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Eddie Bauer uses Thindown insulation to redefine down jackets
Digital Trends - 15 Aug 2017 22:28
Eddie Bauer pushes the envelope with its new Evertherm jacket, which uses sheets of down insulation called Thindown, eliminating the need for quilting found in similar jackets and creating an all-around warmer garment. T...
NASA's Cassini just began its deadly descent into Saturn, and the clock is ticking
BGR - 15 Aug 2017 01:40
NASA's incredibly successful Cassini probe has delivered a wealth of information about Saturn and its many moons during its 13+ years hanging around the planet, but all good things must come to an end. An end is exactly ...
Galaxy Note 8's killer specs and feature list were just confirmed
BGR - 15 Aug 2017 16:58
Among Android fans, there are pretty much only three exciting smartphone launches left this year. One is the Essential phone, though that's mostly just morbid curiosity -- not many people are actually going to buy one. T...
Immerse yourself in 360-degree sound with these Bluetooth speakers
Mashable - 15 Aug 2017 19:20New thruster design increases efficiency for future spaceflight
Phys.org - 15 Aug 2017 17:00
Hall thrusters (HTs) are used in earth-orbiting satellites, and also show promise to propel robotic spacecraft long distances, such as from Earth to Mars. The propellant in a HT, usually xenon, is accelerated by an elect...
Oprema Jena seeks to resurrect the legendary Zeiss Biotar 75mm F1.5
DP Review - 15 Aug 2017 16:36
The company behind the new Meyer Optik Goerlitz lens manufacturing business has formed a new brand to bring back the Biotar 75mm F1.5 that was made by Carl Zeiss Jena in the 1940s and 50s. Many of the original examples w...
High-tech US plants offer jobs even as the laid-off struggle
ABC News - 15 Aug 2017 07:42
As U.S. manufacturers 'automate or evaporate,' they struggle to fill the jobs that require skills to do so
Intel to deploy 100 self-driving vehicles worldwide by end of year
ReadWrite - 15 Aug 2017 07:30
Intel will deploy 100 self-driving vehicles in Europe, Israel, and the United States by the end of the year. The cars will be used as demonstration vehicles for customers and regulators, as well as test vehicles for the ...
Researchers clarify mystery about proposed battery material
MIT - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
Study explains conflicting results from other experiments, may lead to batteries with more energy per pound.
Nine-year-old boy gets closer to scoring NASA's Planetary Protection gig than you ever will
BGR - 15 Aug 2017 04:02
Unless you're a seasoned NASA engineer with knowledge of planetary protection protocols and the guidelines that astronauts and scientists much adhere to in order to prevent humanity from contaminating worlds (including o...
Google hires a legendary Apple engineer to tackle AI
Engadget - 15 Aug 2017 02:32
Legendary programmer Chris Lattner has had a roller coaster of a year. He left Apple (where he developed the Swift programming language) to help build Tesla's Autopilot technology, only to leave months later after realiz...
How to livestream the solar eclipse from your local nuclear bunker
BGR - 15 Aug 2017 02:00
Next week, the sun is going to be blocked out -- hopefully, by the moon, rather than a hail of ICBMs. A rare solar eclipse will be visible from part of the US mainland for the first time in decades, but if you're not in ...
Google pays Apple $3 billion to be the default search engine on the iPhone
BGR - 15 Aug 2017 01:12
As the Android vs iPhone rivalry began to intensify a few years ago, Apple pulled a power move and quickly removed Google apps like YouTube and Google Maps from the iOS homescreen, the most valuable piece of screen real ...
DJI Develops Option to Fly 'Offline' for 'Sensitive Flights'
PetaPixel - 15 Aug 2017 22:33Here's how to make a desktop client for Google Allo
Android Authority - 15 Aug 2017 22:22
While there's no official Google Allo desktop application, there is a handy way to create your own web app using the simple instructions in our quick guide!
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Mashable - 15 Aug 2017 21:40Compounds in desert creosote bush could treat giardia, 'brain-eating' amoeba infections
Science Daily - 15 Aug 2017 19:50
Researchers have found that compounds produced by the creosote bush, a desert plant common to the Southwestern United States, exhibit potent anti-parasitic activity against the protozoa responsible for giardia infections...
"A Cosmic Laboratory" --Astronomers Use Bizarre Lensing System to Exquisitely Magnify Details of a Supermassive Black Hole
The Daily Galaxy - 15 Aug 2017 17:31
Astronomers using Caltech's Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) have found evidence for a bizarre lensing system in space, in which a large assemblage of stars is magnifying a much more distant galaxy containing a jet-...
Toronto Just Got Its First Ethereum ATMs
Motherboard - 15 Aug 2017 17:05
But... why?
Smart locks rendered dumb by automatic update fail
Engadget - 15 Aug 2017 17:03
Making dumb things smart can have its benefits, but adding complexity to once-simple devices can also lead to unforeseen problems. It's a lesson smart lock maker LockState is all too aware of, after a clumsily delivered ...
Gene Editing in Human Embryos Leaps Forward--Here's the Science
Singularity Hub - 15 Aug 2017 17:00
Imagine walking down the street with a ticking time bomb in your chest, never knowing when your heart may explode. Or going through five decades of life, having kids, and always wondering when your mind will finally slip...