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Saturday science subject: Charging your laptop in seconds A new battery technology breakthrough could change the way we use handheld devices and perhaps even electric cars. According to Scientific American, MIT scientists Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Saturday science subject: Look on the bright side of life Could seeing your life in an optimistic light actually help prolong it? That's a question raised by a new study, which links optimism to lower... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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All U.S. Circuit City stores closing on March 8 By now, you probably know Circuit City went bankrupt, failed to find a buyer, and eventually decided to just call it quits and shutter... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Saturday science subject: Footprints Reconstructed homo erectus. Source: Wikimedia... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Saturday science subject: Going to Europa Probes from NASA and ESA may head to Europa in a little while. According to the New Scientist, the two space agencies have picked... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Saturday science subject: Mapping the cold virus genome A team of researchers has published the genome sequences of the 100 most common cold viruses. As Nature reports, the work could help develop... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Saturday science subject: Why did it have to be snakes? Ever see an anaconda? Now imagine being stared down by something over twice as long and 30 times as heavy. That about sums up the... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Etc. Two points of order today. First, in light of the "Bacon Explosion" discussion on our podcast, I think it's worth pointing out this... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Saturday science subject: Quantum teleportation Slowly but surely, researchers seem to be inching toward workable quantum computers. According to IEEE Spectrum, Christopher Monroe and his team at the University of... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Saturday science subject: Alzheimer's and apple juice Besides being tasty and refreshing, apple juice could also help keep your mind sharp as you age. Indeed, according to research by Dr. Thomas B.... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Saturday science subject: Martian methane The presence of methane on Mars isn't entirely news in itself—we've known about it since 2003—but new research has shed a considerable amount of light... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Circuit City bites the dust The second-biggest consumer electronics chain in the United States is going off life support and shutting down, the Associated Press reports. Circuit City hasn't... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Saturday science subject: Lumpy numbers Few savants can articulate their condition and explain how their minds work. Daniel Tammet can, and he's spoken with New Scientist to shed some... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Etc. Still pounding away on those two reviews in advance of CES. This could get hairy, although I do have an awful lot of work done. ... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Saturday science subject: The biopesticide What if you could nearly eradicate a tropical disease without wiping out the species of mosquito that carries it? According to Nature, a team of... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Fry's exec busted for embezzeling over $65M Seems like we need a good recession every now and then to shake out the rats. Amid similar revelations in finance and politics, the... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Saturday science subject: Wrapping gifts in 4D space As Christmas day approaches, folks everywhere are stocking up on wrapping paper and ribbons. Geeks everywhere face an entirely different conundrum, though: what's the most... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Friday night topic: Facial hair! So, a few weeks ago, I quit shaving, and for the first time ever, really, I made a full-on attempt at growing a beard that... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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