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FCC Proposes Free WiFi For Everyone In The U.S.
Wi-Fi EverywhereJoe MabelThe grand plan would bring universal internet access to humans and robots alike. Julius Genachowski and his Federal Communications Commission have proposed a first-of-its-kind...
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With Identical Neurons, Two Worm Species Live Very Different Lives
Predator And PreyBumbarger et al. These brains of these nematodes are two of a kind -- except one is predator and one is prey. Two species of worms have the same set of 20 neurons that control their...
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FYI: What Causes Muscle Twitches?
Got a twitch in your eyelid, arm, or leg? Wondering where the hell it comes from and how to get rid of it? Answers within. Involuntary muscle twitches are exceedingly common and yet not very well...
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Today On Mars: Curiosity Is Pounding Rocks
Drill Bit In Place The tool at the center of the image contains Curiosity's drill. The bit, which is the center peg between the two side pegs, is lowered toward the ground in this image....
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Researchers Scare The Crap Out Of Patients Who Supposedly Can't Feel Fear
Fear Response Three women with amygdala lesions (shown in red) do not feel fear from external sources. Courtesy Iowa Neurological Patient Registry at the University of IowaThe only thing to we have to...
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5 Companies Make A Crazy Amount Of Stuff In Your House [Infographic]
PepsiCo makes Quaker Oats, Nestle makes Hot Pockets, and 58 other company-brand relationships. Nestle is famous for its candy, but did you know it's also the creator of the fine line of Hot...
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Scientists 3-D Print With Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Stem Cell Printer Human embryonic stem cells can be printed out with a valve-based printing technique, tailored to account for the cells' delicate properties. The cells were loaded into two separate...
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How Leeches Can Track Down The World's Rarest Animals
Blood Bank Leeches can store blood while taking months off between meals. Simon Mahood/WWFPlus: zoology's most wanted. THE PROBLEMMany animals are still almost complete mysteries to science. According...
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FYI: What Caused The Power Outage At The Super Bowl?
The Superdome Could smart grid technology have prevented the Super Bowl blackout? Wikipedia And what, if anything, could've prevented it? Chill, people. Beyoncé did not cause the power outage at Super...
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How Do Researchers Feed Thousands Of Bloodthirsty Bed Bugs?
Dedication An entomologist feeding bed bugs on his forearm. Brooke BorelA sanguinary luncheon for laboratory insects When the common bed bug staged its comeback over a decade ago, scientists hadn't...
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Hands On With Dyson's 420 MPH Hand Dryer
I repeatedly dried my hands with the best hand dryers in the world. By the end, my hands were very dry. Last night in a venue so far on Manhattan's West Side I believe it is technically in the Hudson...
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FYI: Do Zombies Experience Consciousness?
Warm Bodies, the filmScreenshot from www.summit-ent.comBraaains. In most pop-zombie lore, zombies have been infected with a contagion that turns them into mindless, soulless monsters on the hunt for...
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Everybody Killed With Guns In The U.S. In 2010 [Infographic]
A new visualization tells the story of 9,595 lives cut short by violence. A new graphic by the data visualization firm Periscopic shows the 9,595 gun murders in the U.S. in 2010. The life of each...
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Weather Balloon Breaks World Record For Longest Flight
Ready For LaunchNASA/Goddard Space Flight CenterSuper-TIGER, a heavy-lift balloon, collected so much data in its flight above Antarctica that it will take scientists two years to sort it all out....
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Why Amazon Created Its New Virtual Currency, Amazon Coin
Amazon Coins Worth one real penny. AmazonAmazon to launch new virtual currency in May for Kindle Fire users. Amazon mostly soaks up cash for real world stuff, but as they move further into the Kindle...
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Study Shows That Moles Can Smell In Stereo
Sensitive NoseKenneth Catania via Wikimedia CommonsThey might be blind, but the common mole has a few tricks up its nostrils. We see in stereo -- our eyes, both on the same plane, see at the same time....
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The NFL Teams Up With GE On Concussion Technology
Helmet WarsTravis RathboneThe NFL has announced it will partner with General Electric to develop better technology for detecting concussions and protecting the brain, The New York Times reports. The...
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How Two Makers Built A Customizable New Prosthetic Hand For $150 And Changed...
Liam's RobohandRobohandAn open-source, lightweight, personalized prosthetic hand With 10,000 miles separating them, two makers designed and built a customizable 3-D-printed prosthetic hand for a 5-year...
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This Weird Antarctic Building Can Ski On Ice
Halley VIHugh Broughton ArchitectsKeeping more than 50 scientists warm in style. This is the Halley VI Antarctic research station, and today it officially opens as home to up to 52 (very cold)...
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Microsoft Surface Pro Review: The Weirdest Mainstream Laptop You Can Buy
Microsoft Surface Pro With AccessoriesDan BracagliaIt's not a tablet, despite its looks. But it is a gorgeous, impressively powerful, and very very small Windows 8 laptop--one of the best on the...
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