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2013 Invention Awards: Digital AX
JamStikSam KaplanA compact MIDI guitar that helps budding musicians learn to shred. As a kid, electrical engineer Dan Sullivan mastered the guitar. His teenage sons, however, prefer mastering...
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Watch ISS Commander Chris Hadfield Cover David Bowie's 'Space Oddity'... In...
Hadfield, Sitting in a Tin Can Far Above The WorldA seriously beautiful video marks the end of a seriously entertaining ISS expedition. International Space Station Expedition 35 Commander Chris...
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Big Pic: Watch The Moon Swallow The Sun In X-Ray
The Hinode telescope captures some amazing views of last week's annular solar eclipse. Last week's annular solar eclipse was only visible from cruises in the Pacific Ocean, but the international fleet...
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The Troubling Way Men React To Sexual Harassment
Men are more likely than women to respond to sexual harassment with compensatory behaviors.That includes throwing up, taking laxatives and taking diuretics.DreamstimeThis is the first study to find a...
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Iran Unveils Absurd New Stealth Drone
Iran's Hamaseh DroneFars News AgencyWeirdly, it bears a striking resemblance to non-stealth drones. Last week Iran unveiled the brand-new Hamaseh Stealth and Combat Drone. You can see it above.Note the...
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High School Student Wins Hackathon With A Tool That Blocks TV Spoilers
Jennie Lamerevia Mother JonesI DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHO HAD TO PACK THEIR KNIVES AND GO Twivo is a simple idea: protect yourself from spoilers by censoring references to a given TV show until you can get...
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Middle Eastern Hackers Attacking U.S. Power Companies
Beaver Valley Power StationU.S. officials have warned utility companies that they're under attack from Middle Eastern hackers, but haven't publicly revealed which companies have been threatened. This...
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How Facebook Used Science To Design More Emotional Emoticons
SurpriseMatt Jones / FacebookWith the help of a psychology professor and a Pixar illustrator, Facebook is trying to make our messages a little more emotional. In 1872, Charles Darwin published The...
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Geophysical Coalition Testing High-Tech Tools To Unearth Hidden Graves
Mass Grave Discovered in Iraq, 2005James Gordon via WikimediaAtrocities often lead to unmarked graves. A team of scientists is creating better tools to help find them. Perhaps the saddest byproduct of...
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Watch People Across The World Edit Wikipedia Articles In Real Time
Wikipedia Editsvia Recent Changes MapHere are 10 great, odd edits from the past 10 minutes. At any given moment, somebody is almost certainly editing something on Wikipedia. Will that person have any...
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How Do You Make A Painkiller Addiction-Proof?
Old vs. NewThe pre-2010 OxyContin pill crushes into grains (left) while the newer formula is more difficult to break up (right).Scott NovakIn 2010, OxyContin introduced a new formula that drug abusers...
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Your Brain Catches Grammar Errors Even When You Don't Realize It
Grammar On The BrainElectroencephalography readings of the brain suggest it catches grammatical mistakes even when the person is not aware.Petter Kallioinen via WikimediaThe pedant within The brain...
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How To MacGyver A Million-Pound Orbiting Space Laboratory
International Space Station Above EarthNASAWhen things go wrong on the International Space Station, astronauts often have to get creative with the repairs. Here are 5 of NASA's most MacGyver-y moments....
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Father's Day Gift Guide [SPONSORED POST]
DeWalt - Father's Day Gift GuideIt's that time of year again when we express our appreciation for dear old dad. If your father is like most, he can be difficult to shop for. But don't panic, DEWALT has...
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Astronomers Spot A Planet Using Einstein's Theory Of Relativity
Kepler-76b With StarAn artist's rendition of the newly discovered planet, Keplar-76b, and the star it orbits. The star has a slight elliptical shape that's been exaggerated in this illustration.David...
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How To Puke In Space And Other Important Things We Learned From ISS Commander...
Chris Hadfield Wearin' o' the green in space.via TwitterWater, bread, eyes and vomit all do weird things in space. Chris Hadfield, who abandons his post as ISS commander today, explains. Today,...
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2013 Invention Awards: Robotic Performer
Deft DigitsSix servomotors lend Roy the Robot's laser-cut wood hands a wide range of motion similar to that of human hands.Sam Kaplan; Inset: Courtesy Matt PaciniA programmable animatronic robot kit....
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FYI: Why Do We Hate The Sound Of Nails On A Chalkboard?
Luckily no one uses chalkboards any more Wikimedia CommonsScreeeeeeeech! Most people associate this cringe-worthy noise with words like "piercing" and "shrilling." But it isn't actually the sound's...
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Apex Predator
Data DrivenDr. Neil Hammerschlag (wearing a gray T-shirt) tracks sharks using a new kind of marine-animal tag that he helped design. His data could describe behavior and migration patterns in...
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Are Autonomous Helicopters The Next 18-Wheelers?
The K-MAX Optionally-Manned HelicopterU.S. Marine Corps via wikimedia commonsThe K-MAX drone made a name for itself transporting supplies to troops in Afghanistan. Will the unmanned helicopter start...
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