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Computer Algorithm Can Recognize Sarcasm (Which Is Just Soooo Cool)
AI

Computer Algorithm Can Recognize Sarcasm (Which Is Just Soooo Cool)

World’s Smallest Pump is Powered by Nanowires with Glass Electrodes
Technology

World’s Smallest Pump is Powered by Nanowires with Glass Electrodes

Japan to Launch Venus-Bound Atmospheric Probe Today
Solar System

Japan to Launch Venus-Bound Atmospheric Probe Today

The mission will study Venusian atmosphere; solar sail experiment hitches a ride

Menu on Chinese Space Mission Sounds Tasty, Includes Dog
Technology

Menu on Chinese Space Mission Sounds Tasty, Includes Dog

Controversy ensues

Walgreen’s Will Be First to Retail Personal Genomics Tests, if the FDA Allows it
Health

Walgreen’s Will Be First to Retail Personal Genomics Tests, if the FDA Allows it

New Software Can Hire, Evaluate, and Pay Workers, Making Human Bosses Obsolete
Internet

New Software Can Hire, Evaluate, and Pay Workers, Making Human Bosses Obsolete

DARPA’s Brain Implants Would Help Replace Mental Function in Wounded Warfighters
DARPA

DARPA’s Brain Implants Would Help Replace Mental Function in Wounded Warfighters

The implants would use light pulses to activate certain brain regions and reroute function

First Test of Orion Escape Vehicle Goes off ‘Like Clockwork’
Technology

First Test of Orion Escape Vehicle Goes off ‘Like Clockwork’

IBM and DOT to Test Our High-Tech Transit Future in Texas First
Vehicles

IBM and DOT to Test Our High-Tech Transit Future in Texas First

California Engineers Create World’s Smallest Room-Temperature Laser
Technology

California Engineers Create World’s Smallest Room-Temperature Laser

The device is literally smaller than the wavelength of the light it emits

A Brief, Buttery Ride on Shanghai’s Maglev Train
Technology

A Brief, Buttery Ride on Shanghai’s Maglev Train

Covering 16 miles in 8 minutes, topping out at 160 mph

DigitalGlobe Satellite Returns High-Resolution Photos of Oil Slick
Environment

DigitalGlobe Satellite Returns High-Resolution Photos of Oil Slick

New images show oil’s spread; leak is 5 times worse than originally thought

Gray Matter: How to Start a Fire With Only Compressed Air
Projects

Gray Matter: How to Start a Fire With Only Compressed Air

Theodore Gray

U.S. Approves Its First Offshore Wind Farm (Finally)
Renewables

U.S. Approves Its First Offshore Wind Farm (Finally)

With New Quantum Encryption Scheme, Messages Can Only Be Read in Designated Geographical Location
Technology

With New Quantum Encryption Scheme, Messages Can Only Be Read in Designated Geographical Location

Want To Conduct Some Research in Space? NASA is Looking for Your Ideas
Technology

Want To Conduct Some Research in Space? NASA is Looking for Your Ideas

Japan to Launch Solar-Sail-Powered Craft Out Beyond Orbit for the First Time
Technology

Japan to Launch Solar-Sail-Powered Craft Out Beyond Orbit for the First Time

Lucifer Instrument Helps Astronomers See Through Darkness to Most Distant Observable Objects
Space

Lucifer Instrument Helps Astronomers See Through Darkness to Most Distant Observable Objects

No, those aren’t horns in the upper right

Google Catches Flak for Mapping European Homes’ Wireless Networks With Street View Car
Security

Google Catches Flak for Mapping European Homes’ Wireless Networks With Street View Car

Video: Swoop Through the Real New York as Google Earth Meets Google Street View
Gear

Video: Swoop Through the Real New York as Google Earth Meets Google Street View