Paolo Soleri, Utopian Architect, Is Dead
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comBut his plan for a 5,000-person, eco-friendly city lives on
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New Exoplanet-Hunting Mission To Launch In 2017
• David Dickinson via PopSci.comTESS will be the first dedicated all-sky exoplanet hunting satellite.
New Stanford Technique To Make Brains Transparent
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comA new technique turns mammalian organs transparent, so scientists can see inside.
This Full-Size Helicopter Is Actually A Drone
• Kelsey D. Atherton via PopSci.comThe next big thing in drones? Bigger drones.
Is EA The Worst Company In America?
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comThe Consumerist says yes. We say otherwise.
From DARPA, A Navigational Device That Fits On A Penny And Works When GPS Doesn't
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comDARPA's new on-the-go navigation chip can measure orientation, acceleration, and time.
Brain Scans Offer Precise Measurement Of Human Pain
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comA new study is a first step toward a objective way to measure physical pain.
Auto-Kitchen Records Everything You Do, For Easy Replication
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comOne entry to an international design competition imagines a way to turn impromptu meals into standard recipes.
Laser Camera Makes 3-D Photos Of Objects A Kilometer Away
• Shaunacy Ferro via PopSci.comIt can't quite handle bare flesh, though: not reflective enough.
Scientists Discover Evidence Of Dark Lightning
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comThunderstorms may emit invisible dark lightning alongside ordinary lightning.
After 30 Years Off The Market, A Morning Sickness Drug Is Making A Comeback
• Shaunacy Ferro via PopSci.comNauseous pregnant women in the U.S. can finally have access to the morning sickness drug Canadians have been using for years.
Building A Better Bed Bug Trap
• Brooke Borel via PopSci.comNew research shows that tiny hairs on bean leaves impale the pests through the feet. A synthetic version may eventually add to the anti-bed bug arsenal.
4 Things You Need To Know About The Future Of Defense Technology
• popsci.comTrends spotted at the 2013 Sea-Air-Space Exposition
The 10 Coolest Machines From The 2013 Sea-Air-Space Expo
• popsci.comRobots, railguns, and... a Guinness World Record holder?
Secrets of FBI Smartphone Surveillance Tool Revealed in Court Fight
• Wired.comA legal fight over the government’s use of a secret surveillance tool has provided new insight into how the controversial tool works and the extent to which Verizon Wireless aided federal agents in using it to track a suspect.
Couch Potatoes May Be Genetically Predisposed to Being Lazy, Rat Study Suggests
• ScienceDaily.comStudies show 97 percent of American adults get less than 30 minutes of exercise a day, which is the minimum recommended amount based on federal guidelines.
Will Vertical Turbines Make More of the Wind?
• Kevin Bullis via TechnologyReview.comA Caltech researcher thinks arrays of tiny wind turbines could produce cheaper power than big ones.
Sarah Palin echoes Romney: Tesla Motors ‘losers’ who build ‘bricks’
• Eric W. Dolan via RawStory.comFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin attacked the start-up company Tesla Motors on Friday, describing the California-based car manufacturer as “losers.”
HP launches ‘Moonshot’ energy- and space-efficient servers
• The RawStory.comHewlett-Packard on Monday launched a Moonshot system that uses smartphone-style chips to power compact, efficient data center servers.
Climate change pits pandas against pinot
• The RawStory.comWhich is more important, pandas or pinot? Researchers say that is a question conservationists and wine-growers will have to answer in the coming years as climate change sparks a hunt for cooler places to grow wine grapes
New one-pill, $10-per-month anti-retroviral AIDS treatment debuts in South Africa
• The RawStory.comSouth Africa’s health minister on Monday launched a new single dose anti-AIDs drug which will simplify the world’s biggest HIV treatment regime to just one life-saving pill a day.
Fusion Rocket Would Shoot People To Mars In 30 Days
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comOne team will be testing fusion propulsion this summer in Redmond.
Do Brain Games Work?
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comThink you can make yourself smarter with brain-training software? New studies suggest that so-called brain games don't improve players' thinking or IQ, they just make you better at playing the games, the New Yorker reported.
Yes, Your Mind Can Control Your Body Temperature
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comTibetan nuns prove the physical effects of spiritual activity.
Video: NASA’s Best Views of Earth From Space in 2012
• http://www.wired.com,This great collection of images of Earth from space comes from several different satellites as well as the International Space Station.
Private Rocket Moves to Virginia Launch Pad for Test Flight
• http://www.space.com, by Miriam KramerA new private rocket rolled out onto its Virginia coast launch pad Saturday (April 6) in anticipation of its first test launch next week.
Will Vertical Turbines Make More of the Wind?
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Kevin BullisA Caltech researcher thinks arrays of tiny wind turbines could produce cheaper power than big ones.
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Melissa Harris Perry warns U.S. getting ‘sputniked’ on brain research
• Eric W. Dolan via RawStory.comOn her show Sunday morning, MSNBC host Melissa-Harris Perry warned the United States was falling behind in brain research.
Hubble spies most distant star explosion ever
• http://www.foxnews.com, By Miriam KramerAstronomers have spotted the most distant massive star explosion of its kind, a supernova that could help scientists better understand the nature of the universe.
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