Impossible crystals are ‘from space’
Examples of a crystal previously thought to be impossible in nature may have come from space, a study shows. Quasicrystals have an unusual structure – in between those of crystals and glasses. Until two...
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Scientists grow sperm in laboratory dish
Scientists have made a major breakthrough that could soon see human sperm grown in the laboratory. The development opens up the possibility of infertile men being able to father their own children rather than...
Dead Blackbirds Fall From the Sky Again in Beebe, Arkansas, on New Year’s Eve
Dozens of dead blackbirds have fallen from the sky over a small Arkansas town for the second year in a row. That the town of Beebe has seen this before, however, doesn’t make the...
Bird flu strain that killed man won’t spread: China
(CBS/AP) The strain of bird flu that killed a Chinese bus driver won’t spread to other people, a health agency said Monday. The Shenzhen Disease Control Center appealed for calm while officials investigated how...
SOPA opponents may go nuclear and other 2012 predictions
The Internet’s most popular destinations, including eBay, Google, Facebook, and Twitter seem to view Hollywood-backed copyright legislation as an existential threat. It was Google co-founder Sergey Brin who warned that the Stop Online Piracy...
Wearable Robots Help Paralyzed Warriors Walk Again
Walking is one of the many things in life that most of us take for granted. Now, for those who can’t, a technological marvel could prove miraculous. A Defense Department program to develop super-strong...
China launches rival to GPS satellite system
China started a drive to end its reliance on the U.S. global positioning system in 2000, when it sent an experimental pair of positioning satellites into orbit. Ran Chengqi, spokesman for the new system,...
Another Soyuz rocket launch fails
Russia’s recent poor launch record has continued with yet another Soyuz rocket failure. This time, a Soyuz-2 vehicle failed to put a communications satellite into orbit after lifting away from the country’s Plesetsk spaceport....
FDA Clears HIV Vaccine For Human Trials
DETROIT (WWJ) – An Ontario doctor is hopeful that a vaccine he developed can stop the transmission of HIV — the virus that causes AIDS. University of Western Ontario researcher Dr. Chil-Yong Kang said...
Self-healing electronic chip
Self-repairing electronic chips are one step closer, according to a team of US researchers. The group has created a circuit that heals itself when cracked thanks to the release of liquid metal which restores...
