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15:04 • 09.03.14NASA’s spacecraft videos eruption on Jupiter’s IoThe reason for the extreme volcanic activity on Io is that it’s “locked in a perpetual tug of war between the imposing gravity of Jupiter and the smaller, consistent pulls of its neighboring moons…”
12:48 • 08.03.14Google Glass app that can reveal emotions“We believe there is broad applicability for this service to improve the customer experience, particularly in retail ...
11:02 • 07.03.14Twitter bans porn on its video-sharing app"We've found that there's a very small percentage of videos that are not a good fit for our community ...
16:35 • 06.03.14Is this the world's fastest car? Swedish 'megacar' clocks nearly 274mph with five-liter V8 engine, enormous 1,322 horse powerThe car will reportedly hit a top speed of 274mph - 4mph more than the Hennessey Venom GT and 6mph more than the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport…
14:55 • 06.03.14Dinosaur with four-inch teeth thought to be 'most ferocious to ever roam Europe'Remains of the Torvosaurus gurneyi were discovered in the rock cliffs of Lourinhã, in Portugal, by an amateur fossil hunter ...
10:26 • 06.03.14Immune upgrade gives 'HIV shielding'"This is a first - gene editing has not to date been used in a human trial [for HIV]. We've been able to use this technology in HIV and show it is safe and feasible, so it is an evolution in..."
21:42 • 05.03.14Forget Waterworld - this amazing floating city could use freshwater from melting icebergs to generate power and grow its own foo“The floating facility is equipped to house a community of 800 people, inspired in its compact urban form by vertically oriented, bayside Greenlandic villages…”
20:53 • 05.03.14WHO: Daily sugar intake 'should be halved'"We may need to move toward some kind of sugar tax, but I hope we don't have to. We have normalized being overweight. I do fear this generation of children will live less than my parents' generation…"
17:35 • 05.03.14Rolls-Royce imagines a future of unmanned ships"Given that the technology is in place, is now the time to move some operations ashore? Is it better to have a crew of 20 sailing in a gale in the North Sea, or say five in a control room on shore?"
16:12 • 05.03.14Apple wins patent for wildest iPhone designIn its patent filing, Apple envisions that the new iPhone’s curved display will be made from flexible material that can present “an illusion of depth perception” capable of ...
12:00 • 05.03.14Silk screws used to repair bone fracturesUS scientists say metal fixtures can potentially be replaced with plates and screws made from the natural fibre ...
17:12 • 04.03.14New magnetic material could boost electronics"We can control the magnetism in just a narrow range of temperature - without applying a magnetic field. And in principle we could also control it with voltage or current…"
15:00 • 04.03.14Internet replacing traditional communications in Armenia – study“Beeline is the leader on the internet access market; we have also studied the most frequent activities on the internet. They are ...
21:12 • 03.03.14The 3D crocodile escalator ad that's terrifying Brazilian commuters (no wonder everyone is taking the stairs)The optical illusion, which looks as though the sharp-toothed beast is ready to launch itself out of the water, has been scaring commuters travelling down an escalator in Brazil…
10:30 • 03.03.14Greek mechanic turns car into farm machineryMore than a million cars had been abandoned by their owners unable to sell them and unable to afford to keep them on the road ...