Science & Technology

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1. 12-year-old builds working nuclear reactor

   By UM-Bot, 16 hours ago
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   • EnderOTD
   • 3 hours ago

2. Why do grapes explode in the microwave ?

   By UM-Bot, Wednesday at 05:24 PM
   • 4 replies
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   • moonman
   • 16 hours ago

3. Mutant mosquitoes could wipe out malaria

   By UM-Bot, Monday at 07:16 PM
   • 2 replies
   • 97 views
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   • kobolds
   • 23 hours ago

4. MIT: Lobster's underbelly tough as rubber

   Lobster's underbelly is as tough as industrial rubber

   By Still Waters, Thursday at 09:30 PM   

   • lobsters underbelly
   • industrial rubber
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     • industrial rubber
     • body armor
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   • Still Waters
   • Thursday at 09:30 PM

5. Japan hotel staffed by robot dinosaurs

   By Still Waters, August 31, 2018   

   • henn na hotel
   • robot dinosaurs
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     • henn na hotel
     • robot dinosaurs
     • yukio nagai
   • 1 reply
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   • Still Waters
   • Sunday at 08:57 PM

6. Dangers of Marijuana

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   linked to mental illness & violence

   By Amita, February 7
   • 75 replies
   • 966 views
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   • Sir Smoke aLot
   • Sunday at 03:20 PM

7. 'Night owls' struggle more than 'morning larks'

   By UM-Bot, February 15
   • 11 replies
   • 217 views
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   • spud the mackem
   • February 16

8. Measles cases rise 50% worldwide

   say the World Health Organisation

   By Eldorado, February 15   

   • measles
   • 0 replies
   • 75 views
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   • Eldorado
   • February 15

9. Women over 50 should avoid diet soft drinks

   advises the American Heart Association

   By Eldorado, February 15   

   • choose water
   • diet drinks
   • 4 replies
   • 77 views
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   • Piney
   • February 15

10. Quantised Inertia

    By L.A.T.1961, February 14   

    • dark matter
    • 4 replies
    • 110 views
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    • sepulchrave
    • February 15

11. Persistent youth in the aging female brain

    (metabolic youth)

    By Eldorado, February 5   

    • metabolic brain age
    • 5 replies
    • 212 views
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    • Sheltie
    • February 13

12. Dog DNA testing takes off, & generates debate

    By Still Waters, February 11   

    • canine dna testing
    • dog dna testing
    • 3 replies
    • 115 views
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    • openozy
    • February 12

13. Surprising / Fun Facts

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    Things most people didn't know

    By sci-nerd, October 20, 2018
    • 105 replies
    • 2,029 views
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    • Noteverythingisaconspiracy
    • February 12

14. Scientists grow primate brains-in-a-dish

    Chimpanzee ‘Mini-Brains’ Hint at Secrets of Human Evolution

    By Still Waters, February 11   

    • brains in a dish
    • chimpanzee brains
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      • brains in a dish
      • chimpanzee brains
      • human brains
      • organoids
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
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    • third_eye
    • February 11

15. Star Wars scientist. What’s he working on?

    Looking for something my Star Wars scientist can be wirking on

    By Maximum7, February 11   

    • star wars
    • science
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      • star wars
      • science
      • technology
    • 0 replies
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    • Maximum7
    • February 11

16. Teenager builds his own replacement arm

    By UM-Bot, February 8
    • 17 replies
    • 226 views
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    • bogdan9310
    • February 10

17. What does a conscious brain look like ?

    By UM-Bot, February 8
    • 4 replies
    • 140 views
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    • paperdyer
    • February 10

18. What is the value of a robot life?

    By Still Waters, February 8   

    • robots
    • empathy
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      • robots
      • empathy
      • value
    • 8 replies
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    • acute
    • February 9

19. Robot teaches itself to ice-skate

    By Still Waters, February 7   

    • ice-skate
    • robot
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      • ice-skate
      • robot
      • eth zurich
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
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    • Sir Smoke aLot
    • February 7
20. Origin of Russian Bots

    Incripted within a book

    Topic was moved to forum Conspiracies & Secret Societies

21. E-cig flavorings may impair lung function

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    By Eldorado, February 1   

    • e-cigs
    • vaping
    • 3 replies
    • 152 views
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    • aztek
    • February 6

22. Scientists develop light-based 'replicator'

    By UM-Bot, February 3
    • 4 replies
    • 192 views
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    • Tatetopa
    • February 6

23. Bacteria on fastfood touchscreen machines

    investigated by a minor tabloid

    By Eldorado, February 1   

    • touchscreen bacteria
    • 6 replies
    • 171 views
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    • lightly
    • February 4

24. The Nature of Reality

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    What is reality?

    By sci-nerd, July 8, 2018   

    • science
    • quantum mechanics
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      • science
      • quantum mechanics
      • reality
      • physics
      • information
    • 586 replies
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    • Harte
    • February 2

25. China's hypersonic railgun 'ready by 2025'

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    By UM-Bot, February 1
    • 27 replies
    • 397 views
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    • and then
    • February 2