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Using a 30-foot Tesla coil 'tree' and a super-long camera exposure, an Aussie physician and physics junkie created this electrifying display of holiday cheer.

First images from the world's largest sky-mapping telescope

That's no aurora borealis, according to the <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yr.no%2Fnyheter%2F1.6902555&sl=no&tl=en">Norwegian Meteorological Institute</a>.

While most research tends to focus on whole limb prosthesis, UK firm Touch Bionics has developed some pretty awesome tech replacing the digits of partial-hand amputees.

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The stunning winners of the Wellcome Image Awards

The National Mall was transformed into a futuristic commune for the past two weeks as 20 teams from four countries erected solar-powered homes