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Pioneer Anomaly Solved By 1970s Computer Graphics Technique
A new computer model of the way heat is emitted by various parts of the Pioneer spacecraft, and reflected off others, finally solves one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics
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Why No Flash in the iPad?
Apple may be shutting out Flash–and much of the Web–to protect the App Store.
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How to Create Quantum Superpositions of Living Things
First photons, atoms and molecules. Now physicists want to create a quantum superposition of a virus, which will allow them to perform Schrodinger’s Cat experiment for real.
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Kauffman on the Philosophy of Mind
The theoretical biologist, Stuart Kauffman, argues that quantum physics can explain the existence of free will.
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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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Ford, Daimler, and Nissan Commit to Fuel Cells
The partnership to jointly develop fuel cell vehicles by 2017 signals the renewed interest in hydrogen-powered cars and the need to collaborate in auto industry.
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Google Earth Finds More Strange Patterns in the Chinese Desert
Google Earth reveals an 8 km line of artificial grid-like structures in the Chinese desert. Now one researcher says she know why it’s there
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Siemens Layoffs Portend U.S. Wind Slowdown
Siemens Energy cuts 37 percent of U.S. workforce due to uncertainty over whether wind tax credit will be extended.
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Intel Reveals Neuromorphic Chip Design
Intel’s goal is to build chips that work more like the human brain. Now its engineers think they know how
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