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Yikes. ACCORDING to Dante, the Styx is not just a river but a vast, deathly swamp filling the entire fifth circle of hell. Perhaps the staff of New Scientist will see it when our time comes but, until then, Lake … Continue reading
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Photos of dense flocks of European starlings. Murmur: Photos by Richard Barnes … Continue reading
Well, that didn’t take long. The biometrics hacking team of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has successfully bypassed the biometric security of Apple’s TouchID using easy everyday means. Chaos Computer Club breaks Apple TouchID … Continue reading
The American Tobacco Historic District in Durham is one of seven sites selected to be part of Google’s new “Entrepreneurs Tech Hub Network.” Centers will receive financial support, technology, equipment and discounts to various Google product offerings. Google selects Durham … Continue reading
The World According to Foursquare in Beautiful Time-Lapse Maps … Continue reading
Our daily routines can make a huge difference to how healthy, happy and productive we are. I’ve recently tried adjusting my own routine in the hopes of getting more done and wasting less time in-between tasks or activities. The Daily … Continue reading
I love this idea! Summary: What do you do with old public phone boxes hardly anyone uses any more? In New Zealand they are being converted into a national network of WiFi hotspots. Telecom New Zealand is launching a nationwide … Continue reading
Bitcoin has attracted a lot of news and high-profile investors in recent weeks, while the media still focuses on how early buyers have made money and how authorities are onto its role in online narcotic sales. Why You Should Care … Continue reading
It’s fair to say that everyone who is anyone in tech is trying to find a place in the budding market for wearable technology. Google has its Glass eyewear and has also bought WIMM Labs, a smartwatch maker. Samsung, Sony … Continue reading
Working with colleagues at the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms, a group led by Harvard Professor of Physics Mikhail Lukin and MIT Professor of Physics Vladan Vuletic have managed to coax photons into binding together to form molecules — a … Continue reading