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Scientists Slow Down The Speed Of Light As It Travels Through Air

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Light passes through air at about 299,000,000 meters per second, an accepted constant that hasn’t been challenged—until now. By manipulating a single particle of light as…

Should We Put A Drone On Mars?

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There is only so much Mars a rover can see from the ground. A drone scout could let the rover see further, so NASA’s working on a small flying robot copter for a future…

The Year Ahead (And Behind) in Robotics

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The biggest trends, good and bad, shaping robotics right now…

Twitter Can Tell If You’re More Likely To Get Heart Disease

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Twitter can predict almost anything—including your risk of getting heart disease. Heart disease is the umbrella term for problems associated with plaque buildup in…

Kill Dead Zones With This Small Box

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Problem If you live in or near a city, it’s hard to imagine not finding a cell signal. Telecommunication companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars on cell towers and…

Upside-Down Icebergs, Living Fossil Sharks, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

Scientists Figure Out How To Unboil Eggs

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It has often been said that you can't unscramble an egg. But you might be able to unboil one. When you boil an egg, the heat causes the proteins inside the egg white to…

DARPA Wants Drones To Hunt In Packs

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Drones work best operating in packs. Last year, a study by the RAND corporation showed that when two or more drones are tracking the same target, they are much more…

The Asteroid That Flew By Earth Yesterday Had A Moon

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When asteroid 2004 BL86 whizzed by Earth on Monday, NASA got a close look at it. It turns out the 1,100-foot asteroid has a small moon orbiting it. The moon is just 230 feet…

Brewing Company Carlsberg Considers Putting Beer In Cardboard Bottles

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Move over boxed wine! There's a new cardboard container ready to hit shelves. Well, almost. Beer manufacturer Carlsberg says they are working on cardboard beer bottles,…

What Happened in the Apollo 1 Fire?

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The Apollo 1 fire was the first tragedy to strike NASA. What happened? And how did the agency recover?

Oculus Is Making 5 Virtual-Reality Movies This Year

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Oculus is debuting its first self-produced virtual reality movie experience at the Sundance Film Festival.

Dawn Spacecraft Returns The Most Detailed Photos Of Ceres So Far

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NASA's Dawn mission has beamed back the best-ever view of a 'planet' between Mars and Jupiter. The spacecraft is just 147,000 miles and a few months shy of reaching Ceres,…

Watch A Drone Bombard Volunteers With Roman Candles

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Looking much like an X-wing cockpit, this drone’s four cannons converge on screen, implying a menacing threat. Well, it might be a tad more menacing if the cannons weren’t…

Australia Is Heating Up Faster Than The Rest Of The World

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Researchers predict Australia will warm up faster than any other country in the world. In a report released January 27 from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and…

The FTC Wants All Your Internet-Connected Things To be Secure

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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a report on best practices in security and privacy for companies making Internet-connected devices.

Prynt Wants To Be A Polaroid For The Smartphone Age

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Crowdfunded project Prynt aims to bring the Polaroid instant photos into the digital age, by attaching a small printer to your phone.

An Underwater Volcano Just Created A New Island

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There’s a new island in the Pacific Ocean, thanks to an underwater volcano eruption that’s been going on for the past month. The new island is in the Tonga archipelago--a…

Animation Shows How SpaceX Will Reuse Its Rockets [Video]

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These days, space enthusiasts are keeping a watchful eye on SpaceX as it strives for a potentially revolutionary goal. The private spaceflight company is trying to figure…
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