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Teen hacks car with $15 worth of parts
PC World - 21 Feb 2015 00:05
A teenager not even old enough to drive a car was able to wirelessly connect to a vehicle's internal computer network and control various functions. The 14-year-old built an electronic remote auto communications device w...
Cluster Filled with Dark Matter May House 'Failed Galaxies'
SPACE.com - 21 Feb 2015 00:36
A strange set of 48 galaxies in the Coma Cluster has very few stars, revealing that these galaxies are especially rich in dark matter. The galaxies may have been robbed of much of their star-forming gas early in their fo...
The Phoblographer's Introduction to the Umbrella Reflector
The Phoblographer - 21 Feb 2015 07:05
The Umbrella Reflector has to be the most underrated and least talked about light modifier. But for many photographers, it could be the most important.
Can an App Be Too Successful? Ask 'Trivia Crack'
Wall Street Journal - 21 Feb 2015 01:26
The latest red-hot app is "Trivia Crack," a game that has been downloaded 130 million times. It uses questions written by players, along with their names and photos. But its popularity is starting to backfire.
Life House High Kids Bed - A Treehouse Style Design
The Gadget Flow - 21 Feb 2015 09:00
Give your kids a stylish treehouse sized bed with the help of this Life House High Kids Bed made from solid knot free pine. Handcrafted in Denmark, the bed features a whitewash finish used to preserve the natural quality...
139 Ukrainian troops released in war prisoner exchange with rebels
Mashable - 21 Feb 2015 21:36
ZHOLOBOK, Ukraine — Ukrainian military and separatist representatives exchanged dozens of prisoners under the cover of darkness at a remote frontline location Saturday evening, kicking off a process intended to usher i...
5 Things a Man's Finger Length Says About Him
Live Science - 21 Feb 2015 14:39
Men, take a look at your right hand. Is your index finger shorter than your ring finger? The ratio of these digits' lengths could hint at everything from personality to intellect to physiology, a number of studies sugges...
How one of the most complicated watches in the world is made
Gizmodo - 21 Feb 2015 04:17
I don't wear a watch and I hate time and yet I'm still so very impressed with the movement of this watch by FP Journe. It's stunning and it is the most complicated watch that FP Journe makes because it's a grande sonnier...
Yemen's ex-president flees capital, but says he's still in charge
Mashable - 21 Feb 2015 22:29
Yemen's former leader Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who resigned the presidency last month, left the country's capital of Sanaa on Saturday, after Shiite Houthi rebels who had placed him under house arrest released him. Aides...
Researchers: A smartphone's battery drain can give away its location
PandoDaily - 21 Feb 2015 00:13
Researchers have found another tool that could be exploited to snoop on consumers: batteries. A new report claims that the rate at which a smartphone drains its battery could let hackers, advertisers, and others determin...
This Week at NASA: Space Station Walks, Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission and More
SpaceRef - 21 Feb 2015 17:35
A Feb. 18 briefing at Johnson Space Center previewed a series of U.S. spacewalks to prepare the International Space Station for new docking ports that will allow future crews launched from Florida, on U.S. commercial spa...
More human-friendly antibacterial coating made from gold
Gizmag - 21 Feb 2015 01:25
We've been hearing a lot about the antibacterial qualities of silver, with silver nanoparticles finding use in everything from water filters to food packaging. Unfortunately, there are also concerns about the toxicity of...
'Fast Radio Burst' Spotted Live in Space for 1st Time
SPACE.com - 21 Feb 2015 00:32
For the first time, astronomers have caught a fast radio burst as it was happening and just might be zeroing in on the origins of these energetic events.
Astronauts Complete First of Three Spacewalks
SPACE.com - 21 Feb 2015 22:18NASA ISS Space to Ground Weekly Report - 20 February 2015
SpaceRef - 21 Feb 2015 20:00
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
Taking laps with the Thrustmaster T300RS racing wheel
Engadget - 21 Feb 2015 20:00
Let's get this out of the way up front: The market for the Thrustmaster T300RS is incredibly narrow. At $400 (the price of a PlayStation 4!) it's far beyond an impulse buy and demands you're taking every aspect of your l...
Ridley Scott's "The Martian" Coming this November --His Best Ever?
The Daily Galaxy - 21 Feb 2015 18:03
During a manned mission to Mars, NASA Astronaut Mark Watney, played by Matt Damon, is presumed dead after a fierce sand storm and left stranded by his crew behind by his crew. But Watney, a biology genius and mechanical ...
What We're Reading This Week Across the Web (Through Feb 21)
Singularity Hub - 21 Feb 2015 17:22
Rapid advances in emerging technologies are raising intriguing questions: How is computing opening new opportunities for all in manufacturing, education, and healthcare? What will the future of work look like when automa...
United States Deep Freeze Viewed From Space
SpaceRef - 21 Feb 2015 17:06
NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of the snow-covered eastern U.S. that looks like the states have been sitting in a freezer....
This Japanese Robot Feeds You Tomatoes While You Run
Gizmodo - 21 Feb 2015 17:00
Okay, it's not exactly a robot--but I bet it's still the craziest thing you've seen all day. Japanese juice and ketchup company Kagome built a freaking wearable tomato dispenser for a runner at the Japan Marathon this we...
The Net Neutrality Quiet Period
TechCrunch - 21 Feb 2015 02:54
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently in its weeklong ‘sunshine’ period before its February 26 meeting that will see the agency vote on new net neutrality regulations. The sunshine period means t...
Stunning fossils: Mother giving birth
New Scientist - 21 Feb 2015 18:30
A unique fossil captures this ancient ichthyosaur as she was in the middle of delivering her three offspring (full text available to subscribers)