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Terahertz Image Reveals Goya’s Hidden Signature in Old Master Painting
Darkened varnish obscures Goya’s signature in a 1771 masterpiece, according to a new analysis using terahertz waves
Human Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned
Scientists produced embryonic stem cells from the DNA of one person combined with a human donor egg.
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Aereo CEO: Customers Beating Down Doors for Disruptive Internet TV Service in New Cities
Aereo CEO says he’s boosted by winning a round in court—and that “lines are very, very long” for his Internet TV offering, despite ABC’s new competing streaming service.
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First Quantum Memory That Records The Shape of a Single Photon Unveiled in China
The world’s first quantum memory that stores the shape and structure of single photons has been built in a Chinese lab
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High Oil Prices Help Oil Production, But Not Biofuels
An International Energy Agency report says investments in oil technology will lead to a worldwide supply boom.
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Share-Your-Car Startup RelayRides Acquires New Hardware
Making it easier for people to rent their own cars could lead to growth in car sharing.
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It’s Time to Talk about the Burgeoning Robot Middle Class
How will a mass influx of robots affect human employment?
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Game Theory and the Treatment of Cancer
Thinking about cancer as an ecosystem is giving biologists access to a new armoury of mathematical tools for tackling it, such as evolutionary game theory
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The Algorithm That Automatically Detects Polyps in Images from Camera Pills
Analyzing the footage from camera pills is a time-consuming task for medical professionals. Now computer scientists are attempting to automate the process.
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Researchers Create “Hate Map” of the U.S. With Twitter Data
The same researchers previously mapped racist Tweets about President Obama. In both cases there’s reason to be a little skeptical.
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