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A groundbreaking study conducted by engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed an artificial neuron whose electrical activity closely matches that of natural brain cells. The ...

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Instead of building seawalls or dikes, Terranova has developed a new way to raise cities to protect them from sea level rise.

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