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How seashells get their strength
e! Science News - 11 Jan 2016 00:24
Seashells and lobster claws are hard to break, but chalk is soft enough to draw on sidewalks. Though all three are made of calcium carbonate crystals, the hard materials include clumps of soft biological matter that make...
Ray Kurzweil on Giving Future AI the Right to Vote [Video]
Singularity Hub - 10 Jan 2016 22:00
All technology impacts our individual daily lives one way or another--but perhaps no technology makes us question our collective humanity as much as artificial intelligence. Ray Kurzweil, inventor and futurist,...
Research raises concerns over long-term use of chromium diet pills
EurekAlert! - 10 Jan 2016 09:00
(University of Sydney) Australian researchers have found chromium is partially converted into a carcinogenic form when it enters cells, with increased risk associated with taking the nutritional supplement in high doses ...