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February 09, 2010
23:00
Richard Blais Explains How to Cook With Liquid Nitrogen
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[117] Fooling around with a cryogenic fluid that registers at -320 degrees Fahrenheit is no joke. But should you dare make the attempt, Blais gives us a few tips on how to use the stuff (and maybe impress a date in the process.)

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Metric vs. other systems [pic]
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The Future of Artificial Intelligence (w/ VIDEO)
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[164] The world has come a long way since 1955 but has AI? What are AI researchers and their machine learning systems up to these days? And will there ever be a truly intelligent machine?

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Smallest eel-loach Fish Discovered
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[147] The world's smallest species of eel-loach fish has been discovered by a Natural History Museum scientist and his colleague this month and is featured on the Museum's Species of the day today.

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Photosynthesis uses quantum interactions to harvest light
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[276] A new experimental setup using algae photosynthesis proteins shows that, when they are stimulated with light, they exchange energy via quantum interactions.

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February 08, 2010
21:00
Virus-Free Technique Enables To Make Stem-Cell Pluripotent
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[203] Tiny circles of DNA are the key to a new and easier way to transform stem cells from human fat into induced pluripotent stem cells for use in regenerative medicine, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Unlike other commonly used techniques, the method, which is based on standard ...

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Hello Botox, Bye-Bye Sadness
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[312] Paralyzing the frown muscles also inhibits the ability to understand anger and sadness.

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A Caterpillar with a 'Fake' Head (pic)
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[517] The head with the antennae is actually not a head at all -- but a ruse to confuse predators...taking survival adaptation to a fascinating level.

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Migrating Insects Fly in the Fast Lane
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[217] Scientists shed new light on the flight behaviors that enable insects to undertake long-distance migrations, and highlights the remarkable abilities of these insect migrants. Many insects avoid cold British winters by migrating south in autumn to over-wintering sites around the Mediterranean. Migrant insects then return to the UK in spring...

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Science unlocks mysteries of the nose & tongue
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[358] In chemosensory science, modern molecular biology is blending with the ancient arts of perfumery and cuisine to make some striking findings.

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Harnessing 192 Lasers to Create Unlimited Energy
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[1585] Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory reported they have taken a major step toward harnessing the forces that power the sun in an effort to create unlimited energy on Earth.

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Is It Time To Throw Out 'Primordial Soup' Theory?
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[745] A group of scientists says the idea that life emerged from a prebiotic broth is past its expiration date.Biochemist Nick Lane thinks so. The University College London writer and his colleagues argue that the 81-year-old notion just doesn't hold water.

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February 07, 2010
19:40
The world's most precise clock
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[655] Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have built an enhanced version of an experimental atomic clock based on a single aluminum atom that is now the world’s most precise clock, more than twice as precise as the previous pacesetter. The new aluminum clock would neither gain nor lose one second in about 3.7 billion years.

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16:40
Which Organs Aren't Vital, and How Much Can I Get For Them?
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[389] Now, black-market organ dealers don’t do a great job of filing taxes, but here are some prices based on rumored deals and reports from the World Heath Organization. In India, a kidney fetches around $20,000. In China, buyers will pay $40,000 or more. A good, healthy kidney from Israel goes for $160,000.

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World's Biggest Snake Ate New Prehistoric Croc Species
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[331] A new, unusually small species of ancient croc found in Colombia was likely no match for the largest snake ever to slither across the Earth, a new study says.

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Blue Whales Croon A New Tune
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[288] Blue whales are updating their playlist, according to new research on the huge mammals. One scientist says it's because they've got more reason to sing.

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February 06, 2010
20:30
Breakthrough in the Quest for Quantum Computing
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[640] A major hurdle in the ambitious quest to design and construct a radically new kind of quantum computer has been finding a way to manipulate the single electrons that very likely will constitute the new machines' processing components. Princeton University's Jason Petta has discovered how to do just that

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19:31
Did We Start Out As Self-Domesticated Apes?
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[346] A common and frequently correct view of biological evolutionary change is that once an adaptive trait has arisen, it is honed to ever greater states of refinement, like the ideal match between the shape of a hummingbird's beak and its flower.

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18:30
Turbine Light concept uses wind power to light highways
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[486] The Turbine Light concept harnesses the power of the wind from cars rushing past to light up the ever-darkening roadways. The turbines use the wind collected to generate energy for the lighting

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Electric Charge Can Change Freezing Point of Water
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[146] A watched pot never boils, but an electrically charged pot sometimes freezes. A study in the Feb. 5 Science reports that water can freeze at different

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Earliest animal trails found dating back 565 million years
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[340] Trails found in rocks dating back 565 million years are thought to be the earliest evidence of animal locomotion ever found, Oxford University scientists report.

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February 05, 2010
20:10
Large Hadron Collider - Record-breaking collisions
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[784] Initial results from high-energy proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider offer first glimpse of physics at new energy frontier.

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19:40
If you want to lose weight, find a mountain retreat
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[356] A new study has found the secret to effortless weight loss: spend some time at high altitude. Even a week on a mountain retreat can produce weight loss in sedentary people eating as much as they want and doing no exercise at all.

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Physicists Prove Teleportation of Energy Is Possible
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[534] Over 5 years ago, scientists succeeded in teleporting information. Unfortunately, the advance failed to bring us any closer to the Star Trek future we all dream of. Now, researchers in Japan have used the same principles to prove that energy can be teleported too, a development could lead to practical, significant changes in energy distribution.

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7 Terrific Toad Survival Tactics
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[300] They're everywhere! Toads have been able to populate most of the world's continents in the relative blink of an eye.

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CERN scientists ramp up to restart collider / The Christian
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[349] The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, nagged by overruns and delays, may solve a few mysteries â�� and pose many more â�� when it restarts on Feb. 15 and ramps up to unprecedented levels of speed.

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NASA - Robonaut2, the Next Generation Dexterous Robot
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[323] NASA and General Motors have come together to develop the next generation dexterous humanoid robot, Robonaut2.

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Study : Which Body Parts are Most Threatening to Love Rivals
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[326] What characteristics of a rival's body are the most threatening to the different sexes?

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Medical entrepreneurship, from the bottom up
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[336] MIT students aim to bring affordable health care to India’s masses.

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Dinosaur Fossil Reveals True Feather Colors
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[336] Another week, another colorful feathered dinosaur. Hot on the heels of a recent report identifying pigments in fossilized dino feathers and filaments a different team of scientists says that it has mapped the full pattern of plumage sported by the oldest known feathered dinosaur.

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Darwin descended from Cro-Magnon man: scientists
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[363] The father of evolution Charles Darwin was a direct descendant of the Cro-Magnon people, whose entry into Europe 30,000 years ago heralded the demise of Neanderthals, scientists revealed in Australia Thursday.

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February 04, 2010
19:30
First germanium laser brings us closer to optical computers
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[343] MIT researchers have demonstrated the first laser built from germanium that can produce wavelengths of light useful for optical communication. It’s also the first germanium laser to operate at room temperature. Unlike the materials typically used in lasers, germanium is easy to incorporate into existing processes for manufacturing silicon chips.

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Richard Blais Explains How to Cook With Liquid Nitrogen

Metric vs. other systems [pic]

The Future of Artificial Intelligence (w/ VIDEO)

Smallest eel-loach Fish Discovered

Photosynthesis uses quantum interactions to harvest light

Virus-Free Technique Enables To Make Stem-Cell Pluripotent

Hello Botox, Bye-Bye Sadness

A Caterpillar with a 'Fake' Head (pic)

Migrating Insects Fly in the Fast Lane

Science unlocks mysteries of the nose & tongue

Harnessing 192 Lasers to Create Unlimited Energy

Is It Time To Throw Out 'Primordial Soup' Theory?

The world's most precise clock

Which Organs Aren't Vital, and How Much Can I Get For Them?

World's Biggest Snake Ate New Prehistoric Croc Species

Blue Whales Croon A New Tune

Breakthrough in the Quest for Quantum Computing

Did We Start Out As Self-Domesticated Apes?

Turbine Light concept uses wind power to light highways

Electric Charge Can Change Freezing Point of Water

Earliest animal trails found dating back 565 million years

Large Hadron Collider - Record-breaking collisions

If you want to lose weight, find a mountain retreat

Physicists Prove Teleportation of Energy Is Possible

7 Terrific Toad Survival Tactics

CERN scientists ramp up to restart collider / The Christian

NASA - Robonaut2, the Next Generation Dexterous Robot

Study : Which Body Parts are Most Threatening to Love Rivals

Medical entrepreneurship, from the bottom up

Dinosaur Fossil Reveals True Feather Colors

Darwin descended from Cro-Magnon man: scientists

First germanium laser brings us closer to optical computers