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Intel inspired by aerospace to make sturdier laptops
SAN FRANCISCO - Engineers at Intel Corp are applying lessons from aircraft design to create sturdier laptops in a bid to reduce the prices of the new ultra-thin computers the top chipmaker is promoting heavily.
SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down after successful test flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The first privately developed ship to travel to the International Space Station returned home on Thursday, completing a pioneering mission for commercial firms seeking a major role in space travel. | Video
Scientists unlock gene secrets of opium poppy drug
LONDON - Scientists have unravelled exactly how opium poppies produce a non-addictive compound that can both suppress coughs and kill tumor cells, paving the way for improved production of the medicine.
Paralysed rats walk again in Swiss lab study
LONDON - Scientists in Switzerland have restored full movement to rats paralysed by spinal cord injuries in a study that might eventually be used in people with similar injuries. | Video
Drug bans hamper brain research, says neuroscientist
LONDON - Bans on drugs like ecstasy, magic mushrooms and LSD have hampered scientific research on the brain and stalled the progress of medicine as much as George Bush's ban on stem cell research did, a leading British drug expert said on Thursday.
Tomato genome project bears fruit
LONDON - An international team of scientists has cracked the genetic code of the domesticated tomato and its wild ancestor, an achievement which should help breeders identify the genes needed to develop tastier and more nutritious varieties.
FAA clears Virgin Galactic spaceship for test flights
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared SpaceShipTwo, a commercial six-passenger spacecraft owned by Virgin Galactic, to begin rocket-powered suborbital test flights, the company said on Wednesday.
Fukushima quake, tsunami disturbed upper atmosphere: NASA
WASHINGTON - The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Fukushima, Japan, last year wreaked havoc in the skies above as well, disturbing electrons in the upper atmosphere, NASA reported.
Intelsat buys ride on new SpaceX heavy-lift rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Intelsat Global Holdings S.A. will buy a ride for a future communications satellite on Space Exploration Technologies' planned heavy-lift rocket, the companies said on Tuesday.
SpaceX capsule docks at space station, opens new era
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship and guided the privately owned craft into a docking berth on Friday, opening a new chapter in the U.S. space program. | Video
Hospitals fight drug scarcity, fear patients harmed
WASHINGTON - At the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, pharmacists are using old-fashioned paper spreadsheets to track their stock of drugs in short supply - a task that takes several hours each day.
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