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Concepts & Prototypes: Two Next-Gen Nukes
Energy

Concepts & Prototypes: Two Next-Gen Nukes

Nuclear power is the most efficient emissions-free energy available. But can it be made safe? Two new reactor designs do just that

An Ultra-Low-Calorie, Low-Carb Diet is Sufficient to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds
Diabetes

An Ultra-Low-Calorie, Low-Carb Diet is Sufficient to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds

600 calories per day

In Which We Compare Our Electric Vehicle to the Organic Vehicle–the Amish Horse and Buggy
Vehicles

In Which We Compare Our Electric Vehicle to the Organic Vehicle–the Amish Horse and Buggy

Obama Announces $500 Million Investment in Robots and Other Advanced Manufacturing Tech
DARPA

Obama Announces $500 Million Investment in Robots and Other Advanced Manufacturing Tech

New Alloy Can Convert Heat Directly Into Electricity
Technology

New Alloy Can Convert Heat Directly Into Electricity

Tennessee Valley Authority Looks To Build Six Small, Modular Nuclear Reactors
Energy

Tennessee Valley Authority Looks To Build Six Small, Modular Nuclear Reactors

The first of their kind used for commercial energy generation

The Strongest Electrical Current in the Universe Spotted, 2 Billion Light Years From Here
Space

The Strongest Electrical Current in the Universe Spotted, 2 Billion Light Years From Here

A Completely New Kind of Aircraft Propulsion System, Made of Rotating Cylinders
Aviation

A Completely New Kind of Aircraft Propulsion System, Made of Rotating Cylinders

No wings, no rotors, no jets

Celebrity Scandal Revealed: Last Week’s Hottest Japanese Pop Star Isn’t a Real Human
Robots

Celebrity Scandal Revealed: Last Week’s Hottest Japanese Pop Star Isn’t a Real Human

Why Sex With Creatures from the Future Is a Bad Idea
Evolution

Why Sex With Creatures from the Future Is a Bad Idea

Researchers test sexual adaptations in time-traveling brine shrimp

Europeans Plan to Launch Prototype Wingless, Reusable Spaceship By 2013
Technology

Europeans Plan to Launch Prototype Wingless, Reusable Spaceship By 2013

One Camera With 40,000 Lenses Helps Prevent Blurry Images
Cameras

One Camera With 40,000 Lenses Helps Prevent Blurry Images

Analytical Method Used for Stock Market Helps Pinpoint A Possible Achilles Heel for HIV
Vaccines

Analytical Method Used for Stock Market Helps Pinpoint A Possible Achilles Heel for HIV

HIV's strongest sections could be its greatest weaknesses

Study: Rising Global Temperatures Spur Steepest Sea Level Rise In 2,100 Years
Environment

Study: Rising Global Temperatures Spur Steepest Sea Level Rise In 2,100 Years

Reconstructing sea level history for the first time

With an Artificial Memory Chip, Rats Can Remember and Forget At the Touch of a Button
Technology

With an Artificial Memory Chip, Rats Can Remember and Forget At the Touch of a Button

Archive Gallery: Going Deep With Vintage Submersibles
Technology

Archive Gallery: Going Deep With Vintage Submersibles

The four-wheeled diving car, the world-famous Bathysphere, the farming sub, and more underwater craft from decades past

The First Self-Powering Nano-Device That Can Also Transmit Wireless Data
Technology

The First Self-Powering Nano-Device That Can Also Transmit Wireless Data

Let’s Reconstitute Humans From Genomes Launched Into Space! and Other Ambitious Proposals for Galactic Colonization
DARPA

Let’s Reconstitute Humans From Genomes Launched Into Space! and Other Ambitious Proposals for Galactic Colonization

DARPA's 100-Year Starship project is getting underway

Voyager 1 Might Leave the Solar System Any Day Now, New Data Says
Science

Voyager 1 Might Leave the Solar System Any Day Now, New Data Says

It was not projected to happen until 2014

Richard Clarke: China is Planting Digital Bombs Throughout the U.S. Power Grid
Military

Richard Clarke: China is Planting Digital Bombs Throughout the U.S. Power Grid

The U.S. government is doing little to protect American interests from cyber threats, claims Clarke in an op-ed