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Is Qi Ready to Be the Standard for Wireless Power?
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part One: The Meter
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Two: The Second
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Three: The Candela
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Four: The Mole
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Five: The Controversial...
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The Next Generation Of USB Connector Will Plug In Either Way
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YouTube Now Plays HTML5 Video By Default, Eschews Adobe Flash
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Seven Decades Later, Cars Still Need To Get Lighter
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Charging Ahead
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Is Qi Ready to Be the Standard for Wireless Power?
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part One: The Meter
Technology In honor of the 50th anniversary of the International System of Units, PopSci is looking at the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units Think of the most...
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Two: The Second
Science This week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure This week, Sam Kean takes a look at some ridiculously precise standards -- the meter, the...
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Three: The Candela
Technology This week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure This week, Sam Kean takes a look at some ridiculously precise standards -- the meter, the...
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Four: The Mole
Science All this week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure This week, Sam Kean takes a look at some ridiculously precise standards -- the meter, the...
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Five: The Controversial...
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The Next Generation Of USB Connector Will Plug In Either Way
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YouTube Now Plays HTML5 Video By Default, Eschews Adobe Flash
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Seven Decades Later, Cars Still Need To Get Lighter
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