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Harnessing Our Heritage in Design to Create Award-Winning Products

You heard it here first: in 2018, HARMAN received a record-breaking 53 product design and technology awards, bringing our six-year-total to more than 300 awards for 190 different products.   This unprecedented number is a direct reflection of our...




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‘Live it Real, Live it Raw’ JBL® Debuts New Brand Film Featuring Rockstar-in-Chief Ranveer Singh

BENGALURU, INDIA, FEBRUARY 11, 2020 – Expect fireworks as JBL unveils its new brand film featuring superstar and youth icon Ranveer Singh, urging consumers to ‘Live it real and Live it raw’.  Featuring striking visuals and inspiring rap vocals by the...




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HARMAN and Tsinghua University Establish Joint Research Lab for Automotive Innovation

AUTO CHINA 2014, BEIJING -- Harman International Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HAR), the premium global audio and infotainment group, announced today it has entered into an agreement with China’s Tsinghua University to establish a new joint research laboratory focused on creating disruptive innovations for future vehicles.




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How I made the world’s most accurate thermometer – using sound

Join Michael De Podesta as he explains how he made the world’s most precise thermometer – and demonstrates its principle live on stage




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Pi Day: How to calculate pi using a cardboard tube and a load of balls

This Pi Day, try calculating everyone’s favourite mathematical constant using balls and a cardboard tube, thanks to a mathematical trick involving the balls’ masses




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Coronavirus-wary Japan tries to take business card ritual online

Japan's time-honoured ritual of exchanging business cards face-to-face is under pressure as the government promotes a "new lifestyle" to combat the coronavirus.




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Opera star sings Britain's VE Day hits from an empty Albert Hall

Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins will stream a concert from an empty Royal Albert Hall on Friday evening, as locked-down Britain marks the 75th anniversary of "Victory in Europe" Day.




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U.S. job losses in April worst since Great Depression

The latest figures from the Labor Department released on Friday showed the U.S. economy losing 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression. Colette Luke has more.




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Singapore robot enforces safe distancing among park-goers

Singapore unveiled a four-legged canine-like robot on Friday (May 8) to remind park goers to maintain social distancing.




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Rescuers capture king cobra in urban Singapore

A king kobra is spotted near a train station in Singapore, animal rescuers were alerted to catch it.




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Organic farming culture brings burgeoning business for Fiji islanders

The remote Fijian island of Cicia has launched a novel business in organic produce that could prove to be a template for other developing communities around the world. The island declared itself chemical free and fully organic eight years ago and is now producing food that's attracting the interest of foreign buyers. Tara Cleary reports.




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Small businesses in Houston face long road to recovery

Josh Beasley and his fiancé bought Houston's Body3 Personal Fitness on July 1, less than two months before Tropical Storm Harvey swamped the gym with a foot of water and left behind the dank stench of fetid mildew.




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Releasing rescued orangutans into the wild doesn’t boost populations

Orangutan orphanages nurse animals back to health and release them into the wild, but that doesn’t seem to increase the population of these endangered apes




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Some ants disinfect food by drinking the acid they spray at enemies

A number of ant species produce acid in a poison gland in their abdomen to spray at enemies, and now it seems they also drink it to kill pathogens in their food




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Silver uses a surprising trick to stop the spread of bacteria

Silver has an antibacterial effect by stopping the motors that bacteria use to move around from working properly and making them move more slowly




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Every Arabica coffee plant may come from a single common ancestor

Genetic analysis suggests all Arabica coffee plants are descended from a single common ancestor, and this lack of genetic diversity makes them vulnerable to extinction




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Warming oceans are causing marine life to shift towards the poles

Climate change is leading to lower numbers of marine life towards the equator – including mammals, birds, fish and plankton – while populations nearer the poles increase




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Velociraptor relative had a much stronger grip than its cousins

A new dinosaur species related to velociraptors has been found in New Mexico, and its claws were larger and stronger than average




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Europe’s cave bears may have died out because of their large sinuses

Plant-eating cave bears vanished when ice spread across Europe – maybe because their large sinuses prevented them chewing meat to adapt to the new conditions




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Your Money: Get aid or go bust? Small businesses face dilemma

Sara Pauly is not one of those small business owners scrambling to fill out paperwork for part of the more than $350 billion in government aid available through the Paycheck Protection Program or the...




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Your questions on the lockdown and U.S. small business, answered

After closing their doors to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, many small businesses face an uncertain future following government-ordered lockdowns.




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Singapore robot enforces safe distancing among park-goers

Singapore unveiled a four-legged canine-like robot on Friday (May 8) to remind park goers to maintain social distancing.




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Rescuers capture king cobra in urban Singapore

A king kobra is spotted near a train station in Singapore, animal rescuers were alerted to catch it.




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Weird rocks in Australia are a missing piece of the Grand Canyon

Some rocks in Tasmania, Australia, look out of place. Now an analysis suggests they were once part of the rocks that form the Grand Canyon in the US




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From the archives: Does dowsing really help you find water?

The ancient practice of water divining is still used across the world to locate water sources. Forty years ago, we wondered whether it might actually work




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Scientists chasing waterfalls discovered something they aren't used to

We often think waterfalls indicate ancient tectonic or glacial activity – but it turns out they can form all by themselves without these external influences




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Surprising ways the changing Earth shaped human evolution and society

From the development of our remarkable brains to the geographic divides in the way we vote, our shape-shifting planet has guided the path of humanity




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Australia's biggest states hold off on easing COVID-19 restrictions for businesses

Australia's most populous states held back from relaxing coronavirus restrictions on Saturday although other states began allowing small gatherings and were preparing to open restaurants and shops.




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Rights group says Saudi Arabia is holding a senior prince incommunicado since March

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday that Saudi Arabian authorities recently detained and are holding incommunicado Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, who had previously been netted in an anti-corruption drive and released in late 2017.




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Ancient people tried to stop rising seas with spears or fiery boulders

When natural global warming raised seas by 120 metres starting around 18,000 years ago, people tried to protect themselves by building walls or rolling fiery boulders into the sea




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The City We Became review: N. K. Jemisin pits New York against aliens

N. K. Jemisin's latest book sees New York itself come alive to fight off aliens in the first part of a new trilogy with ethnicity at its heart




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Missing for a century, giant Galapagos tortoise is discovered again

Forrest Galante, a host of 'Extinct or Alive' on the 'Animal Planet,' recounts the locating of the Fernandina Island tortoise that hasn't been heard from since 1906. (Dan Fastenberg reports.)




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San Diego opera singer swaps concert stage for front porch

Opera singer Victoria Robertson is accustomed to performing on stages much bigger than the five-foot wide front porch of her San Diego home. But with concert venues closed and work at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, she decided to make the most of it.




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U.S. coronavirus outbreak soon to be deadlier than any flu since 1967 as deaths top 60,000

U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 60,000 on Wednesday and the outbreak will soon be deadlier than any flu season since 1967, according to a Reuters tally.




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Nintendo smashes Switch sales view; says Animal Crossing is device's fastest-selling game

Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd said on Thursday its fourth-quarter profit soared 200% due to surging demand for its Switch games console, and that title Animal Crossing: New Horizons shifted a record 13.4 million units in its first six weeks.




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After the triumph of Animal Crossing, a thin pipeline for Nintendo

The runaway success of Nintendo Co Ltd's island life simulator Animal Crossing: New Horizons has overshadowed an uncomfortable fact for fans of the Switch console - it lacks upcoming titles.




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5G: Is the U.S. easing up on Huawei?

The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with China’s Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next generation 5G networks, people familiar with the matter said.




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Showcasing the Safety Benefits of V2X Technologies with 5GAA in Turin, Italy

Analysts are forecasting that 250 million connected cars will be on the road as early as 2020. At the same time, the magnitude of data transfers between these cars and their environment will only continue to grow. The automotive industry is at a tipping...




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The curious life and surprising death of the last dodo on Earth

A unique dodo specimen kept under lock and key in Oxford may have what it takes to resurrect the iconic species... but can we solve its grisly murder?




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A radical idea suggests mental health conditions have a single cause

The discovery of a link between anxiety, depression, OCD and more is set to revolutionise how we think about these conditions – and offer new treatments




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Lockdown diary: the Italian priest delivering blessings from car speaker

Priest Don Giuseppe Castelvecchio hasn't been able to conduct services in his San Fiorano church for two months. In the town where restrictions are easing, his sermons delivered from a loud speaker in a car are a welcome relief. Joe Davies reports.




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The moon is emitting carbon, raising questions about how it was formed

The leading hypothesis for how the moon formed involves a collision between a Mars-sized object and Earth that would have boiled away elements like carbon, making its discovery on the moon a mystery




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'Animal Crossing' helps Nintendo smash Switch sales forecast

Japan's Nintendo said Thursday it sold 21 million Switch units in the year ended March, smashing its forecast of 19.5 million units, with hit title Animal Crossing: New Horizons shifting 13.4 million units in its first six weeks. Ciara Lee reports




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U.S. job losses in April worst since Great Depression

The latest figures from the Labor Department released on Friday showed the U.S. economy losing 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression. Colette Luke has more.




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Will Brushing and Flossing Protect You Against Stroke?

Title: Will Brushing and Flossing Protect You Against Stroke?
Category: Health News
Created: 2/13/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/14/2020 12:00:00 AM




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Selenium Helped Cells 'Reboot' After Exposure to Cancer-Causing Chemicals

Title: Selenium Helped Cells 'Reboot' After Exposure to Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Category: Health News
Created: 4/27/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/28/2010 12:00:00 AM




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Single Screening Cuts Colon Cancer Risk

Title: Single Screening Cuts Colon Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 4/28/2010 9:17:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/28/2010 9:17:17 AM




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Losing Weight May Help Lower Cancer Risk

Title: Losing Weight May Help Lower Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 5/1/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM




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HIV 'Cure' Looks 'Promising,' Danish Scientists Contend

Title: HIV 'Cure' Looks 'Promising,' Danish Scientists Contend
Category: Health News
Created: 4/29/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/30/2013 12:00:00 AM




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Single Motherhood Doesn't Seem to Hinder Happiness

Title: Single Motherhood Doesn't Seem to Hinder Happiness
Category: Health News
Created: 4/26/2014 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/28/2014 12:00:00 AM