While Beth Keser may be a global leader in the semiconductor industry, most recently it was her work as a…
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Physicist Stephen Hawking visits LA stem cell lab
LOS ANGELES – Stephen Hawking toured a stem cell laboratory Tuesday where scientists are studying ways to slow the progression…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The genetics professor quoted here, George Church, said after publication of this story that his quotes to the…
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Mystery popped: the science of bubbles
Anyone who has lathered up soap or seen frothy suds form on top of freshly poured soda has witnessed the…
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A team of scientists has created a real-life miniature “tractor beam” – as featured in the Star Trek series –…
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We know what you’re thinking: Scientists find a way to read minds
Think mind reading is science fiction? Think again. Scientists have used brain scanners to detect and reconstruct the faces that…
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Coming soon: An atomic clock that can fit in your pocket
Knowing what time it is down to the very last sliver of a second is easy but only if you…
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Spooky! Human brain waves control mouse genes
Human thoughts can be used to turn on genes in mice, new research suggests. A tiny, light-based machine uses people’s…
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