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Why I Love Chromebook, And Why The Ultra-Premium Chromebook Pixel Makes No Sense
Google Chromebook PixelGoogleGoogle's weird browser-only operating system is surprisingly capable--but the just-announced Chromebook Pixel is the complete opposite of what a next-gen Chromebook should...
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PlayStation's Pitch: Forget The Graphics
Rendering Of An Old ManColin LecherGraphics are peaking. That means Sony had to show off everything else. One of the oddest moments of last night's PlayStation 4 announcement came when developer David...
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FYI: Now We've Looked Below The Surface, Why Isn't Mars Red On The Inside?
Curiosity Drill Sample This image from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the first sample of powdered rock extracted by the rover's drill. The image was taken Feb. 20, after the sample was transferred from...
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New Study Says Unfairness Really Ruffles Crows' Feathers
One smart birdPhoto by Joachim S. MüllerA new experiment found crows and ravens have a sense of fairness, just like people and dogs. People, primates and dogs all react negatively when others get a...
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Mechanical Sniffer Detects Old Book Smell, Could Help Preserve Library...
Can a device tell what's happening with these old books?Photo by Jenny Spadafora, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0A project at the British Library seeks to chemically analyze that old-book smell to help librarians...
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It Is Unlikely That You Have Really Eaten Snapper Sashimi
What Is That Snapper Really?OceanaDNA testing of retail seafood finds that fish fraud is rampant around the nation. Oceana, an organization dedicated to ocean conservation, has bought over 1,200...
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The Science Of 'Zero Dark Thirty': When We Can Condone Torture
Zero EffectRyan SnookA Hollywood thriller meets the science of perception. Critics have applauded the realism of the film Zero Dark Thirty, an Oscar favorite that claims to re-create the hunt for Osama...
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Scientists Are Developing A Blood Test To Determine Whether People Are Suicidal
Depression Blood TestU.S. NavyHopefully, they'll also use it to probe the underlying brain chemistry behind severe depression and several other mental disorders. Last year, researchers in Sweden...
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The Reason All Your Favorite Companies Are Being Hacked? Dumb Employees
Stop opening sketchy email attachments!DreamstimeThe major recent corporate hackings all have something in common: human error. The good news is that there's an easy fix. When The New York Times...
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Watch These Quadrocopters Balance And Juggle Long Poles, Like Robotic Clowns
You know that classic trick of balancing a long object on the chin? These quadrocopters can do that too--in mid-air. "Two of the most challenging problems tackled with quadrocopters so far," says...
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Engineering College Lets Students Shop With Biometric Scans Instead Of Credit...
Fingertip DetailFrettie/Wikimedia CommonsPlace finger here for potato chips. These days, fingerprint scanners are used, but not very widely outside of Tom Cruise movies. But a small South Dakota...
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Is A Mysterious Millionaire Planning A Manned Mission To Mars And Back?
Mars ColonyNASAStay tuned for details next week about the proposed launch in 2018. The Mars rover Curiosity is already expecting a robotic pal in 2020--but could humans make it there first? A new...
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The Amazing Story Of The $300 Glasses That Correct Colorblindness
Students experiment with the glasses in anatomy class2AI LabsMark Changizi and Tim Barber turned research on human vision and blood flow into colorblindness-correcting glasses you can buy on Amazon....
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These Great Horned Owl Eggs Are About To Hatch [Live Video]
Watch some baby owls enter the world, in a window planter in Oklahoma. A family in Oklahoma City has set up two cameras around a planter box on their second-story window ledge, where a female Great...
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What's The Flavor Difference Between Scotch And Rye? [Infographic]
Whiskey Flavors Click here to see this amazing image even larger.Scott SeidellThe many flavors of the great wide world of whiskey. Yes, bacon fat is an option. Can't quite tell the difference between a...
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What If Oscars Were Made Of Solid Gold?
OscarAntoine TaveneauxFor one thing, there would be a glut of aspiring cinematographers and sound designers. The only thing better than winning an Oscar would be winning one made of solid gold. On...
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Is The Secret To Better Adhesives Inside A Remora's Head?
Stuck On YouTibor Marcinek via Wikimedia CommonsThese little suckers could inspire a new superglue. The remora, also known as a suckerfish, attaches itself to sharks, whales, turtles and any other sea...
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FYI: Could Hand Sanitizer Make You Catch On Fire?
Hand sanitizerDreamstimeA tragic blaze in an Oregon hospital erupted from hand sanitizer earlier this month. Should you be worried? A bizarre fire ignited in a Portland hospital earlier this month,...
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A Transparent Smartphone And More Amazing Images From This Week
Transparent Smartphone Polytron Technologies, a Taiwanese manufacturer, debuted their transparent smartphone prototype to Mobile Geeks earlier this month. It could be in limited production as early as...
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This Week In The Future: Coffee Break!
This Week In The Future: Februrary 18-22, 2013BaarbarianIn the future, Diamond Oscar Coffee will replace Starbucks. It will just taste okay. Want to win this caffeinated Baarbarian illustration on a...
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