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Injectable electronics could form basis for brain implants

If you've ever wondered whether wearable computers might one day turn into computers that are implanted in our brains, research at Harvard University suggests it's a possibility.
NASA's distant scout: Voyager 1 reaches edge of solar system

Nearly 36 years after its launch, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is nearing the edge of the solar system and interstellar space.
NASA's Hubble telescope spies galaxies near Cosmic Dawn

Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have gotten a look at seven galaxies that were created when the universe was very young.
Lawsuit possible in NASA laptop theft

A group of current and former contractors at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are considering whether to file a lawsuit due to the possible exposure of personal information stored on an agency laptop stolen from a locked car, their lawyer said Wednesday.
CalTech, UCSD bring photonics to silicon

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology and the University of California, San Diego have developed a silicon-based optical waveguide that could prove to be an instrumental component in building low-cost, all-optical networks in the future.

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