NYU scientists are using light to precisely control how tiny particles organize themselves into crystals. Their research, published in Chem, provides a simple and reversible method for forming ...

His name was Leonardo Torres Quevedo, a Spanish engineer born in Santa Cruz, Spain, in 1852. Smart? In 1914, he developed a ...

Southern California residents are noticing new license plate readers that appear to be operated by the Border Patrol. Some have had confusing encounters with agents.

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Your credit score is the key to qualifying for credit cards, mortgages, personal loans and a host of other financial products. In the late 1980s, data analytics company Fair Isaac Corporation (now ...

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