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DNA origami allows for 3D-printed DNA bunnies to deliver medication
Digital Trends - 25 Jul 2015 00:03
Scientists are now finding that they can fold DNA into very particular shapes by way of a 3D printing method that would help get medication to the right place without breaking down in transit within the body The post DNA...
For it's one, two, three strikes you're out: Wife's infidelity uncovered at ball game
Digital Trends - 25 Jul 2015 16:51
Two sisters attending the Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game on Wednesday night claim they helped expose a man's cheating wife after they caught her sexting with another man on her cellphone. The post F...
Tennis Flip Flops
The Gadget Flow - 25 Jul 2015 08:00
Flip Flops made with 100% real tennis ball felt. They’re fuzzy, bright, super soft and truly one of a kind. We buy our felt from the same manufacturer as Wilson then protect it with a non-toxic, silicone based solution...
How Do You Teach a Computer Common Sense?
Motherboard - 25 Jul 2015 23:38
Common sense is a funny thing. It's here that we as people co-existing within a given society reach unsaid agreements on basic features and interpretations of the world, whether "we" like it or not. It's a very conservat...
Here's What Pluto's Frozen 'Heart' Looks Like in False Color
Live Science - 25 Jul 2015 01:32
NASA unveiled a false-color look at Pluto Thursday (July 23) to highlight the weird differences in terrain on the dwarf planet. The enhanced color allows scientists to detect differences in the composition and texture of...
Google Play Summer Sale Gives Up To 90 Percent Off Games: The Dark Knight Rises, Spider Man, Hitman Go, And More
Tech Times - 25 Jul 2015 12:17
The summer sale by the Google Play Store will last only until July 27, so Android gamers only have a few days to take advantage of discounts as much as 90 percent.
Google joins NASA and others to work on drone traffic control system
Digital Trends - 25 Jul 2015 11:15
Google has joined NASA, Amazon, Verizon, and others to help develop an air traffic control system for low-altitude drones as businesses keen to use the flying machines await the FAA's decision on new rules for the commer...
Trippy illusions at this Chinese museum are a great photo op
Mashable - 25 Jul 2015 06:07Deep Dreamer Uses Google's DeepDream Code And Produces Nightmarish Images, GIFs And Videos
Tech Times - 25 Jul 2015 05:49
Google shared DeepDream with the world, and now, a third party is making it easier for the public to use the artificial intelligence to create art. It's trippy, man.
Baidu CEO Claims They Are Still Interested In Nokia's Here Maps
Ubergizmo - 25 Jul 2015 05:32
Nokia's Here mapping technology has been gaining a lot of attention recently, thanks to a number of high-profile companies who are reportedly interested in buying it. There have been reports that Chinese company Baidu is...
Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo And Others Push For Accessibility Development
ReadWrite - 25 Jul 2015 04:21
For all their rhetoric and idealism about changing the world, consumer-facing technologies have largely failed at least one major set of users: people with disabilities, a segment that represents roughly 1 in 5 people in...
2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata First Drive - Roadster Reborn
Slash Gear - 25 Jul 2015 17:01
It's close to being a miracle that the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata exists. As the cars around it get bigger, more luxurious, and more insulated from the road beneath them, and as semi-autonomous technologies become more and mo...
Guy's Attempt To Take Rattlesnake Selfie Ends With $153,000 Bill
The Huffington Post - 25 Jul 2015 16:07
This was a misssstake. A San Diego-area man ssssent (OK, we'll stop) KGTV footage of himself lying in a hospital bed after he said he tried to take a selfie with a rattlesnake. The bill for services rendered to ...
Don't see the Windows 10 upgrade notification? Here's what to do
Digital Trends - 25 Jul 2015 15:15
Users on Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 are supposed to receive a notification that enables a free upgrade to Windows 10, but it only appears if certain conditions or met. Here's what to do if the upgrade remains elusive. The post ...
Dark Pion Particles May Explain Universe's Invisible Matter
Live Science - 25 Jul 2015 14:15
Dark matter is the mysterious stuff that cosmologists think makes up 85 percent of matter in the universe. A new theory says dark matter might resemble a known particle. If true, it would open up a window onto an invisib...
This Plant Covers Itself in Insect Corpses as a Grim Defense Mechanism
Motherboard - 25 Jul 2015 13:00
It's a shrewd but certainly dark adaptive strategy. The serpentine columbine, a pretty herbaceous plant endemic to California's wet coastal regions, doesn't defend against or attack its enemies directly. Instead, it send...
HP Warns The Most Popular Smartwatches Aren't So Secure
Tech Times - 25 Jul 2015 10:04
HP has conducted a security study on 10 of the most popular smartwatches and found that all of them are vulnerable to hackers. The company says the findings are 'disappointing, but not surprising.'
San Francisco introduces urine-repellent walls that pee right back at you
Mashable - 25 Jul 2015 05:48
Public urination is such a problem in San Francisco that the city's Public Works Department is hoping to curb the issue by introducing a special paint with a repellent surface that makes urine splash right back onto the ...
Microsoft Boasts That Windows 10 Is The Most Secure Windows Ever
Ubergizmo - 25 Jul 2015 05:05
Windows has gotten a lot of flak over the years as being a platform that is constantly targeted by hacks, malware, viruses, and so on, making it seem like Microsoft isn't doing a good enough job of securing it. However w...
Why Amazon And Entrepreneurs Are Bullish On Mexico
TechCrunch - 25 Jul 2015 05:00
Imagine a country with 100 million mobile phones, but just 15 percent of residents have a credit card. A country where more than half of the population is under age 27, but less than half has Internet access. That, in ...
U.S. Fears Data Stolen by Chinese Hacker Could Identify Spies
The New York Times - 25 Jul 2015 04:54
The potential exposure of the American intelligence officers could prevent a large number of them from being posted abroad again.
San Francisco Is Getting a Pee-Proof Paint Job
Gizmodo - 25 Jul 2015 22:00
Taking a leak outside in San Francisco just got a wee bit less fun. That's because public works crews are coating walls throughout the city with a urine-repellent paint that bounces your pee right back at you.