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NASA’s Warp Drive
Last September, a few hundred scientists, engineers and space enthusiasts gathered at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Houston for...
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Easter: A Moveable Feast
Easter, you may have noticed, is not a fixed day in the calendar. The reason has to do with...
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Megadam Project Galvanizes Native Opposition in Malaysia
Most villages along the Baram River in Malaysia cannot count on round-the-clock electricity. Diesel generators hum at night near...
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There Should Be Grandeur: Basic Science in the Shadow of the Sequester
Just before any predictable disaster hits, it’s almost impossible to take even a medium term view. With the sequester...
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Guest Post: Export Shale Revolution Rather than Gas
The so-called shale revolution is re-drawing the energy landscape in the United States and beyond. While the Obama administration...
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Quantum Computer to Log Onto Quantum Internet
When it comes to data crunching, quantum computers will leave today’s fastest processors in the dust. For starters, a...
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The Robot Will See You Now
Information technology that helps doctors and patients make decisions has been around for a long time. Crude online tools...
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Do Low Doses of BPA Harm People?
Are people exposed to doses of bisphenol A in their canned foods and other consumer products that can harm...
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How to Freak Out a Foodie
“Why hyperdecant?” Myhrvold asked the audience in a plenary lecture here on Saturday at the annual meeting of AAAS...
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Magnetic Logic Makes for Mutable Computer Chips
Software can transform a computer from a word processor to a number cruncher to a video telephone. But the...