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Google Fiber Takes On Texas
Gigabit service promises competition for AT&T and Time Warner Cable in Austin.
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Brinicles and the Origin of Life
Extraordinary tubes of ice that grow down into the ocean from ice sheets could be as significant for the origin of life as hydrothermal vents, say chemists
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Taser’s On-Body Cameras Could Make Cops Self-Policing
While raising privacy concerns, Taser’s cop-cam should help enforce ethical police work.
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Why a Botched IT Project Will Destroy a Major Corporation in the Near Future
The risks associated with major IT projects are being vastly underestimated, according to the largest study of global IT projects ever undertaken.
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Other Interesting arXiv Papers This Week
The best of the rest from the Physics arXiv preprint server
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Three Technologies Could Solve the Methane Leak Issue
A World Resources Institute report recommends regulations to stop leaks, as we wait for data.
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The Cost of Dementia: Worse Than We Thought
A new study shows that dementia will have a crippling impact on the U.S. economy.
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A Sesame Street for Makers?
Adafruit’s educational series is a brilliant, necessary corrective to our “magic box” tech culture.
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Turning off the Power to Run the Grid
Demand response—essentially dialing back power at key times—is quietly becoming a key technology for the electricity grid of the future.
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Brazil Nut Effect Measured in Lunar and Martian Gravity Conditions
Brazil nuts would rise to the top of a container of mixed nuts on Mars and the Moon, but more slowly than on Earth, say physicists
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