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Now you see it, now you don’t: invisibility cloak nears reality
A cloak of invisibility may be common in science fiction but it is not so easy in the real world.
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs had help from volcanoes, study says
Scientists have long blamed a single culprit in the sudden and violent mass extinction that took out the dinosaurs ...
Can NASA’s far-out travel plans bring sustainability to Spaceship Earth?
America’s space agency is going long. Its next generation of explorations will send travelers on journeys beyond the moon, to Mars and maybe beyond.
Electric SUV, fresh off the printer
A project of the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Laboratory, this 3D-printed concept house can send power its own electric vehicle, and the vehicle can return the favor.
Apple ordered to pay $234 million to university for infringing patent
A U.S. jury on Friday ordered Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to pay the University of Wisconsin-Madison's patent licensing arm more than $234 million in damages for incorporating its microchip technology into some of the company's iPhones and iPads without permission.
LEGO may run short of bricks before Christmas
Some children may not get their Christmas wishes fulfilled this year
Kabul University launches women’s studies class
Kabul University begins a brand new course in gender and women's studies. As Krista Mahr reports, it's a controversial topic in a country with a history of massive gender inequality.
A for-profit empire, Dade Medical College, tumbles down
Dade Medical College, the homegrown for-profit school that rose from humble origins to become an educational juggernaut, announced Friday it is closing its doors, effective at the end of the day.
International schools ride booming demand in China
Victor Xian was five years old when his family emigrated to Australia from Guangzhou in 2007.
