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Darkened varnish obscures Goya’s signature in a 1771 masterpiece, according to a new analysis using terahertz waves No comment yet.
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Elaborate nanostructures blossom from a chemical reaction perfected at Harvard
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Engineers combine layers of flexible electronics and pressure sensors to create a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill. The skin-like device could one day provide doctors with a safer way to check the condition of a patient's heart.
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Chris Hadfield has returned from the International Space Station, bringing with him hopes that the strong new links he forged with earthlings - including more than 887,000 Twitter followers - will help ensure a stronger future for Canada in space. 
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May 18, 2013 6:59 PM
Two years in the making, he made it all feel natural and off the cuff.
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The world’s first Brain Training Device has given a ray of new hope to the recovery of survivors after stroke. This novel device can detect brainwave and control the movement of paralyzed limbs.
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U.S. defense contractors spend a lot of resources developing robots that help the Pentagon’s various services keep an eye on their enemies, but San
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June 2, 2013 2:14 PM
The North Pole is on the move (by centimeters a year).
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Main Point: Researchers have found that the immune system of the women declines more slowly than men and this could be one of the reasons for the longer life of women - at least in Japan.
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Experimenters guide heat around a two-dimensional object without leaving a trace.
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Bees could build flat honeycombs from just three shapes: squares, triangles or hexagons. But for some reason, bees choose hexagons. Always "perfect" hexagons. Why?
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Newcastle University neuroscientist Dr. Gabriele Jordan, recently announced that she has identified a woman who is a "tetrachromat," that is, a woman with the ability to see much greater color depth than the ordinary person. Via Andrea Graziano |
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Acoustics can pinpoint whether a driver, or a passenger, is working with a smartphone inside a car in efforts to reduce distracted driving.
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At our May 13, 2013 Science at the Theater event, seven Berkeley Lab scientists presented seven BIG ideas in eight minutes each (give or take a few minutes). Watch this fast-paced video going to learn about the game-changing concepts our scientists work on every day.
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For the first time, scientists have captured 3-D images of caterpillars caught in the process of morphing into butterflies.
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Recent research discovered that an individual can indeed successfully try to be happier, especially when cheery music aids the process. This research points to ways that people can actively improve their moods and corroborates earlier research.
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Biologist Deborah M. Gordon's decades-long study of collective behavior in harvester ant colonies has provided a rare real-time look at natural selection at work.
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In ancient Greece, the city-states that waited until their own harvest was in before attacking and destroying a rival community's crops often experienced better long-term success.It turns out that ant colonies that show similar selectivity when gathering food yield a similar result.
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Scientists don’t claim to know how people determine right from wrong. However, they can study how the brain responds when an individual judges another’s actions.
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Researchers are testing a helmet-like device that uses wireless signals to instantly diagnose brain swelling and bleeding. 
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May 15, 2013 5:11 PM
Casque sans fil détecte une hémorragie cérébrale
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Deeper voices manage larger companies and make more money.
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Making a decision by yourself can be hard, and this is why we created Ahoona.
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Showcasing University at Buffalo research and academic accomplishments, UB's News Center provides faculty experts, the latest news, video and photos.
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In the mid-2000s, David Markovitz, a scientist at the University of Michigan, and his colleagues took a look at the blood of people infected with HIV. Human immunodeficiency viruses kill their host...
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Today we announced Hangouts, a big improvement to Google’s real-time communication services. Instead of different versions of chat, video chat and calling across Google products, Hangouts gives you one consistent way to connect with the people you care about. |
