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These microscopic robots swim in blood to diagnose disease

Fifty years after Raquel Welch took her Fantastic Voyage, nanomachines are a reality.

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Google's hush-hush 100kW transmitter in New Mexico desert: What's going on at SkyBender test site?

Google applies for a two-year license to test millimeter-wave technology at the New Mexico-based Spaceport America.

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The ghost in the machine: Vicarious and the search for AI that can rival the human brain

Startup Vicarious is aiming to build the first general artificial intelligence system -- just don't expect it any time soon.

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US government: We've found 'holy grail' of grid-scale battery tech

US Department of Energy's research arm is upbeat about the prospects of new battery technology ushering in clean and cheap energy.

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Google joins Zika virus fight: $1m and open source mapping tools to predict outbreaks

Google is putting engineers, designers, and data scientists behind an open-source platform that taps into weather and travel patterns to plot potential Zika outbreaks.

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DIY: Protect your Girl Scout cookies with a Raspberry Pi

Hands off my thin mints. This Raspberry Pi tutorial will help you thwart the Cookie Monsters in your life.

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