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It was a classic case of burning Rome and taking shelter elsewhere when enemies are invading. That was what a Russian general did two centuries ago when Napoleon was invading Moscow in 1812. Not confronting Napoleon Bonaparte, Gen. Mikhail Kutuzov ordered Moscow to be burned and he fled to safety with his army in the eastern part of the city. ...

Researchers have developed a robotic device for people suffering from epilepsy that would enter through the cheek bone, thereby avoiding having to drill through the skull besides being much closer to the target area. The device has is a 1.14 mm nickel-titanium needle that operates like a mechanical pencil with concentric tubes, some of which are curved, that allow the ...