Saturday, March 29, 2014

Médecins sans Frontières: Guinea Faces An Ebola Epidemic On An Unprecedented Scale

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Image: The outbreak of Ebola had centred around Guinea's remote south-eastern region of Nzerekore but it took the authorities six wee...

The U.N. Issues Another Gobal Warming Report

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Threat From Global Warming Heightened In Latest U.N. Report -- Reuters (Reuters) - Global warming poses a growing threat to the health...

China Considering Plans To Cover The Globe With Surveillance Satellites

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China mulls global satellite surveillance after flight 370 riddle China Mulls Global Satellite Surveillance After Flight 370 Riddle -- Sout...

A New XPrize In The Field Of Artificial Intelligence Announced

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TED XPrize Can A Robot Give A TED Talk? TED Hopes So -- Popular Science A new XPrize for artificial intelligence takes center stage Toda...
Friday, March 28, 2014

The Family Tree Of DOGS

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From pugs to pinchers and spaniels to samoyeds, one artist has created a dog family tree (pictured) that highlights the diversity of dogs...

The U.S. Air Force Secret Space Plane X-37B Breaks It's Own Space Longevity Record

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The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle taxis on the flightline during testing at the Astrotech facility in Titusville, Florida in this U.S. Air F...

Predicting Lottery Numbers

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The mathematician behind the study has created a website which uses colour patterns to show number combinations which are more likely to ...

No Pentagon Money For Google's Robot Program

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Google Rejects Military Funding In Robotics -- Defense Tech Google doesn’t want the U.S. military’s money. Even though the Internet sear...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

The U.S. Navy Is About To Deploy Robots

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Robots Join The Navy To Fight Fires At Sea -- FOX News The Navy’s new humanoid robots can detect fires on a ship, withstand extreme he...

NYC Freedom Tower B.A.S.E. Jump (Video)

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CSN Editor: From top to bottom in one minute.

A New Telescope That Could Allow Exoplanets To Be Photographed For The First Time

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Could Flower Power Spot Alien Life? Nasa Reveals Giant Space Sunflower That Could Allow Exoplanets To Be Photographed For The First Time...

YouTube Is Now Blocked In Turkey

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Turkey Moves To Block YouTube Access After 'Audio Leak' -- BBC T urkey has moved to block access to YouTube, a day after a cour...

Never Turn Your Back On BIG CATS!

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My Comment: Their instincts are clearly at play. Hat Tip : Geek Press
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Ukraine's Military Dolphins Have Defected To The Russian Navy

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Defecting: The Ukrainian army's dolphins, trained to hunt for mines, plant bombs and attack enemy divers, will be transferred to the ...

A Dwarf Planet Has Been Discovered At The Solar System's Edge

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In this combined image, the colored dots show the movement of 2012 VP113. Each image was taken two hours apart Dwarf Planet Discovered...

Here Comes Outernet The Replacement To The Internet

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The Outernet project is aiming to raise tens of millions of dollars to launch hundreds of miniature satellites known as cubesats to make ...

'Elephant Dung' Coffee Known As Black Ivory Is The Most Expensive Coffee In The World

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An MGM Macau staff member grinds "elephant dung" coffee beans by hand before serving up the rarefied brew. Photo: Lana Lam F...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

A Mechanical FISH that Perfectly Mimics The Movement Of Marine Creatures

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The Robot Set To Make A Splash! Mechanical FISH Perfectly Mimics The Movement Of Marine Creatures -- Daily Mail * Robotic fish made of...

50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since The Wheel

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The 50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since The Wheel -- The Atlantic Why did it take so long to invent the wheelbarrow? Have we hit peak inno...

Giant Robot Crab Walks

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Giant Robot Crab Walks, Is Probably Coming Right For You -- Popular Science Next stop: ocean floor. The Crabster CR200 is a 1,400-pound...