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Laser Could Detect Alzheimer's Early (08 July 10:00) |
| A laser that shines into a person's brain is being tested to detect Alzheimer's. |
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Laser Gun Could Detect Roadside Bombs (07 July 08:00) |
| A death ray-style laser gun could save lives by detecting explosives from a safe distance. |
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3-D Mammograms Coming to a Hospital Near You (01 July 09:00) |
| Breast cancer screening is about to get easier thanks to new 3-D imaging tech. |
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Meet the Steel-Melting Solar Mirror (30 June 08:00) |
| A mirror designed by MIT students makes enough heat to vaporize wood and melt metal. |
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Biofuel Boat Sets Round-the-World Record (27 June 11:00) |
| After a 60-day voyage around the world, a biodiesel boat is a record-holder. |
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Aging Weather Radar System Gets Makeover (26 June 08:00) |
| An effort is underway to replace aging equipment of the national weather system. |
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Flying Saucer Craft Set to Fly (24 June 02:30) |
| A proposed flying saucer aircraft uses electrodes to float up and away. |
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Lightweight, Metal-Like Glass Examined (23 June 11:30) |
| The key to developing a strong but flexible glass lies in restructuring atoms. |
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New 'Terminator' Robots Go in Harm's Way (19 June 10:00) |
| New warrior robots are being designed and deployed to shoot and kill. |
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'Talking' Robofish to Swim in Puget Sound (18 June 12:00) |
| Newly developed robots swim like fish and can communicate with each other. |
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Robots to Become Lovers, Predict Researchers (16 June 07:30) |
| Robots may fill a lover's role for those who otherwise can't get no satisfaction. |
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Gold Nanoparticles Go Couture (14 June 01:00) |
| Could precious-metal nanoparticles be the next big thing in high-end fashion? |
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Olympic Timekeeping More Accurate Than Ever (13 June 12:30) |
| Timekeeping technology will measure to 3000th of a second this Olympics. |
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Experiment Mimics Earth's Spinning Core (12 June 01:00) |
| By spinning a 26-ton sphere filled with boiling sodium, researchers hope to understand Earth's core. |
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NASA Caught Early Signs of China Quake (10 June 08:30) |
| A leaked NASA memo lends support to a satellite-based quake detection system. |
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Proposed Lunar Telescope Made From Moon Dust (09 June 08:00) |
| A NASA scientist suggests we build a lunar telescope on site -- from scratch. |
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Biggest Eyes on the Universe Get Makeover (06 June 08:15) |
| Radio telescopes across the globe are getting upgrades that will open up new realms. |
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Tiny Space Engine Powered by Earth's Magnetic Field (05 June 09:30) |
| A new, tiny satellite could surf through space using Earth's magnetic field. |
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Cell Phone Users Secretly Tracked (05 June 02:15) |
| Have cell phone users lost their wanderlust? A new study of their habits suggests so. |
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Nanotrucks and Nanotrains: Workhorses of the Future? (04 June 01:00) |
| Cars, trucks and trains get downsized to the nanoscale. But can they haul a load? |
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'Nanopaper' Made to Soak Up Oil Spills (31 May 12:00) |
| A new nanowire-based paper can soak up 20 times its weight in oil. |
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Snowmobile-Like Bot Made to Explore Antarctica (29 May 09:45) |
| Researchers envision 40 to 50 of a new snowmobile-like robot exploring Antarctica. |
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Iraq's Ancient Tablets to Get New, Virtual Life (29 May 08:30) |
| A new effort is underway to create digital replicas of Iraq's ancient tablets. |
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Bacteria-Run Computer Solves Math Puzzle (28 May 09:30) |
| A computer driven by bacteria solves a complex math puzzle, proving the bugs can calculate. |
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Rough Bowling Balls Lend Unfair Edge (23 May 12:30) |
| Inspectors declare that bowling balls with too rough a surface offer players an unfair edge. |
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Gold Nanoparticles Resurrect Failed HIV Drug (21 May 11:00) |
| A new potential therapy for HIV is good as gold, literally. |
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Brain Pacemakers Tackle Depression (21 May 08:00) |
| Could "deep brain stimulation" be the solution to severe depression? |
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Nanotubes Show Toxic Qualities of Asbestos (21 May 01:30) |
| Carbon nanotubes are shown to trigger inflammation and lesions in mice. |
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Robotic Suit Designed for Super-Soldier Era (16 May 02:30) |
| A robotic "exoskeleton" could multiply a soldier's strength 20 times over. |
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'Rocket Man' Soars Over Alps With Jet Wings (15 May 08:45) |
| A Swiss pilot straps on jet-powered wings and jumps off a plane to soar over the Alps. |
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Graphene Tech Could 'Save' Touch-Screens (15 May 08:00) |
| The first LCD screens have been created with harder-than-diamond graphene. |
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Graphene Tech Could 'Save' Touch Screens (15 May 08:00) |
| The first LCD screens have been created with harder-than-diamond graphene. |
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Bite Mark Database to Tackle Crime (15 May 03:00) |
| A first-of-its-kind computer program could help pinpoint criminals based on bite marks. |
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Japanese Claim to Make World's Fastest Swimsuit (15 May 12:30) |
| A synthetic rubber-based material could boost times for Japanese swimmers. |
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Japanese Claim to Make Fastest Swimsuit (15 May 12:30) |
| A Japanese-made, rubber-based suit rivals Speedo's latest fast swimsuit. |
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Microsoft Unveils Telescope for the Masses (14 May 08:00) |
| A new online telescope offers people access to the best images of the cosmos. |
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Anesthesiologists, Meet the Competition: McSleepy (13 May 11:45) |
| A new automated anesthesia machine is designed to help (not replace) your docs. |
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Game Lets Players Find Scientific Solutions (13 May 09:15) |
| Foldit allows gamers to fold proteins in ways that could help develop an HIV vaccine. |
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Tetris-Like Game Lets Players Find Scientific Solutions (13 May 09:15) |
| Foldit allows gamers to fold proteins in ways that could help develop an HIV vaccine. |
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Wind Energy Use to Jump, Then Soar (13 May 07:45) |
| Wind energy could generate 20 percent of the nation's electricity by 2030. |
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Melted Drive From Columbia Shuttle Yields Data (12 May 08:00) |
| A drive mangled during shuttle Columbia's fiery fall to Earth yields its data. |
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Dissolving Dead Bodies: Gross, But Green (09 May 10:00) |
| Will liquifying bodies in lye replace cremation as the environmentally friendly funeral? |
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Scientists Soup Up Micro Speed Racer (09 May 08:30) |
| Scientists add carbon nanotubes and a little rocket fuel to make a fast nanomotor. |
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Fungus Genome: Key to Clean Fuels? (09 May 08:15) |
| A fungus known to devour canvas tents could be key to cellulose-based ethanol. |
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Bone-Assisted Aids Can Double Hearing (06 May 08:30) |
| Aids that transmit sound using a patient's ear bones, can improve hearing by up to 50 percent. |
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Minority Report-Style Bots Coming Soon? (03 May 12:10) |
| A new Army research project aims to design teams of critter-like microrobots. |
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Mechanical 'Skin' Reduces Airplane Drag (01 May 09:00) |
| Taking a cue from dolphins, researchers design a drag-reducing coating for aircraft. |
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Laser-Made Lightning Claim Has Doubters (30 April 08:00) |
| Some are doubting the claim that scientists used lasers to trigger lightning. |
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Pentagon Effort Aims to Rebuild Body Parts (29 April 09:00) |
| An Army-lead project aims to use soldiers' own cells to regenerate limbs lost in battle. |
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Antibody Test Could Improve DNA IDs (29 April 01:30) |
| A new human identification test is faster and cheaper than DNA testing. |
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