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How Is Uranium Enriched?
May 08, 2018 | ArticleOnly a certain type of uranium works in nuclear reactors and bombs. Separating that type from the more common kind requires a great deal of engineering skill.
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Former NASA Engineers Building Real-Life Underwater Transformer
May 08, 2018 | ArticleA transformer designed to do grunt work for the oil industry and military is coming, and it's… admittedly kind of fun to look at.
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Laser-Shooting Cow Eyeballs Are As Amazing As They Sound
May 07, 2018 | ArticleA flexible membrane that can be attached to a contact lens enables eyes to shoot lasers — though not exactly like Superman.
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Google AI Expert: Machine Learning Is No Better Than Alchemy
May 07, 2018 | ArticleMachine learning has produced impressive results, a Google expert argued, but it's fundamentally no more rigorous than medieval attempts to turn lead into gold.
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Elon Musk Ditched His 'Flufferbot.' No, It's Not What You Think.
May 07, 2018 | ArticleMusk bot botches battery build, fumbles fuzzy fiberglass.
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A Speck of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Is Missing in Idaho
May 04, 2018 | ArticleThe small bit of weapons-grade material, about the weight of a paperclip, was discovered missing after more than a decade.
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May the 4th Be With You As You Check Out These Amazing Animals of 'The Last Jedi'
May 04, 2018 | ArticleToday (May 4) — also known as Star Wars Day — Live Science is debuting a new movie-themed column and video series, where we'll be looking at how feature films represent science and scientists.
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Your Genome May Have Already Been Hacked
May 01, 2018 | ArticleOn April 25, California law enforcement announced the possible capture of a long-sought serial killer. Shortly after, it was reported that police had used public DNA databases to determine his identity.
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These 'Spooky' Entangled Atoms Just Brought Quantum Computing One Step Closer
April 30, 2018 | ArticlePhysicists have pushed quantum computing one step closer to becoming a reality.
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This Biologist Cracked a Problem That's Stumped Mathematicians for 68 Years
April 27, 2018 | ArticleAn amateur mathematician just partially solved the Hadwiger-Nelson problem, which has vexed mathematicians since 1950.
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