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Watch an Elephant Named Kelly Scoop Cereal Into Her Mouth in Easily the Best Study of 2018
Live Science - 13 Dec 2018 11:38Vrailler DIY Braille Printing Kit
The Gadget Flow - 13 Dec 2018 16:00
Instantly and effortlessly print in Braille with the Vrailler DIY Braille Printing Kit. In the same way that you use a pen for writing, the handheld device makes it possible to print out pieces of text in Braille on the ...
The 10 best comics of 2018
The Verge - 13 Dec 2018 17:00
2018 was a banner year for comics. Manga ranged from blockbuster action franchises, like Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia, to mournful reflections on gender non-conformity, like Riyoko Ikeda's Claudine. Kids gobbled up...
Global hacking campaign targets critical infrastructure - CNET
CNET - 13 Dec 2018 03:52
The sophisticated campaign has targeted dozens of companies, most of which are based in the US.
How big data has created a big crisis in science
Phys.org - 13 Dec 2018 16:57
There's an increasing concern among scholars that, in many areas of science, famous published results tend to be impossible to reproduce.
Scientists explore the potential for a truly decentralised energy system
Phys.org - 13 Dec 2018 16:10
Writing in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Heriot-Watt University scientists have published one of the first unbiased, major comprehensive reviews of blockchain technology.
High-efficiency discovery drives low-power computing
Phys.org - 13 Dec 2018 14:00
Challenge any modern human to go a day without a phone or computer, and you'd be hard pressed to get any takers. Our collective obsession with all things electronic is driving a dramatic daily drain on the world's power....
New device could help answer fundamental questions about quantum physics
Phys.org - 13 Dec 2018 07:00
Researchers have developed a new device that can measure and control a nanoparticle trapped in a laser beam with unprecedented sensitivity. The new technology could help scientists study a macroscopic particle's motion w...
Feds like cryptocurrencies and blockchain tech and so should antitrust agencies
TechCrunch - 13 Dec 2018 04:30
Thibault Schrepel Contributor Share on Twitter Thibault Schrepel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Economic Law at Utrecht University and a reviewer at the Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law & Policy....
This Bonsai Forest by Masahiko Kimura is Incredible
Twisted Sifter - 13 Dec 2018 18:35
A beautiful Hinoki forest planting by Bonsai master Masahiko Kimura
Watch the brilliant Geminid meteor shower celebrated by today's Google Doodle
The Verge - 13 Dec 2018 17:19
Today's Google Doodle takes its viewers on a short, astronomical journey, showing how the combination of a distant space rock, the Sun, and Earth's atmosphere manage to bring us an incredible natural light show. Right no...
New tool uses AI to roll back problematic continuous delivery builds automatically
TechCrunch - 13 Dec 2018 17:18
As companies shift to CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery), they face a problem around monitoring and fixing problems in builds that have been deployed. How do you deal with an issue after moving onto the n...
The Galaxy S10 will look amazing, but we'll have to keep waiting for the design we really want
BGR - 13 Dec 2018 17:12
After ignoring the iPhone notch design trend for a year, Samsung will soon unveil a flagship phone design like no other. The Galaxy S10 will come in various versions that each featuring the same all-screen, notch-less de...
Mobile device makes the detection of parasitic infections faster and more sensitive using artificial intelligence
Phys.org - 13 Dec 2018 17:08
Parasitic infections affect hundreds of millions of people, posing a serious public health threat worldwide. For example, sleeping sickness and Chagas disease are neglected tropical diseases that are caused by the bloodb...
NASA's InSight Mars Lander Snaps Selfie, Surveys Workspace
Scientific American - 13 Dec 2018 17:05
The Red-Planet-probing spacecraft is on course to deploy its instruments in early 2019 --
NVIDIA and RED bring 8K video editing to the masses
Engadget - 13 Dec 2018 17:00
In case you needed another reminder that your 4K TV will soon be obsolete, RED and NVIDIA have unveiled software that will make 8K video editing feasible for more creators. The NVIDIA CUDA-powered REDCODE RAW SDK will en...
Internal Google Docs Warn Not to Gift Contractors Shirts in Case They Start Thinking They're Employees: Report
Gizmodo - 13 Dec 2018 16:54
Internal Google documents obtained by the Guardian warn full-time Google staff to treat temps, vendors, and contractors (TVCs)--which comprise just short of half of the company's 170,000 workers around the globe--much di...
How this supercolony of 1.5 million penguins stayed hidden for nearly 3,000 years
Fox News - 13 Dec 2018 16:42
This year, scientists announced an incredible discovery by looking at poop stains in satellite images -- 1.5 million Adélie penguins were living and thriving on a little patch in Antarctica surrounded by treacherous sea...
15 Senators Introduce American Privacy Bill
The Mac Observer - 13 Dec 2018 16:39YouTube Rewind 2018 becomes site's most disliked video ever - CNET
CNET - 13 Dec 2018 16:06
At 10 million dislikes, it took the dubious honor from Justin Bieber's Baby.
700°С Degrees of Resistance: Scientists Develop Innovative Industrial Technology
Medical Design Technology - 13 Dec 2018 15:00
News Scientists have created a technology for the manufacture of products made of carbon graphite materials. The technology will be applicable in ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, electric power industry and electrical...
France's Travel Alert Registry Hacked
SecurityWeek - 13 Dec 2018 13:36
The French foreign ministry said Thursday its travel alert registry website had been pirated and citizens' personal data "could be misused". In a statement the ministry did not say how many people were affected by the br...