People aren't ready for the imminent rise of genetic engineering
• http://www.businessinsider.com, BOB ADAMSAs I put my thoughts together on a number of different trends, I am reminded every day how rapidly science and technology are changing.
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25 years in orbit: A celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Anthony WoodApril 24 will mark a significant milestone in the life of one of mankind's greatest scientific instruments – the 25-year anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Maple syrup extract shows promise in fight against superbugs
• gizmag.comResearchers at Canada's McGill University have uncovered what could be a pretty sweet way of warding off bacteria.
Airware Launches Drone Operating System And Picks Up Intel As An Investor
• forbes.comIntel Capital, Intel's global investment arm has made an undisclosed investment in Airware, Silicon Valley's most heavily venture backed drone startup.
Researchers believe a biological revolution enabling humans to experience everlasting youthfulness..
• news.com.auIT is likely the first person who will live to be 1,000 years old is already alive today.
Science Continues to Amaze, This Time with the First Successful Penis Transplant
• http://www.thealternativedaily.comScience continues to amaze us almost daily with new findings and discoveries. Often, science reveals the possibility of things that once seemed impossible.
The Roomba for Lawns Is Really Pissing Off Astronomers
• http://www.wired.comWho can hate a Roomba? Astronomers, that's who.
Olive Oil: Are You Sure You're Buying the Real Thing?
• http://www.thealternativedaily.comWhen the heart and health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet became well-known about ten years ago, people began to buy its perceived star, olive oil, in droves.
Jurassic Park in real life: The race to modify the DNA of endangered animals ...
• independent.co.ukJurassic Park has a lot to answer for. It made the idea seem so simple.
Humans Have Been Hacking Their Bodies for Thousands of Years
• http://motherboard.vice.com, BECKY FERREIRABody hacking seems like a modern technological concept, buoyed on by advances in robotic prosthetics, brain-computer interfaces, and cyborgian literary themes.
Has the First Person to Achieve Immortality Already Been Born?
• http://motherboard.vice.com, BY THEO JOLLIFFEWinds whistled through Peking's Forbidden City as Jiajing, the 11th emperor of the Ming Dynasty, raised a porcelain flask decorated with symbols of eternal youth. It was to be his final attempt at achieving immortality.
Mini teases augmented reality eyewear for drivers
• gizmag.comIf you want to drive with something more personal than a heads-up display, Mini is hoping to bring technology to your car in the form of a pair of connected eyewear.
This Digital Camera Doesn't Need a Battery Because It Powers Itself
• http://motherboard.vice.comHere is a fully electric digital camera that powers itself using ambient light. If you put it in a well-lit room, it would work indefinitely.
'Human Sat Nav' guides users with electrodes
• http://www.cbronline.com, Joao LimaGermans use electric to stimulate muscles and send walkers in the right direction.
SpaceX Landed a Rocket on a Drone Boat, But the Rocket Broke
• http://motherboard.vice.comSpaceX's International Space Station resupply launch was a success, but it won't be able to recover the rocket.
Astronomers Searched 100,000 Galaxies for Alien 'Supercivilizations'
• http://motherboard.vice.comAfter searching 100,000 galaxies for the waste heat signatures emitted by highly advanced extraterrestrial life, a team of astronomers has found no obvious signs. But according to Jason Wright, the astronomer at Penn State who initiated the search, t
Hibernation for humans may not be a pipe dream forever
• http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Eric NiilerWhat better way to pass a long stretch of time than by entering a deep sleep to shut down some bodily functions and conserve energy?
Android Muscle Material - RLcntrctEAP2013
• https://www.youtube.com, Lenore RasmussenRas Labs EAP contracting over 75 % at + 50 V in 1 minute
Watch: This Is What Happens Inside Your Body When You Eat Fast Food
• Lewrockwell.comWhat happens inside your body when you eat processed junk food? We all have a vague idea, and we certainly see what it does to the exterior portion of our bodies -- but most of us have never seen the actual digestion process take place.
GoPro HeroCast transmitter broadcasts live HD action
• gizmag.comFootage from live events could soon become more immersive and extreme after GoPro announced the launch of its HeroCast micro transmitter.
Hands-on with the DJI Inspire 1
• gizmag.comWe recently had a chance to spend some time with the most advanced all-in-one video drone on the market, DJI's Inspire 1. It's a clear step forward from the Phantom 2 Vision+ we've been playing with lately, but what's it like to fly, and where does i
We Need a Tiny, Retina-Sized Miracle to Make the First Smart Contact Lens
• http://motherboard.vice.comLast month, Google got approval for a much-ballyhooed patent--a powered contact lens with built-in blood glucose monitoring ability.
Parents to be Penalized Thousands for Not Vaccinating Kids: "No Jab, No Pay Policy"
• http://www.infowars.comAustralia has upped the ante in the effort by governments around the world to push vaccinations on all children and intimidate parents into compliance.
America's Newly Announced Rocket Will Be Recaptured in Midair With a Helicopter
• http://motherboard.vice.comThe commercial space race just got a lot more interesting. America's biggest private space conglomerate just announced a new, reusable rocket that it hopes to recover in midair with a helicopter after it's launched.
Brave Robots Are Roaming the Oceans for Science
• Wired.comAt the crest of a swell, an orange wing sticks straight up out of the ocean, like the fin of a miserable orca waving to the crowd at SeaWorld.
First Click: all hail the new rocket scientist
• http://www.theverge.comCalling someone a "rocket scientist" used to be the highest form of technical flattery. It was reserved for that rare person capable of harnessing lightning bolts to launch humanity into the future.
Supercomputer Algorithms Are Here Today to Find Tomorrow's Life-Saving Drugs
• http://motherboard.vice.comFrom aerospace to mechanical engineering, professionals across the world rely on powerful supercomputers to aid their work each day.
Calculating the Speed Limit of Quantum Information
• http://motherboard.vice.comThe realm of quantum computing is so often regarded as a mythic place of near-infinite possibility.
The LHC Has Broken Its Own Particle Acceleration World Record
• http://motherboard.vice.comOn April 5, after two years of refurbishment and upgrades, the Large Hadron Collider officially went back online: two proton beams firing in opposite directions around a 27-kilometer ring with an initial "injection energy" of 450 GeV, or about three
Garmin's new action cameras offer a rugged alternative to GoPro
• http://www.theverge.comGoPro is the first company most people think about when they hear the words "action camera," but that doesn't mean its competition can't find clever ways to sell their products.
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