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Mason Peck, an aerospace engineer at Cornell, was trying to test innovative designs in spacecraft when a stop-work order hit.

atom: The basic unit of a chemical element. Atoms are made up of a dense nucleus that contains positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons. The nucleus is orbited by a

adaptation: (in biology) The development of new programs, processes, policies and structures to make communities and their inhabitants better able to head off — or at least withstand — the

Data centers squander vast amounts of electricity, most of it as heat. The physical properties of diamond offer a potential solution, researchers say.

An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, starting conversations and inspiring vandalism.

Elon Musk’s electric car company said the new versions would start at around $37,000 and $40,000, prices that bring its cars closer to comparable gasoline vehicles.

In an escalating cat-and-mouse game, job hunters are trying to fool A.I. into moving their applications to the top of the pile with embedded instructions.

autoimmune: (n. autoimmunity) An adjective to describe inappropriate reactions in which the immune system turns against its host’s body. This can cause disease instead of curing it. Autoimmune diseases can

The prize was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis.

circumference: The size of a circle or other geometric object by measuring the distance all of the way along its outer edge. control: (n.) A part of an experiment where