Researchers have developed a set of algorithms and created software that will automatically match hand-drawn…
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Risks of chemical exposure: Scientists call for ‘swifter and sounder’ testing of chemicals
Scientific societies representing 40,000 researchers and clinicians are asking that federal regulators tap a broader…
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NASA’s Glory satellite fails to reach orbit
NASA’s Glory spacecraft launched aboard a Taurus XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in…
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Neurons with symptoms of Parkinson’s disease created from patient’s skin cells
Neurons have been derived from the skin of a woman with a genetic form of…
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Scientists create cell assembly line: New technology synthesizes cellular structures from simple starting materials
Borrowing a page from modern manufacturing, scientists have built a microscopic assembly line that mass…
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Patch Tuesday Will Skip IE Before PWN2OWN Contest
Microsoft notified customers Friday that it will release several security patches next Tuesday, two of…
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Samsung Likely To Offer a Third Galaxy Tab Screen Size
With the tablet wars now fully engaged, the next salvo from Samsung is likely to…
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Apple May Make MobileMe a Music Locker in the Cloud
A revamped MobileMe service from Apple, allowing users unlimited downloads of music to multiple devices….
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Two languages in peaceful coexistence in one society
Physicists and mathematicians have shown that two languages can remain stable in one society in…
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Ecological adaptation likely to influence impacts of climate change
Animals’ capacity to adapt is a factor in how they are likely to respond to…