Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Meet The Men Whose Job Was To Photograph Nuclear Explosions

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ZERO HOUR Milliseconds after the image at left, the vehicles beneath the fireball were obliterated. "How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb...

Gadgets Give A Taste Of Home For The Soldiers In Afghanistam

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Lance Cpl. Oscar Cedeno, of 2nd Battalion 6th Marines, watches episodes of the television show Heroes on a broken HP laptop during downtime ...

Military Robots Converted For Civilian use

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(Photo by Synexxus, Inc.) 7 Military Robots, Now Modified for Your Living Room -- Popular Science Dozens of robotics companies are customizi...

The Future Of Air Travel?

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You Can Flex Your Quads In Flight! This new airplane seat is designed to mimic the incredibly comfortable experience of riding a horse. via...

Stephen Fry Autobiography Is ‘Publishing First’

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The enhanced ebook version of Stephen Fry's autobiography, The Fry Chronicles, features additional videos and photos From The Telegraph:...

A Motorised Skateboard That Looks Like A Tank

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Coming To A Battlefield Soon: The Incredible Motorised Skateboard That Looks Like A Tank -- The Daily Mail It looks like the cross between ...

CrackBerries And Games Addicts: Beware An Internet Hit

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Just 10 more minutes (Image: Bay Ismoyo/Getty) From New Scientist: WHEN does our predilection for internet technology cross over into harmfu...

Triangular Blue Diamond Expected to Draw $15 Million

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Photo credit: Christie's Images LTD. From Discovery News: The auction house, Christie's will soon be offering a two-stone ring featu...
Monday, September 13, 2010

Ancient Viral Invasion Shaped Human Genome

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Scientists have discovered that viruses that "invaded" the human genome millions of years ago have changed the way genes get turne...

Vampire Books Like 'Twilight' May Be Altering Teen Minds

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The cover of "Twilight," a young-adult vampire novel by Stephenie Meyer. Credit: Little, Brown From Live Science: It's a poten...

Researcher: Narcissism's Alive And Well On Facebook

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From The CBS: How many times have you logged onto Facebook only to find that (fill in the name here) has updated their page for the upteenth...

Huge Growth At UKs Largest Wind Farm

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Image : Generating capacity at Whitelee will increase by more than two thirds From The BBC: A massive expansion is to take place at Europe...

With China Clamping Down On Rare-Earth Metals, Japanese Manufacturers Devise Clever Alternatives

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Rare-Earths China produces the vast majority of the world's rare-earth oxides. Wikimedia Commons From Popular Science: If necessity i...

Finding A Bargain Feels As Good As Sex

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Photo: Eddie Mulholland From The Telegraph: Retail therapy is often said to make up for a poor love life – and now new research has shown wh...

Age Of Terminators Comes A Step Closer As Scientists Invent 'E-Skin' That Could Give Robots A Sense Of Touch

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Photo: An artist's illustration of an artificial e-skin covering a hand. The finished product would give incredible touch and sensitivi...

Nobel Physicist: Building Hubble's Heir In Deep Space

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(Image: NASA/MSFC/David Higginbotham/Emmett Given) From New Scientist: When the James Webb Space Telescope unfurls its mirror a million and ...

Video Games: The Skills From Zapping ’Em

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From The Economist: Playing fast-action video games helps decision-making. THE relentless march of technology into everyday life has always ...

Sugar's Power Over Humans Traced

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More than half of the American population is overdosing on sugar. Click here for a list of the top five things you didn't know about sug...

Oh, That’s Gotta Hurt – Obama Denies Solar Panels

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From Watts Up With That? It has been said that Obama is the worst president since Jimmy Carter, perhaps now in the eyes of 350.org supporter...

Glasperlenspiel: Scientists Propose New Test for Gravity

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A beam of laser light (red) should be able to cause a glass bead of approximately 300 nanometers in diameter to levitate, and the floating b...