The Huge, Pricey Detectors That Capture Tiny Neutrinos
Neutrinos are devilishly hard to detect. They’re the most antisocial of particles: The ghostly things will pass right through entire planets without interacting with a single molecule. So if physicists want to learn anything about them, they have to construct super-elaborate — and super-expensive — detectors to catch even a few of the particles as they fly by.
August 25, 2015 at 09:48AM
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Facing possible ban, more Americans are buying new-and legal-$900 flamethrowers
In the wake of two companies now selling the first commercially-available flamethrowers in the United States, at least one mayor has called for increased restrictions on their use. And to no one’s surprise, the prospect of prohibition has now driven more sales.
August 25, 2015 at 09:39AM
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If VR Is Going to Become a Business, We Might Need to Rethink the Living Room
There’s this weird idea floating in the virtual reality hype circles right now: We’ll create new rooms in our houses to make VR happen.
August 25, 2015 at 08:36AM
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System Routes Internet Traffic Around Countries You Don’t Trust
Whenever someone sends a website request or email, Internet data packets crossing the world can run afoul of data censorship or modification in certain countries, such as China. A new system provides a way for Internet users to route their data around specified “forbidden” countries.
August 25, 2015 at 05:33AM
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IBM’s School Could Fix Education-And Tech’s Diversity Gap
Tech companies are long on excuses about why they’ve been so slow to diversify their ranks, even in the face of constant criticism. But by far the most frequently cited reason is they can’t hire diverse employees en masse until the country builds a diverse pipeline of skilled tech workers. IBM’s P-TECH could help change that.
August 24, 2015 at 11:24PM
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Where Are The Women In Tech? Coding Bootcamps
At coding schools across the country, there’s much less of a gender imbalance than in computer science programs and at tech companies. Why?
August 24, 2015 at 07:16PM
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The 3-D Printed Violin That Could Lead to a New Stradivarius
It is “a new kind of musical instrument,” one with an algorithmically optimized weight and a digital sound. It also may well be a harbinger of what’s to come for musical instruments.
August 24, 2015 at 04:54PM
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The Weird History of Hand Dryers
The constant forward march of technology is visible pretty much everywhere. But perhaps the most unusual place where evolving technology has changed significantly in just a few years is in the restroom — specifically, when you have to wash your hands.
August 24, 2015 at 03:54PM
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Making Ocean Water Drinkable Is Much Harder Than You Think
California’s Carlsbad Desalination Project, which will start operating later this year, will process more than 104 million gallons of seawater daily, turning about half that into drinking water.
August 24, 2015 at 01:54PM
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An SF Hacker Hostel Faces the Real World and Loses
Like so many other problems in the tech world, Silicon Valley solutionism just doesn’t always transfer that all that well to the real world
August 24, 2015 at 06:40AM
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