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Stanford Researchers Create World's First Complete Computer Model of an Organism (July 21, 2012): Stanford researchers recently announced that they have produced the first complete model of an organism.

DARPA Uses Sound to Extinguish a Fire (July 18, 2012): DARPA uses an acoustic field to extinguish a flame in this clip.

German Scientists Create Aerographite, the Lightest Material in the World (July 17, 2012): A network of porous carbon tubes that is three-dimensionally interwoven at the nano and micro level is the lightest material in the world.

Picoprojectors: Researchers Create Tiny More Efficient Projectors (July 16, 2012): Researchers from North Carolina State University and ImagineOptix Corporation have developed new technology to convert unpolarized light into polarized light.

UMD Researchers Create New Tech for Complex Micro Structures, Build Microscale Tetherball (July 15, 2012): University of Maryland Chemistry Professor John Fourkas and his research group have developed new materials and nanofabrication techniques for building miniaturized versions of components needed for medical diagnostics, sensors and other applications.

Man Takes Augmented Reality Girlfriend for a Walk in the Park (July 15, 2012): A video uploaded to YouTube shows a man's date with his augmented reality girlfriend.

Researchers Develop Way to Store Electrical Power in Cotton T-shirts (July 10, 2012): Researchers from the University of South Carolina have modified the fabric in a t-shirt so that it can store an electrical charge.

Smart Headlight System Erases Rain and Snow to Improve Visibility (July 3, 2012): Technology Review reports that Srinivasa Narasimhan and co-researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are developing a new smart headlight system that removes raindrops and snow.

Researchers Create World's Thinnest Transparent Display on the Surface of a Soap Bubble (July 2, 2012): Researchers have created the world's thinnest transparent screen using soap bubbles.

Sequoia Supercomputer is World's Most Powerful Computer (June 27, 2012): The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), has announced that Sequoia, a new supercomputing system at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), has been ranked as the world's most powerful computing system.

Google's Artificial Neural Network of 16,000 CPUs Learns to Detect Cats (June 26, 2012): Google says its Research at Google team has been exploring an alternative approach to machine learning that focuses on unlabeled data, such as random images fetched off the Internet.

Scientists Generate Electricity From Viruses, Step Toward Motion-Powered Gadgets (June 19, 2012): Scientists from the U.

People Can Scale Vertical Walls With Personal Vacuum Assisted Climber (June 15, 2012): A Utah State University student created the Personal Vacuum Assisted Climber (PVAC), a wall climbing tool which relies on a portable vacuum pack and large suction cups.

Corning Announces Launch of Willow Glass, an Ultra-Slim Flexible Glass (June 6, 2012): Corning has announced the launch of Willow Glass, a an ultra-slim flexible glass it says could revolution consumer electronics.

NTT Docomo and Fujitsu Unveil Transparent Double-Sided Touchscreen Smartphone (June 3, 2012): NTT Docomo and Fujitsu have unveiled a prototype smartphone that contains a transparent double-sided touchscreen display.

NASA to Send Unmanned Aircraft Over Hurricanes This Year (June 2, 2012): NASA will be sending unmanned aircraft dubbed "severe storm sentinels" above hurricanes this season to help researchers and forecasters uncover information about hurricane formation and intensity changes.

0.05 Millimeter Giraffe Wins First Place at Science as Art Competition (June 1, 2012): Shaahin Amini, a Ph.

Autonomous Road Trains Make First Debut on Public Highway (May 30, 2012): The SARTRE project - which stands for Safe Road Trains for the Environment - aims to encourage the development and use of technology for road trains of self-driven cars called platoons.

Scientists Create Olympicene Molecule, Smallest Possible Five-Ringed Structure (May 28, 2012): Scientists have created and imaged the smallest possible five-ringed structure.

MIT Engineers Create Device That Painlessly Injects Medicine at Nearly the Speed of Sound (May 26, 2012): MIT researchers, led by Ian Hunter, the George N.

6,600 Ton Building in Switzerland Being Moved 60 Meters to Avoid Demolition (May 22, 2012): A 6,600 ton building in Zurich, Switzerland is being moved 60 meters to avoid demolition.

Unprinter: Researchers Develop Technology That Removes Ink From Paper With Lasers (May 22, 2012): Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found a way to remove ink from paper using lasers.

Paralyzed Woman Controls Robot Arm With Her Mind (May 17, 2012): Researchers at Brown University have developed BrainGate, an advanced brain-machine interface that enables a person to control a robot arm with their mind.

Honda Unveils UNI-CUB Personal Mobility Device (May 15, 2012): Honda Motor Co.

Number of Kids Swallowing Button Batteries on the Rise (May 14, 2012): A new study in the journal Pediatrics has found that the number of battery-related emergency department visits by children are on the rise.