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Expedition on the Cheap?
Post Date: 2013-12-31 20:43:16 by Lod
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Frozen idiots alert.
Drone Testing Starts Toward Bezos Vision as States See Jobs Gold
Post Date: 2013-12-31 03:48:51 by Tatarewicz
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The six sites chosen by U.S. regulators to test civilian unmanned aircraft will provide a wealth of technical data, starting as soon as six months from now, to help develop drone-safety standards. It doesn’t mean people should expect drones to deliver packages or photograph traffic jams anytime soon. Regulators are still working on how to ensure drones won’t collide with each other or with piloted aircraft, and how they can operate without causing delays in the congested airspace around large cities, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Michael Huerta said. “This is a technology that shows great promise, but it also brings with it significant challenges,” ...
Robotics Challenge: Creating the Disaster Response of the Future
Post Date: 2013-12-26 08:47:46 by Tatarewicz
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SPIEGEL Online Seventeen rescue robots are competing in Florida this weekend, where their task is to clear away debris, break through walls and climb ladders -- a test run for their use in future disaster scenarios. But the humanoid figures are still a little shaky on their feet. "Atlas" is attached to a hook, like a piece of meat, with his metal limbs dangling limply from his torso. Suddenly the 150-kilogram (330-pound) robot comes to life. The hydraulic system whines, an orange light starts blinking on the robot's head and a laser scanner shaped like a tin can rotates in its face. The knees begin to bend slowly, as Atlas cautiously places his two flat feet onto the ...
Nine views of the universe
Post Date: 2013-12-26 01:55:46 by Tatarewicz
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The observable Universe is a 92-billion-light-year sphere—a place so big that it's impossible to imagine its dimensions. But what if the Universe were as small as a scale model train? Then the Horsehead Nebula would look something like the above. (Photo: Xinhuannet) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The Alchemist's Dream: Make Anything
Post Date: 2013-12-25 13:13:17 by BTP Holdings
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The Alchemist's Dream: Make Anything Chris Anderson "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot." When Capt. Jean-Luc Picard wants a steaming beverage in his ready room aboard the starship Enterprise, he just utters those words. The ship's "replicator" then assembles the necessary atoms -- including those for the cup -- and produces it, ready for the drinking. Picard thinks nothing of it -- it's hardly more remarkable to him than a microwave oven is to us today. Just as we now use radio waves to excite atoms and generate heat in our own kitchens (which would have been mind-blowing in the 1950s), his replicator uses some fancy energy technology that is never quite specified in ...
Jewish Facebook Using Israeli Face Recognition Software On Every Photo You Upload
Post Date: 2013-12-23 09:38:43 by Itistoolate
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Jewish Facebook Using Israeli Face Recognition Software On Every Photo You Upload
The top seven global warming alarmist setbacks in 2013
Post Date: 2013-12-21 15:58:40 by Ada
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Hold your champagne glasses high this holiday season, because the end of 2013 marks the 17th year without global warming. This year has been trying for climate scientists and environmentalists who have been trying hard to explain away the 17-year hiatus in global warming and link “extreme weather” to rising greenhouse gas emissions — despite strong evidence to the contrary. There has been a breakdown in the manmade global warming consensus, and some even argue we are headed for an ice age. In honor of the 17th year without global warming, The Daily Caller News Foundation has put together seven setbacks for global warming alarmism. 1) Studies show that the world was warmer ...
Setting the Table for a Regal Butterfly Comeback, With Milkweed
Post Date: 2013-12-21 13:55:48 by Ferret
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A monarch butterfly fed on silky red milkweed at one of the 7,450 Monarch Watch way stations spread along migratory routes. It was a pod that, after a gentle squeeze, burst with chocolate brown buttons: seeds of milkweed, the favored — indeed, the only — food of the monarch butterfly caterpillar. Once wild and common, milkweed has diminished as cropland expansion has drastically cut grasslands and conservation lands. Diminished too is the iconic monarch. Dr. Jackson, a University of Northern Iowa biologist and director of its Tallgrass Prairie Center, is part of a growing effort to rescue the monarch. Her prairie center not only grows milkweed seeds for the state’s ...
Science Daily's take on intra-cellular aging
Post Date: 2013-12-21 06:25:50 by Tatarewicz
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Researchers have discovered a cause of aging in mammals that may be reversible. Share This: Tweet ? The essence of this finding is a series of molecular events that enable communication inside cells between the nucleus and mitochondria. As communication breaks down, aging accelerates. By administering a molecule naturally produced by the human body, scientists restored the communication network in older mice. Subsequent tissue samples showed key biological hallmarks that were comparable to those of much younger animals. "The aging process we discovered is like a married couple -- when they are young, they communicate well, but over time, living in close quarters for many years, ...
Japan Robot Chats With Astronaut on Space Station
Post Date: 2013-12-21 05:41:21 by Tatarewicz
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The first humanoid robot in space made small talk with a Japanese astronaut and said it had no problem with zero gravity on the International Space Station. Footage released by the robot's developers on Friday showed Kirobo performing its first mission on the station, talking in Japanese with astronaut Koichi Wakata to test its autonomous conversation functions. Wakata says he's glad to meet Kirobo, and asks the robotic companion how it feels about being in a zero-gravity environment. "I'm used to it now, no problem at all," Kirobo quips. Kirobo is programmed to process questions and select words from its vocabulary to construct an answer, instead of giving ...
Scientists Have Made Old Mice Young Again
Post Date: 2013-12-20 15:57:22 by Ferret
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The fountain of youth may have been discovered after scientists found they could reverse the aging process in mammals. Harvard researchers managed to turn the clock back for mice by helping their cellular DNA communicate more efficiently. After just one week of restoring this communication scientists found two-year- old mice now had the body tissue of a six-month-old. "In human years, this would be like a 60-year-old converting to a 20-year-old in these specific areas," said Professor David Sinclair, an expert in genetics at Harvard Medical School. Researchers discovered that the nuclear DNA — found in the nucleus of a cell — and the Mitochondrial DNA — found in ...
Cryptolocker Ransomware Being Described As ‘The Perfect Crime’
Post Date: 2013-12-20 07:25:46 by Ada
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BOSTON (CBS) — It is being called the perfect crime and it has law enforcement around the globe baffled. It all starts with a simple email.“They are scared and they are angry. It is a real terrible experience for them.” Joe Ruthaford is talking about computer users who mistakenly launched a potent internet phishing scheme. He recently saw one of those ravaged computers in his Beacon Hill repair shop. “It is extremely damaging. It is one of the worst ones.”It’s called cryptolocker ransomware.Kevin Swindon is with the FBI in Boston. “I would think about this particular type of malware as what would happen if your computer was destroyed,” Swindon ...
Sen. Coburn: Government Wasted $30 Billion in 2013
Post Date: 2013-12-17 20:14:07 by BTP Holdings
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Sen. Coburn: Government Wasted $30 Billion in 2013 Image: Sen. Coburn: Government Wasted $30 Billion in 2013 Tuesday, 17 Dec 2013 01:18 PM By Drew MacKenzie Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma has released his annual Wastebook, detailing the 100 leading examples of government waste — amounting to $30 billion this year. The congressional watchdog said that one of the primary offenders for trashing federal money was the disastrous launch of the Affordable Care Act website HealthCare.gov, which cost at least $319 million. Millions more were wasted on ads in various states for President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, including a campaign featuring an Elvis impersonator in ...
USS Ronald Reagan sailors report cancers after Fukushima rescue mission
Post Date: 2013-12-16 20:23:26 by X-15
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Fifty-one crew members of the USS Ronald Reagan say they are suffering from a variety of cancers as a direct result of their involvement in Operation Tomodachi, a U.S. rescue mission in Fukushima after the nuclear disaster in March 2011. The affected sailors are suing Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), alleging that the utility mishandled the crisis and did not adequately warn the crew of the risk of participating in the earthquake relief efforts. Crew members, many of whom are in their 20s, have been diagnosed with conditions including thyroid cancer, testicular cancer and leukemia. The Department of Defense says the Navy took "proactive measures" in order to "mitigate ...
Pentagon unveils laser capable of shooting down drones, mortars
Post Date: 2013-12-16 05:06:54 by Tatarewicz
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RT...The US Army has successfully used a vehicle-mounted laser to shoot down numerous mortar rounds and drone aircraft for the first time. Taking place over the course of several weeks, the test involved destroying more than 90 incoming mortar rounds and multiple drones. Eventually, the Army hopes to test an even more advanced laser system that could shoot down more dangerous weapons, such as incoming cruise missiles. Named the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD), the current version of the weapon features three to five lasers that can be attached to the top of a military vehicle in a dome-like turret structure. According to Terry Bauer, the Army’s program manager for the ...
New System Allows for High-Accuracy, Through-Wall, 3-D Motion Tracking; Technology
Post Date: 2013-12-16 04:14:09 by Tatarewicz
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Science Daily... Imagine playing a video game like Call of Duty or Battlefield and having the ability to lead your virtual army unit while moving freely throughout your house. Share This: Tweet?Gaming could become this realistic, thanks to new technology developed by Dina Katabi's research group at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) that allows for highly accurate, 3-D motion tracking. The new system, dubbed "WiTrack," uses radio signals to track a person through walls and obstructions, pinpointing her 3-D location to within 10 to 20 centimeters -- about the width of an adult hand. The researchers will present their findings during the Usenix ...
Study: Earth was warmer in Roman, Medieval times
Post Date: 2013-12-15 06:51:20 by Ada
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If you think the Earth is hot now, try wearing plate armor in the Middle Ages. A Swedish study found that the planet was warmer in ancient Roman times and the Middle Ages than today, challenging the mainstream idea that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are the main drivers of global warming. The study, by scientist Leif Kullman, analyzed 455 “radiocarbon-dated mega- fossils” in the Scandes mountains and found that tree lines for different species of trees were higher during the Roman and Medieval times than they are today. Not only that, but the temperatures were higher as well. “Historical tree line positions are viewed in relation to early 21st century equivalents, ...
Agriculture the most promising market for drones
Post Date: 2013-12-15 06:25:01 by Tatarewicz
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. . . ..PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Idaho farmer Robert Blair isn't waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for drones. He and a friend built their own, outfitting it with cameras and using it to monitor his 1,500 acres. Under 10 pounds and 5 feet long nose to tail, the aircraft is the size of a turkey and Blair uses it to get a birds-eye view of his cows and fields of wheat, peas, barley and alfalfa. "It's a great tool to collect information to make better decisions, and we're just scratching the surface of what it can do for farmers," said Blair, who lives in Kendrick, Idaho, roughly 275 miles north of Boise. While Americans are abuzz about ...
Apple iPad Mini Retina vs. the new Google Nexus 7
Post Date: 2013-12-15 04:48:28 by Tatarewicz
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Apple iPad Mini Retina vs. the new Google Nexus 7 It's an epic battle between the two titans of 7-inch tablets. It's Apple's iPad Mini with Retina Display versus Google's new Nexus 7. Which will be crowned king of the Prizefight ring? by Brian Tong December 11, 2013 4:42 PM PST ◦Follow @briantong iPad Mini Retina vs. New Nexus 7 It's a Prizefight punchout between Apple and Google once again and both sides of this longstanding have brought their best 7-inch tablets to the table. Apple's iPad Mini finally brings its Retina Display, the best-designed 7-inch tablet, and the power of its iTunes and App Store ecosystems. The new Nexus 7, which is one of the ...
Instagram launches private messaging feature
Post Date: 2013-12-15 04:29:42 by Tatarewicz
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.Photo-sharing service Instagram unveiled a new feature Thursday that allows users to send images and messages privately, as the Facebook-owned company sought to bolster its appeal among younger consumers who are increasingly using mobile messaging applications. The new Instagram Direct feature allows users to send a photo or video to a single person or up to 15 people, and to have real-time text conversations. “Sometimes you want to be able to share, not with everyone, but just with a specific group,” said Kevin Systrom, Instagram co-founder and chief executive during a presentation in New York. “Instagram Direct is a simple way to send photos and videos to your ...
Electric Universe 2014 Conference
Post Date: 2013-12-14 12:30:49 by Horse
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Poster Comment:Conference info here: http://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/2013/09/10/eu2014-home-page/
Yahoo chief apologizes for 'frustrating week'
Post Date: 2013-12-14 05:49:29 by Tatarewicz
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San Francisco (AFP) - Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer posted an apology late Friday for a "frustrating week" experienced by millions of its email service users. "This has been a very frustrating week for our users and we are very sorry," Mayer said in a message at Yahoo-owned blog platform Tumblr. "For many of us, Yahoo Mail is a lifeline to our friends, family members and customers," she continued. "This week, we experienced a major outage that not only interrupted that connection, but caused many of you a massive inconvenience." A hardware problem in a data center late Monday knocked out a storage system serving about one percent of Yahoo Mail ...
Supervolcano under Yellowstone larger than previously thought, could doom mankind
Post Date: 2013-12-13 18:47:37 by Ada
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The supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park is much, much larger than was previously believed. A new study shows the volcano’s magma chamber about 2.5 times larger than previous estimates suggested, stretching more than 55 miles and containing about 125 and 185 billion cubic miles of molten rock. The cavern is about 20 miles wide and nearly 2 miles deep. “We’ve been working there for a long time, and we’ve always thought it would be bigger,” said Bob Smith, University of Utah professor. “But this finding is astounding.” The findings were presented this week at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco. “We record ...
Oculus Rift makers get $75 million from investors to finish consumer model
Post Date: 2013-12-13 06:17:36 by Tatarewicz
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Short of attending an industry event or ordering your own dev kit, it's a bit tricky to get your hands on an Oculus Rift VR headset. Soon, that could change: the company just secured $75 million in funding to bring the product to market. The extra capital comes from Andreessen Horowitz, an investment firm known for funding companies like Jawbone, Facebook Twitter and Skype. As part of the deal, the group's co-founder, Mark Andreessen, will join the Oculus VR board of directors. "We believe Oculus will not only alter the gaming landscape, but will redefine fundamental human experiences in areas like film, education, architecture and design," Andreessen said in the ...
New Strain of Bird Flu Packs a Punch Even After Becoming Drug-Resistant
Post Date: 2013-12-12 06:26:48 by Tatarewicz
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Dec. 11, 2013 — Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reported that a virulent new strain of influenza -- the virus that causes the flu -- appears to retain its ability to cause serious disease in humans even after it develops resistance to antiviral medications. The finding was included in a study that was published today in the journal Nature Communications. Share This: TweetIt is not uncommon for influenza viruses to develop genetic mutations that make them less susceptible to anti-flu drugs. However, these mutations usually come at a cost to the virus, weakening its ability to replicate and to spread from one person to another. Initial reports suggested ...
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