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Cientista descobriram um método de criação de prole, sem a necessidade de um óvulo.

O experimento feito pela Universidade de Bath reescreve 200 anos de ensino de biologia.

Sempre se pensou que só um óvulo feminino poderia desencadear as mudanças em um espermatozóide necessário para fazer um bebê, porque um ovo formas de um tipo especial de divisão celular em que apenas metade do número de cromossomos são transitados.

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Novo tecido utiliza do sol e vento para gerar energia.

Tecidos que podem gerar eletricidade a partir do movimento físico têm sido nas obras por alguns anos. Agora, pesquisadores da Georgia Institute of Technology ter tomado o próximo passo, o desenvolvimento de um tecido que pode colher simultaneamente energia de ambas sol e movimento.

A combinação de dois tipos de geração de energia elétrica em uma matéria têxtil abre o caminho para o desenvolvimento de peças de vestuário que poderiam fornecer a sua própria fonte de energia para alimentar dispositivos como smartphonr ou sistemas de posicionamento global.

Hmmmm;

In December 2011, Vladimir Putin, then Russia’s prime minister, was positioned to reclaim his role as Russia’s president in the March 2012 elections.

Fittingly, he hosted a lavish banquet at New Century, Moscow’s richest equestrian club, for members of the Valdai Club and distinguished academics and journalists from around the world.

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The accelerating pace of technological progress means that our intelligent creations will soon eclipse us—and that their creations will eventually eclipse them.

Want to see Dubai’s rainforest?

Most people don’t think of humid temperatures, lush tropical forests, and flora and fauna when they think of Dubai. But the desert destination has big plans for two artificial rainforests, one that opened earlier this month, and another on its way.

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This virtual character can translate speech into sign language when held up to a hearing person.

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Want to know what it looks like to travel at the speed of sound…in a windowless pod? Well, here you go.

What would it be like to ride on the Hyperloop—the 700 mph (1,100 km/h) propulsion-driven transportation of the future?

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Interesting read.

The Asian superpower is boosting basic research funding in its 13th five-year plan—a boon for this list of scientists and the wider R&D community.

A mattress that makes it easier to cuddle.