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[:eu]How we can make super-fast hyperloop travel a reality[:]

Musk originally intended the Hyperloop to cover the 600km route from Los Angeles to San Francisco at an average speed of about 960kph, reducing what’s currently a 12-hour train journey […]
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[:eu]First ‘animal cells’ could have been created by viruses[:]

When a virus infects a living cell, it hijacks and reprograms the cell to turn it into a virus-producing factory. Now scientists at the University of California have for the […]
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[:eu]So you want to build a Death Star? Here’s how to get started[:]

So would it possible in the real world? Let’s not worry about the vast quantities of raw materials required.
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[:eu]Five amazing ways plants have created new technologies[:]

Plants are often used not just as food and clothing but as part of complex technologies. Here are some more amazing ways we can use vegetation.
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[:eu]Ancient Syrian bitumen discovered in Anglo-Saxon boat at Sutton Hoo[:]

Sutton Hoo in East Anglia is one of the most important archaeological sites in England. The weapons, clothing and other objects buried in the Anglo-Saxon cemeteries show that trade networks […]
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[:eu]Are aliens trying to tell us something? Brightest burst of radio waves detected[:]

The search for mysterious “fast radio bursts” – very brief but intense pulses of radio waves from outer space – is heating up. Nobody knows what causes these powerful bursts, […]
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[:en]How an army of ‘super recognisers’ could help spot criminals and missing persons[:eu]How an army of ‘super recognisers’ could help spot criminals and missing persons[:]

Recent work reveals that a small number of people may have extraordinary face recognition skills, outperforming typical people on a range of face recognition tasks.
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[:es]Pain is more than a physical process – now a study in mice suggests it may even be socially transferable[:]

Thoughts, feeling and expectations can influence pain, and even contribute to how people respond to pain killing drugs. The external social world also impacts on such expectations, and in turn […]
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[:es]How science is giving voice to mummies such as Ötzi the Iceman[:]

Researchers recently managed to recreate the voice of 5,300-year-old Ötzi the iceman by recreating his vocal tract. The technology is promising and could be used to digitally produce the voices […]