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Stanford's Virtual Cow Experiment Lets People Experience Life as a Cow (August 14, 2013): A virtual cow experiment at Stanford lets users experience life as a cow headed for the slaughterhouse.

World's First Lab Grown Burger Cooked and Eaten (August 5, 2013): The world's first lab-grown beef burger has been cooked and eaten. It cost $332,000 and three months to produce the lab meat.

Scientists Paint Mini Mona Lisa on Surface One Third the Width of a Human Hair (August 5, 2013): Scientists have painted a mini Mona Lisa on a surface 30 microns in width, which is one third the width of a human hair

Japanese Firms Develop Giant Steel Pendulums to Keep Skyscrapers From Swaying During Earthquakes (August 1, 2013): Japanese Firms have developed giant steel pendulums to keep skyscrapers from swaying during earthquakes.

Caltech Engineers Devise Method to Boost Conventional Microscope Into Billion-Pixel Imaging System (July 31, 2013): Caltech engineers have devised a method to boost a conventional microscope into a billion-pixel imaging system

University of Illinois' Born to Die Program Developing Vanishing Electronics (July 25, 2013): The Born to Die program at the University of Illinois is developing electronics that can dissolve or disentegrate after being used.

Disney Research Develops Algorithm to Build 3D Scenes from Regular 2D Photographs (July 23, 2013): Disney Research has developed an algorithm that can build rich 3D scenes from regular 3D photographs.

Researchers Use Sound to Levitate a Chemical Reaction (July 16, 2013): Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) have used sound to levitate a chemical reaction.

Researchers Develop Method for 3D Printing of Liquid Metals at Room Temperature (July 9, 2013): Researchers have developed a methof or 3D printing of liquid metals at room temperature.

Scientists Invent Metallic Bubble Wrap (July 8, 2013): Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new metallic bubble wrap.

3D Printing Company Creates Prosthetic Foot for Duck (July 3, 2013): Novacopy, a printing company in Nashville, printed a prosthetic foot for Buttercup, a duck born with a backwards foot.

Japanese Researchers Developing Privacy Visor Glasses That Jam Facial Recognition Systems (June 21, 2013): Japan's National Institute of Informatics is developing privacy visor glasses that jam facial recognition systems.

MIT Develops Digital Coach and Software to Help People Improve Conversational Skills (June 18, 2013): MIT's new automatic coach software system helps people improve their conversational skills.

Scientists Capture Atom-by-Atom Images of Molecules Before and After a Chemical Reaction (June 1, 2013): Scientists have captured atom-by-atom images of a molecule before and after a chemical reaction for the first time.

UC Berkeley Researchers Build Hydrogel Hand and Move Its Fingers With Laser Light (May 31, 2013): Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have developed a light-controlled hydrogel. They created a hydrogel hand and manipulated it with laser light.

Harvard Researchers Grow Microscopic Flower Structures With Chemical Reactions (May 19, 2013): Harvard researchers were able to grow microscopic flower structures in the lab through chemical reactions.

Scientists Grow Carbon Nanomustaches (May 16, 2013): Scientists have grown carbon nanomustaches. Knowledge gained from the experiment could lead to controlled production of advanced carbon materials.

Bubble Math: Researchers Describe Mathematically the Stages in Bubble Evolution (May 10, 2013): Researchers from University of California, Berkeley have described mathematically the successive stages in the complex evolution and disappearance of foamy bubbles.

Researchers Build Digital Camera Inspired by Bug Eyes (May 2, 2013): Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed digital camera technology that mimics the eyes of bugs, such as dragonflies, bees and praying mantises.

Hear Alexander Graham Bell's Voice on 130-Year-Old Recording (May 1, 2013): The voice of telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell's has been identified for the first time.

IBM Researchers Create World's Smallest Movie (May 1, 2013): IBM researchers created the world's smallest stop-motion film.

Researchers Develop Smartphone That Curls When You Receive a Call (April 29, 2013): Researchers at Queen's University's Human Media Lab have developed a new smartphone that can morph its shape to indicate an incoming phone call, text message or email.

Powerful Microbatteries Could Charge Smartphone in Under One Second (April 24, 2013): Researchers at the University of Illinois say they have developed powerful microbatteries.

Scientists Observe Nanoparticle Self-Assembly in Real-Time for First Time (April 24, 2013): Researchers have observed the self-assembly of nanoparticle chains in real-time for the first time.

Researchers Develop Two-Thumb KALQ Keyboard for Touchscreen Devices (April 17, 2013): Researchers say that normal users using a QWERTY on a touch-screen device are limited to typing at a slow rate of about 20 words per minute.