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Spring-loaded Recoil Winder aims to end cable management misery
Spring-loaded Recoil Winder aims to end cable management misery
A new Kickstarter product to address that First Worldiest of First World problems, errant electronics cables, is off to a flying start. Since launching the project page, the Recoil Winder family of spring-loaded, self-winding cable holders has attracted five times[…]
Source: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
Created on: 6 Feb 2012 | 5:43 am
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Honda's 1000cc MotoGP contender unveiled
Honda's 1000cc MotoGP contender unveiled
Honda's much-awaited 1000cc MotoGP contender, the RC213V, was unveiled at a Repsol Honda news conference last week prior to three days of official testing at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. The RC213V replaces its 800cc predecessor, the 2011 championship-winning RC212V,[…]
Source: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
Created on: 6 Feb 2012 | 5:37 am
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Cryoscope gives users a feel for tomorrow's weather
Cryoscope gives users a feel for tomorrow's weather
Given that touch is generally the best way to determine how hot or cold something is - as long as it's not too hot or cold - Rob Godshaw has come up with a device that could provide a more[…]
Source: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
Created on: 6 Feb 2012 | 12:25 am
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New "Super-Earth" discovered only 22 light years away
New "Super-Earth" discovered only 22 light years away
An international team of scientists led by Professors Guillem Anglada-Escudé and Paul Butler from the Carnegie Institution for Science in the U.S. has discovered a potentially habitable Super-Earth that's "just" 22 light years away. The new Super-Earth has a mass[…]
Source: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
Created on: 5 Feb 2012 | 7:00 pm
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SpaceX Dragon's ultimate mission is Mars colonization
SpaceX Dragon's ultimate mission is Mars colonization
The private spaceflight company SpaceX declared that 2012 would be the "Year of the Dragon" - a play on the current cycle of the Chinese calendar and the upcoming tests of SpaceX's Dragon space capsule. For a time, it seemed[…]
Source: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
Created on: 5 Feb 2012 | 6:15 pm
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MIT envisions DIY solar cells made from grass clippings
MIT envisions DIY solar cells made from grass clippings
Research scientist Andreas Mershin has a dream to bring inexpensive solar power to the masses, especially those in developing countries. After years of research, he and his team at MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, along with University of Tennessee[…]
Source: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
Created on: 5 Feb 2012 | 5:58 pm
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Universal Earphones detect left and right ear placement
Universal Earphones detect left and right ear placement
The L and R labels on your headphones serve a purpose, and it isn't just about fit. The audio source - whether it's a receiver, PC or MP3 player - sends left- and right-channel sounds to the appropriate earbud. While[…]
Source: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
Created on: 5 Feb 2012 | 5:46 pm
Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine | 5 Feb 2012 | 5:46 pm
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Life and Science
 Computer Model Replays Europe's Cultural History
A simple mathematical model of the way cultures spread reproduces some aspe...
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 Mathematicians Reveal Serial Killer's Pattern of Murder
A simple mathematical model of the brain explains the pattern of murders...
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 The Imminent Rise of Social Cloud Computing
If you share your photos, videos and life events with people on a social ne...
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 Create a Digital Magazine with your favorite Web ContentI earlier discussed a few content curation tools that make it easy for you to cl...
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 Fermi, Volcanoes, and the Dark Art of Estimation
Enrico Fermi was renowned for his ability to make reliable estimates. But h...
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 Design And The New Industrial Revolution
Product designers have always had to choose between additive processes such as...
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 Mathematicians Develop Stress Test For Global EconomyIf China suffers a recession, how badly will the rest of the world be hit? Mathe...
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 The Moore's Law of solar energyThis article was originally posted at Scientific American. It's reprinted with p...
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 Activating brain protein shown to aid in stroke recovery
It’s certainly not a news flash to say that being in a stimulating environment...
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Space News
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Colbert Advocates NASA Space Station Research
Colbert Advocates NASA Space Station Research
Stephen Colbert, host of the nightly 'The Colbert Report,' said in a new NASA public service announcement released today that he's always been a huge fan of space.
Source: NASA Breaking News
Created on: 3 Feb 2012 | 10:00 pm
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NASA Receives Second Highest Number Of Astronaut Applications
NASA Receives Second Highest Number Of Astronaut Applications
More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by the agency.
Source: Space Shuttle and International Space Station News
Created on: 2 Feb 2012 | 10:00 pm
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Colbert Advocates NASA Space Station Research
Colbert Advocates NASA Space Station Research
Stephen Colbert, host of the nightly 'The Colbert Report,' said in a new NASA public service announcement released today that he's always been a huge fan of space.
Source: Space Shuttle and International Space Station News
Created on: 1 Feb 2012 | 10:00 pm
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Students participating in a U.S. Coast Guard Academy mentoring program will speak with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank aboard the International Space Station at 11:15 EST on Thursday, Feb. 2.
Source: Space Shuttle and International Space Station News
Created on: 31 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
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Legendary Astronaut Shannon Lucid Retires From NASA
Legendary Astronaut Shannon Lucid Retires From NASA
Shannon Lucid, a member of NASA's first astronaut class to include women, has retired after more than three decades of service to the agency.
Source: Space Shuttle and International Space Station News
Created on: 30 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
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Kepler Mission Manager Update
Kepler Mission Manager Update
The project had an exciting close to 2011. A very successful Kepler Science Conference was held at NASA Ames and attracted more than 500 people.
Source: Kepler News and Features
Created on: 9 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
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NASA Discovers First Earth-size Planets
NASA Discovers First Earth-size Planets
NASA's Kepler mission has discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system.
Source: Kepler News and Features
Created on: 19 Dec 2011 | 10:00 pm
Kepler News and Features | 19 Dec 2011 | 10:00 pm