Researchers could be one step closer to producing energy through nuclear fusion with word that a device called the stellarator…
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Twitter (and the tech industry) has a woman problem
A nasty and personal exchange between Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and Vivek Wadhwa, an outspoken advocate of women in corporate…
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Physicists levitate tiny diamonds in wild experiment
In quite an eerie feat, physicists have floated microscopic diamonds in midair using laser beams. Researchers have already used lasers…
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3D-printed ear created in lab
With 3D printing, it seems the things you can make are limited only by your imagination. The latest innovation: a…
Read MoreWorld’s most precise clock gets even more precise
Atomic clocks are set to become even more precise than they currently are. A new technique can ensure that the…
Read MoreGenomics firm 23andMe patents ‘designer baby’ system, promises not to use it
A personal genetics firm was recently granted a patent on a system that lets you predict the traits of a…
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Brain waves transformed into music
Ever wondered what your brain sounds like when it thinks? Researchers in China did — so they invented a way…
Read MoreScientists search for the ‘unparticle’
It’s a good time to be a particle physicist. The long-sought Higgs boson particle seems finally to have been found…
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New element confirmed for periodic table
Call it Astoundium — at least for now. Swedish scientists report fresh evidence confirming the existence of a new element…
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New super-heavy Element 117 confirmed by scientists
Atoms of a new super-heavy element the as-yet-unnamed element 117 have reportedly been created by scientists in Germany, moving it…
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