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The similarities between a Van Gogh painting and a golf ball
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Amazon wins '.amazon' domain name, aggravating South American region and undermining digital commons
Amazon has a new means of dominating the market—one that threatens the economic interests of the…
Robots may care for you in old age—and your children will teach them
It’s likely that before too long, robots will be in the home to care for older…
Scientists develop climate-ready wheat that can survive drought conditions
Wheat plants engineered to have fewer microscopic pores—called stomata—on their leaves are better able to survive…
Clean energy from local producers
Is it possible to boost sales of locally produced solar energy by allowing households to trade…
Space physicists send instrument to target comets
Space physicists at Umeå University, Sweden, develop measuring instruments for the spaceship Comet Interceptor. The vessel…
Green Propellant Infusion Mission spacecraft to test green propellant on orbit
NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, along with co-investigators, including the Air Force Research Laboratory, Ball Aerospace,…