Mars Curiosity Rover Will Be First To Explore Extraterrestrial Sand Dunes
It’s not often that a Mars rover gets to enjoy a day of fun in the sand and sun. But later this week, NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover will explore a sand dune, marking the first time that scientists on Earth will get a close-up view of dunes on another planet.
November 18, 2015 at 08:35AM
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I Binge-Watched Periscope TV and It Almost Killed Me
It was a fascinating amalgam of narcissism, salesmanship, and the age-old urge to communicate.
November 18, 2015 at 08:35AM
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Hello, it’s me. On a flip-phone. Samsung unveils clamshell model
Possibly inspired by singer Adele (possibly not), Samsung is bringing a new flip-phone model to the market.
November 18, 2015 at 07:32AM
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Meet Tech’s Favorite Backpack
Laptop, chargers, headphones. You always want to carry the essentials with you, but throwing them in your backpack can be a mess. With the Cocoon Graphite Backpack, your gear is protected and organized, so you can bring the world with you without hassle.
November 18, 2015 at 06:28AM
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The Man Who’s Building A 10,000 Year Clock
Danny Hillis is working with engineers to construct this working monument in a mountain in West Texas. His goal is for it to be operational for 10,000 years, presumably so that he’ll never be late for dinner.
November 17, 2015 at 08:16PM
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This is What an Artificial Cornea Looks Like
The cornea is the clear, outermost lens of your eye. Think of a camera lens — it functions in a similar way. When your cornea becomes cloudy (because of an accident or virus like herpes, for example), light can’t enter your eye, making it difficult to see clearly. Now there’s a surgery to replace it, and it makes people look like cyborgs.
November 17, 2015 at 07:21PM
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A 23-year-old Windows 3.1 system failure crashed Paris airport
Some of the most important networks and systems today are woefully outdated. And that isn’t always a bad thing.
November 17, 2015 at 05:17PM
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The US Military Used Lasers to Shoot Down a Drone in 1973
Lasers are the future of warfare. So it might come as a surprise to many Americans that the US military first used a laser to shoot a drone out of the sky as early as 1973.
November 17, 2015 at 02:19PM
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Australians Built These Street-Legal* Picnic Tables Just Because
Still doesn’t make it OK to drink and drive, although there doesn’t seem to be a law against driving and eating an entire rack of ribs.
November 17, 2015 at 12:59PM
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Which iPad Model Has the Best Display?
While the iPad mini 4, iPad Air 2, and iPad Pro all offer premium views of the digital plains, some subtle differences separate them.
November 17, 2015 at 11:38AM
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