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Is It Time to Go Back to My Flip Phone?
If I get a tablet, maybe I could shake my smartphone addiction.
Skipping the Water in Fracking
The push to extend fracking to arid regions is drawing attention to water-free techniques.
Simple Trick Turns Commercial Polymer Into World’s Toughest Fiber
A materials scientist has created the world’s toughest fiber using a mechanism based on a slip knot.
US Air Force Measures Potato Cannon Muzzle Velocities
Ever wondered what fuel fires potatoes out of a cannon the fastest? The US Air Force now has the answer
The Cause of High Blood Pressure Revealed By Computer Modelling
Computer simulations show that high blood pressure can be entirely explained by arterial stiffening as we age, say researchers
Pentagon Points Finger at Chinese Army Over Computer Attacks
A Department of Defense report says that China’s military is infiltrating, and could attack, U.S. government computer networks.
Software Predicts Which Companies Are an Easy Sell
A former Yahoo search engineer raises funds to bring sophisticated data mining and modeling to the business world.
First Demonstration of the Storage and Release of Light in a Metamaterial
Nobody has been able to trap electromagnetic waves inside a metamaterial and then release them again. Until now.
How Smart Watches and Phablets Fulfill a 20-Year-Old Prophecy about Ubiquitous Computing
Mark Weiser, who coined the term “ubiquitous computing,” foresaw current device trends decades ago.