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SeaOrbiter to begin construction by year’s end, project price tag clocks in at $52.7 million — Engadget

Remember that USS Enterprise-esque ocean research vessel we first ran across back in 2005? Yes, the one that was originally slated to hit the open waters in 2008 or 2009. After catching heat for its lofty ambitions for the last … Continue reading

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Girl Gets New Veins Made From Her Own Stem Cells

A team of scientists from the University of Gothenburg has managed to grow new veins for a 10-year-old girl using her own stem cells—and then, in a medical first, successfully implant them into her body.The team explain in the Lancet … Continue reading

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This Is the Future of Medical Imaging

Forget x-rays, bin the ultrasound, and say goodbye to MRI as you know it. The future of medical imaging is on its way, and it will give doctors a startlingly realistic view of whats happening inside your body.In fact, the … Continue reading

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Exposure to Awesome Things Makes You a Better Person

“Awesome” is a word which is thrown around liberally these days. But a new study suggests that things that inspire awe—that is, a feeling of respect mixed with fear or wonder—actually help make you a better person. The research, carried … Continue reading

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Why the Venus Transit Is One of the Most Important Events in Scientific History

On June 5, the planet Venus will appear to pass in front of the Sun as seen from the surface of the Earth. This phenomenon, called a transit of Venus, happens only a few times in 250 years. The next … Continue reading

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This Physical Keyboard Magically Appears and Disappears on Top of Touchscreens

Someday in the future—lets say the year 2043—you might be using a tablet. Maybe its the iPad 33, or the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 10.7857342. One second, youre browsing the internet, sliding your finger across the screens smooth surface. Then you … Continue reading

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New X-Ray Vision-Style Video Can Show a Pulse Beating Through Skin

Researchers at MIT have developed a crazy process called Eulerian Video Magnification that seems like it was pulled straight from a science fiction movie. It reveals the “subtle changes in the world” that are otherwise imperceptible to the human eye, … Continue reading

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This Video Will Remind You Why We Need Space Exploration—Badly

“We went to the Moon, and we discovered Earth.” So true. Listen to Neil deGrasse Tyson talking about the simple fact that “you cant put a price on space exploration.” It will really give you chills.Listen carefully as he talks … Continue reading

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