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New Tool Could Help Spot Alien Life

Posted in Science on 11th Mar, 2014 12:59 AM
by AlexMuller
Earth’s atmosphere is heavy and keeps water from flying off into space. So astronomers looking for alien worlds that can harbor life have also been looking for heavy atmospheres.
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Android for wearables coming, says Google software boss

Posted in Software on 11th Mar, 2014 12:54 AM
by AlexMuller
Google is branching out in the wearable technology market, with the release of a software development kit.
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Snowden: Surveillance is 'setting fire' to the internet

Posted in Online on 11th Mar, 2014 12:51 AM
by AlexMuller
Mass surveillance conducted by the US and other governments is "setting fire to the future of the internet", Edward Snowden told the South by Southwest conference.
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iPhone case attempts to make Star Trek's tricorder a reality

Posted in Medicine on 11th Mar, 2014 12:37 AM
by AlexMuller
An iPhone case which monitors your blood pressure, heart rate and lung function, just by holding your phone with both hands for a few seconds.
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Blood test can predict Alzheimer's, say researchers

Posted in Medicine on 9th Mar, 2014 11:44 PM
by AlexMuller
A blood test can accurately predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to US researchers.
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Mysterious new man-made gases pose threat to ozone layer

Posted in Science on 9th Mar, 2014 11:40 PM
by AlexMuller
Dealing with the hole in the ozone layer has been one of the most successful international science projects.
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Japan: Robot to take top university exam

Posted in Science on 9th Mar, 2014 11:36 PM
by AlexMuller
Scientists in Japan are trying to create a computer program smart enough to pass the University of Tokyo's entrance exam, it appears.
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'Internet of things' to get £45m funding boost

Posted in Hardware on 9th Mar, 2014 11:30 PM
by AlexMuller
The UK government will spend an extra £45m on developing so-called "internet of things" technology, David Cameron has announced.
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How these social robots are helping autistic kids

Posted in Hardware on 9th Mar, 2014 01:00 AM
by AlexMuller
Researchers found that autistic children are more comfortable looking at a robot than a human therapist.
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Massive impact sent Martian meteorites to Earth

Posted in Science on 9th Mar, 2014 12:54 AM
by AlexMuller
We've found over 100 meteorites here on Earth that originate from Mars. But how did they get here?
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Lucid dreaming made easier with the Aurora EEG headband

Posted in Science on 9th Mar, 2014 12:50 AM
by AlexMuller
The Aurora headset is a tool for enhancing dreams, signaling the beginning of REM sleep, and inducing lucid dreaming.
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Eric Schmidt Claims Google's Data is Safe From NSA

Posted in Online on 9th Mar, 2014 12:41 AM
by AlexMuller
Google has been very outspoken about the issue of the NSA having access to its private servers, but the Google Chairman has made it clear that the information is safe from everyone.
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3D Printing of tissue with blood vessels: key breakthrough that will lead to creating full size artificial organs

Posted in Medicine on 8th Mar, 2014 01:32 AM
by AlexMuller
Harvard researchers say they have created tissue interlaced with blood vessels.
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Elon Musk tells Congress: Space would be cheaper if the gov’t supported competition

Posted in Business on 8th Mar, 2014 01:22 AM
by AlexMuller
Elon Musk testified before the U.S. Senate with harsh words about the artificially inflated cost of launching spacecraft.
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Alzheimer’s Kills Six times more than previsously believed

Posted in Medicine on 8th Mar, 2014 01:17 AM
by AlexMuller
Alzheimer’s Kills Six times more than previously believed which is as Many People as Cancer and Heart Disease.
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Operational Lunar Space Elevator planned by end of 2019

Posted in Hardware on 8th Mar, 2014 01:12 AM
by AlexMuller
By the end of 2019, Liftport has the goal establish an operational Lunar Space Elevator.
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