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May 18, 2013 12:13:25

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Kelly Soo Park on Trial for Strangling Death of Maxim Model

Vincent Lee Pioneers Ultra-Bright LEDs

Samsung Claims Gigabit-Speed 5G Mobile Breakthrough

Park Geun-Hye Wins Raves for English Address to Congress

Beijing Questions Japan's Sovereignty Over Okinawa

Noriyasu Ando Gets Moths to Drive Electric Car

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Vincent Lee Pioneers Ultra-Bright LEDs

Lumiode’s display is 30 times brighter and 10 times more energy efficient.

Noriyasu Ando Gets Moths to Drive Electric Car

A Tokyo researcher shows that silk moths can drive a small electric car to a desired destination.

Miyoung Chun Leads the BRAIN Project

Miyoung Chun leads the national basic research project to decipher the workings of the human mind.

Percival Zhang Turns Cellulose into Starch

Zhang’s process turns plant waste into valuable food starches.

Qiming Zhang Develops Haptic Shape-Changing Thin Keyboards

A shape-changing polymer is used to make keyboards that can be rolled into portable devices.

Eugene Chow Pioneers Printing of Computers

Eugene Chow uses laser computers and ink containing tiny chips to automate the assembly of computers.

Annie Lien Leads Audi's Piloted Parking Project

Annie Lien is working on a garage system that will free drivers from the hassle of parking.

Tomoaki Kato Pioneers Complex Organ Transplants

Japan native Tomoaki Kato has pioneered grueling transplant procedures once deemed impossible.

Susan Muranishi California's Best-Paid County Administrator

Alameda County’s Susan Muranishi will retire in two years with a $413,000 annual pension.

Peng Shi Solves Boston's School Assignment Puzzle

An MIT PhD student born in China has devised a plan to let Boston get past the school-busing turmoil.

Charles Shao Builds US-Style Dairy Giant in China

A former Silicon Valley investor has become China’s dairy-industry guru.

Yunfeng Lu Develops Artificial Organelles

Yunfeng Lu used a nanoscale shell to deliver therapeutic enzyme combinations.

Supratik Guha Pioneers Speedy Nanotube Chip Technology

Guha is at work on a chip material that promises to be three times as fast and three times as energy efficient as silicon.

Kevin Tsujihara to Head Up Top Hollywood Studio

An executive from the digital side of Warner Brothers has been chosen to head up the studio.

Raj Nair to Lead Ford in Joint Fuel-Cell Car Development

Raj Nair hopes to launch a mass-market fuel-cell electric car by 2017.

Sehat Sutardja's Marvell Hit with Monster Verdict

A Pittsburgh jury slaps Marvell with a $1.17 bil. patent infringement verdict in a suit by Carnegie Mellon.

Young Sohn Heads Up Samsung's Global Strategy

A Silicon Valley veteran seeks a cooler future for Samsung by building an ecosystem to rival Apple’s.

David Eun Leads Samsung's Silicon Valley Invasion

David Eun leads Samsung’s bid to become an integral player in digital innovation.

Zhenan Bao Builds All-Carbon Solar Cells

Zhenan Bao uses carbon materials to make flexible, printable, lightweight solar cells.

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Kelly Soo Park on Trial for Strangling Death of Maxim Model

Half-Korean Kelly Soo Park is accused of having strangled to death a beauty half her age.

Zhang Yimou's 8th Child Puts Focus on One-Child Policy

Director Zhang Yimou actually fathered eight children, not seven as revealed last week.

Park's DC Success Marred by Butt-Grabbing Aide

A presidential spokesman gropes an intern and grabs the spotlight from Park Geun-hye’s Washington trip.

Shin-Soo Choo Tops in OBP After Two Homers Against Braves

Shin-soo Choo has lifted his on-base percentage to the top of the major leagues.

Takuma Sato Takes Series Lead Ahead of Indy 500

Japan’s Takuma Sato has made himself the driver to beat at the Indianapolis 500 on Memorial Day.

China's Richest Man Snubbed England's Queen, Prime Minister

Zong Qinghou declined two invites for which the world’s social snobs would have given an eye tooth.

Teen Emily Han Hopes to Doodle Her Way Around the World

Emily Han needs your vote to win the Doodle 4 Google competition and become a globetrotter.

Cheap Delicious Cafés Spearhead Chinese Culinary Hegemony

If food is a window to a culture’s competitive potential, American cultural hegemony may ultimately give way to the Chinese.

Bae's Sentence to Send Pres. Carter Back to Pyongyang

A harsh prison sentence for tour guide Kenneth Bae may send Jimmy Carter back to Pyongyang.

Asians Become Majority in Ritzy San Marino

San Marino is the priciest residential area in SoCal to join a growing list of majority Asian cities.

Korean American Tour Guide to Be Tried in N. Korea

Kenneth Bae faces the possibility of a death sentence on charges of trying to overthrow the government.

Psy Launches Gentlemanly Push to Reconquer US

Psy began his US publicity campaign Friday by accepting the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award.

Viet Am Who Cut Off Hubby's Penis Claims Insanity

Catherine Kieu is said to have cut off her husband’s penis because she had a “break with reality.”

Chinese Benz SUV Driver Key to Catching Boston Bombers

A Chinese man’s bold escape spared the US the loss of more lives and more days of high anxiety.

Apolo Ohno Nixes Sochi Olympics to Focus on TV

The most decorated US Winter Olympian will go to the Sochi Games as a sports commentator.

Choo Shin-Soo Leads Majors in OBP by Hitting, Getting Hit

Shin-soo Choo is on a bruising pace toward a new major-league record for being plunked.

Race Clouds Jury Selection in Liu Straw Donor Trial

Race was the most contentious issue in selecting a jury for the case against two former Liu associates.

How Jeremy Lin Lost His Mojo

Jeremy Lin is no longer the point guard who came off the bench to lead the broken Knicks back to respectability.

John Liu Surges in Race for Money, Grassroots Support

New contributions data undercuts negative perceptions created by the charges against former Liu fundraising associates.

John Liu Welcomes Trial on Campaign Fundraising Charges

Liu hopes the long-delayed trial will lift the cloud placed over his mayoral campaign by a three-year federal investigation.

Psy's Gentleman Sprints toward Top of Charts

Psy’s new single “Gentleman” is on track to shatter even the YouTube record held by “Gangnam Style”.

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