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The Historyscoper's Science and Technology Watch Blog Apr. 2, 2015

Sunday, November 30, 2014

The Turing Test and Ada Lovelace, with Walter Isaacson

http://bigthink.com/think-tank/walter-isaacson-on-alan-turing

Going up and sideways! Germans invent revolutionary elevator (VIDEO)

http://rt.com/news/210143-maglev-horizontal-elevator-thyssenkrupp/

Saturday, November 29, 2014

“Our universe would be destroyed”: Inside the science of “Interstellar”

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/29/our_universe_would_be_destroyed_inside_the_science_of_interstellar/

Super efficient perovskites are dazzling solar cell researchers

https://gigaom.com/2014/11/28/super-efficient-perovskites-are-dazzling-solar-cell-researchers/

8 Ways You Can See Einstein's Theory of Relativity in Real Life


http://www.livescience.com/48922-theory-of-relativity-in-real-life.html

Single-atom gold catalysts may offer path to low-cost production of fuel and chemicals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141127212348.htm

What the people of the Amazon know that you don’t

http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_plotkin_what_the_people_of_the_amazon_know_that_you_don_t

Ancient Roman Nanotechnology Inspires Next-Generation Holograms for Information Storage

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2014/11/ancient-roman-nanotechnology-inspires.html

Darwin's Dilemma' May Be Solved

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2014/11/darwins-dilemma-may-be-solved.html

Friday, November 28, 2014

The secret life of salt (and other ingredients)

http://www.nestle.com/media/newsandfeatures/secret-life-salt-microscopic-food-photography

Elderly brains learn, but maybe too much

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-elderly-brains.html

Researchers identify brain regions that encode words, grammar, story

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-brain-regions-encode-words-grammar.html

Experimental Ebola vaccine appears safe, prompts immune response


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141126171428.htm

Can the Nervous System Be Hacked?


http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/magazine/can-the-nervous-system-be-hacked.html

Complex life may be possible in only 10% of all galaxies

http://news.sciencemag.org/physics/2014/11/complex-life-may-be-possible-only-10-all-galaxies

Study supports free 'Super WiFi'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141124092402.htm

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Vaccines may make war on cancer personal

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141126132635.htm

Invisible shield found thousands of miles above Earth blocks 'killer electrons'


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141126133829.htm

DNA survives critical entry into Earth's atmosphere


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141126144150.htm

Bioengineering study finds two-cell mouse embryos already 'talking' about their future


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141126094252.htm

Long-Lost Turkey Bacteria May Bring New Antibiotics


http://www.topix.com/forum/science/archaeology/TRKU9RGKGS8LPR05P

Michelin opens first plant dedicated to production of airless tires


http://www.gizmag.com/michelin-tweel/34909/

Bio-Electric-Hybrid-Aircraft concept aims to quietly rule the skies


http://www.gizmag.com/faradair-beha-bio-electric-hybrid-aircraft-concept/34920/

Ocean Spiral underwater city designed to harness deep sea potential


http://www.gizmag.com/ocean-spiral-underwater-city/34947/

New York's Lowline subterranean park pipes sunlight underground


http://www.gizmag.com/lowline-underground-park/34949/

NASA requests comment on airship challenge


http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-requests-comment-on-airship-challenge/34948/

New robotic walker helps patients walk with a natural gait


http://www.gizmag.com/robotic-walker-natural-gait/34953/

Carbon Flyer could be your own li'l stealth fighter


http://www.gizmag.com/carbon-flyer/34954/

First object 3D-printed in space aboard ISS


http://www.gizmag.com/iss-first-object-3d-printed-space/34936/

Mirror coating to cool buildings by pumping interior heat into space


http://www.gizmag.com/building-heat-mirror-photonic-radiative-cooling/34958/

Converting human waste into rocket fuel


http://www.gizmag.com/human-waste-rocket-fuel/34961/

WaveNET – the floating, flexible wave energy generator


http://www.gizmag.com/albatern-wavenet-squid-floating-wave-energy/34942/

A Tree That Flowers With 40 Different Fruits


http://mentalfloss.com/article/60243/tree-flowers-40-different-fruits

Nuclear weapons attack from aliens eradicated life on Mars, physicist claims


http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/573878/20141125/nuclear-weapons-attack-explosions-aliens-life-mars.htm

Dogs’ brains may process speech similar to humans’


https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/dogs-brains-may-process-speech-similar-humans

The molecular path of best resilience


https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/scicurious/molecular-path-best-resilience

Silicon Valley's Culture of Amorality – Water Will Find its Way


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141123194522-529261-silicon-valley-s-culture-of-amorality-water-will-find-its-way

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

The “Academy Awards” That Give Out $36 Million And Hope To Turn Scientists Into Celebrities

http://bigthink.com/design-for-good/the-academy-awards-that-give-out-36-million-and-hope-to-turn-scientists-into-celebrities

Think You're a Good Multitasker? Stop Lying, Says Dan Harris

http://bigthink.com/think-tank/dan-harris-multitasking-lies

E.O. Wilson: E.T. Is Out There and He/She Probably Looks Like This


http://bigthink.com/think-tank/eo-wilson-et

Chagas Disease in America: Undiagnosed, Unappreciated


http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/bodyhorrors/2014/11/20/chagas-in-america-undiagnosed/

Mongoose Lookouts Carefully Weigh Risks (and Sing While They Do It)

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/inkfish/2014/11/19/mongoose-lookouts-carefully-weigh-risks-and-sing-while-they-do-it/

Neil deGrasse Tyson explaining black holes is just as awesome as it sounds

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/26/explore_the_mysteries_of_wormholes_with_neil_degrasse_tyson/

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

ISRAELI COMPANY STORE DOT INVENTS 30-SECOND RECHARGABLE CELL PHONE BATTERY

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=28513

UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE PROVIDES FIRST 3-D IMAGES OF UNDERSIDE OF ANTARCTIC SEA ICE

http://www.eurasiareview.com/25112014-unmanned-underwater-vehicle-provides-first-3-d-images-underside-antarctic-sea-ice/

Scientists Model Dynamic Instability of Cell's Skeleton

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/scientists-model-dynamic-instability-cells-skeleton

Theory Explains How Glass Transforms into Solid

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/theory-explains-how-glass-transforms-solid

Nanoparticles Infiltrate, Kill Cancer from Within

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/nanoparticles-infiltrate-kill-cancer-within

Babies Remember Good Things, Forget Bad

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/babies-remember-good-things-forget-bad

What Happens When You Eat Too Much Turkey?

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/videos/2014/11/what-happens-when-you-eat-too-much-turkey

Researchers Create Pain in a Dish

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/researchers-create-pain-dish

Image of the Week: Robot Sheds Light on Sea Ice

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/image-week-robot-sheds-light-sea-ice

New Diagnostic for Pro Football Players Suffering from Mild ‘Unreported’ Concussions

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/new-diagnostic-for-pro-football-players-suffering-from-mild-unreported-concussions/2014/11/25/

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Worm lives in British man’s brain for 4 years


http://rt.com/uk/207675-headache-man-tapeworm-brain/

In landmark study of cell therapy for heart attack, more cells make a difference


http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-landmark-cell-therapy-heart-cells.html

Gene therapy provides safe, long-term relief for patients with severe hemophilia B


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141120113507.htm

Unlocking the Secrets of an Alien World's Magnetic Field


http://www.space.com/27828-alien-planet-magnetic-field-strength.html

Monkeys Learn to Steer Wheelchair A brain-computer interface uses the animals’ brain activity to steer them to a food reward.


http://www.the-scientist.com//?articles.view/articleNo/41463/title/Monkeys-Learn-to-Steer-Wheelchair/

Dangers of Eating During Sleep Time A mouse study shows that eating at the wrong time of day can impact hippocampal function.

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/41464/title/Dangers-of-Eating-During-Sleep-Time/

U.S. Government Collecting Data From Innocent Americans (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAtthiGC7zQ

Friday, November 21, 2014

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Lifelong learning and the plastic brain

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-lifelong-plastic-brain.html

Monkeys Know What They’re Doing

http://www.wired.com/2014/11/monkeys-know-theyre/

Scientists discover two new particles at Large Hadron Collider


http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-new-particle-quark-baryon-large-hadron-collider-20141119-story.html

Private Moon Mission Aims to Drill Into Lunar South Pole by 2024


http://www.space.com/27807-private-moon-mission-lunar-one.html?cmpid=558606

Parallel Worlds Could Explain Wacky Quantum Physics

http://www.livescience.com/48806-parallel-worlds-quantum-mechanics-theory.html?cmpid=558618

Hydrogen May Prove Fuel of the Future

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hydrogen-may-prove-fuel-of-the-future/

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

CERN's Higgs Discovery As Portal To New 'Technicolor' Physics


http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml

Does 'brain training' work?


http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-brain.html

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the science behind the ending of “Interstellar”


http://www.salon.com/2014/11/19/neil_degrasse_tyson_explain_the_science_behind_the_ending_of_interstellar/

Scientists Learn How to Teach Synesthesia (Let the Weirdness Begin)

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/scientists-learn-how-to-teach-synesthesia-let-the-weirdness-begin

Happiness Begins at Fifty

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/happiness-begins-at-fifty

Oxford Dictionary Names 'Vape' as Word of the Year, Beating 'Indyref', 'Normcore' and 'Contactless'


http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/11/no_author/the-oxford-word-of-the-year/

26 Pictures Will Make You Re-Evaluate Your Entire Existence


http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-universe-is-scary

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

To Your Spine, Texting Is Like Hanging a 60-Pound Bowling Ball From Your Head


http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/texting-hurts-the-spine-its-like-hanging-a-60-pound-bowling-ball-from-you

Why Does Washington Want to Hide Science Data From the Public?


http://dailysignal.com/2014/11/18/washington-want-hide-science-data-public/

Largest study of gay brothers homes in on 'gay genes'


http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26572-largest-study-of-gay-brothers-homes-in-on-gay-genes.html

Laser Creates Quantum Whirlpool


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/laser-creates-quantum-whirlpool?et_cid=4271196&et_rid=749571723&type=cta

Scientists Find Weak Spots in Ebola’s Defenses


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/scientists-find-weak-spots-ebola%E2%80%99s-defenses?et_cid=4271196&et_rid=749571723&type=cta

Antimicrobial Causes Liver Fibrosis, Cancer in Mice


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/antimicrobial-causes-liver-fibrosis-cancer-mice?et_cid=4271196&et_rid=749571723&type=cta

Huge Solar Plant Isn't Getting Results

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/huge-solar-plant-isnt-getting-results?et_cid=4271196&et_rid=749571723&type=cta

Image of the Week: How Men, Women Adapt Differently to Spaceflight

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/image-week-how-men-women-adapt-differently-spaceflight?et_cid=4271196&et_rid=749571723&type=cta

Monday, November 17, 2014

World Wide Web Inventor Laments Lack of Tech Savvy Politicians


http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/world-wide-web-creator-laments-lack-of-tech-savvy-politicians

Sleeping 8 Hours Straight Isn't How Your Ancestors Did It

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/sleeping-8-hours-straight-isnt-how-your-ancestors-did-it

NASA: Asteroids hit our atmosphere “all the time”

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/17/nasa_asteroids_hit_our_atmosphere_all_the_time/

What if You Could Remember Everything? Total Recall Explored with New Molecule

http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/18929/20141115/what-remember-everything-total-recall-explored-new-molecule.htm

'Smart Drug' Modafinil Does Not Make You Smarter

http://www.livescience.com/48762-modafinil-drug-impaired-cognition.html

American Researchers Discover 'Stupidity Virus'


http://www.newsweek.com/american-researchers-discover-stupidity-virus-283319

Running does not lead to knee osteoarthritis, may protect people from developing disease, experts say


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141116094058.htm

Up to 80 million bacteria sealed with a kiss


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141116211033.htm

Magic tricks created using artificial intelligence for the first time


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141116211014.htm

Exercise, manual therapy improve pain, function in osteoarthritis


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141116094020.htm

Robot doctor: Handheld device diagnoses 100s of conditions from single blood drop

http://rt.com/news/206039-rhealth-diagnostic-blood-nasa/

Argentine student invents 'smart shoe' to replace cane for the blind

http://rt.com/news/206027-shoes-blind-ultrasound-cane/

Friday, November 14, 2014

Animals that kill their babies have bigger balls


http://www.salon.com/2014/11/13/animals_that_kill_their_babies_have_bigger_balls/

Bacteria become 'genomic tape recorders', recording chemical exposures in their DNA

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141113142006.htm

Magnetic fields frozen into meteorite grains tell a shocking tale of solar system birth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141113142110.htm

Philae fashion faux pas: Rosetta scientist apologizes for offensive shirt

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/1113/Philae-fashion-faux-pas-Rosetta-scientist-apologizes-for-offensive-shirt

How cannabis was used to shrink one of the most aggressive brain cancers

http://theconversation.com/how-cannabis-was-used-to-shrink-one-of-the-most-aggressive-brain-cancers-34038

Meet Kip Thorne, the Man Who Crafted the Artful Science of ‘Interstellar’

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/14/meet-kip-thorne-the-man-who-crafted-the-artful-science-of-interstellar.html

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Philae has landed – first image from the surface

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26548

Spiders disguise themselves as ants to hide and hunt their prey


http://theconversation.com/spiders-disguise-themselves-as-ants-to-hide-and-hunt-their-prey-33953

A Universe of Blue Dots? --"Water Common During the Formation of All Planetary Systems"

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/11/-a-universe-of-water-planets-common-during-the-formation-of-all-planetary-systems.html

Accidental Discoveries That Changed The World - Reactions (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xowen_a787Y

Robots Are Coming for Your Job, But Only If You’re Poor


http://globalresearchreport.com/2014/11/13/robots-are-coming-for-your-job-but-only-if-youre-poor/

Scientists scour the genomes of people who live past 110

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/12/us-science-aging-idUSKCN0IW2AM20141112

Bilingual People Are Like Brain 'Bodybuilders'

http://www.livescience.com/48721-bilingual-brain-bodybuilders.html

Facial structure predicts goals, fouls among World Cup soccer players

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-facial-goals-fouls-world-cup.html

Jupiter's Great Red Spot Likely One Big UV 'Sunburn'

http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

China reveals sophisticated stealth fighter jet


http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/china/2014/china-141111-presstv01.htm

People Say They Care About Brain Science, But Do They Really?


http://bigthink.com/neurobonkers/people-say-they-care-about-brain-science-but-do-they-really

Societies Living in Harsher Climates Developed More Moralistic Gods


http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/societies-living-in-harsher-climates-developed-more-moralistic-gods

Beyond "Night Owls" and "Early Risers": Two New Sleep Types Discovered


http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/beyond-night-owls-and-early-risers-two-new-sleep-types-discovered

Netherlands Test Solar Roadway Concept With Solar Bike Path


http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/netherlands-tests-solar-roadway-concept-with-solar-bike-path

The Bullet That Could Make 3-D Printed Guns Practical Deadly Weapons


http://www.wired.com/2014/11/atlas-314-3-d-printed-guns-bullets/?mbid=nl_111214

LAST ICE AGE SHAPED SHARKS ACROSS EUROPE

http://www.eurasiareview.com/12112014-last-ice-age-shaped-sharks-across-europe/

From Pigs to Monkeys, Ebola Goes Airborne

http://lisaleaks.com/2014/11/12/from-pigs-to-monkeys-ebola-goes-airborne/

ARTIFICIAL RETINA COULD SOMEDAY HELP RESTORE VISION

http://www.eurasiareview.com/12112014-artificial-retina-someday-help-restore-vision/

Bilingual brains better equipped to process information

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-bilingual-brains-equipped.html

Rosetta's 'Philae' Makes Historic First Landing on a Comet

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4375

Rosetta Live 3: Touchdown (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EHiWJ91lEA

From landing on the moon to mind-controlled robots: Sci-fi comics from the 1930s reveal scarily accurate predictions of the future


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2829842/From-landing-moon-mind-controlled-robots-Sci-fi-comics-1930s-reveal-scarily-accurate-predictions-future.html

WHY WE’RE FASCINATED BY THE IDEA OF TIME TRAVEL

http://clapway.com/fascinated-idea-time-travel123/

'Rosetta' Comet Mission Makes History (LIVE UPDATES)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/12/rosetta-comet-landing-live-blog_n_6115874.html

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The 7 biggest problems with “Interstellar”

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/11/the_7_biggest_problems_with_interstellar_partner/

Black holes may be destroying stars at the center of the Milky Way

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/11/black_holes_may_be_destroying_stars_at_the_center_of_the_milky_way_partner/

Semi-domesticated? House cats not far removed from wild, genome shows

http://www.latimes.com/science/space/la-sci-sn-cat-genome-20141107-story.html

Giant Armored Dinosaurs Breathed Through 'Krazy Straw' Airways


Human thoughts used to switch on genes

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26538-human-thoughts-used-to-switch-on-genes.html

By 2015, Smart Phone Accessory Will Zap Your Brain to Calm You Down and Help You Focus

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/by-2015-smart-phone-accessory-will-zap-your-brain-to-calm-you-down-and-help-you-focus

Bill Nye: The pope’s comments on evolution were “helpful”

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/11/bill_nye_the_popes_comments_on_evolution_were_helpful/

Thousands of never-before-seen human genome variations uncovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141110124233.htm

Monday, November 10, 2014

Vaccine Suppresses Tumor Growth, Metastasis in Mice

http://www.alnmag.com/news/2014/11/vaccine-suppresses-tumor-growth-metastasis-mice

ADHD Brains Are the Most Creative: Why Do We Treat It Like a Disability?

http://www.alternet.org/adhd-brains-are-most-creative-why-do-we-treat-it-disability

Why a Physics Revolution Might Be on Its Way

http://www.livescience.com/48685-physics-field-revolution.html

The science of Interstellar: astrophysics, but not as we know it

http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/nov/05/interstellar-astrophysics-does-space-science-work-out

Interstellar exploration – five planets where humans may (or may not) be able to live someday

http://smithsonianscience.org/2014/11/interstellar-exploration-five-planets-humans-may-may-able-live-someday/

Beat-deafness is Synchronization Problem

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/beat-deafness-synchronization-problem

Brown Fat Could Combat Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/brown-fat-could-combat-type-2-diabetes-obesity

Researchers Find True Story Behind Galactic Crash

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/researchers-find-true-story-behind-galactic-crash

'Dark Web' Challenges Law Enforcement


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/dark-web-challenges-law-enforcement

CERN discovery could be Higgs, could be another particle

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2014/11/07/CERN-discovery-could-be-Higgs-could-be-another-particle/2631415399496/

European Spacecraft Could Find 70,000 New Alien Worlds

http://www.space.com/27687-gaia-spacecraft-70000-alien-planets.html

Sunday, November 9, 2014

​Internet hacktivists hold global ‘hackathon’ in honor of Aaron Swartz’s birthday


http://rt.com/news/203575-aaron-swartz-global-hackathon/

'Foodini' machine lets you print edible burgers, pizza, chocolate


http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/06/tech/innovation/foodini-machine-print-food/index.html

Human clinical trial of drug shown to completely reverse diabetes in human islets, mice


http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-human-clinical-trial-drug-shown.html

KOALA STUDY REVEALS CLUES ABOUT ORIGINS OF HUMAN GENOME

http://www.eurasiareview.com/08112014-koala-study-reveals-clues-origins-human-genome/

EBOLA IN DRC: NEW STRAIN OF VIRUS FOUND

http://www.eurasiareview.com/08112014-ebola-drc-new-strain-virus-found/

Where Are All The Female Astronomers?

http://www.davidreneke.com/where-are-all-the-female-astronomers/

Why Rosetta Is The Greatest Space Mission Of Our Lifetime

http://www.davidreneke.com/why-rosetta-is-the-greatest-space-mission-of-our-lifetime/

Friday, November 7, 2014

As many as half of all stars reside outside of galaxies, study finds


http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-half-stars-galaxies-rogue-universe-light-background-ebl-ciber-20141106-story.html

Plant protein could be used for blood, say scientists


http://www.bbc.com/news/health-29913983

Transplanted Neurons from Human Stem Cells Reduce Seizures in Mice


http://www.alnmag.com/news/2014/11/transplanted-neurons-human-stem-cells-reduce-seizures-mice

Prominent scientists sign declaration that animals have conscious awareness, just like us


http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/11/07/prominent-scientists-sign-declaration-that-animals-have-conscious-awareness-just-like-us/

It May Be Possible To Prevent HIV Even Without a Vaccine


http://time.com/3561557/hiv-natural-immunity/

Google Wants to Store Your Genome


http://www.technologyreview.com/news/532266/google-wants-to-store-your-genome/

Verizon, AT&T tracking their users with ‘supercookies’

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/verizon-atandt-tracking-their-users-with-super-cookies/2014/11/03/7bbbf382-6395-11e4-bb14-4cfea1e742d5_story.html

SAMSUNG ‘SMART TV’ RECORDS “PERSONAL” CONVERSATIONS & SENDS THEM TO THIRD PARTIES

http://www.infowars.com/samsung-smart-tv-records-personal-conversations-sends-them-to-third-parties/

Harness lets dogs and humans communicate

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/06/harness_lets_dogs_and_humans_communicate_via_computer/

Science may have uncovered why humans only have one penis

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/06/science_may_have_uncovered_why_humans_only_have_one_penis/

Rethink Robotics lets industrial robots work alongside people


http://www.gizmag.com/baxter-industrial-robot-positioning-system/34561/

Huge metallic mesh façade helps shield French theater from weather damage


http://www.gizmag.com/albi-major-theatre/34596/

Smell-canceling odors are like white noise for your nose


http://www.gizmag.com/smell-cancelling-odors/34620/

Lucas Museum undulates across the Chicago lanscape


http://www.gizmag.com/lucas-museum-narrative-art-mad-architects/34621/

Sensor-packed Mousr reacts to a cat attack like a real mouse would


http://www.gizmag.com/mousr-cat-toy-kickstarter/34600/

Bizzby begins trials of its peer-to-peer drone delivery service


http://www.gizmag.com/bizzby-trials-peer-drone-delivery-service/34636/

First Hasselblad camera and Zeiss lens in space up for auction


http://www.gizmag.com/hasselblad-camera-zeiss-lens-mercury-auction/34595/

Scotland produces enough wind energy to power all its homes


http://www.gizmag.com/scotland-wind-power/34638/

Synthetic biology could be the key to manned space missions


http://www.gizmag.com/synthetic-biology-manned-spaceflight/34637/

Human clinical trials to begin on drug that reverses diabetes in animal models


http://www.gizmag.com/verapamil-diabetes-clinical-trial/34642/

HM6 Space Pirate watch has an out-of-this-world look


http://www.gizmag.com/hm6-space-pirate/34610/

BAE Systems using VR tech to design Royal Navy warships


http://www.gizmag.com/royal-navy-bae-vr/34617/

Gaia space observatory could discover 70,000 new Jupiters


http://www.gizmag.com/gaia-space-observatory-exoplanets/34645/

Origami umbrella bounces back from being blown inside out


http://www.gizmag.com/sa-umbrella/34626/

Institute Aims for Intelligent Transportation, Alternative Fuel


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/institute-aims-intelligent-transportation-alternative-fuel

NASA: Test Flight Still on Track


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/nasa-test-flight-still-track

Ferry Moves ISS to Avoid Debris


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/ferry-moves-iss-avoid-debris

Researchers Edit Human Blood Stem Cells


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/researchers-edit-human-blood-stem-cells

Cyborg Cockroaches May Come to the Rescue

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/videos/2014/11/cyborg-cockroaches-may-come-rescue/

CO2 in Breath, Algorithm Can Guide Treatment

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/co2-breath-algorithm-can-guide-treatment

The Fall of the Needle Empire

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/blogs/2014/11/fall-needle-empire

Research Sheds Light on Origins of Multicellular Life

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/research-sheds-light-origins-multicellular-life

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Direct brain interface between humans


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141105154507.htm

An Etymological Map of the Brain


http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/11/01/etymological-map-of-the-brain/

Sustainability, astrobiology combine to illuminate future of Earth’s technological civilization


http://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/sustainability-astrobiology-illuminate-future-of-life-in-the-universe-and-civilization-on-earth-77832/

Brain decoder can eavesdrop on your inner voice


http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22429934.000

Arachnophobia chopped out of a man's brain

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26483

First billboard with built-in homeless shelter

http://www.gizmag.com/designdevelop-project-gregory-billboard-house/34602/

Dark matter "particles" could have the mass of a dwarf planet

http://www.gizmag.com/macroscopic-dark-matter/34603/

GaffGun tapes down wily cables – no squatting required

http://www.gizmag.com/gaffgun-gaffers-tape-dispenser/34604/

DNA test identifies venomous snakes from their bites

http://www.gizmag.com/snake-bite-dna/34607/

Using 'dirty silicon' to cut the cost of solar cells

http://www.gizmag.com/solar-cells-cheaper-silicon-ntnu/34554/

Quantum of the Seas sets sail with robotic bartenders and entertainers

http://www.gizmag.com/quantum-robot-bartender/34549/

Coating makes swallowing batteries safer for curious kids


http://www.gizmag.com/qtc-coating-safer-batteries/34614/

Low-cost 3D-printed prosthetic hand to be tested on amputees in Ecuador


http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printed-prosthetic-hand/34615/

High-fat diet postpones brain aging in mice


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141105112614.htm

Scientists create ‘smart bomb’ drug to target leukemia in children


http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/11/05/scientists-create-smart-bomb-drug-to-target-leukemia-in-children/

A fraction of the global military spending could save the planet's biodiversity, say experts: Only one in four protected areas is well managed


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141105154505.htm

Can love make us mean? Researchers explore the relationship between empathy and aggression


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141105112347.htm

Your Brain Peforms Better When It Slows Down, with Steven Kotler


http://bigthink.com/think-tank/steven-kotler-flow-states

Watch: Google Unveils Working Prototype of Project Ara, Its Modular Smartphone

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/239238?et_cid=57238&et_rid=23817877

Fuel Cell Can Run Sans High Heat

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/fuel-cell-can-run-sans-high-heat

Researchers Drive Particles with Plasma

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/videos/2014/11/researchers-drive-particles-plasma

Scientist of the Week: David Sanders

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/scientist-week-david-sanders

Shape of Eggs Help Explain Evolution of Birds

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/shape-eggs-help-explain-evolution-birds

Expect Higher Grass Pollen, Exposure in Coming Century

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/expect-higher-grass-pollen-exposure-coming-century

Beetle Inspires Anti-counterfeiting Measure

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/beetle-inspires-anti-counterfeiting-measure

Sunlight, Nanoparticles, Graphene Combo Breaks Down BPA

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/sunlight-nanoparticles-graphene-combo-breaks-down-bpa

Famous Quantum Conjecture is False

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/famous-quantum-conjecture-false

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Onyx personal communicator brings Star Trek badges to life


http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2014/1105/Onyx-personal-communicator-brings-Star-Trek-badges-to-life

'Label-free' Imaging Could Reveal Dangerous Plaques


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/label-free-imaging-could-reveal-dangerous-plaques

Avoiding Punishment More Motivating than Seeking Reward


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/avoiding-punishment-more-motivating-seeking-reward

Stem Cells Shed Light on Embryo Development


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/videos/2014/11/stem-cells-shed-light-embryo-development

Dark Matter May be Massive, Made of Ordinary ‘Stuff’


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/dark-matter-may-be-massive-made-ordinary-%E2%80%98stuff%E2%80%99

Nonalcoholic Beer that Smells Alcoholic is Tastier


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/nonalcoholic-beer-smells-alcoholic-tastier

Busted: There Aren’t as Many Rats in NYC as Thought


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/busted-there-aren%E2%80%99t-many-rats-nyc-thought

Low Levels of Common Toxin Can Alter Stem Cells


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/low-levels-common-toxin-can-alter-stem-cells

Research Corrects 80-Year-Old Watermelon Mistake


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/11/research-corrects-80-year-old-watermelon-mistake

AeroMobil 3.0 - official video (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzYb68qXpD0

A New Acoustic Instrument That Creates Sounds like a Digital Synthesizer

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/11/a-new-acoustic-instrument-that-creates-sounds-like-a-digital-synthesizer/

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Inhaled Ebola Vaccine May Offer Long-term Protection


http://www.alnmag.com/news/2014/11/inhaled-ebola-vaccine-may-offer-long-term-protection

Mysterious G2 Object Identified After Surviving Black Hole


http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/mysterious-g2-object-identified-after-surviving-black-hole-n240356

Watch A Bowling Ball And Feather Falling In A Vacuum

http://www.iflscience.com/physics/dropping-bowling-ball-and-feather-vacuum

The Positive Emotional Impact of Sad Music

http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/positive-emotional-impact-sad-music-93607/

Breast milk stem cells may be incorporated into baby

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26492-breast-milk-stem-cells-may-be-incorporated-into-baby.html

It's Looking More and More Likely That We Live in a Multiverse

http://io9.com/its-looking-more-and-more-likely-that-we-live-in-a-mult-1654239799

Monday, November 3, 2014

Electromagnetic Fields and Leakage of the Blood Brain Barrier: Dr. Leif Salford (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_WJ_aJPWIA

With $100 Million, Entrepreneur Sees Path to Disrupt Medical Imaging


http://www.technologyreview.com/news/532166/with-100-million-entrepreneur-sees-path-to-disrupt-medical-imaging/

Jupiter’s ‘one-eyed giant Cyclops’ captured by Hubble


http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/10/31/jupiters-one-eyed-giant-cyclops-captured-by-hubble/

Getting more out of nature: Genetic toolkit finds new maximum for crop yields


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141102160101.htm

Possible alternative to antibiotics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141102160004.htm

Meet Poppy, the 3-D printed robot set to inspire innovation in classrooms

http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_14_10_28_en.html?infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=33016

Saturday, November 1, 2014

This Scientist Is Using Open Sourced Software Techniques To Turn Bugs Into Patent-Free Drugs


http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/26/this-scientist-is-using-open-sourced-software-techniques-to-turn-bugs-into-patent-free-drugs/

Don't Blame the Weatherman: Why Forecasting Snow is So Difficult

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/dont-blame-the-weatherman-why-forecasting-snow-is-so-difficult

Mammals may have slept through the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/01/mammals_might_have_slept_through_the_asteroid_that_wiped_out_the_dinosaurs_partner/

Parasite-schizophrenia connection: One-fifth of schizophrenia cases may involve the parasite T. gondii

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141029133448.htm

New solar power material converts 90 percent of captured light into heat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141029095454.htm

Bypassing encryption: Italian firm ‘sells global spyware to police, govts’


http://rt.com/news/201055-spyware-bypassing-encryption-report/

Scientists propose existence and interaction of parallel worlds: Many Interacting Worlds theory challenges foundations of quantum science


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141030101654.htm

Device developed for running shoes that prevents injuries


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141030114851.htm

Scientists make enzyme that could help explain origins of life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141029141216.htm