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by Mike Zazaian January 20, 2007 - 3:44pm, 12 Comments >>

Scientists at the University of Rochester have stored an entire image-worth of data within a single photon, promising unsurpassed quantities of data storage for the era of quantum computing that lies before us.

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by Mike Zazaian December 4, 2006 - 3:35pm, 34 Comments >>

A new x-ray scanner at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport takes skin-deep photos of passengers to detect guns and explosives, but should personal privacy be the price of safety?

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by Mike Zazaian December 1, 2006 - 1:44pm, 1 Comment >>

Researchers at the Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, China have developed a device that uses sound waves to levitate objects and small animals. Needless to say there has been substantial unrest in the Chinese cockroach community.

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by Mike Zazaian November 7, 2006 - 12:36pm, 3 Comments >>

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a genetically-engineered strain of the AIDS virus that combats other, more deadly strains.

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by Mike Zazaian November 1, 2006 - 4:06pm, 2 Comments >>

A study conducted at Stanford University suggests that impoverished citizens living in more affluent areas have shorter lifespans than those in less ritzy neighborhoods.

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by Mike Zazaian October 27, 2006 - 12:17pm, 2 Comments >>

A device being developed at Carnegie Mellon University allows its user to mouth words in their native language, then automatically translates and announces those words in a foreign tongue.

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by Mike Zazaian October 24, 2006 - 11:16am, 2 Comments >>

A study conducted in Cleveland, Mumbai, and New Orleans shows that men who use cell phones for extended periods of time show a decreased sperm count, lower motility, and greater sperm deformation.

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by Mike Zazaian October 23, 2006 - 7:42pm, 1 Comment >>

A study conducted on mice suggests that colds, flus and other viral infections could lead to acute memory loss.

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by Mike Zazaian October 20, 2006 - 12:46pm, 4 Comments >>

A team of researchers at Duke university have created a substance that deflects electromagnetic waves to imbue similar properties as a mythical Invisibility Cloak

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by Mike Zazaian October 19, 2006 - 3:54pm, 1 Comment >>

Coca-Cola plans to roll out a green-tea beverage called Enviga, which uses green-tea extracts, calcium and caffeine to increase metabolism in its drinkers.

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