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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? The 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to Daniel Schechtman of the TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology in Haifa. Schechtman discovered what are called quasicrystals.

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Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss was a ski instructor in the U.S. state of Idaho when she represented Switzerland at the 1984 Olympics. Twenty minutes after the winner, Joan Benoit, crossed the finish line, the 39-year-old Andersen-Scheiss staggered into th

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U.S. pharmaceutical giant Merck announced on Monday that it plans to acquire rival company Schering-Plough in a deal worth $41.1 billion. This could help Merck expand its market overseas at a critical time for mega pharmaceutical companies. Merck Co

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Netflix blew past Wall Street expectations this week and added close to 7.5 million new subscribers. Its popularity has been leaving rivals Amazon and Hulu in the dust. NPR's Laura Sydell looks at whether the company that made bin

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Chinas return to greatness 中国回归强大 Marching forward 艰难前行 The great power is still licking old wounds 这个强国仍在舔舐旧伤口 Aug 3rd 2013 |From the print edition Wealth and Power: Chinas Long March to the Twenty-First Cen

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The average US employee spends about a quarter of the work week combing through the hundreds of emails we all send and receive every day. 美国的员工评价每周会花四分之一的时间来处理每天收发的成百上千封邮件。 But despi

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