Sunday, May 5, 2013
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Youngpatients fight cancer, one video game at a time
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 07:46:02 GMT ]
Jose Guevara was 16 when his doctor first told him that he had leukemia. "They gave me a breakdown," Guevara told NBC News. "'You have leukemia, you're staying in the hospital,' and they brought a wheelchair.""Staying in the hospital" meant that Guevara had to spend upwards of three months at a time in a children's ward, an ordeal he endured thanks in part to constant care and support from both of...
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 07:46:02 GMT ]
Jose Guevara was 16 when his doctor first told him that he had leukemia. "They gave me a breakdown," Guevara told NBC News. "'You have leukemia, you're staying in the hospital,' and they brought a wheelchair.""Staying in the hospital" meant that Guevara had to spend upwards of three months at a time in a children's ward, an ordeal he endured thanks in part to constant care and support from both of...
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Solar-powered plane completes first leg of American odyssey
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 08:29:55 GMT ]
A Swiss-made, solar-powered airplane called Solar Impulse completed an 18-hour flight from San Francisco to Phoenix on Saturday, marking the first leg of a fuel-free odyssey across America.Adventurer Bertrand Piccard piloted the craft, which has the wingspan of a jumbo jet but the weight of a typical passenger car, to its landing at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport at 12:30 a.m. MST (3:3...
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 08:29:55 GMT ]
A Swiss-made, solar-powered airplane called Solar Impulse completed an 18-hour flight from San Francisco to Phoenix on Saturday, marking the first leg of a fuel-free odyssey across America.Adventurer Bertrand Piccard piloted the craft, which has the wingspan of a jumbo jet but the weight of a typical passenger car, to its landing at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport at 12:30 a.m. MST (3:3...
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Amazingly dumb things we do with our smartphones
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 15:17:04 GMT ]
Smartphones are getting smarter all the time, but the people using them aren̢۪t necessarily doing so. Today, we have devices at our disposal that snap photos faster than you can blink, surf the Web at speeds that make your home broadband jealous and download apps that can do everything and anything. So why are we so dumb sometimes when it comes to using these powerful pocket-size computers? I...
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 15:17:04 GMT ]
Smartphones are getting smarter all the time, but the people using them aren̢۪t necessarily doing so. Today, we have devices at our disposal that snap photos faster than you can blink, surf the Web at speeds that make your home broadband jealous and download apps that can do everything and anything. So why are we so dumb sometimes when it comes to using these powerful pocket-size computers? I...
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Worst Android annoyances and how to fix themÂ
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 15:22:39 GMT ]
Android may be the most popular mobile platform on the planet, but it̢۪s not without flaws. Android phones and tablets frequently suffer from mediocre battery life, performance that slows down over time, embarrassing notification noises and and a host of other irritants. The good news is that, because Google's operating system is so flexible, there̢۪s a solution to just about any problem. These ...
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 15:22:39 GMT ]
Android may be the most popular mobile platform on the planet, but it̢۪s not without flaws. Android phones and tablets frequently suffer from mediocre battery life, performance that slows down over time, embarrassing notification noises and and a host of other irritants. The good news is that, because Google's operating system is so flexible, there̢۪s a solution to just about any problem. These ...
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Ancient Roman cemetery unearthed; remains of 13 found
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:18:48 GMT ]
By Jeanna BrynerLiveScienceHidden beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England, archaeologists have discovered a 1,700-year-old Roman cemetery that seemed to show no religious bias.The new discovery, found at the junction of Newarke and Oxford Streets, includes numerous burials and skeletal remains from 13 individuals, both male and female of various ages. The cemetery is estimated to date back to ...
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:18:48 GMT ]
By Jeanna BrynerLiveScienceHidden beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England, archaeologists have discovered a 1,700-year-old Roman cemetery that seemed to show no religious bias.The new discovery, found at the junction of Newarke and Oxford Streets, includes numerous burials and skeletal remains from 13 individuals, both male and female of various ages. The cemetery is estimated to date back to ...
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How to pack a big solar sail in a tiny cubesat
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:57:17 GMT ]
By Tia GhoseSpace.comA simple paper-folding technique could help tiny satellites unfurl big sails in space to detect micrometeoroid impacts, scientists say.The folding strategy, described Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical and Physical Sciences, could be used to pack relatively large sails into miniature satellites known as cubesats. When the sails pop out, they...
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:57:17 GMT ]
By Tia GhoseSpace.comA simple paper-folding technique could help tiny satellites unfurl big sails in space to detect micrometeoroid impacts, scientists say.The folding strategy, described Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical and Physical Sciences, could be used to pack relatively large sails into miniature satellites known as cubesats. When the sails pop out, they...
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Air Force's X-51A hypersonic aircraft sets record during its final test
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:57:17 GMT ]
The U.S. Air Force's $300 million, nine-year test program for a hypersonic plane ended on a high note this week, when the last of its X-51A Waverider vehicles made the longest flight of its kind. The success was made sweeter by the fact that it followed last year's high-profile failure."I believe all we have learned from the X-51A Waverider will serve as the bedrock for future hypersonics researc...
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:57:17 GMT ]
The U.S. Air Force's $300 million, nine-year test program for a hypersonic plane ended on a high note this week, when the last of its X-51A Waverider vehicles made the longest flight of its kind. The success was made sweeter by the fact that it followed last year's high-profile failure."I believe all we have learned from the X-51A Waverider will serve as the bedrock for future hypersonics researc...
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Samsung, BlackBerry devices cleared for use on US defense networks
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 16:08:28 GMT ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday cleared BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks, a step toward opening up the military to a wide variety of technology equipment makers while still ensuring communications security.Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickart, a Pentagon spokesman, said the department cleared the use of BlackBerry 10 smart phones and Bla...
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 16:08:28 GMT ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday cleared BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks, a step toward opening up the military to a wide variety of technology equipment makers while still ensuring communications security.Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickart, a Pentagon spokesman, said the department cleared the use of BlackBerry 10 smart phones and Bla...
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Pre-caffeine tech: Pope tweets, power pugs!Â
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:07:08 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Turns out, the Pope is a leftest! (Or at least, he tweets like one.) Keith Richards says Apple's iPod shortchanges customers. What the f***?! Turns out, Google Glass censors foul language.iOS 7 likely to bring big changes to iPhone, iPad — but when will it launch?Come at me bro! Google, Nike...
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:07:08 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Turns out, the Pope is a leftest! (Or at least, he tweets like one.) Keith Richards says Apple's iPod shortchanges customers. What the f***?! Turns out, Google Glass censors foul language.iOS 7 likely to bring big changes to iPhone, iPad — but when will it launch?Come at me bro! Google, Nike...
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Killer cave lured ancient carnivores to their deaths
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:07:09 GMT ]
By Tia Ghose, LiveScienceA cavern in Spain may have lured ancient carnivores to their deaths by offering the promise of food and water, new research suggests.The new study, published May 1 in the journal PLOS ONE, may explain how the carcasses of several carnivore species, including saber-toothed cats and "bear dogs," wound up in an underground cavern millions of years ago."Only the carnivores...
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:07:09 GMT ]
By Tia Ghose, LiveScienceA cavern in Spain may have lured ancient carnivores to their deaths by offering the promise of food and water, new research suggests.The new study, published May 1 in the journal PLOS ONE, may explain how the carcasses of several carnivore species, including saber-toothed cats and "bear dogs," wound up in an underground cavern millions of years ago."Only the carnivores...
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Astronaut photographs cosmic 'bullet hole' in space station
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:18:20 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comAstronauts aboard the International Space Station have dodged a cosmic bullet ... literally.A small piece of space junk or naturally occurring celestial debris created the tiny hole in one of the space station's wing-like solar arrays at some point in the outpost's 14-year history in orbit. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield spotted the puncture and posted a ph...
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:18:20 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comAstronauts aboard the International Space Station have dodged a cosmic bullet ... literally.A small piece of space junk or naturally occurring celestial debris created the tiny hole in one of the space station's wing-like solar arrays at some point in the outpost's 14-year history in orbit. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield spotted the puncture and posted a ph...
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Late-night Spotify users close the deal with Justin Timberlake and Imagine Dragons
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:29:24 GMT ]
If you're streaming music, odds are that you're not snoozing. And if you're not snoozing between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., chances are that you might be snuggled up with your sweetheart. At least that's what the folks at Spotify are assuming when they reveal the top "after hours" tracks — the ones most popular during hours associated with late night make-out sessions."Top tracks streaming on Spotify bet...
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:29:24 GMT ]
If you're streaming music, odds are that you're not snoozing. And if you're not snoozing between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., chances are that you might be snuggled up with your sweetheart. At least that's what the folks at Spotify are assuming when they reveal the top "after hours" tracks — the ones most popular during hours associated with late night make-out sessions."Top tracks streaming on Spotify bet...
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Help save humanity in 'After Earth' Challenge
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:51:12 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comThe creators of the new sci-fi movie "After Earth" have launched a competition to encourage creative teenagers to dream up visions to make the world a better place.The "After Earth" Challenge, sponsored in part by the X Prize Foundation, involves two phases that focus on robotics, sustainability and space travel. One winning team will be featured in a special segment on th...
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:51:12 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comThe creators of the new sci-fi movie "After Earth" have launched a competition to encourage creative teenagers to dream up visions to make the world a better place.The "After Earth" Challenge, sponsored in part by the X Prize Foundation, involves two phases that focus on robotics, sustainability and space travel. One winning team will be featured in a special segment on th...
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