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Science

Electrical Current Can Unlock The Seriously Good Drugs In Your Brain

Or, how to get high on electrodes.

By Clay Dillow Posted 01.03.2013 at 12:02 pm 8 Comments

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Science

Food Coloring Goes Under The Microscope In This Collection Of Stunning Crystal Imagery

Biochemist and experimental photographer Linden Gledhill coaxed some common food dyes into crystal and then turned them into art.

By Clay Dillow Posted 01.03.2013 at 11:30 am 2 Comments

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Technology

NASA Considers Tugging An Asteroid Into Orbit Around The Moon

Rather than sending humans into deep space, why not bring the asteroids to us?

By Clay Dillow Posted 01.02.2013 at 1:31 pm 46 Comments

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Technology

The Most Mind-Blowing 3-D Printed Objects Of 2012

It was a huge year for 3-D printing technology, which touched everything from sports to chemistry to firearms.

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.31.2012 at 3:00 pm 6 Comments

A Lighter, Swifter Running Shoe That's 'Designed To Win'

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Technology

Q+A: Cody Wilson Of The Wiki Weapon Project On The 3-D Printed Future of Firearms

While many call for tighter firearm restrictions in the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, the Wiki Weapon project believes technology is about to make such regulation irrelevant--and that that's a good thing.

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.21.2012 at 4:50 pm 79 Comments

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Science

Study: Online User Reviews Influence Us In Ways We Don't Even Realize

Early exposure to glowing reviews about a product or service tend to stick in our minds and shape our opinions--even when later reviews are overwhelmingly negative.

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.21.2012 at 3:00 pm 4 Comments

Early exposure to glowing reviews can influence how you feel about a restaurant

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DIY

How To 3-D Print A Record

Okay, your 3-D printed record might sound really bad, but it's still awesome!

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.20.2012 at 3:00 pm 10 Comments

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Technology

The Objet1000 Can 3-D Print An Entire Bicycle Frame

For really big print jobs, you need a really big 3-D printer.

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.20.2012 at 12:18 pm 4 Comments

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Technology

Nearby Star Tau Ceti Could Have A Habitable Planet

Though not yet confirmed, data suggests a rocky body is orbiting our stellar neighbor at just the right distance.

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.19.2012 at 2:04 pm 16 Comments

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Technology

IBM Predicts: Cognitive Computers That Feel And Smell, Within The Next Five Years

The computing giant's annual list of technology predictions for the next five years foresee computers that can taste, see, smell, hear, and touch.

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.17.2012 at 5:01 pm 4 Comments

Computers With A Sense Of Taste Will Help Us Eat Smarter

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Technology

North Korea: Rocket Is Good, Satellite Not So Much

North Korea's Satellite Is Still Tumbling And Likely Completely Dead

More bad news for North Korea on the first anniversary of dearly departed leader Kim Jong-il’s death: the satellite it launched into orbit last week is not only tumbling out of control, but is also likely completely dead, astronomers say. “It’s tumbling and we haven’t picked up any transmissions,” Jonathan McDowell, a Harvard astronomer who tracks space activity, told the New York Times. “Those two things are most consistent with the satellite being entirely inactive at this point.”

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By Clay Dillow Posted 12.17.2012 at 2:47 pm 6 Comments

Technology

Paralyzed Woman Can Eat A Chocolate Bar, With Graceful Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

University of Pittsburgh researchers have allowed a paralyzed woman to pick up and reorient objects--and even feed herself--by controlling a robotic arm with her thoughts.

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.17.2012 at 1:04 pm 5 Comments

The World's Most Dexterous Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

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Technology

Google Hires Ray Kurzweil To Head Its Engineering Lab

The futurist and inventor famous for his predictions on the technological singularity will be Google's new chief of turning the theoretical future into consumer products.

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.17.2012 at 11:30 am 7 Comments

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Technology

Are You Healthy Enough To Fly To Space?

A medical journal has published a paper urging clinicians to learn the ins and outs of human spaceflight so they'll be ready to clear patients for blastoff, as space tourism options proliferate.

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.14.2012 at 9:56 am 9 Comments