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Jul 3, 2016

This Mind-Blowing Audi Truck Could Be the Future of Big Rigs

Posted by in categories: employment, robotics/AI, transportation

One of the biggest things driverless vehicles is going to do to the average person is to take away the semi driver jobs.

It’s an unfortunate fact and one that will continue to spread to other facets of the workforce, but for now we won’t have to worry, that’s a while off. Either way there’s still the first in what will hopefully be a long line of elegant driverless semi’s, and the two you’re about to see come straight from the geniuses at Audi. The first of these beautiful trucks is the street truck, designed for active use on the road. The second is their show truck, and looks to be much less practical but much cooler to be in!

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Jul 3, 2016

Stop Bashing G.M.O. Foods, More Than 100 Nobel Laureates Say

Posted by in categories: food, genetics

Genetically modified organisms and foods are a safe way to meet the demands of a ballooning global population, the 109 laureates wrote in a letter posted online and officially unveiled at a news conference on Thursday in Washington, D.C.


The world’s top scientists say opponents of genetically modified foods are standing in the way of nutrition for people around the world.

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Jul 3, 2016

New Company Promises Cheaper WiFi That’s 100x Faster

Posted by in categories: business, internet

https://youtube.com/watch?v=r7YYAc9rq4g

A startup called Starry is shaking things up, attempting to provide a faster internet service that’s cheaper and hassle-free (and remarkably fast). Testing is set to begin in Boston.

Say goodbye to expensive internet coming in at slow speeds.

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Jul 3, 2016

This is How Your Desktop Will Look In Virtual Reality

Posted by in category: virtual reality

Soon, this tech will move your entire PC interface to virtual reality.

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Jul 3, 2016

Podo Camera

Posted by in category: electronics

Podo is a small HD camera capable of attaching to a variety of surfaces.


Selfie sticks are about to go bye-bye.

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Jul 3, 2016

These people are seeing in color for the first time!

Posted by in category: futurism

What it’s like to see color for the first time.

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Jul 3, 2016

This 4,000 Pound Elephant Just Got A New Prosthetic Leg

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs

10 years ago, this beautiful animal stepped on a landmine. Now, thanks to a new prosthetic leg, she can walk again. http://voc.tv/29e6yb5

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Jul 3, 2016

‘Growing’ drones is under research

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, drones, military

It sounds like an idea for a science fiction film, but here in the UK scientists and engineers are spending time and money to see if they can do exactly that.

British warplanes are already flying with parts made from a 3D printer. Researchers are already using that same technology to build drones.

The military advantage is obvious — building equipment quickly and close to the battlefield — without long waits and long supply chains — gives you an enormous advantage over any enemy.

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Jul 3, 2016

You May Never Have To Go Grey!

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Jul 3, 2016

Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Majorana Fermions Exist

Posted by in categories: computing, cosmology, particle physics, quantum physics

Not only could they transform quantum computing, they’re a candidate for dark matter.

A team of Chinese physicists from Shanghai’s Jiaotong University have proof beyond a reasonable doubt of the existence of the Majorana fermion — a special particle that could potentially revolutionize quantum computing.

“The search for this particle is for condensed-matter physicists what the Higgs boson search was for high-energy particle physicists,” said Leonid Rokhinson, an associate professor of physics at Purdue University, who was the first to detect the signature of the fermion in 2012 but was not involved in this study, in a 2012 press release. “It is a very peculiar object because it is a fermion yet it is its own antiparticle with zero mass and zero charge.”

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