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Setting knowledge free: Sci-Hub is The Pirate Bay for research papers

A Kazakhstani scientist has become the enemy of the commercial research journal industry because she thinks no one should pay to read scientific research.
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For the first time ever, scientists have reanimated a cryogenically frozen mammal brain

Researches have won a prize that aimed to prove that mammalian brains can be cryogenically frozen without decay. Are human brains far behind?
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Amazon may have a secret mission to take on UPS and Fedex

Amazon is reportedly considering developing a shipping business that would control the flow of goods from manufacturers straight to consumers' homes.
3d printing health hazards

Could 3D printing be hazardous to your health? New study claims it might be

Some of the printing filaments used by 3D printers might be hazardous to your health, new research indicates, but some questions still remain.
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Scientists have sequenced the bed bug's entire genome in search of clues on how to kill it

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The FAA says it will shoot down your drone if you fly within 36 miles of the Super Bowl

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New evidence suggests Earth was formed by a huge planetary collision 4.5 billion years ago

wind energy

NOAA study suggests US could slash power emissions by 78 percent with existing tech

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Could overexposure to ultrasonic noise pollution be causing health problems?

FBI facial recognition

Tokyo police are now taking 3D mugshots of suspects

ICANN domains

Long-delayed plan to end U.S. oversight of ICANN could finally take effect this year

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The NOAA’s new Coyote drone flies straight into hurricanes to gather much-needed data

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Thanks to satellite data, scientists have finally figured out why Greenland's ice sheet is melting

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This anti-UAV octocopter uses a ballistic net cannon to disable smaller drones

Asteroid

NASA's newest branch has one job: Protect the Planet from humongous asteroids

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U.S. Marshalls raid a Chinese hoverboard maker’s booth at CES

US Marshals shut down the booth of Changzhou First International Trade Co. Thursday, and the company was left with an empty booth and lots of questions.
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Yuneec’s new 4K Typhoon H hexacopter has sense-and-avoid tech baked in

Moley Robotics

This robot can learn how to perform household tasks by watching YouTube videos

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This sensor-stuffed surfboard fin could help scientists understand Earth’s oceans

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Yamaha’s RMAX agricultural drones gain FAA approval in time for 2016 growing season

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This 3D-printed, mouth-operated mouse can be printed and assembled for only $20

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California says self-driving cars need steering wheels, drivers at the ready

Pressure grip mouse

Researchers can tell if you're mad or distressed by analyzing your cursor movements

Name a planet

Half of the exoplanets that Kepler finds aren't actually planets, researchers say

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Virgin Galactic plans to use a souped-up 747 to launch satellites into orbit on the cheap

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Your weather tweets could make the streets (and highways) safer during bad weather

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Scientists have developed a way to create diamonds without high heat or pressure

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Comet fragments likely to blame for dimming of star KIC 8462852, not aliens

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What to do with excess renewable energy? Just store it underground for later

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Australia’s most populous state just made it illegal to possess plans for 3D printed guns

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A few million years from now, Mars could develop Saturn-like rings

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Scientists say the universe has a ‘resolution limit’ that governs how far telescopes can see

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The FDA just granted approval to a fast-growing genetically modified salmon species

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SpaceX may have won a major national security contract from the US military