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48A salamander with a genome 10 times the size of ours regrows lost limbs
Most of the extra DNA appears to be irrelevant to regeneration.
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154An AI for AI: New Algorithm Poised to Fuel Scientific Discovery, NVIDIA blogs
Deep learning is poised to fire up scientific discovery, thanks to a new algorithm that automatically generates neural networks.
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47Advances in Quantum and Neuromorphic Computing Research
Intel announced two major milestones in its efforts to research and develop future computing technologies including quantum and neuromorphic computing, which have the potential to help industries, research institutions and society solve problems that currently overwhelm today’s classical computers.
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4612-year-old wins $25,000 for an invention that helps detect lead in water
Twelve-year-old scientist Gitanjali Rao has been inventing since she was in kindergarten. Rao says that she has more than eight inventions, but it was Tethys — a 3D printed device that harnesses carbon nanotubes and a mobile app to test water for lead contamination in as little as 10 seconds
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125Engineers make wearable sensors for plants, enabling measurements of water use in crops
The technology could have many other applications, including sensors for biomedical diagnostics, for checking the structural integrity of buildings, for monitoring the environment and, with modifications, for testing crops for diseases or pesticides.
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45Scientists a step closer to mimicking way human body creates sperm
Researchers pass milestone on developmental path from stem cells to immature sperm, and hint lab-made sperm and eggs may one day be possible
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137A fossil fuel technology that doesn’t pollute
Process can use coal, shale gas and biomass while consuming carbon dioxide.
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46Molecular Robotics at the Wyss Institute
Collaborations between nanotechnologists, synthetic biologists, and computer scientists create nanoscale tools that could revolutionize fields from cancer diagnostics to materials science
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42Penn State offers free live stream nanotechnology workshops
To help fill the need for 6 million workers trained in nanotechnology and nanofabrication, Penn State Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization's Nanotechnology Professional Development Partnership is offering free live stream nanotechnology workshops for educators.
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46Scientists create molecule of love with less complications
University of Queensland team created a new molecule by introducing small modifications to the structure of oxytocin, which reduced the activity of receptors linked to some side effects.
