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Sensors let Alzheimer's patients stay at home, safely
Mary Lou doesn't know that she's being tracked.
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Experimental SpaceX rocket self-detonates over Texas
A rung on the long ladder to Mars broke Friday, when a rocket test in Texas ended in a midair ball of fire.
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The Chairless Chair, an invisible chair that you can wear
It's like a chair that isn't there, but magically appears whenever you need it. It's called the Chairless Chair and you wear it on your legs like an exoskeleton: when it's not activated, you can walk normally or even run. And then, at the touch of a button, it locks into place and you can sit down on it. Like a chair that is now there.
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2022 World Cup city rises in the desert
If you're trying to create the perfect 21st-century city, it helps to start with a blank slate. Even if that slate is a sweltering strip of sand.
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Trash palaces: The spectacular houses built from scrap
Getting a foothold on the property ladder can be a challenge at the best of times, and the prospects for many of us have been battered further by the global recession.
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See the UFO? No? Try squinting. Squint harder
Down on Earth, we all know: Do anything stupid these days, and video of it will turn up on the Internet to embarrass you.
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For the first time ever, a woman wins mathematics' highest honor
For the first time in history, a woman has received the highest honor in mathematics, often nicknamed the Nobel Prize of mathematics.
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Is this the future of parenting?
Babies are unpredictable, messy and constantly changing. Sleep-deprived parents struggling to make sense of their tiny humans' behaviors are starting to take a scientific approach, collecting data in the hopes of solving problems like not sleeping through the night.
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Google Lunar X Prize: Build a robot, send it to the moon, win $20 million
"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth." -- U.S. President John F. Kennedy speaking before a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961.
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Spy satellites fighting crime from space
Months after the murder of Rania Alayed, the search for her body had ground to a halt. Although her husband -- who had admitted to her killing -- indicated the approximate location where he buried the body off a highway near Manchester, northern England, police were still left with miles of open field to dig through.
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The spaceship reinvented for new frontiers
More than half a century after Sputnik, space travel remains shockingly wasteful. Every rocket we launch at the cost of hundreds of millions of dollars can only be used once and completes its mission by falling to Earth in pieces. This disposable design has scarcely advanced since the 1960s.
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Startup offers payday advances without the pesky loan-sharking
Payday lenders aren't the most scrupulous of operations. Preying on the desperation of people who don't have enough money to make it to their next payday, these lenders dole out short-term loans with exorbitant interest rates, forcing already cash-strapped customers deeper into debt. And while many have tried to reform the payday lending industry, we're still awaiting the right answer.
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Eavesdropping with a camera and potted plants
Before you spill your deepest darkest secrets, or plans for world domination, look around you. Is there a gossipy potato chip bag or leafy green houseplant nearby picking up your conversation?
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NASA's next Mars rover will make oxygen, look for farmland
For 17 years, NASA rovers have laid down tire tracks on Mars. But details the space agency divulged this week about its next Martian exploration vehicle underscored NASA's ultimate goal.
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Voyager 1: 'The little spacecraft that could'
Hurtling across the Milky Way like an eternal explorer -- the Voyager 1 spacecraft continues to nonchalantly reveal the mysteries of the solar system to a captivated Earthbound audience.
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