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Florence Celebrates American Artists

In the decades following the Civil War, budding and polished American artists alike embraced the Grand Tour tradition with gusto, and Florence, the city that nurtured the Renaissance, returned their ardor. Americans in Florence: Sargent and the American Impressionists, an exhibit appearing at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy, from ...

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Scientists learn how to ‘out run damage’ with imaging technique

Over the decades X-ray crystallography has been fundamental in the development of many scientific fields. The method has revealed the structure and function of many biological molecules, including vitamins, drugs, proteins and nucleic acids such as DNA.

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BMW M Adds Skis to Its High-Performance Repertoire

Seattle-based sports equipment manufacturer K2 has produced top-of-the-line skis for the last four decades, and this year it has teamed up with BMW M, the German brand’s high-performance sector, to develop the K2 LTD. BMW M Design Edition.

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91-year-old yoga teacher: ‘Why should I quit?’

Yoga has been a way of life for 91-year-old Bernice Bates since 1960. In a fitting tribute to her decades of helping others learn her passion, she recently won the distinction of the Guinness World Record holder of oldest yoga instructor.

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The Factory Metal Works Motorcycles

Spare yet stylishly detailed, the custom bikes of the Factory Metal Works (FMW) evoke 1940s-style bobbers refined by modern technology. Beginning with original engines, FMW reworks the mills for reliability and durability. Though they retain their decades-old appearance, internal components like valve train, bearings, and seals are updated with higher ...

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New theory proposed to explain Pioneer probe gravitational anomaly

(PhysOrg.com) -- Portuguese physicists might have finally solved the decades old mystery of why the Pioneer probes, launched in the early 70’s, haven’t been decelerating from the Sun’s gravitational pull at the rate expected; it seems it might be something as mundane as adding in the tiny forces that occur when minute traces of heat from the plutonium on board the probes bounce off their receiving dishes, creating a counterforce, which in turn, causes the craft to slow; if ever so slightly.

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FrontRunners: Cool Shades

Sally Sirkin Lewis, who has spent nearly four decades creating designs for her Los Angeles–based furniture and textiles company, has introduced J. Robert Scott Ombr

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