 30th Cousins, Study FindsThe group who founded the European Jewish community, called Ashkenazi Jews, was just 350 people strong some 600 to 800 years ago, meaning European Jews are all 30th cousins.
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Schrödinger's Cat Comes into View with Strange PhysicsShrödinger's cat is a thought experiment that has fascinated physicists for decades. An experiment explores its ramifications with surprising results.
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New Synthetic Diamonds Are Hardest Gems Ever CreatedResearchers claim they've made artificial diamonds that are harder than any tested before; however, some dispute the claim.
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Boom! Enormous Supernova Explosion Created in the Lab -
Bye Bye, Root Canals? Lasers Could Replace Dentist's Drill -
App Could 'See' Obstacles for People with Vision ImpairmentA new app uses a phone's built-in 3D camera to detect obstacles, and then produces a vibration or tone to alert the user.
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Electrons' Split 'Personalities' Help Solve Physics MysteryElectrons have split personalities depending on how many of them are around, suggests new research that may solve a physics mystery about electrical currents in superconductors.
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Mad Science: How to Build a Gamma-Ray Laser with Antimatter -
Human Muscle Rebuilt with Pig Bladder TissuePeople with injuries that destroyed part of a muscle could be helped with an experimental treatment that uses a pig bladder as a muscle scaffold, researchers say.
