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The Most Amazing Images of the Week, November 14-18, 2011
Science

The Most Amazing Images of the Week, November 14-18, 2011

Archive Gallery: Single-Wheeled Vehicles Trundle Through The Decades
Motorcycles

Archive Gallery: Single-Wheeled Vehicles Trundle Through The Decades

Gyroscopic speed-demons, one-wheeled war tanks, and more

International Scientists Race to Create the Heaviest Element in the Universe
Science

International Scientists Race to Create the Heaviest Element in the Universe

Image Recognition Software Can Help Cops ID Gang Graffiti Automatically
Technology

Image Recognition Software Can Help Cops ID Gang Graffiti Automatically

Honduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled
Projects

Honduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled

Available in 2012 for $300

New Material Promises Faster Chips, Faster Internet, Faster Everything
Energy

New Material Promises Faster Chips, Faster Internet, Faster Everything

North Face’s ThermoBall Wants to Revolutionize Jacket Insulation
Technology

North Face’s ThermoBall Wants to Revolutionize Jacket Insulation

Down jackets are warm, but useless when wet. Synthetics have long been heavy, stiff, and bulky. North Face's proposed solution? Tiny little balls. Tiny little balls of warmth.

New Li-ion Battery Design Boosts Energy Capacity and Charge Rate 10-Fold
Energy

New Li-ion Battery Design Boosts Energy Capacity and Charge Rate 10-Fold

3-D Projection Tech Makes Images Hover in Mid-Air, No Screen Necessary
Technology

3-D Projection Tech Makes Images Hover in Mid-Air, No Screen Necessary

First Government-Approved Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Stopped in Its Tracks By Economy
Health

First Government-Approved Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Stopped in Its Tracks By Economy

First-Ever Supercomputer Sim of the H1N1 Virus Gives Researchers Resolution Down to the Atom
Health

First-Ever Supercomputer Sim of the H1N1 Virus Gives Researchers Resolution Down to the Atom

A different sort of computer virus gives drug developers new weaponry

You Built What?! A Remote-Controlled Hacker Drone
Drones

You Built What?! A Remote-Controlled Hacker Drone

This spy in the sky is designed to hack into communications systems

Video: One of the Most Slippery Materials Ever
Technology

Video: One of the Most Slippery Materials Ever

Copied from pitcher plants; destined for ketchup bottles

What the Defense Department Wants For Christmas
Technology

What the Defense Department Wants For Christmas

Military dreamers unleash their latest wishlist

For the First Time, Lab-Grown Blood Is Pumped Into a Human’s Veins
Stem Cells

For the First Time, Lab-Grown Blood Is Pumped Into a Human’s Veins

FYI: Why Do Old Married Couples Look Alike?
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FYI: Why Do Old Married Couples Look Alike?

Fashioning Apollo: What to Wear Into the Hostile Realms of Space
Space

Fashioning Apollo: What to Wear Into the Hostile Realms of Space

A history of how to dress when leaving the planet

Image-Recognition Algorithm Diagnoses Breast Cancer Better Than a Human Doctor Can
Cancer

Image-Recognition Algorithm Diagnoses Breast Cancer Better Than a Human Doctor Can

SpaceX Dragon Capsule Could Go Drill For Ice on Mars
Science

SpaceX Dragon Capsule Could Go Drill For Ice on Mars

How Computer Modeling Lets Doctors Predict Heart Attacks Before They Happen
Heart Disease

How Computer Modeling Lets Doctors Predict Heart Attacks Before They Happen

GPU-driven processing is bringing the predictive power of supercomputers to the radiology suite