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• WATCH: SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket on its 1st test flight

  06-02-2018 23:30 via abcnews.go.com
  ABC News' David Kerley is at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  
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• These Pictures Are the Same—Wait, What?

  06-02-2018 22:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Take a moment and let this one sink in.It sure seems like the photographer turned a bit to the left before snapping the right-hand image. It's the lines in the cobblestones — they're all tilted in the second image compared to the first.A second glance reveals some irregularities, though. Though the lines look tilted relative to each other, the rest of the image looks unchanged. The trucks are in the same place, we see the same patch of sky, and if you look closely, we see th
  
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• These self-destructing electronics can turn your data to dust on command

  06-02-2018 19:33
  
  TechnologyA radio signal tells the components to vaporize.
  Scientists have patented electronic components that vaporize when heated by a chemical reaction.
  
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• WikiLeaks founder loses bid to have arrest warrant dropped

  06-02-2018 19:32 via nbcnews.com
  A judge said the arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, issued after he skipped bail to avoid extradition on sex assault charges, still stands.
  
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• The Naked Sun — Where Have All Its Spots Gone?

  06-02-2018 19:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Sun recently decided to go naked for awhile, as is evident from this image acquired by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.It lost its spots.The image is from a video posted by NASA showing the Sun going naked from Jan. 26th to Jan. 30th, when a very small, lonely spot finally turns up. In fact, NASA says that with the exception of this one spot, the Sun was naked for almost two weeks.Spotless periods like this are common as the Sun approaches the low point i
  
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• Four apps that will help you learn to play music

  06-02-2018 19:00
  
  GadgetsPick up an instrument, learn your favorite songs, and practice a bit of music theory.
  Pick up an instrument, learn your favorite songs, and practice a bit of music theory.
  
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• Peek Inside a Meerkat's Mazelike Manor

  06-02-2018 18:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  I’m a scientist and my job is to look below the surface of the earth. One of the questions often asked of people working with what we call geophysical imaging is, “How deep can you see?” It’s a difficult question to answer of course, since one person’s “deep” is another person’s “shallow”, and what is deep to the archaeologist will barely scratch the surface for the planetary seismologist.For my own part, I’m a “near-surface
  
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• Caltech Discovery Moves Solar Fuel Production Closer to Reality

  06-02-2018 18:45 via scitechdaily.com
  Caltech researchers have made a discovery that they say could lead to the economically viable production of solar fuels in the next few years. For...
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• Fin24.com | Zuckerberg admits mistakes as Facebook turns 14

  06-02-2018 18:32
  
  Mark Zuckerberg has offered fresh self-criticism, acknowledging making numerous mistakes in building the world's biggest social network as Facebook marked its 14th birthday.
  
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• Precisely Timed Brain Stimulation Improves Learning and Memory Performance

  06-02-2018 18:30 via scitechdaily.com
  A new study by a team of University of Pennsylvania neuroscientists shows that precisely timed electrical stimulation to the left side of the brain can...
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• Naked Mole Rats Unlock Key Mechanisms of Aging and Cancer Resistance

  06-02-2018 18:19 via scitechdaily.com
  With their large buck teeth and wrinkled, hairless bodies, naked mole rats won’t be winning any awards for cutest rodent. But their long life span–they...
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• Let's Watch SpaceX Launch the Falcon Heavy Rocket

  06-02-2018 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  SpaceX will today attempt to launch its largest rocket yet, the Falcon Heavy.An upgraded version of the Falcon 9 rocket the spaceflight company has been flying for over two years now, the latest addition to the SpaceX arsenal will be capable of lifting more payload to orbit than any rocket today. The launch is set for sometime between 1:30 and 4:00 p.m. Eastern today.
  The payload will is a red Tesla roadster (playing David Bowie's "Space Oddity," naturally), and the SpaceX CEO says i
  
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• Scientists Make New Discoveries in the Search for Life on Mars

  06-02-2018 18:03 via scitechdaily.com
  The planet Mars has long drawn interest from scientists and non-scientists as a possible place to search for evidence of life beyond Earth because the...
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• Spitzer and Kepler Provide New Clues About TRAPPIST-1 Planet Compositions

  06-02-2018 17:48 via scitechdaily.com
  In the year since NASA announced the seven Earth-sized planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system, scientists have been working hard to better understand these enticing worlds...
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• New Technique Enables Biologists to Control Motion Within Living Cells

  06-02-2018 17:30 via scitechdaily.com
  Simple motion inside biological cells, such as the streaming of cytoplasm – the liquid cell interior – is widely believed to be essential for cells...
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• No one told Babe Ruth he had cancer, but his death changed the way we fight it

  06-02-2018 17:22
  
  HealthThe Great Bambino’s treatment came at a major turning point in medicine.
  Though doctors' efforts to save him from cancer were ultimately unsuccessful, the record-setting Ruth became a cancer pioneer in the process.
  
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• NASA Researchers Test Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC)

  06-02-2018 17:18 via scitechdaily.com
  In deep space, accurate timekeeping is vital to navigation, but not all spacecraft have precise timepieces aboard. For 20 years, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)...
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• Impressive Cassini Image of Rhea Passing in Front of Titan

  06-02-2018 17:08 via scitechdaily.com
  In this view, Saturn’s icy moon Rhea passes in front of Titan as seen by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Some of the differences between the two...
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• 24 hidden Windows settings to help you compute better

  06-02-2018 15:30
  
  DIYTake over Microsoft's operating system.
  Underneath the surface of your Windows computer, you'll find hidden settings to help you stay private, save energy, and more. Here are 24 customizations to try.
  
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• This flu season has killed 53 kids so far. Here’s what worried parents should do.

  06-02-2018 14:00
  
  HealthMost of those children never got vaccinated.
  This flu season has been scary, but there are precautions to take that can really help keep you and your family healthy.
  
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• So far, 53 kids have died from the flu. Here’s what worried parents should do.

  06-02-2018 14:00
  
  HealthMost of those children never got vaccinated.
  This flu season has been scary, but there are precautions to take that can really help keep you and your family healthy.
  
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• Fin24.com | Bitcoin breaches $6 000 as cryptocurrency exodus accelerates

  06-02-2018 13:07
  
  Cryptocurrencies tracked by Coinmarketcap.com have lost more than $500bn of market value since early January as governments clamped down.
  
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• Fin24.com | UK bank bans bitcoin purchases via credit card

  06-02-2018 12:44
  
  Lloyds Banking Group has joined major US banks in banning purchases of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies via credit card amid debt and security concerns.
  
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• WATCH: Space X Falcon Heavy Rocket set for first test launch

  06-02-2018 11:35 via abcnews.go.com
  Tesla Roadster automobile will be launched into space as cargo on the giant rocket.
  
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• Fin24.com | More sneak peeks of the Galaxy S9 emerge

  06-02-2018 11:01
  
  More leaked images of what the Samsung Galaxy S9 is supposed to look like have surfaced, as the device is set to launch on February 25.
  
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• Fin24.com | Microsoft says it's true: Cat videos distract workers

  06-02-2018 08:11
  
  Economists have been puzzled by the so-called productivity paradox, the fact that the digital revolution hasn’t resulted in big gains in output per worker as with earlier technological upheaval.
  
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• Fin24.com | Naspers asks Investec to pull 'damaging' analyst report

  06-02-2018 05:17
  
  Naspers is asking Investec to withdraw an analyst report that it says contains errors and has damaged Africa’s biggest company by market value and its shareholders.
  
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• Some People Are Not Having Children Because Of Climate Change

  06-02-2018 05:13 via technocracy.news
  It is sad that so many young couples have bought the lie of over-population and then drunk the cool-aid of action to not have any children. This not only terminates their own family tree, but denies one of the greatest pleasures in life. Technocracy is cruel in using science to achieve such social outcomes. ⁃ TN EditorAdd this to the list of decisions affected by climate change: Should I have children?
  It is not an easy time for people to feel hopeful, with the effects of gl
  
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• China Launches Electromagnetic Rail ‘Supergun’ On Naval Warship

  06-02-2018 05:03 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats in China have been in a hotly contested technological arms race for at least 20 years now. The introduction of the ‘rail gun’ on warships will change the face of warfare for decades to come; just read this article to understand its capabilities. US military Technocrats will certainly answer the challenge with their own version of a ‘supergun’. ⁃ TN EditorWant to win a war? Build a better gun. Now China appears to have taken a huge stride ahead of the Uni
  
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• SpaceX set to launch massive Falcon Heavy rocket

  06-02-2018 00:48 via abcnews.go.com
  The rocket will be carrying a red Tesla Roadster.
  
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• Texas A&M Chemists Develop Powerful New Type of Battery

  06-02-2018 00:31 via scitechdaily.com
  Move over, lithium-ion; now, there’s a better battery on the horizon. A multi-institution team of scientists led by Texas A&M University chemist Sarbajit Banerjee has...
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• A Startup Mentality Gives Public Research a Lift

  06-02-2018 00:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Defense became the latest agency to adopt a burgeoning start-up boot camp pioneered by the National Science Foundation’s Errol Arkilic.In 2011, Arkilic reached out to Steve Blank, a Stanford University professor who would soon be one of Silicon Valley’s most influential innovators.“I’ve been reading your blog,” Arkilic told Blank. He had 10,000 scientists hoping to turn their research into tech startups. Blank’s missi
  
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