New Wireless Tech Lets Radio Devices Send and Receive Simultaneously, Doubling Efficiency
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Google Rolls Out a Browser-Based Content Farm Blocker, Helping Users Sort the Wheat from the Chaff
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PopSci's Guide to The Best New Kids' Toys for Adults
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By Shining a Laser From the Ground, Researchers Could Easily Measure Earth's Magnetic Field
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Some Japanese Patients Shun Robot Helpers, Throwing High-Tech Future of Elder Care Into Doubt
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Toshiba's Automated Checkout Cam Can Distinguish Different Varieties of Apple
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Chip-Sized Particle Accelerators Could Lead to Cancer-Fighting Ray Guns
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Water Flea Genome is the Most Complex Yet, and May Help Scientists Study Organisms' Response to Stress
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National Health Detective Squad Uses Genomic Tools to Diagnose its First Mysterious Disease
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Scientists Mine Dormant Bacterial Genes For New Antibiotics
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19.02.11
Electrical engineering grad students Jung Il Choi and Mayank Jain (along with fellow grad student Kannan Srinivasan, not pictured here) developed the tech along with their professors at Stanford.
Radio communications devices can either send or receive wireless signals
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It seems like everyone in the twitterverse, the blogosphere, and tumblrdom is getting fed up with so-called content farms--those mostly-useless text generators that turn out articles based on the terms people most commonly search for. Now the Googleplex is getting
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From Toy Fair 2011, a dozen amusements for grown-ups
This time every year, PopSci spends a couple of enjoyable days scouting out the blinkingest, fastest, smartest, most glee-inducing
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Satellites, step aside
To map the earth's magnetic field, scientists usually take readings from one of a number of satellites, a process that is expensive and often less-than accurate. Physicists at UC Berkeley have a better idea: measure
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In Japan, robot-led weddings, robot factory workers and even squeaky robot pets
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Self-checkout kiosks at the grocery store can save time and space for quick shoppers, but if an item doesn't have a bar code--like, say, produce (hopefully)--you still have to search through the list of variations, which can lose any time you've gained by phasing
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Forget the gigantic Large Hadron Collider - how about a particle-accelerator-on-a-chip?
OK, so it can't reach the energies produced at
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A microscopic, see-through water flea is the most complex creature ever studied, genomically speaking. Daphnia pulex is the first crustacean to ever have its genome
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Medical detectives National Institutes of Health have just cracked their first case wide open, a result they hope to repeat with a slew of other uncharacterized illnesses and conditions. The Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP), a sleuthing agency set up within the NIH
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Streptomyces coelicolor, a soil-dwelling bacterium, has one of the best-understood genomes in its genus. Even so, a computational analysis of its genome has led researchers to a surprise: a new antibiotic compound. By tinkering with the bacteria, researchers at
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A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about the BeetleCam, a remote-controlled roving camera that lets photographers take pictures of wild animals up close. While clawed critters present one sort of obstacle to a great photo, the perfect shot is often blocked by something
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Need to disarm an IED? Make sure you've got your Super Soaker handy. Sorry, make that your "Fluid Blade Disablement Tool."
The Stingray, the military's newest bomb-fighting tech, is a small water gun developed
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In the days leading up to the industry-stopping Photokina event, the major players have lifted the lid on all-new and exciting camera bodies that are sure to command the attention of conference attendees when it finally kicks off.
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A young German guy has a detailed Instructable online this week that explains how you can exercise your inner narcissist and make a 3D paper clone of yourself.
It's worth checking out
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Good dog parents might think they're doing their part by using biodegradable baggies to pick up after their pooches. But after Fido's feces go in the trash can and to a landfill, they release methane gas, a significant contributor to the greenhouse effect. A dog
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Human skin is primed for touch - even minuscule pressure from a fly is enough to make you flinch. This ability does not yet extend to artificial limbs, however, and robots are a long way from having sensitive tactile abilities.
Now two California research teams have announced
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Bavarian beer purveyors concerned about a smelly Oktoberfest are hoping bacteria can make the experience more enjoyable. They plan to pour a solution of live bacteria on the
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Samsung has announced three new models to add to its lineup of notebooks - the QX series, the RF series and the SF series. We haven't had a chance to test any of these units yet, but the press release offers the following information:
QX Series: This Core i5-driven notebook is made for professionals
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Meet Tesla Patent Pending.
PopSci.com.au has unleashed a new opinion writer over at our blog. He's outspoken, he's informed, and he can usually be found hiding in dark rooms with a pile of new gadgets around him. Boys and girls, please
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A new opera produced by the lab behind Guitar Hero technology includes robotic singers, interactive instruments and a focus on technology that could change the way we experience live performances.
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