Research articles

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  Sony and Lego research leads to DualShock-controlled minibots

  By Matt Brian on May 24, 2013 08:48 am + 6 comments

  Worried it might lose younger block-buying customers to video games and computers, Lego has teamed Continue reading…

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  'Children Are Dying': a harrowing look at America's drug shortage

  By Amar Toor on May 24, 2013 08:32 am + 28 comments

  There's a public health crisis brewing across hospitals in the US, where many sick children are Continue reading…

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  Scientists identify cell that could hold the secret to limb regeneration

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 23, 2013 08:32 am + 44 comments

  Researchers have identified a cell that aids limb regrowth in Salamanders. Macrophages are a type of Continue reading…

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  Children of US immigrants are dying younger than their parents, studies show

  By Amar Toor on May 21, 2013 07:08 am + 24 comments

  Conventional wisdom holds that children of US immigrants should lead more prosperous lives than Continue reading…

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  Your body contains 100 trillion bacteria, but that's a good thing

  By Matt Brian on May 17, 2013 04:58 am + 12 comments

  The human body is inhabited by bacteria and microorganisms — for every cell, there are around 10 Continue reading…

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  Google and NASA collaborate on AI research with new quantum supercomputer

  By Matt Brian on May 16, 2013 06:36 am + 36 comments

  Google and NASA have teamed up to launch a new laboratory focused on advancing machine learning. The Continue reading…

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  New genetic migraine cause suggested by researchers

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 13, 2013 09:50 pm + 11 comments

  University researchers may have determined a new type of gene mutation that leads to migraines. The Continue reading…

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  Surround Video: BBC beats Microsoft with its own immersive TV project

  By Tom Warren on May 7, 2013 11:15 am + 92 comments

  Back in 2006, the BBC took 250 engineers and locked them into several rooms in a mansion. But this Continue reading…

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  Robotic cars, aeroponics, and Lego: building tomorrow's city in MIT's Media Lab

  By Dan Seifert on May 5, 2013 01:26 pm + 3 comments

  MIT's Media Lab has been cranking out innovations ever since it opened back in 1985, and now it has Continue reading…

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  Color-changing gloves detect airborne toxins with shades of blue

  By Amar Toor on May 4, 2013 12:25 pm + 15 comments

  Researchers in Germany have developed new color-changing gloves designed to alert lab workers to the Continue reading…