Will You Be Able to Read this Article in 1,000 Years?
The digitization of data gives it protection from physical catastrophes, but, as it stands now, it’s far from eternal. The problem isn’t so much that the data itself might be lost, but that there will be no way to read it.
March 30, 2015 at 02:19PM
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You Probably Didn’t Know Calling 911 Is a Problem – But It Is. These Guys Are Fixing It
A Harvard-based startup just launched a Kickstarter that might save your life someday.
March 30, 2015 at 12:13PM
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Medieval technology, indistinguishable from magic
Robots came to Europe before the dawn of the mechanical age. To a medieval world, they were indistinguishable from magic.
March 30, 2015 at 11:09AM
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A Light Bulb Made Using Graphene Will Go on Sale Later This Year
The bulb, which is dimmable, is said to provide a brighter light than conventional LEDs, use up to 10 percent less energy and last longer, too. The Financial Times reports that the bulb could cost less than $20 when it goes on sale.
March 30, 2015 at 10:18AM
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The FBI Would Like Us All to Unencrypt Our Phones
When Apple decided to encrypt its iPhones by default, the move was hailed as a major step forward for security. Except, of course, by the FBI, which is now saying that such encryption should be outlawed. For the safety of Americans, of course.
March 30, 2015 at 08:23AM
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Cheese Whiz Is Definitely Not The Future Of 3D Printing
Whoever is out there doing this, don’t let your failure dissuade you. We too dream of a world where buildings are made of the finest Jarlsberg while we sit upon bean bag chairs of the softest mozzarella.
March 30, 2015 at 08:14AM
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For Hardware Makers, Sharing Secrets Is Now Part Of The Business Plan
These ideas used to be valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. To the new generation of technologists, however, moving projects and data fast overrides the value of making everything in secret.
March 30, 2015 at 07:07AM
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A Wi-Fi Barbie Doll With The Soul Of Siri
This fall, Mattel plans to introduce Hello Barbie, a Wi-Fi enabled version of the iconic doll, which uses ToyTalk’s system to analyze a child’s speech and produce relevant responses.
March 30, 2015 at 06:26AM
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Apple Watch could make you a walking weather station.
For meteorologists, the advent of widespread wearable barometers is a game-changer when it comes to weather forecasting.
March 29, 2015 at 10:24PM
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Israeli Students Built A Rube Goldberg Machine Of Biblical Proportions To Celebrate Passover
What better way to commemorate the Passover then by recreating the story in a giant Rube Goldberg machine? Don’t worry, the Plague of Blood isn’t real blood, and the Plague of Frogs doesn’t look real either.
March 29, 2015 at 09:21PM
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