Billionaire Investor Peter Thiel Backs New Venture Aimed at Producing 3-D Printed Meat
• http://www.popsci.com, By Clay DillowCtrl + P for protein
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Check Out Samsung's New Super Tablet That's More Powerful Than The iPad
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Steve KovachSamsung just took the wraps off its new 10-inch tablet, the Galaxy Note 10.1.
Video: Disney's 3-D Facial Scruff Technology Reconstructs Beards Down to the Individual Hair
• http://www.popsci.com, By Clay DillowFace capture technology has come a long way, especially as 3-D stereoscopic imaging and the like have made leaps forward in recent years. It’s now relatively easy to capture a face in 3-D and reconstruct it digitally for applications such as the amaz
How The Most-Efficient Solar Module Gets Made
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Rob WileSolar Junction solar cell technology, which recently set the record for most efficient solar cell, can't work alone. (FreedomsPhoenix 'Battery Project' will primarily rely on Solar for Battery charging... improvements keep coming)
Exynos 5 Dual chip is unrobed by Samsung
• http://phys.org, by Nancy OwanoSamsung has released details about its next-generation Exynos 5 Dual. This is a dual-core mobile CPU based on ARM Cortex-A15 architecture.
Wired reporter hack reveals perils of ‘the cloud’
• http://www.rawstory.com, By Agence France-PresseThe perils of modern dependence on Internet-linked gadgets and digitally-stored memories remained a hot topic on Friday in the wake of a hack that wiped clean a Wired reporter’s devices.
At America's Biggest Drone Show, the Focus Shifts Toward Domestic Skies
• http://www.popsci.com, By Clay DillowIf you want to know what the future looks like, sit down and have a talk with Roy Minson. He’s the senior vice president and general manager of unmanned aircraft systems at Aerovironment, the manufacturer of nearly 85 percent of the Department of Def
Beautiful, Expensive Stereo Gear That Hits the High End of Hi-Fi
• http://www.wired.com, By Michael CaloreIf you've got a few hundred grand burning a hole in your Prada slacks, this is the place for you.
Disney Researchers Add Virtual Touch to the Real World
• Michael FitzpatrickA new computer interface can modify the feel of almost any surface—potentially adding a new dimension to games and augmented reality apps.
Augmented Reality, Wrapped Around Your Finger
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Rachel MetzA camera-equipped ring could help the visually impaired identify objects and read text.
Free Guns For Everyone! The Printable Gun with Cody Wilson.
• http://www.kittyfeet.com3D printing technology allows objects and even simple machines to be printed from a freely-distributed computer file. Cody Wilson wants to do this with guns and share it with the world.
Will The Real Transformer Please Stand Up?
• gamesmedic.comThe age of robotics has taken root. While this "robot" looks more like a "Mech Warrior", it echoes the infamous words of Arnold Schwarzenegger, "I'll be back". This video states in the beginning that this robot/exosuit "is an art piece", it
Sikhs say attacks on community are ‘collateral damage’ of 9/11
• Chris McGreal, The GuardianHarjit Jeji Shergill would not go so far as to say there was an inevitability to the murder of six Sikh worshipers at his local temple, but after years of people venomously calling him “Bin Laden” he feared it might come to this somewhere in America.
These Are The Cameras Currently Shooting On Mars
• http://www.popphoto.com, By Tim BarribeauJust what sort of glass is packed on-board the Curiosity rover?
Robot Master
• http://www.wired.com, By Christina BonningtonWhen you visit Manuela Veloso at Carnegie Mellon University, you’re not guided to her office by a security officer or even issued instructions by a secretary at reception.
Apple Snuck A New Feature Onto The iPhone Today
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Steve KovachAfter all the hubbub surrounding Apple's decision to kill the YouTube app on the iPhone and iPad today, a lot of people missed what Apple added to the beta version of iOS 6, the company's next mobile operating system.
...Just Spotted This Guy Wearing Google's Secret Internet Glasses On The Train Like It's No
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Owen ThomasWe just hopped off Caltrain, the Bay Area's commuter-rail system, at Palo Alto to share this with you.
Study Reveals a Confused View of Mobile Phone Privacy and Security
• Conor Myhrvold via TechnologyReview.comMany users' perceptions are at odds with the realities, researchers show.
Zeno "boy" robot: Let me introduce myself
• http://phys.org, by Nancy OwanoMade in China, the boy-like robot stands 27 inches tall. The most commanding feature of the new Zeno is its head, made out of what creator David Hanson calls Frubber.
Summer Olympics: 2020
• http://www.popsci.com, By John BrenkusHow technology is going to make the 2020 Olympics better, safer, and more exciting
Lasers, Cameras and Particle Detectors: Mars Rover’s Super High-Tech Science Gear
• http://www.wired.com, Adam MannAssuming it safely passes through its terrifying and complex descent sequence, NASA’s newest rover, Curiosity, should get its wheels on the Martian surface in just two short days, at 10:32 p.m. Pacific on Aug. 5.
Execs In The Gaming Industry Are Going Crazy Over This Virtual Reality Headset
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Ana DouglasThe latest project on KickStarter, a "funding platform" for independent projects, is a virtual reality headset that is the future of 3-D gaming.
The Phocus Is A Must-Have iPhone Photography Accessory
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Dylan LoveYour iPhone is already a more-than-capable point-and-shoot camera, but what if you could trick it out with some high-quality lenses?
Google Approves an App that Steals All Your Data
• Tom Simonite via TechnologyReview.comThe automated system designed to keep malware out of Google's app store proves easy to evade.
First working 3D-printed firearm built
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Jonathan FincherAs the technology improves, 3D printers are being used more and more to create a wide variety of objects, some incredibly useful (like skeletal implants) and some just for fun (like custom robot figurines).
Smartphone Clocks Could Keep Precise Time By Syncing With Fluorescent Lights' Flicker
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comYour smartphone is probably losing track of time. Most electronics with internal clocks keep them regulated via vibrating crystals (much like a quartz clock) that keep their timekeeping precise.
Apple pitches gadget security to hacker crowd
• The Raw Story.comApple pitched security measures in its mobile gadgets on Thursday during its first presentation at a premier gathering of hackers and those intent on thwarting cyber attacks.
11 Of Caterpillar's Mightiest Machines
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Max Nisen11 Of Caterpillar's Mightiest Machines
IT'S OFFICIAL: Apple Will Release Mountain Lion On Wednesday
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Dylan LoveThe next operating system update from Apple will come out on Wednesday, as revealed in the company's earnings call.
Unique Chemical Bond Only Seen In Dwarf Stars Could Make Better Computers
• http://www.popsci.com, By Rebecca BoyleStars are responsible for forging every heavy element in the universe when they fuse hydrogen and when they explode at the ends of their lives. But they also create a strange third type of chemical bond between atoms, caused by their incredible magne
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