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When Kickstarter Works, It’s Rewarding and Potentially Addictive
Backing a Kickstarter project that works out gives you a rewarding feeling of power over what reaches the market.
Scientists Create Tadpoles That See from Their Tails
An eye transplanted to a tadpole’s tail can detect and interpret light.
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Growing Up with Google Glass
When Google Glass launches it will be used by kids as well as adults.
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Cree Introduces an LED Bulb Edison Would Love
Cree introduces an LED bulb that mimics the design and shape of traditional incandescent bulb to entice consumers to try LEDs.
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A Toddler May Have Been Cured of HIV Infection
An accidental discovery in pediatric HIV treatment may one day save others born into infection.
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Sun Catalytix Seeks Second Act with Flow Battery
The MIT spin-off had hoped to enable the hydrogen economy in developing countries, but is now at work on a flow battery using “designer molecules.”
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Global E-mail Patterns Reveal “Clash of Civilizations”
The global pattern of e-mail communication reflects the cultural fault lines thought to determine future conflict, say computational social scientists.
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Is This Why Google Doesn’t Want You to Drive?
Getting you to take your eyes off the road could be worth billions in new search revenue to Google.
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Military Malware May Have Killed the iPhone Jailbreak
Malware developers will pay large sums for the bugs needed to loosen Apple’s software restrictions.
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