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'Spencer' the robot is here to help guide lost airline passengers

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Meet Spencer. This armless automaton will begin a test run in Schiphol Amsterdam Airport at the end of the month, greeting and guiding harried travellers through the transport hub's famously confusing terminal system. Navigating it is so challenging,... Go To Full Article

NASA to test sugary bacteria as space-based power source

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Following its successful harvest of red leaf lettuce, NASA has announced plans to launch genetically engineered bacteria into orbit to see if they can be harnessed by future astronauts as potent survival resource. The experiment is scheduled to take...… Go To Full Article

Mozilla says it doesn't need Google's cash to survive

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For many years, Firefox's survival was tied into how generous the folks over at Google were feeling, since the company effectively bankrolled the browser. Times have changed, and in an interview with CNET, Mozilla's Denelle Dixon-Thayer said that its...… Go To Full Article

The biggest data center in Russia will be nuclear powered

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According to the news agency Telecom Daily, the Rosenergoatom power company is building what will be the largest data center in Russia -- and they're plopping it right on top of the Kalinin power station. Located about 120 miles northwest… Go To Full Article

Tarantino explains why he thinks 70mm is better than digital

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Famed film director Quentin Tarantino is well-known for his purist cinematic tastes and revelry of antique movie production techniques. His fondness for old-school cinema is on full display in his upcoming release, The Hateful Eight, which is being c...… Go To Full Article

Scientists use 'spooky action' to mail electron messages a mile

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Researchers at Stanford University announced Tuesday that they had successfully leveraged the "spooky" interaction of entangled electrons to send a message between them over a span of 1.2 miles. This is by far the longest distance that scientists hav...… Go To Full Article

Stretchable square of rubber doubles as a keyboard

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There's a whole branch of science that's dedicated to turning flexible surfaces into sensors that can be used as an artificial substitute for skin. These materials could then be used to give robots a sense of touch, or even to… Go To Full Article

6 hypermiling cars that get over 100 miles per gallon

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Fuel efficiency is one rating that can really set a car apart from the pack. Although you can't yet walk into just any dealership and drive away in a vehicle that gets more than 100 miles a gallon, there are… Go To Full Article

Watch ESA explain how it plans to find gravitational waves

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In just under a week the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch its LISA Pathfinder spacecraft on a Vega rocket. Buried within the vessel are two cubes made of gold-platinium which, scientists hope, can lay the groundwork for measuring gravitational... Go To Full Article

QPAD unveils DX-20 multi-surface ambidextrous gaming mouse

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QPAD today unveiled the DX-20 gaming mouse, its first new mouse shape in seven years. The DX-20’s design has been inspired by the Microsoft Intellimouse 1.1, with an ambidextrous shape that helps both left and right-handed players feel right at… Go To Full Article

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