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Newly Discovered Brain Cells May Lead To New Drugs That Can Reduce Anxiety
Tech Times - 4 Feb 2018 04:36
Current treatments for anxiety disorders have their drawbacks. The discovery of anxiety cells in the hippocampus of the brain could pave way for new drugs that can better address the most common mental illness in the Uni...
Watch the Japanese Space Agency Set a Record for Smallest Rocket Used to Launch a Satellite
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2018 03:45
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency has set a record for the smallest-ever rocket to launch a satellite into orbit, using a SS-520 sounding rocket modified to include a third stage carrying a 13.6-inch TRICOM-1R cu...
'Sea Hunter,' a drone ship with no crew, just joined the U.S. Navy fleet
Digital Trends - 4 Feb 2018 02:18
After two years of testing and evaluation, command of DARPA's fully autonomous sub-tracking warship has formally been transferred to the U.S. Navy. The "Sea Hunter" could be the first in a fleet of drone vessels. The pos...
China May Be Testing a Ship-Mounted Railgun
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2018 01:00
As the U.S. commitment to its long-running railgun program appears ready to wane, China's own program might be winding up, recent reports suggest.
SpaceX's hot new monster rocket ready for first test flight
Phys.org - 4 Feb 2018 21:32
SpaceX's hot new monster rocket makes its launch debut this week, blasting off from the same pad that hoisted men to the moon a half-century ago.
Bitcoin rises to over $9,000, but can the market endure, or is it just a passing fad?
Digital Trends - 4 Feb 2018 16:16
Bitcoin, the world's most valuable cryptocurrency, has had a rough year so far. Bitcoin is currently on a bit of an upswing with the value of the coin rising to more than $9,000, however. The post Bitcoin rises to over $...
elago Nest Thermostat Wall Plate Cover
The Gadget Flow - 4 Feb 2018 16:01
Effortlessly blend your Nest Thermostat with your home décor with the elago Nest Thermostat Wall Plate Cover. Featuring an aluminum finishing, the elago wall plate cover matches your Nest Thermostat to provide a modern ...
We don't need fully self-driving cars to save lives
USA Today - 4 Feb 2018 16:00
We don't need fully self-driving cars to save lives
Texas Got 18 Percent of Its Energy from Wind and Solar Last Year
Scientific American - 4 Feb 2018 16:00
For years critics have claimed grid costs and stability will spiral out of control before we hit 20 percent renewable energy. Texas is proving them wrong --
Russia, Japan and China Launch Satellites in Back-to-Back Missions
SPACE.com - 4 Feb 2018 14:17Shooty Fruity review: A VR experience with plenty of juicy bits
Pocket-lint - 4 Feb 2018 14:00
Virtual reality games often give you the chance to escape reality. Whether it's a case of disappearing to an unfamiliar environment, or a familiar one with the chance to experience something that's new and different. Sho...
Hyundai's self-driving fuel cell cars complete a record highway trip
Engadget - 4 Feb 2018 13:33
Future self-driving cars don't have to be pure electric vehicles, and Hyundai is determined to prove it. The automaker just had a five-strong fleet of Level 4 autonomous hydrogen fuel cars drive themselves 118 miles from...
Microsoft Office 2019 will only run on Windows 10, and will begin previews next quarter
PC World - 4 Feb 2018 03:51
Microsoft has previously tied support to the latest microprocessors to Windows 10, and it's taking the same approach to Office: Office 2019 will only run on a supported Windows 10 OS. Microsoft revealed the changes this ...
Banks ban credit purchase of cryptocurrency due to risks
Engadget - 4 Feb 2018 02:33
If you use your Bank of America-, JP Morgan Chase- or Citigroup-issued credit card to buy cryptocurrency, then you'll have to find an alternative ASAP. According to Bloomberg, the banks have banned crypto purchase using ...
Apple begins wide collection of Apple Watch data for Heart Study
AppleInsider - 4 Feb 2018 01:52
Apple this week began collecting heart rate data from a wide number of Apple Watch owners who signed up to participate in a heart study being conducted in cooperation with Stanford Health.
For the First Time, Planets Have Been Discovered in ANOTHER Galaxy!
Universe Today - 4 Feb 2018 01:45
Thanks to a new study performed by a pair of astrophysicists from the University of Oklahoma, the first extra-galactic planets have now been discovered! The post For the First Time, Planets Have Been Discovered in ANOTHE...
SpaceX confirms it will try to land all of Falcon Heavy's boosters
Engadget - 4 Feb 2018 01:02
SpaceX hasn't been shy about wanting to land Falcon Heavy's three booster rockets (it formally proposed its plans a year ago), but will it try now that the launch has finally been nailed down? Yes. Elon Musk's outfit has...
For the first time, scientists discover exoplanets in a galaxy far, far away
Digital Trends - 4 Feb 2018 00:44
RX J1131-1231 is a distant galaxy that's 3.8 billion light-years away, but it's also the home of trillions of exoplanets, according to new observations and research from astrophysicists at the University of Oklahoma. The...
Japan's space agency just launched the tiniest rocket to carry a satellite into orbit
The Verge - 4 Feb 2018 00:08
A year after its tiny, experimental rocket failed to reach orbit a year ago, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched (via Engadget) an experimental rocket into orbit this weekend, the small...
Apple is offering free repairs if your iPhone 7 won't connect to a cellular network
Mashable - 4 Feb 2018 00:03Chinese man pleads guilty to selling counterfeit Apple gear in US
Engadget - 4 Feb 2018 23:59
Fake Apple devices have been making the rounds for years, but it's rare that they have much sway in the US -- although it looks like one team of bootleggers had a surprising amount of success. Jianhua Li, a Chinese man l...
Exclusive: Broadcom to raise Qualcomm bid in push for talks, sources say
Reuters - 4 Feb 2018 23:49
(Reuters) - Broadcom Ltd plans to unveil a new approximately $120 billion offer for Qualcomm Inc on Monday, aiming to ratchet up pressure on its U.S. semiconductor peer to engage in negotiations, people familiar with the...