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Not your high school science fair: A radio postcard from the Intel Science Talent Search
Mar 18, 2013
A radio postcard from the annual Intel Science Talent Search, which gathers together high school students from around the country to show off their innovations.
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Sequester: Federal R&D to suffer long-term effects
Mar 1, 2013
The sequester may have immediate impacts on federal workers, the unemployed, and federal aviation personnel -- but what will be its long-term effects?
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Telepathic rats communicate via computer
Mar 1, 2013
A lab at Duke University has taken us one step closer to mind-melding, using rats.
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Mark Zuckerberg will give you millions for science research
Feb 21, 2013
11 scientists are $3 million richer than they were earlier this week thanks to the new 'Breakthrough Prize' awarded by Silicon Valley tech titans including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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Attack of the mosquito! Bugs beat DEET
Feb 21, 2013
New research indicates that the main protection against the mosquito, DEET, may not be as effective as originally thought.
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Apps transform cellphone users into citizen scientists
Jan 7, 2013
Scientists are looking to take advantage of the vast population of cellphone users to collect data.
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Graphene material gets big investment from Britain
Dec 27, 2012
The British government is plowing more public money into a miracle new substance. Graphene is said to be the lightest, thinnest and strongest material known to man. It was developed in Britain and could revolutionize high-tech manufacturing.
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How getting a full night's sleep is good for business
Aug 31, 2012
We spend a third of our lives doing it -- or at least, we're supposed to. Eight hours a night -- we've been hearing that for years, but come on -- who can do that?
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Scientists question Draghi's bumblebee metaphor
Aug 3, 2012
In his remarks yesterday, the European Central Bank's Mario Draghi compared the evolution of the euro to that of a bumblebee. Entomologists say that's a confusing metaphor.
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The latest Times Square attraction: Mars
Aug 3, 2012
If you want to be surrounded by other earthlings as you watch NASA's Mars rovers land on the red planet, head for Times Square. The rovers, the space agency's biggest hits, will be live on the big screen.
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