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6 Cool Tools for DIY Prototyping

A new wave of DIY engineers is transforming innovation into something that can be done at the kitchen table. Thank the maker movement for the technology that's changing the way we think about prototyping.

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Groupon Is The Next Google (Unless It’s The Next Webvan)

There was a lot of snickering Thursday after Groupon announced an IPO valuing it at $30 billion. But the company might actually be worth a lot more than people think. It didn’t take long after Groupon filed for an IPO Thursday that valued the company at $20 billion for the snark to start flying around the web.

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iNaturalist.org Global Amphibian Blitz

Citizen scientists observe and record data to census the world's shrinking amphibian population in the name of science and conservation [More]

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WHO: E. coli outbreak caused by new strain

The World Health Organization said Thursday that the E. coli bacteria responsible for a deadly outbreak that has left 18 dead and sickened hundreds in Europe is a new strain that has never been seen before.

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Groupon Files for IPO

The discount-of-the-day site filed its papers today to become a publicly traded company. It's official.

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Flip Cameras To Grilled Cheese

No, my source for this story is not "The Onion". Jonathan Kaplan, of Flip Camera fame, has a new startup in the works; a grilled cheese restaurant chain called "The Melt". I know what you're thinking

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Donald gives Memorial another No. 1.

Jack Nicklaus played his last round in a major alongside a 27-year-old from England with a quiet demeanor and efficient game. He had no idea that Friday afternoon at St. Andrews that Luke Donald one day would be No

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Does Quantum Mechanics Flout the Laws of Thermodynamics?

Quantum mechanics is the most successful description of nature known to humans, yet it has many bizarre implications for our understanding of the world. There are phenomena of superposition (objects being in two places at the same time), entanglement (correlations that exceed any classical correlations) and nonlocality (apparent ability for information to travel instantaneously across vast distances)

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True Tales From Trademarkia: When Twitter Was A Christmas-Ornament Company

Trademarkia, a searchable repository of trademark and logo information, helps ensure that your business ideas don't infringe on anyone else's rights. It's also a great brainstorming tool for your brand--after all, "Twitter," "Yahoo," and "Googles" failed the first time around, and their trademarked names were ripe for the picking. Raj Abhyanker remembers one of his first encounters in the world of trademarks.

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