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Hitachi invents quartz glass storage capable of preserving data for millions of years

By Chris Welch on September 27, 2012 01:03 pm + 60 comments

Hitachi has managed to develop a long-term data storage solution it claims can preserve information Continue reading…
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Gyroscopic ear implant could help solve balance problems, gets first test in humans

By Adi Robertson on September 26, 2012 12:57 pm + 6 comments

Besides allowing us to hear, ears also house the vestibular system, a series of canals that help Continue reading…
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New Hubble space telescope image peers 13 billion years back in time

By Louis Goddard on September 26, 2012 05:55 am + 24 comments

A new composite image published by NASA shows some galaxies as they were 13.2 billion years ago, Continue reading…
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Google Street View goes underwater, takes panoramic photos of coral reefs

By Amar Toor on September 26, 2012 02:34 am + 45 comments

After having already surveyed ancient ruins and Arctic villages, Google's Street View team has now Continue reading…
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How RIM's Mike Lazaridis plans to turn Waterloo into the ‘Quantum Valley’

By Andrew Webster on September 24, 2012 01:30 pm + 51 comments

"What we have here is the Bell Labs of the 21st century," proclaimed Mike Lazaridis, co-founder and Continue reading…
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Curiosity uses laser instruments to test rock named in honor of engineer

By Kimber Streams on September 24, 2012 11:13 am + 15 comments

Today, Mars rover Curiosity began its analysis of a rock called "Jake Matijevic." The rock was named Continue reading…
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's search to understand consciousness

By Kimber Streams on September 19, 2012 06:42 pm + 56 comments

Forbes interviewed 59-year old Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on the Allen Institute for Brain Continue reading…
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Russia declassifies Siberian impact crater containing 'trillions of carats' of diamonds

By Louis Goddard on September 19, 2012 03:57 am + 64 comments

Russian geologists have revealed the existence of "trillions of carats" of diamonds in a meteorite Continue reading…
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First images from the 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera (Fermilab)

on September 18, 2012 11:26 pm

Fermilab is posting the first images obtained by the new 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera. The Continue reading…
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570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera is the new king of cosmic imaging

By Jeff Blagdon on September 18, 2012 11:26 pm + 15 comments

While it’s believed to make up 75 percent of the content of the universe, precious little is known Continue reading…