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Scientists hit a diamond with biggest laser in the world: Here's why
Los Angeles Times - By Deborah Netburn
Scientists are trying to determine what happens to matter when it is exposed to the immense pressures at the center of gas giant planets and stars. And to help them figure it out, they have hit a tiny
Transformer jet is like the Optimus Prime of planes
CNET - by Anthony Domanico
BAE Systems unveils fascinating new concept aircraft that transform, self-heal, can 3D-print UAVs, and have concentrated laser beams to disable enemy missiles.
Singing Solar Shockwave Confirms Voyager Is In Interstellar Space
Forbes - Brid-Aine Parnell
Legendary NASA spacecraft Voyager 1 has been hit by another “tsunami wave” of solar activity, confirming that it’s definitely sailing through interstellar space. These waves, which affect cosmic rays plasma,
With Android One, Google is poised to own the entire world
The Verge - Dan Seifert
New hardware rules for low-end phones should have Microsoft on high alert In the developed world, smartphones are ubiquitous. They’re so common, many device makers have given up on selling non-smartphones
Astronomers discover Earth-sized 'diamond' 900 light years away
Engadget - Zach Honig
The world's largest diamond, the Cullinan, is a tad over 3,100 carats uncut. Its estimated value is some $2 billion, and it only weighs about 1.37 pounds. That stone, while enormous relative to others
A New Call To Build A Massive Alien-Seeking Space Telescope
Forbes - Eric Mack
With the Hubble Space Telescope aging and Kepler crippled, leading astronomers are mounting a new push for the construction of a telescope so huge that it may need to be constructed by astronauts in space
Mountain top in Chile to be blasted off for Extremely Large Telescope
The Guardian - Ian Sample
Shortly after lunch on Thursday afternoon the silence of the Atacama desert in Chile will be rudely broken by the dull crack of dynamite sending a rush of mountain rock skywards. The explosion, planned
NASA's futuristic spacesuits made for Mars walkers
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NASA is thinking hard about what the first boots to set foot on Mars will look like. Getting astronauts to the Red Planet is the chief long-term goal of the agency's human spaceflight program, so NASA
FYI: Can Anything Move Faster Than Light?
Popular Science - By Sarah Fecht
Yes, the universe itself will eventually outpace the speed of light. Just how this will happen is a bit complicated, so let's begin at the very beginning: the big bang. Around 14 billion years ago, all
Experimental Evidence Confirms That D-Wave Systems' Quantum Computers Are Truly 'Quantum'
Business Insider - Dylan Love
Williams is Director of Business Development at quantum computing company D-Wave Systems, as well as an author, researcher, and noted thinker in the field in his own right. There's been a fair bit of among
New research shows that gravitational fields around black holes might eddy and swirl
phys.org - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Fasten your seatbelts – gravity is about to get bumpy. Of course, if you're flying in the vicinity of a black hole, a bit of extra bumpiness is the …
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Found! Oldest Known Alien Planet That Might Support Life
NBC News
Space June 4, 2014, 7:08 PM GMT / Source: Space.com Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the oldest known alien world that could be capable of supporting life, and it's just a stone's throw from
Smartphones will include 'Star Wars' 3D holograms within two years
The Telegraph - By Matthew Sparkes, Deputy Head of Technology
Our smartphones and smartwatches could include 3D holographic projectors just like the ones seen in the Star Wars films within just two years, with one key difference - they will be both sharper and smoother
News Briefing Previews Test of Saucer Shaped Vehicle
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Mars Efforts Ramp Up
Outside Magazine - Erin Berger
Watch out, red planet—humanity is coming for you. Two major efforts to land humans on Mars have just announced big developments: Nonprofit Mars One has partnered with a major media company to broadcast

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Scientists hit a diamond with biggest laser in the world: Here's why

Transformer jet is like the Optimus Prime of planes

Singing Solar Shockwave Confirms Voyager Is In Interstellar Space

With Android One, Google is poised to own the entire world

Astronomers discover Earth-sized 'diamond' 900 light years away

A New Call To Build A Massive Alien-Seeking Space Telescope

Mountain top in Chile to be blasted off for Extremely Large Telescope

NASA's futuristic spacesuits made for Mars walkers

FYI: Can Anything Move Faster Than Light?

Experimental Evidence Confirms That D-Wave Systems' Quantum Computers Are Truly 'Quantum'

New research shows that gravitational fields around black holes might eddy and swirl

RT @MarthaRShulman : Seeded Chocolate-Chip Oatmeal Cookies http://t.co/GQG4q1YKl4 A little indulgence from #RecipesforHealth

Found! Oldest Known Alien Planet That Might Support Life

Smartphones will include 'Star Wars' 3D holograms within two years

News Briefing Previews Test of Saucer Shaped Vehicle

Mars Efforts Ramp Up