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There's a dire need to repair aging infrastructure in the U.S., and an innovative building material could be a game changer. Embedded with steel fibers, ultra-high performance concrete is about five to 10 times stronger than standard concrete -- and…

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Inventor behind Priceline bemoans broken patent system

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Here’s a first impression of driving in a Tesla Model 3

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Science Apr 01

This tiny robot flies and crawls like a stag beetle

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have designed a new robot capable of mimicking winged insects and their myriad movements.

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Has health care hacking become an epidemic?

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Here are 3 reasons why your health care records will likely be hacked.

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Mar 11

New Pentagon program will pay tech inventors to think like terrorists

By Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American

DARPA’s new “Improv” program wants hackers to weaponize common gadgets in order to anticipate the next big threats.

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Mar 11

Florida may use GMO mosquitos to fight Zika. Here’s what you should know

By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press

MIAMI — The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm's proposal to deploy a genetically modified mosquito to try to stop transmission of the disease.

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Mar 10

These plastic-munching bacteria could degrade soda bottles in weeks

By Nsikan Akpan

Scientists in Japan have discovered bacteria that feed on plastic and may change the future of recycling.

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Mar 09

Google artificial intelligence beats world champion in first game of Go tournament

By Nsikan Akpan

Artificial intelligence 1, humans 0 is current score of a five-game, five-day tournament between a Google computer program and the world champion of Go, the most complex board game ever created.

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