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Drones Bring Flash Drives With Western Movies To North Korea


A New Algorithm Could Help Warn Of Incoming Tsunamis

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The new system analyzes real-time ocean data to see when the killer waves formed

A new algorithm can use real-time data to tell scientists what a tsunami looked like when it first formed in the ocean.

Australian Brewery Flavors Beer With Rare Whale Secretion

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Robe Town Brewery Ambergris Ale

Ambergris is not just for perfume

Australian, land of adventure and risk, is populated by people who like their beer. But it appears that these days that adventurous spirit is making its way into craft…

Activist Group Sends Targeted Advertising To Women In Abortion Clinics

Common Infections Might Be Causing Alzheimer’s Disease

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beta amyloid proteins

A surprising finding that could open the doors to new research

The root cause of Alzheimer’s, a degenerative disease that as of 2013 affects some 5 million Americans, is still not completely understood. Researchers know that…

This Autonomous Rally Car Could Help To Make Self-Driving Cars Safer

GoDaddy Launched a Tinder for Startups, For Some Reason

Yes, The Pentagon Still Uses Floppy Disks For Nuclear Launches

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Floppy Disk

And they're probably safer than newer technologies

Floppy nukes.

Learn Piano By Watching These Dancing Holograms

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Andante Visualized Musical Motion

It's a clever new theory in how to teach music, from MIT

Ever wanted to learn piano? Andante, which comes out of MIT's Tangible Media Lab, is the program to help you learn keystrokes visually. Animated figures walk, dance,…

Dubai Has 3D-Printed An Entire Building

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3D Printed Building in Dubai

Furniture not included

3D printing is still a young technology, but when you can use it for important tasks like making gummy snack figures of yourself, or building a home, it's no longer in…

This Drone On A Leash Could Guard Army Bases

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Tether Eye

Tether Eye is a gently floating sentry, complete with its own little robot home

It's a tethered drone…

Project Goa Will Bring Virtual Reality To Any Smartphone

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The Goa base and camera provide positional tracking and added processing, so smartphones are able to run better VR experiences.

And it's not made of cardboard

Project Goa Wants To Make VR For The Rest Of Us…

In Study, Beer Drinkers Found To Be Less Alzheimer's-Prone

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Is there any problem a cold pint can't solve?

A study of 125 males showed less overall aggregation of amyloid beta, the main component of plaque, in beer drinkers than in non-beer drinkers. Plaque building causes…

Does the Moon Sound Like a Bell?

Build A Radio That Looks Like A Pizza

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Pick up wireless, battery free radio in a cleverly disguised DIY design.

And needs no batteries

It doesn't exactly run on nothing, but like a late 30-minutes-or-less order, it's delivered free.

NASA Will Try To Inflate Space Habitat Again On Saturday

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BEAM inflatable space habitat expansion GIF

The first attempt to blow up the BEAM module did not work

After Thursday's attempt to inflate an expandable habitat fell a little flat, NASA will try again on Saturday.

Here Come The Laser Helicopters

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AH-64D Apache Helicopter Fires Flares

The Army will test an airborne directed energy weapon this summer

Army wants to test a laser on a helicopter.

Dr. Heimlich Does The Heimlich

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The inventor of the life saving maneuver uses it for the first time, and saves a life

After more than three decades, the doctor who invented a maneuver to save people from choking got to use it himself. Dr. Henry Heimlich invented the Heimlich maneuver in…

New Test Could Tell Whether Comatose Patients Will Wake Up

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FDG-PET image of healthy and brains of varying consciousness

The secret is in the brain's sugar consumption

Scientists have developed a new test for comatose patients to determine if they're likely recover…

DARPA Urgently Wants A Space Plane It Can Fly Day After Day

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XS-1 Artist Concepts

Chasing the cheapest way to get into orbit

New robot spaceplane.
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