Science

New computer program aims to teach itself everything about anything

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Some of the many variations the new program has learned for three different concepts.

Herschel Sees Budding Stars and a Giant, Strange Ring

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The Herschel Space Observatory has uncovered a weird ring of dusty material while obtaining one of the sharpest scans to...

Starch-Made Coating Produced in Iran for Conservation of Food Products

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Mining Data Archives Yields Haul of "Red Nuggets"

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Technology using microwave heating may impact electronics manufacture

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Continuous flow reactor

NASA Instruments on Rosetta Start Comet Science

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This artist's impression shows the Rosetta orbiter at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The image is not to scale.

Iranian Scientists Study Photocatalytic Performance of Various Zinc Oxide Nanostructures

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Stem cells are a soft touch for nano-engineered biomaterials

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This photo shows cells adhering to large nanopatterns. The green dots indicate the sites of adhesions, and the red area shows where...