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Q&A: Dark matter next door?
Symmetry Magazine - 17 Mar 2017 18:59
Astrophysicists Eric Charles and Mattia Di Mauro discuss the surprising glow of our neighbor galaxy. Astronomers recently discovered a stronger-than-expected glow of gamma rays at the center of the Andromeda galaxy, the ...
Samsung just accidentally confirmed a huge Galaxy S8 feature
BGR - 17 Mar 2017 04:02
Samsung buried the name Bixby inside a local privacy page, practically confirming the name of the voice-based virtual assistant that we expect to see in the Galaxy S8. This isn't the first time we see evidence that links...
3D Printing Cheese for Science | Video
Live Science - 17 Mar 2017 16:16Put a cork in it: Tiny, minimal cork home is kind to the eye and environment
Digital Trends - 17 Mar 2017 22:43
Taking up just about 97 square feet, the Ecocubo is designed to be both environmentally friendly and inconspicuous among its surroundings. The Ecocubo is positioned on stilts for minimal impact to the landscape. The post...
What are these strange parallel lines in the Russian snow? - CNET
CNET - 17 Mar 2017 19:45
Let's speculate wildly about some unusual lines standing out in the snow in Russia as spotted by an astronaut on board the space station.
Tesla raised $1.2 billion via share and convertible debt sale
TechCrunch - 17 Mar 2017 16:31
Tesla has raised $1.2 billion in new cash from sale of common shares, and convertible notes that come due in 2022. The total amount includes $350 mtillion in share sales, plus $850 million raised via the senior notes, wh...
China studying reusable rockets similar to SpaceX
Space News - 17 Mar 2017 16:01
A team of researchers concluded it was "extremely difficult" and inefficient. SpaceNews.com
America Only Voted for Weird-Ass Birds as Its New Monopoly Tokens
Gizmodo - 17 Mar 2017 16:00
For the second time in the past few months, Americans went to the polls and voted in a way that will have half the country scratching its heads. Kicking the classic boot, wheelbarrow, and thimble tokens to the curb, the ...
MacBook Pro Touch Bar: cool effects, worryingly easy to hack
BGR - 17 Mar 2017 05:56
Every year, skilled coders at the annual Pwn2Own hacking conference get to work and remind us that no piece of software is impervious from targeted attacks. Last year, for example, hackers at the conference managed to ex...
Netflix is ditching star ratings, but will you give the new system a thumbs up?
Digital Trends - 17 Mar 2017 03:40
Netflix is about to ditch star ratings for movies, switching instead to a simple thumbs-up or thumbs-down system. The streaming giant says testing showed thumbs to be more popular, which should improve recommendations. T...
Hacks are everywhere. Here's how to keep your Twitter account safe.
L.A. Times - 17 Mar 2017 02:20GameStop will have more Nintendo Switch systems for sale starting March 22
TechCrunch - 17 Mar 2017 16:48
Nintendo Switch is in short supply – which is good news for Nintendo, but not so great news for customers looking to get their hands on one of the new consoles. They’ve been hard to find since launch, and Nintendo an...
Nintendo could double production of the Switch
TechCrunch - 17 Mar 2017 16:41
If you launch a new console with a massively successful game like Zelda: Breath of the Wild, it’s not that hard to sell your console. This is exactly what is happening with the Nintendo Switch as Nintendo is ramping up...
Can quantum theory explain why jokes are funny?
Phys.org - 17 Mar 2017 16:24
Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 789. Whether this pun makes you giggle or groan in pain, your reaction is a consequence of the ambiguity of the joke. Thus far, models have not been able to fully account for the complexity...
Google's new encoder makes JPEGs up to 35 percent smaller
The Verge - 17 Mar 2017 16:21
Speed is everything on the internet, and as a general rule of thumb: the smaller the file, the faster it'll load. To help with that, Google created a new open-source JPEG encoder that will purportedly reduce the file siz...
ALMA's ability to see a 'cosmic hole' confirmed
Phys.org - 17 Mar 2017 16:13
Researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) successfully imaged a radio "hole" around a galaxy cluster 4.8 billion light-years away. This is the highest resolution image ever taken of such a...
CO2 emissions from energy remain flat for third year running
New Scientist - 17 Mar 2017 15:57
Carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector have not increased for three years in a row even as the global economy grew
Cosmological ruler could help us get the measure of dark energy
New Scientist - 17 Mar 2017 13:08
Measuring how the distance between galaxies changes is key to working out how dark energy drives the universe's accelerating expansion - now a new ruler may help
Understand Microprocessors By Looking at This Beautiful Blinking 'Megaprocessor'
Gizmodo - 17 Mar 2017 06:23
Pretty much everything that's great about technology today is thanks to the microprocessor. Billions of them are manufactured every year and they are one of the many reasons you can read this fine website. But few people...
Teenage paranormal thriller 'Oxenfree' now fits in your pocket
Engadget - 17 Mar 2017 05:10
Spooky adventure game Oxenfree has made its way to mobile. Developer Night School's sidescrolling tale debuted on PC and Xbox One early last January, with a stop on PlayStation 4 last May that added, among other things, ...
Infamous patent troll Soverain Software targets Apple products and services in new lawsuit
AppleInsider - 17 Mar 2017 05:08
Soverain Software, a non-practicing entity that gained media attention for suing Newegg and other online retailers over "shopping cart" patents, on Thursday filed a complaint against Apple for alleged infringement of IP ...
Hundreds of David Bowie stamps fell from space, and now you can win one
BGR - 17 Mar 2017 05:05
When David Bowie passed away early last year at the age of 69 it impacted many of his millions and millions of fans in a very profound way. Tributes were in no short supply, and the late musician has been honored and mem...