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Nanotechnology could help weed out fake olive oil

A new method of labeling olive oil could prevent fraud in the supermarket. By “labeling” oils with unique tags of DNA, regulators can make certain that supplies of olive oil...

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Oregon’s troubled health insurance exchange is falling apart

Officials with Oregon’s troubled health insurance exchange say they’ve narrowed the options for the site’s future to two: switching to the federal exchange, or staying with the current technology and...

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New device restores partial movement to four paralyzed men

Paralysis may not last forever anymore. In an experiment hailed as "staggering," a team of researchers at the University of Louisville and the University of California-Los Angeles restored some voluntary...

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Solar-powered toilet turns feces into fertilizing charcoal

For all the admirable efforts to solve the world's problems - beating malaria, improving education access, closing the digital divide - one simple need tends to fall by the wayside:...

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Federal judge rules that commercial drones are legal

An administrative judge on the National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that the commercial use of small drones is in fact legal, despite six years of Federal Aviation Administration statements...

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Southern Evangelical Seminary uses a robot to study ethics

The Southern Evangelical Seminary unveiled its new humanoid robot Friday, making the Christian apologetics school the first seminary in the country to use a robot to study the ethics of...

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Cyclodrones escort and protect you while you’re riding your bike

Someday in the not-too-distant future, you might take a bike ride with a couple of drones, one flying in front and one in back, to protect you from nearby cars....

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Reddit and Dogecoin are sending the Jamaican bobsled team to the Olympics

The Jamaican bobsled team, which was immortalized in the 1993 Disney movie Cool Runnings, qualified for Sochi after a 12-year absence from the games. However, as recently as two days ago, the...

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Bitcoin is beginning to look like a legitimate currency

Bitcoin is difficult to categorize.  It's not really a commodity and not really a currency, it has created an entirely new category. This lack of understanding has made many people wary...

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40 years ago, Arthur C. Clarke predicted what computers would be like today

Arthur C. Clarke, best known for writing 2001: A Space Odyssey, was able to not only able to predict what computers would be like today, but how they would affect individuals...

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