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Online gamers crack AIDS enzyme puzzleOnline gamers have achieved a feat beyond the realm of Second Life or Dungeons and Dragons: they have deciphered the structure of an enzyme of an AIDS-like virus that had thwarted scientists for a decade. |
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Artificial blood vessels created on a 3D printerArtificial blood vessels made on a 3D printer may soon be used for transplants of lab-created organs. |
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Fifty new exoplanets discoveredThe bumper haul of new worlds includes 16 'super-Earths' - planets with a greater mass than our own, but below those of gas giants such as Jupiter. |
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New ‘Goldilocks’ Exoplanet Could be the Most Earth-Like We’ve Yet Seen
via Popular Science |
Mon September 05, 2011 |
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Exciting stone tool find in KenyaThe world's earliest sophisticated stone tools have been found near Lake Turkana in northwest Kenya. |
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Huntsman calls on US Republicans to accept scienceRepublican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman took a swipe at his rivals and warned his party against rejecting science in an interview that will air Sunday. |
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ULTra PRT autonomous vehicles now operating at Heathrow Airport
via http://www.gizmag.com/heathrow-ultra-prt-system/19493/ |
Wed August 17, 2011 |
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Nasa images show signs of recent flowing water on Mars
via BBC |
Thu August 04, 2011 |
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Text messages boost malaria careDaily text messages to health workers more than doubled the number of children getting the correct treatment for malaria, research shows. |
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Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet for the Third WorldBill Gates thinks the modern-day flush toilet isn’t good enough. Most of the developing world can’t afford to use it, and poor sanitation spreads diarrheal diseases. |
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Groundbreaking solar plant in Spain generates 24 hours of powerSpain's Gemasolar concentrating solar power plant just became the first solar power plant to generate power for 24 continuous hours. |
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Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling
Mon June 13, 2011 |
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A winning solution for renewable energy and CO2 reduction?A promising new innovation in geothermal technology, that offers a novel solution to climate change, has been created by two researchers from the University of Minnesota's Department of Earth Sciences. |
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Big promise for fight against mosquito-borne diseasesFemale mosquitoes are efficient carriers of deadly diseases such as malaria, dengue and yellow fever, resulting each year in several million deaths and hundreds of millions of cases. To find human hosts to bite and spread disease, these mosquitoes use exhaled carbon dioxide as a vital cue. A disruption of the vital carbon dioxide detection machinery of mosquitoes, which would help control the spread of diseases they transmit, has therefore been a long sought-after goal. |
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Ancient discoveries
- Exciting stone tool find in Kenya
- NASA satellite helps find 17 Egypt pyramids
- Vietnam’s own ‘great wall’ uncovered
- New Type of Ancient Human Found - Descendants Live Today?
- New discoveries concerning pre-Columbian settlements in the Amazon
- Ultraviolet light reveals how Greek statues really looked
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Breakthroughs in Technology
- New plasma “brush” may mean painless cavity filling
- Artificial Intestines near reality
- Real-life Jedi: Pushing the limits of mind control
- Groundbreaking solar plant in Spain generates 24 hours of power
- A winning solution for renewable energy and CO2 reduction?
- ‘Optical Battery’ Discovery Could Mean Solar Power Without Solar Cells
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