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Clean Hotel Rooms Like a SWAT Team in This Housekeeping Simulator
Motherboard - 17 Jul 2016 15:00
Some stains need more than soap.
Augmented Reality Showdown: Pokémon Go vs. Ingress
Life Hacker - 17 Jul 2016 17:00
Four years ago, a little-known developer named Niantic created Ingress. It was a location-based mobile game that set the stage for their next big game, Pokémon Go. Both are extremely fun and get you out of the house, bu...
First image released from world's super radio telescope
Phys.org - 17 Jul 2016 11:36
Even operating at a quarter of its eventual capacity, South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope showed off its phenomenal power Saturday, revealing 1,300 galaxies in a tiny corner of the universe where only 70 were known be...
The Pentagon is developing cyber warfare tools to fight ISIS
Engadget - 17 Jul 2016 03:31
US Cyber Command chief Adm. Michael S. Rogers has created a dedicated unit tasked with developing a suite of malware and digital weapons that can be used to wage (a digital) war against ISIS. The Pentagon originally gave...
Jeff Bezos has a cameo in Star Trek Beyond
The Verge - 17 Jul 2016 23:22
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos might be working on his own plans for space travel, but it doesn't look like he's above getting a little help from Hollywood. According to Star Trek Beyond director Justin Lin, Bezos will ha...
How to change the world... one bot at a time
TechCrunch - 17 Jul 2016 21:38
Bots have the potential to transform politics.
World touring solar plane's final leg to UAE delayed
Phys.org - 17 Jul 2016 11:40
The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed Saturday due to the pilot's health, he said in a message on Twitter.
'Pokémon Go' expansion marred by a possible cyberattack
Engadget - 17 Jul 2016 01:57
Good news! Pokémon Go is available in 26 more countries... if you get a chance to play, that is. Trainers can now grab the mobile game across a wider swath of European nations (such as the Netherlands and Sweden), but t...
First Light From MeerKAT
SpaceRef - 17 Jul 2016 20:05
The MeerKAT First Light image of the sky, released today by Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, shows unambiguously that MeerKAT is already the best radio telescope of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.....
We're Finally Sending Ears to Mars
Universe Today - 17 Jul 2016 18:18
We all love that feeling of "being there" when it comes to missions to other planets. Juno's arrival at Jupiter, New Horizons' flyby of Pluto and the daily upload of raw images from the Mars Curiosity rover makes each of...
A sleek iOS stylus is just one of the newest deals this week [Deals]
Cult of Mac - 17 Jul 2016 17:00
Another week, another delivery of awesome new deals on gear, gadgets, and education. This week we've got a fine-tipped iOS-ready stylus, a massive bundle of WordPress plug-ins, a car charger that can juice up 4 devices a...
NASA Briefing for the SpaceX CRS-9 Resupply Mission to the International Space Station
SpaceRef - 17 Jul 2016 15:44
A press briefing was held on July 16 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to provide a prelaunch status update on the next SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station....
This Week at NASA: New Space Station Crew and More
SpaceRef - 17 Jul 2016 15:35
The Expedition 48/49 crew that launched July 7 from Kazakhstan arrived as scheduled at the International Space Station July 9 Eastern time....
These amazing Star Wars drones let you battle with the Millennium Falcon
The Verge - 17 Jul 2016 15:14
The Millennium Falcon may have an iconic shape, but it was never designed to fly. That is, until toy makers Propel got their hands on it, and turned it -- along with three other classic Star Wars ships -- into some of th...
Too much big data running through my brain
TechCrunch - 17 Jul 2016 14:48
Big Data by all accounts is supposed to help humans perform better by augmenting our limited brain power. Computers, after all, have the ability to crunch data with lightning speed, something humans just haven’t been...
SpaceX Aims to Re-Launch Landed Rocket This Fall
SPACE.com - 17 Jul 2016 14:30
The California-based company plans to launch one of its landed rockets for the first time a few months from now.
New iPhone 7 Video Offers Side-by-Side Comparison With iPhone 6s
Mac Rumors - 17 Jul 2016 14:15
A new video and images posted to Chinese microblogging site Weibo and picked up this morning by NWE offer a side-by-side comparison of an iPhone 7 casing against Apple's current flagship iPhone 6s. Embedded below, the ne...
Russian Cargo Ships Launches with Cargo Destined for the International Space Station
SpaceRef - 17 Jul 2016 14:00
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the unpiloted ISS Progress 64 cargo ship launched at 5:41 p.m. Eastern time July 16 (3:41 a.m. Baikonur time on July 17), carrying three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the r...
The Feds Just Put the US Back in the Global Drone Race
Wired - 17 Jul 2016 13:00
New drone guidelines will catalyze American innovation in the global marketplace, but there's work left to do. The post The Feds Just Put the US Back in the Global Drone Race appeared first on WIRED.
SpaceX to Launch Cargo Mission, Try Rocket Landing Tonight: Watch Live
SPACE.com - 17 Jul 2016 13:00
SpaceX will attempt to land its Falcon 9 rocket during the launch of a cargo mission toward the International Space Station early Monday morning (July 18), and you can watch all the action live.
Three Supernova Shells Around a Young Star Cluster
PTTU - 17 Jul 2016 13:00
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING):
Russia launches ISS-bound cargo ship
Phys.org - 17 Jul 2016 11:37
A Russian rocket carrying an unmanned cargo ship blasted off for the International Space Station early Sunday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Russian space agency said.