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You can learn a new language even in your sleep
A study conducted at the universities of Zurich and Fribourg has shown that German-speaking students are better at remembering the…
New Bond-style camera can peer around corners
British researchers have developed a James Bond-style camera that can peer around corners to see people or objects. The technology…
Agenus brain experimental brain tumour vaccine doubles survival rate in study
Agenus Inc said its experimental cancer vaccine helped brain tumor patients live nearly twice as long compared with those who…
Google will shut down orkut social network on September 30
The Orkut team on Monday said that the social network would shut down on September 30 this year. It also…
Alzheimer’s disease linked to brain hyperactivity
Elevated activity in the hippocampus — the area of the brain that controls learning and memory — is linked with…
Scientists test ‘harpoon’ to clear risky space debris
LONDON: A primitive weapon will now protect earth against hurtling giant asteroids capable of causing mass destruction. Faced with the…
Now, light-sensitive protein can control brain from outside
In a boost to optogenetics, a technology allowing scientists to control brain activity by shining light on neurons, the first…
Fifa World Cup 2014 breaks Super Bowl record on Twitter
Nervous Brazilian soccer fans took to Twitter to breathe a collective sigh of relief as the final, tension-filled moments of…
‘Google Glass’ helps sports fans home in on the action
Facebook secretly manipulated the feelings of 700,000 users to understand "emotional contagion" in a study that prompted anger and forced…