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GoPro caught by fisherman shows its final moments on the seafloor with a lonely crab
Digital Trends - 9 Jul 2016 00:13
While fishing with his family to celebrate with his family, YouTuber Francis Darracott caught an unlikely object -- a GoPro. After taking it apart, he discovered the SD card inside still held the final moments of video i...
Facebook published its policies on graphic live videos, but questions still remain
Re/code - 9 Jul 2016 01:58
The social network is responding to a pair of violent videos posted to its platform this week. In the 48 hours since two violent videos were broadcast on Facebook -- one of a black man dying in Minnesota after being shot...
Engineers Envision How We Could Grow Drones in Vats
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2016 18:45
Engineers from the University of Glasgow and BAE Systems, a defense company, think that "within this century" we could chemically "grow" drones in labs. Whatever you say, guys, whatever you say.
Why a Killer Robot Was Likely the Only Option For Dallas Police
Wired - 9 Jul 2016 04:24
Just how does a bomb-defusing robot kill a human being? The post Why a Killer Robot Was Likely the Only Option For Dallas Police appeared first on WIRED.
New bioink could revolutionize 3D printing for facial reconstruction
Digital Trends - 9 Jul 2016 01:13
Researchers are developing durable 3D-printed tissue that's capable of being used in a variety of ways as part of facial reconstruction. The post New bioink could revolutionize 3D printing for facial reconstruction appea...
A Gathering Storm
Bad Astronomy - 9 Jul 2016 15:00
I was sitting in my office at home writing a post for the blog on Friday, July 8, 2016, when I glanced out the window. Although the Sun was shining on my yard, the sky itself was a dark, ominous gray filling the view. Af...
Hacker Alert: How to Keep Your Info Safe at the Olympics
NBC News - 9 Jul 2016 12:28
As the Olympic flame draws ever closer to Rio, cyber criminals are making their final preparations for the 2016 Summer Games.
Soyuz capsule docks with International Space Station
Phys.org - 9 Jul 2016 10:32
A Soyuz space capsule carrying astronauts from Russia, Japan and the United States has docked with the International Space Station after a two-day voyage.
Soyuz Capsule Docks With International Space Station
ABC News - 9 Jul 2016 07:52
A Soyuz space capsule carrying astronauts from Russia, Japan and the United States has docked with the International Space Station after a two-day voyage
UK scientists are trying to grow military drones in a lab with advanced chemistry and 3D printing
BGR - 9 Jul 2016 03:47
More often than not, some of the most cutting edge technology comes not from Silicon Valley, but from military companies and various branches of the armed forces. With generous budgets at their disposal, it's hardly a su...
Want To Stop Drinking? Scientists Pinpoint Neurons That Could Prevent Alcoholism
Tech Times - 9 Jul 2016 02:02
A new study suggests that activating a certain 'no-go' type of neurons can help prevent a person from wanting to drink alcohol. The study may offer hope in reducing the prevalence of alcoholism.
Someone Spent Seven Years Making a Stop-Motion 'Star Trek' Film
Motherboard - 9 Jul 2016 23:00
Fan film took seven years to create, with over half a year spent in filming alone.
Russian, American, Japanese astronauts board space station
Phys.org - 9 Jul 2016 18:50
Three astronauts from the United States, Russia and Japan boarded the International Space Station on Saturday after a two-day journey aboard a Russian Soyuz space capsule.
Best accessories for ASUS ZenWatch 2
Android Central - 9 Jul 2016 18:00
Which accessories are best for ZenWatch 2? Whether you're looking for different watch bands to wear with your ASUS ZenWatch 2, or you want a screen protector for that sweet AMOLED display, these are the accessories we re...
Backgrounder: ESA's e.Deorbit debris removal mission
SpaceRef - 9 Jul 2016 16:40
ESA's Clean Space initiative is studying an active debris removal mission called e.Deorbit, which will target an ESA-owned derelict satellite in low orbit, capture it, then safely burn it up in a controlled atmospheric r...
Expedition Crew Arrives at the International Space Station After Two Day Journey
SpaceRef - 9 Jul 2016 16:33
After launching on July 7 in their Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 Soyuz Commander Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi o...
This week at NASA: Juno arrives at Jupiter and more
SpaceRef - 9 Jul 2016 16:27
After an almost five-year journey to Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully settled into orbit around our solar system's largest planet on July 4 - giving Juno team members yet another reason to celebrate on Americ...
NASA's 'Dark Matter' Probe: "Our Milky Way Galaxy is Embedded Within a Vast Sphere of Black Holes" (Weekend Feature)
The Daily Galaxy - 9 Jul 2016 16:23
"All galaxies, including our own, are embedded within a vast sphere of black holes each about 30 times the sun's mass," says Alexander Kashlinsky, an astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Dark matter is a...
Scientists Find First Instance of Water Clouds Outside Our Solar System
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2016 16:08
A cloudy day here on Earth might be a sign for gloom, but elsewhere in the universe, to behold one is a scientific achievement.
Pulsing Heart of the Crab Nebula --"Ghostly Blue Glow of a Neutron Star"
The Daily Galaxy - 9 Jul 2016 14:02
Peering deep into the core of the Crab Nebula, this close-up image reveals the beating heart of one of the most historic and intensively studied remnants of a supernova, an exploding star. The inner region sends out cloc...
Watch These Dudes Deflect Roman Candle Firework Blasts with a Lightsaber
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2016 02:55
The biggest regret of my life right now is not being as smart as these two geniuses, who battled out Roman candle fireworks with lightsabers like they were Jedi knights. Sure, I'd totally get lit up and smoked and would ...
Microsoft Creates Largest DNA Storage Trove To Date: OK Go Video, 100 Books Successfully Stored To DNA
Tech Times - 9 Jul 2016 12:25
Microsoft managed to embed more than 100 books and an OK Go Video on a strain of DNA, setting the ground for future storage revolution. This marks a new record for DNA storage, heralding an exciting new era.