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Cong Lu has long been fascinated by how to use technology to make his job as a research scientist more efficient. But his latest project takes the idea to an extreme. Lu, who is a postdoctoral ...

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Neil deGrasse Tyson (L) is seen here with Richard Gelfond, Stony Brook Foundation chair and CEO of IMAX Corporation, during the 25th Annual Stars of Stony Brook Gala on April 29. (Photo: Juliana ...

Matthew King loves it when the wheels start turning for a kid – both the metaphoric mental wheels and the very literal one that’s soon going to fling them around. The free event will run from 11 a.m.

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