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Piezoelectric Promise: Charge a Touch-Screen by Poking It With Your Finger

80beats | April 30th, 2010 in Physics & Math, Technology | 5 Comments »

James Cameron to Design a 3D Camera for Next-Gen Mars Rover

80beats | April 30th, 2010 in Space, Technology | 2 Comments »

Legendary Giant Earthworm Finally Appears, Disappoints Everybody

80beats | April 29th, 2010 in Living World | 7 Comments »

Feds Green-Light the Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm

80beats | April 28th, 2010 in Environment, Technology | 1 Comment »

World’s Biggest Telescope Will Perch on a Mountain in the World’s Driest Desert

80beats | April 28th, 2010 in Space, Technology | 7 Comments »

Elephants Emit Special “Bee Rumble” to Warn Others About Marauding Bugs

80beats | April 27th, 2010 in Living World | 1 Comment »

Do You Eat Chocolate to Relieve Depression–or Does Chocolate Make You Depressed?

80beats | April 27th, 2010 in Health & Medicine, Mind & Brain | 11 Comments »

How Chimps Mourn Their Dead: Reactions to Death Caught on Film

80beats | April 26th, 2010 in Living World | 5 Comments »

A Tropical, Fatal Fungus Gains a Foothold in the Pacific Northwest

80beats | April 23rd, 2010 in Environment, Health & Medicine | 34 Comments »

First Full Face Transplant–Jaw, Nose, Teeth, Etc–Declared a Success

80beats | April 23rd, 2010 in Health & Medicine | 3 Comments »

Borneo’s Wild New Species: A “Ninja Slug,” the World’s Longest Bug, & More

80beats | April 22nd, 2010 in Environment, Living World, Photo Gallery | 8 Comments »

Air Force to Launch Secret Space Plane Tomorrow–But Don’t Ask What It’s For

80beats | April 21st, 2010 in Space, Technology | 10 Comments »

A Life-Extending Coup: Flies That Can’t Smell Food Live 30 Percent Longer

80beats | April 21st, 2010 in Health & Medicine, Living World | 7 Comments »

Apple’s Lawyers Claim the iPhone Prototype That Was Left in a Bar

80beats | April 20th, 2010 in Technology | 8 Comments »

Does the Multi-Tasking Brain Max Out at Two Tasks?

80beats | April 16th, 2010 in Mind & Brain | 9 Comments »

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