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Texas Petawatt.

Jason — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:05:05 +0000

LASER was turned on Monday that is brighter than the surface of the sun.

Admixed embryos.

Jason — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:46:25 +0000

UK scientists have engineered a part-human part-animal cell in the lab.

Nanoimpeller.

Jason — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:45:26 +0000

Researchers have designed a nanomachine that releases anticancer drugs directly into cancer cells.

Au clair de la lune.

Jason — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:19:33 +0000

Recording of the earliest known sound is now online.

HD 189733b.

Jason — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:08:07 +0000

Astronomers detect the life-forming molecule methane on a planet 63 light years away.

Organic light-emitting diode.

Jason — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:22:45 +0000

GE has manufactured the first ‘roll-to-roll’ flexible lighting device. (via)

You Make It, We Play It.

Jason — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:11:05 +0000

Advertisement contest that will broadcast the winning entry into outer space.

Kibo.

Jason — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:10:27 +0000

Japan to launch its first manned space facility.

Reservoir-triggered earthquakes.

Jason — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:17:47 +0000

Scientists have reportedly predicted an earthquake. (via)

RUES1.

Jason — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 02:13:13 +0000

Scientists grow human stem cells inside of a mouse embryo. (via)

Myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Jason — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:56:56 +0000

Disease listed as the official cause of death for the first time is also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. (via)

Gene expression.

Jason — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:00:10 +0000

Scientists observe a single gene transfer DNA information into RNA in the lab. (via)

Beating-heart transplant.

Jason — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 23:48:22 +0000

British doctors keep a donor heart alive and pumping blood for five hours before successfully transplanting it into the patient.

Quantum Critical Point.

Jason — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 01:55:03 +0000

Scientists observe matter lose a dimension in the lab and go from 3D to 2D. (via)

Paramutation.

Jason — Thu, 25 May 2006 15:04:52 +0000

Scientists discover that RNA allows mice to pass on physical traits without the offspring inheriting the genes. (via)

Chromosome 1.

Jason — Thu, 18 May 2006 15:17:24 +0000

Final chromosome of the human genome is sequenced.

Homo neanderthalensis.

Jason — Thu, 18 May 2006 02:16:15 +0000

Scientists have successfully extracted nuclear DNA sequences from a Neanderthal.

A galaxy far, far away.

Jason — Wed, 10 May 2006 22:37:28 +0000

Astronomers discover molecular hydrogen 12.3 billion light-years away. (via)

Neuron-powered CPU.

Jason — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:08:48 +0000

Rat nerve cell has been used to successfully ping a semiconductor computer chip. (via)

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.

Jason — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:38:40 +0000

Drilling expedition has recovered an igneous rock called gabbro in a fossil magma chamber 1.4 km beneath the seafloor.