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  A dubious diagnosis: will New Yorkers really be able to see their health history online?

  By Katie Drummond on May 1, 2013 12:10 pm + 26 comments

  The 19.5 million residents of New York State will soon have access to heaps of their own health data Continue reading…

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  Shapeshifters: phones of the future could morph on demand

  By Amar Toor on May 1, 2013 09:00 am + 60 comments

  Scientists in Europe have developed prototype devices that could drastically change the way we Continue reading…

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  Dances with atoms: IBM researchers create a short film using only microscopic particles

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 1, 2013 12:01 am + 40 comments

  A group of IBM researchers took a break from studying atomic data storage to work on something a bit Continue reading…

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  Two-year-old girl receives new trachea made from her own stem cells

  By Carl Franzen on April 30, 2013 04:15 pm + 98 comments

  Doctors announced today that two-and-a-half year old Hannah Warren just became the youngest person Continue reading…

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  NASA delays astronaut flights with SpaceX and other companies, extends Russia contract

  By Carl Franzen on April 30, 2013 01:26 pm + 36 comments

  NASA has not had the ability to send astronauts to the International Space Station since the space Continue reading…

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  Unimo wheelchair uses tank treads to scale stairs, smoothly traverse rough terrain

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 30, 2013 12:52 pm + 15 comments

  A Japanese tech firm is attempting to improve wheelchairs by changing how they travel and how well Continue reading…

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  Hundreds of strange metallic spheres found in ancient Mexican temple

  By Carl Franzen on April 30, 2013 11:41 am + 134 comments

  Hundreds of strange metallic-looking spheres of unknown origin and purpose have been discovered by Continue reading…

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  NASA spacecraft captures hurricane the size of Australia on video

  By Carl Franzen on April 29, 2013 06:03 pm + 26 comments

  A massive hurricane at Saturn's north pole is coming into sharper focus than ever before thanks to Continue reading…

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  Severe earthquakes can permanently deform the earth's crust, new findings suggest

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 29, 2013 02:27 pm + 24 comments

  New research suggests that severe earthquakes can permanently deform the crust of the earth, Continue reading…

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  SOPA author Lamar Smith wants congressional guidelines to replace peer review for federal science research

  By Tim Carmody on April 29, 2013 01:42 pm + 49 comments

  Texas congressman Lamar Smith, SOPA author and new chair of the US House of Representatives' Continue reading…