Monkeys Drive Wheelchairs Using Thought Alone
• popsci.comA major step toward helping humans with paralysis
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Death Is a High-Tech Trip in Japan's Futuristic Cemeteries
• motherboard.vice.comYumiko Nakajima, a woman in her 70s, is selecting her grave. But instead of choosing a hunk of stone in a regular, outdoor cemetery, she has her sights set on a glowing blue glass Buddha statue inside Ruriden--a small, futuristic charnel house belon
Only One Artist Can Use Blackest Material In The World
• popsci.comBut science has no limit
Ancient Viruses Hidden in Your DNA Fight Off New Viruses
• WiredThe human genome is three billion letters long. About 240 million letters of it, scientists estimate, is viral. Yes, eight percent of human DNA comes from ancient viruses that once infected our ancestors.
Zika virus the new health care Boogeyman, now being blamed for vaccine injuries and ...
• http://www.naturalnews.comGuillain-Barre Syndrome...(NaturalNews) The arrival of the Zika virus in the Americas, and concern over its possible link to birth defects, have stirred up a storm of panic in the media. But the truth is that the virus and its effects on the human bo
Ginger over chemo: This powerful root can eliminate 10,000x the number of cancer cells
• http://www.naturalnews.com(NaturalNews) Inflammation was proven time and time again to be one of the fundamental processes that accelerate illnesses or even cause them to begin with.
Thinnest, lightest, solar cells ever created outperform their bulky glass brethren
• gizmag.comUsing gossamer-like layers of flexible polymers, researchers at MIT have created the thinnest and lightest solar cells ever made. Just one-fiftieth the thickness of a human hair, and capable of producing up to 6 watts of power per gram, ....
Eugenics: The Problem Is Coercion
• unz.comThe Washington Post has an op-ed up right now titled: What's the difference between genetic engineering and eugenics?
Gene holds key to (no) grey hair
• globalpost.comDyeing one's hair may no longer be the only option for keeping grey at bay, scientists said Tuesday in announcing the discovery of a gene that makes hair lose its luster.
Fighting infections with viruses, as antibiotics fail
• yahoo.comWhen doctors told Christophe Novou that his leg would have to be amputated at the hip due to a raging bacterial infection, the 47-year-old Frenchman thought about killing himself.
Scientists develop Matrix-style technique of 'feeding' information directly into your brain
• mirror.co.ukBrain boffins have been working on the development of sci-fi tech that could make learning easy as having a sleep in future
DEVCON1: Understanding the Ethereum Blockchain Protocol - Vitalik Buterin
• youtubeEthereum's Vitalik Buterin (https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin) presents on the intricacies of the Ethereum Blockchain Protocol.
The 50th anniversary of Starfish Prime: the nuke that shook the world
• http://blogs.discovermagazine.comOn July 9, 1962 -- 50 years ago today -- the United States detonated a nuclear weapon high above the Pacific Ocean. Designated Starfish Prime, it was part of a dangerous series of high-altitude nuclear bomb tests at the height of the Cold War.
Groundbreaking new solar cell solves vexing high temperature issue
• http://inhabitat.comIn our quest to replace fossil fuels with solar power, we have to first fix the solar cell, which typically stops working at temperatures above 100°C. Luckily, researchers at TU Wien may have just discovered a way to solve this issue with a solar ce
Apple's Cook Picks Up Where Snowden Left Off in Privacy Debate
• http://www.bloomberg.comEdward Snowden stoked the debate over mass government surveillance. Tim Cook may be the one to rein it in.
'Eternal' Data Storage Is Here
• motherboard.vice.comLike most, my personal requirements for long-term data storage pretty much end when I end.
Illumina, the Google of Genetic Testing, Has Plans for World Domination
• http://www.wired.com, Sarah ZhangYou could say that Illumina is to DNA sequencing is what Google is to Internet search, but that would be underselling the San Diego-based biotech company.
Pentagon Research Could Make 'Brain Modem' a Reality
• http://www.thedailybeast.com, David AxeThe tiny injectable machine could turn your noodle into a remote control.
Natural plant pigment makes for diabetic-friendly bread
• http://www.gizmag.com, Antonio PasoliniGood for news for people with diabetes, and it's edible, too.
Putting bubbles on hold to unlock secrets of boiling
• http://www.gizmag.com, Eric MackIt can obviously be proven false if you're willing to wait around long enough, but researchers have added some truth to the old adage that a watched pot never boils.
Solar Cells So Thin They Could Blow Away
• http://www.popsci.com, By Lindsey KratochwillGet ready for solar bubbles
World Record Internet Data transfer rate almost 50,000 times faster than Broadband
• arcleinIn other words, the team determined the most efficient way to encode data in optical signals, taking into account the limitations of the transmitter and receiver. They then cleverly used noise reduction techniques normally found in wireless communica
Infection-fighting bandages may help treat serious burns
• gizmag.comWhen a burn wound is healing, it's usually highly susceptible to infection, and bandages often make the situation worse, acting as breeding grounds for harmful microbes.
Reverse Cavities Naturally
• arclein62 children were split into three groups for a study on nutrition and cavities. Group 1 ate a traditional diet with the addition of oatmeal rich phytic acid. Group 2 ate a traditional diet with the addition of a Vitamin D supplement. Group 3 ate a gr
Steampunk effects unit powered by a single tea candle
• gizmag.comAs you light the candle-powered lamp and throw out some soothing background music with a candle-powered Bluetooth speaker, wouldn't it be good if you could add some candle-powered rotary speaker effects to your play along noodling?
What It Means If Apple Makes an iPhone It 'Can't Hack'
• http://motherboard.vice.comEven if the US government forces Apple to help break into the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook, the company reportedly has plans to design its new devices to prevent it from being technically capable of assisting the feds in future cases.
Modern medicine has transformed intelligent doctors into total morons when it comes to health
• http://www.naturalnews.com(NaturalNews) Conventional medicine is so incompetent and destructive that it has turned an entire generation of high-IQ doctors into total morons when it comes to basic principles of health.
Mobile phones cook men's sperm, causing drastic sperm reductions in nearly half of those tested
• http://www.naturalnews.com(NaturalNews) A new scientific study has revealed yet another health hazard associated with mobile phones: A drastic reduction in viable sperm cells was found in nearly half of men tested who carry their phones in their pants pockets or near their te
Scientists claim they can create babies without men by injecting eggs with artificial sperm
• mirror.co.ukThe Chinese team says the new discovery could pave the way for exciting new treatments to boost male fertility
Live coverage: SpaceX rocket readied for commercial launch
• http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/02/24/falcon-9-ses-Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with the SES 9 communications satellite. Tonight's Falcon 9 launch Thursday night at 6:46 p.m. EST (2346 GMT). The weather calls for an 80 percent chance of fav
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