"The goal of the DARPA Phoenix program is to develop technologies to cooperatively harvest and re-use valuable components from retired, nonworking satellites in geostationary orbit and to demonstrate the ability to create new spacecraft systems at greatly reduced cost."
"Scientists have identified 10 new regions of DNA linked to type 2 diabetes, bringing the total number of genes and gene regions associated with the disease to more than 60."
"In asserting its claims to the tiny islands, rocks and reefs in the South China Sea, China points to records of its ancient mariners. Today, those waters are far more important to China than in the age of the sail."
"Hoping to speed up drug development and also make it safer and more cost-effective, researchers are at work creating what's been dubbed a 'human body on a chip.'"
"An Apple Inc expert witness testified on Friday that consumers would be willing to pay $100 for three patented smartphone features that are at issue in its high stakes trial against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd."
"The Romney and Obama campaigns are spending zillions on ads — most of which could kindly be called 'negative.' If you want to sort out the charges and countercharges there are two new apps from two Cambridge, MA., developers to help."
"Robots are cool to begin with, but today researchers at MIT, Harvard and Seoul National University unveiled one that will impress some and scare others."
"Audiences who have paid to see Circus Smirkus will Ooh and Ahh at dozens of aspiring aerialists, clowns and jugglers. But behind the scenes a small posse of MIT engineers will be making sure everything works."