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Firing Up the Large Hadron Collider Again (21 November 03:59) |
| If all goes well, the Large Hadron Collider will soon be smashing subatomic particles together as they travel near the speed of light around the 16.8 mile circumference of the world's most c... |
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Firing Up the Large Hadron Collider Again (21 November 03:59) |
| If all goes well, the Large Hadron Collider will soon be smashing subatomic particles together as they travel near the speed of light around the 16.8 mile circumference of the world's most c... |
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Firing Up the Large Hadron Collider Again (21 November 03:59) |
| If all goes well, the Large Hadron Collider will soon be smashing subatomic particles together as they travel near the speed of light around the 16.8 mile circumference of the world's most c... |
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Serving Up Solar Tech Treats (21 November 12:03) |
| Think thin-film solar is still eons away from ubiquity? Think again. Seattle-based company LivinGreen has some sweet solar tech that could make manufacturing solar cells cheaper and easier. ... |
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Will a Computers Conscious Mind Emerge (20 November 08:18) |
| If the human brain is data being passed from neuron to neuron at its basic level and we can simulate that in a computer, shouldn’t a conscious mind start to emerge? |
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Will a Computers Conscious Mind Emerge (20 November 08:18) |
| If the human brain is data being passed from neuron to neuron at its basic level and we can simulate that in a computer, shouldn’t a conscious mind start to emerge? |
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Will a Computers Conscious Mind Emerge (20 November 08:18) |
| If the human brain is data being passed from neuron to neuron at its basic level and we can simulate that in a computer, shouldn’t a conscious mind start to emerge? |
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Will a Computers Conscious Mind Emerge (20 November 08:18) |
| If the human brain is data being passed from neuron to neuron at its basic level and we can simulate that in a computer, shouldn’t a conscious mind start to emerge? |
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Flashback Images From the Weeks News (20 November 05:30) |
| Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. |
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Flashback Images From the Weeks News (20 November 05:30) |
| Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. |
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Flashback Images From the Weeks News (20 November 05:30) |
| Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. |
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Flashback Images From the Weeks News (20 November 05:30) |
| Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. |
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Flashback Images From the Weeks News (20 November 05:30) |
| Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. |
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Flashback Images From the Weeks News (20 November 05:30) |
| Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. |
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Flashback Images From the Weeks News (20 November 05:30) |
| Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. |
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Flashback Images From the Weeks News (20 November 05:30) |
| Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. |
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Spray-on Skin Offers Fast Healing for Burns (20 November 03:45) |
| Spray-on skin might sound like science fiction, but the new tech could spare burn victims from painful skin grafts. |
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Hyperlens Sharpens Sights With Sound (20 November 02:00) |
| High-resolution ultrasound and sonar imaging is now possible with a new metamaterial. |
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Sucking Up the Storm (20 November 01:13) |
| In New Orleans, engineers are installing a giant pump they say should keep the city dry in the event of another big hurricane. Listen to the podcast. |
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IBM Cat Brain Computer is Me-Wow (19 November 11:27) |
| IBM announced this week that it has a computer system that can simulate the thinking power of a cat's brain with 1 billion neurons and 10 trillion synapses. At just 4.5 percent of a human br... |
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Living in a Solar-Powered Village (19 November 10:08) |
| Solar homes built for a competition retire as the residences for campus students. |
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Captain of Industry Takes a Spear in the Chest (19 November 09:54) |
| Ray Anderson, founder of carpet giant Interface, explains in Confessions of a Radical Industrialist that his environmental epiphany was like a "spear in the chest." Delivered to him by some ... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Internet Governance An Oxymoron (19 November 09:44) |
| The idea that one government, one organization, or a single group "controls the Internet" is laughable. In my reporting lately, I heard someone refer to the 'Net as "modulated anarchy." I li... |
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Captain of Industry Takes a Spear in the Chest (19 November 09:10) |
| Ray Anderson, founder of carpet giant Interface, explains in Confessions of a Radical Industrialist that his environmental epiphany was like a "spear in the chest." Delivered to him by some ... |
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Airports Recover From Computer Glitch (19 November 09:47) |
| FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again.In that episode, the Northeast was hardest hit by the delays because of a glitch at the Hampt... |
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Cyborg Beetles Employed as Military Weapons (19 November 07:30) |
| By implanting miniature neural and muscle stimulation systems into beetles, scientists for the first time have been able to control the flight of insects. (Electrodes are implanted at the pu... |
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Saving the Ocean With Robots (18 November 11:48) |
| Figuring out where to designate marine protected areas so fish populations can bounce back sounds simple. Heck, we just found water on the moon! But it's no easy task, which is why we're goi... |
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IBM Maps Human Brain (18 November 10:27) |
| http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/44714-ibm-simulates-cat-maps-human-brain-to-improve-chip-tech IBM press release http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/28842.wss |
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Radioactive Batteries Keep Going and Going (18 November 08:45) |
| With the ability to keep electronic devices powered for years, radioactive batteries could handle even the most extended iPod playlist. |
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New Worlds Fastest Supercomputer Named (18 November 12:44) |
| The world's fastest supercomputer is devoted to solving scientific questions that may save the planet -- climate change, renewable energy, new medicines -- rather than advances in nuclear we... |
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New Worlds Fastest Supercomputer Named (18 November 12:44) |
| The world's fastest supercomputer is devoted to solving scientific questions that may save the planet -- climate change, renewable energy, new medicines -- rather than advances in nuclear we... |
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New Worlds Fastest Supercomputer Named (18 November 12:44) |
| The world's fastest supercomputer is devoted to solving scientific questions that may save the planet -- climate change, renewable energy, new medicines -- rather than advances in nuclear we... |
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New Worlds Fastest Supercomputer Named (18 November 12:44) |
| The world's fastest supercomputer is devoted to solving scientific questions that may save the planet -- climate change, renewable energy, new medicines -- rather than advances in nuclear we... |
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