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Research With Hand-held Device Brings Speech To Impaired And Disabled Individuals
University of Virginia, 6 years, 3 weeks, 3 days, 13 hours, 3 minutes ago
A middle-aged woman makes plans over the telephone to get together with a friend, even though she cannot talk after suffering a stroke.

Microsoft Installs Silicon Valley’s Largest Solar Panel System at Its Mountain View Campus
Yahoo, 6 years, 3 weeks, 3 days, 15 hours, 25 minutes ago
Microsoft Corp. is proud to announce the installation of its new solar electric system at the company's Silicon Valley Campus (SVC). It is the largest of its kind in Silicon Valley. Generating 480kW at peak capacity, this system is composed of 2,288 tiles that will supply enough energy to power nearly 500 homes.

Bone Disease Solution May Lead to Drug
Washington Post, 6 years, 3 weeks, 4 days, 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
Scientists have discovered a mutant gene that triggers the body to form a second, renegade skeleton, solving the mystery of a rare disease called FOP that imprisons children in bone for life.

London crime ‘at five-year low’
BBC, 6 years, 3 weeks, 4 days, 5 hours, 44 minutes ago
Crime in London has dropped to its lowest level in five years, according to Metropolitan Police statistics.

Solar-powered implant could restore vision
New Scientist, 6 years, 3 weeks, 4 days, 5 hours, 47 minutes ago
An implant that squirts chemicals into the back of your eye may not sound like much fun. But a solar-powered chip that stimulates retinal cells by spraying them with neurotransmitters could restore sight to blind people.

Lebanon making historic strides in self-governance, UN Security Council told
UN News Centre, 6 years, 3 weeks, 5 days, 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
After many years of civil strife, Israeli occupation and Syrian domination, Lebanon had made important strides on the road towards self-governance, stability, democracy and prosperity, the country's Prime Minister told the United Nations Security Council today.

Cocktail of drugs offers hope for reversing diabetes
Gulf Times, 6 years, 3 weeks, 5 days, 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
California researchers have developed a two-drug regimen that could free type 1 diabetes sufferers from from dependence on insulin and dietary restrictions.

Boxing orangutans offer hope on animal trade war
Terra Daily, 6 years, 3 weeks, 5 days, 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
They were removed from the jungle and smuggled into Thailand. There, they were forced to knock each other out as spectators snapped photos and chuckled in amusement.

Earth Day Information Center Cites Environmental Progress
Web Commentary, 6 years, 3 weeks, 5 days, 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
Although many environmental organizations will strain to find the black lining in the silver cloud of environmental progress on the occasion of Earth Day, the Earth Day Information Center, a project of The National Center for Public Policy Research, is pleased to note environmental progress in many areas. Earth Day is Saturday, April 22.

Wildlife defies Chernobyl radiation
BBC News, 6 years, 3 weeks, 5 days, 15 hours, 6 minutes ago
It contains some of the most contaminated land in the world, yet it has become a haven for wildlife - a nature reserve in all but name.

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