October 2009
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“North Carolina State University engineers have created a new fingernail-size...”
– Computer World: Engineers create fingernail-size chip that holds 1TB of data
via @gmc
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“Ok, I’m 35k feet up, streaming music and using spreadsheet software not...”
– @heyitsnoah
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“Having another “we live in the future” moment interacting with my...”
– @alxp
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Rogue satellites to be cleared from Earth's orbit... →
German-built robots are to be sent into Earth’s orbit to repair ‘dead satellites’ or push them into outer space
via mikehudack:fuckyeahrobots
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“More evidence that we live in the future: my boarding pass for my flight...”
– @cpnurse3
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Scientists Develop Nasal Spray That Improves...
“Good news for procrastinating students: a nasal spray developed by a team of German scientists promises to give late night cram sessions a major boost, if a good night’s sleep follows. In a research report featured as the cover story of the October 2009 print issue of The FASEB Journal, these scientists show that a molecule from the body’s immune system (interleukin-6) when...
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Wireless Network Modded to See Through Walls
It’s every schoolboy’s dream: an easy way of looking through walls to spy on neighbors, monitor siblings, and keep tabs on the sweet jar. And now a dream no longer…
Researchers at the University of Utah say that the way radio signals vary in a wireless network can reveal the movement of people behind closed doors.
[Technology Review]
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Bio-engineered Foods
Abraham Shafi submitted an article about Mutant Food at the UC Davis Plant Transformation Facility you can read the full post on Vice entitled THE NUCLEOTIDAL WAVE
Here are some choice excerpts + pretty pics:
The transgenic broccoli plant on the left has been infused with something called Bt protein, which makes it taste like crap to insects. It’s why the specimen is untouched while the one...
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