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First Baby Monkey Born Using Sperm from Frozen Testicles
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How Co-ops Are Bringing Solar Power to Rural America
Declining solar costs have helped spur a move away from coal
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AI-Based App Could Screen for Cervical Cancer
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Despite Similarities, Are the Two Recent 737 Max 8 Crashes a Coincidence?
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The Internet Knows You Better Than Your Spouse Does
The traces we leave on the Web and on our digital devices can give advertisers and others surprising, and sometimes disturbing, insights into our psychology
The Humanities and the Future
Our descendants’ lives will be intertwined with advanced technologies—and that will revitalize non-technological disciplines such as philosophy
First Baby Monkey Born Using Sperm from Frozen Testicles
Researchers hope that the procedure could be used to restore fertility to human boys undergoing cancer treatment
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A tech-empowered urban renaissance is possible—if five challenges can be overcome
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Researchers are finding new ways to help the voice service improve its performance
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The digitization of paintings could help art historians detect previously unknown patterns and connections
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Ion Drive: The First Flight
Researchers from MIT have flown a plane with no moving parts for the first time. It is powered by an "ion drive" which uses high powered electrodes to ionise and accelerate air particles, creating an "ionic wind." This wind drove a five-meter-wide craft across a sports hall. Unlike the ion drives which have powered space craft for decades, this new drive uses air as the accelerant. The researchers say it could power silent drones. This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on November 21, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.
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