US Navy puts its first laser weapon into service

http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/15/us-navy-laser-weapon-enters-service/?ncid=rss_truncated
\m/ Laser guns, Robots landing on comets and planets, RF energy harvesting antennae, implanted cardiac pacemakers and deep brain stimulators, 3d bioprinting of tissues and organs..

We live in awesome times!
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Rosetta landed!

http://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/live/2014/nov/12/rosetta-comet-landing-live-blog

ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! :D

Fossil fuels must go by 2100 - IPCC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29855884#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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On Asm.js

http://osnews.com/story/28005/On_Asm_js

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NoPhone Promises Unparalleled Interaction With Reality

http://osnews.com/story/28007/NoPhone_Promises_Unparalleled_Interaction_With_Reality

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'Duke Nukem' and 'Wolfenstein' gaming house 3D Realms is back

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/23/3d-realms-anthology/?ncid=rss_truncated

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DNA yields secrets of human pioneer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29649499#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Photos captures beauty of Greenland

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-29694087#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Microsoft to phase out Nokia name

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29724072#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Your internet is about to be rated like a TV show

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/cqIFJfTHqhI/

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Tractor beams are suddenly a lot more plausible

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/20/hollow-laser-tractor-beam/?ncid=rss_truncated
The tractor beams again :)

http://dilulog.blogspot.gr/2011/11/nasa-developing-tractor-beams-no-plans.html

http://dilulog.blogspot.gr/2011/03/tractor-beam-tech-could-eventually-push.html

Scottish fish 'first to have sex'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29661446#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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3D printed Iron Man prosthetic arm includes LED thruster

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/4jkl1c6oeFg/

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Hong Kong protesters strike back

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-29672083#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
democracy ftw
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Former dictator’s Call of Duty lawsuit heats up: creative freedom at stake

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/OFlcnCoqRE8/

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Researchers Scrambling To Build Ebola-Fighting Robots

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotHardware/~3/_YFSZLyIWMQ/story01.htm
Ebola fighting robots that will later bring the apocalypse :p
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Can the Sun Realistically Power Datacenters?

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotHardware/~3/YanX46E3x-4/story01.htm

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Battery Breakthrough: Researchers Claim 70% Charge In 2 Minutes, 20-Year Life

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotHardware/~3/7ILRJHMdsJo/story01.htm

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Polish town builds a $14,000 statue in honor of Wikipedia

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/11/poland-wikipedia-statue/?ncid=rss_truncated
nicely done :)
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Drone racing in the woods evokes more than a few Star Wars memories

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/08/drone-racing/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Nigeria rolling out eID cards

http://secureidnews.com/news-item/nigeria-rolling-out-eid-cards/

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The scientists behind blue LEDs earn this year's Nobel Prize for physics

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/07/nobel-prize-blue-leds/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Dead Man Zero will let you blow the whistle beyond the grave

http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/23/dead-man-zero/?ncid=rss_truncated

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08/27/14 PHD comic: 'A Guide to Academic Neologisms'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1738

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09/01/14 PHD comic: 'Why Postdocs are always sweating'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1739

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Stanford Engineers create tiny radio for IoT

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/iW4UNSI-RPM/

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Dead Milkmen raise hell at Laurel Hill Cemetery

http://www.topix.net/music/gothic/2014/09/dead-milkmen-raise-hell-at-laurel-hill-cemetery?fromrss=1

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09/10/14 PHD comic: 'Academic Auto-Pilot'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1742

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Coahuila approves same-sex marriage

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-29028305#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Ecuador to bring in digital currency

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-28992589#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Dame tu mano!
Y venga con migo!
Vamonos al viaje para buscar los sonidos magicos de Ecuador!
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Supersonic subs cross the Pacific in under two hours

http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/26/supersonic-sub-tech/?ncid=rss_truncated

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White House cybersecurity chief is proud to know nothing about cybersecurity

http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/22/white-house-cybersecurity-chief-is-not-a-coder/?ncid=rss_truncated

An F1 racer burning rubber in infrared is trippy

http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/22/an-f1-racer-burning-rubber-in-infrared-is-trippy/?ncid=rss_truncated

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New dates rewrite Neanderthal story

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28693371#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
This is actually consistent with folk memory from european mythology (http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/troll, http://www.adrianberry.net/art33.htm)

Ghostbusters ECTO-1 LEGO Set Review

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/0osWgAH4AIo/

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08/13/14 PHD comic: 'Provable Vacation'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1736

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NASA successfully tests microwave thruster, paving the way for speedier space travel

http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/01/nasa-microwave-thruster/?ncid=rss_truncated

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WWI centenary

http://www.1914.org/why_remember/

Givskud Zoo concept design hides human visitors, keeps animals happy

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/gucktflbK14/

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Smartphone-controlled crematoriums are a thing that exist

http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/15/smartphone-controlled-crematorium/?ncid=rss_truncated

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07/11/14 PHD comic: 'Who needs a vacation?'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1730

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Ornithopter creators aim for world’s fastest bicycle

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/Nm3PfacT1HY/

Dune, the building of a dynasty :p

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Human genetic code: 1.5GB of data, trillions of cells

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/z8EZpU787x4/

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Is it art? Unfathomable Ruination risk death for death metal

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EU roaming fees fall for phone users

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28096678#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Μια 41χρονη άστεγη «θυσία στον σατανά» από 22χρονο

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Astronauts on the ISS are getting their very own espresso machine

http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/17/iss-lavazza-espresso-coffee-machine/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Higgs boson pioneers are knighted by the Queen

http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/17/higgs-boson-kibble-virdee-knighted/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Chinese trousers may be world's oldest: report

http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-trousers-may-worlds-oldest-report-155817233.html
when the others wore mini skirts... :p
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Richard Dawkins blames fairy tales for making kids unscientific

http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/05/richard-dawkins-questions-fairytales/?ncid=rss_truncated

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PhD comic: weather check

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1715

Sleep's memory role discovered

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27695144#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Last creator of Navajo WW2 cipher dies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27708489#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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06/04/14 PHD comic: 'Art vs. Research'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1714

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06/02/14 PHD comic: 'Eager Leader'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1713

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'Godzilla of Earths' identified

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27669572#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Google wants to reinvent transportation, Apple sells headphones

http://osnews.com/story/27760/Google_wants_to_reinvent_transportation_Apple_sells_headphones

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05/21/14 PHD comic: 'Academic Guilt'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1710

The Arrakis research operating system

http://osnews.com/story/27739/The_Arrakis_research_operating_system

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Rising Sea Level Could Put East Coast Nuclear Plants At Risk

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotHardware/~3/0EaKbkT4eAU/story01.htm

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Watch what happens when two neutron stars collide

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/TwbYuvoSKig/

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Experimental navigation system swaps satellites for quantum physics

http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/14/quantum-positioning-system/?ncid=rss_truncated

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'Nothing can stop glaciers' retreat'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27381010#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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'Programming sucks'

http://osnews.com/story/27709/_Programming_sucks_

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04/30/14 PHD comic: 'The Word Symposium'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1703

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Liquid metal used to connect severed nerves

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/-xt7J-vXDvI/

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VIDEO: Rare footage of Tibet snow leopard

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27169371#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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04/25/14 PHD comic: 'Badge pass'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1701

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Scientists get much closer to cloning human embryos from adult stem cells

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/21/cloning-from-adult-human-stem-cells/?ncid=rss_truncated

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The 'Elephant Listening Project' captures the animal's secret language on film

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/22/elephant-listening-project/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Did removing lead from petrol spark a decline in crime?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27067615#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Checkpoint Partners With Mojix to Offer Passive RTLS in Stores

http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?11687/&utm_medium=newsfeed_rss

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MIT floating nuclear plant eliminates tsunami risk

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/30yfc-TRdGU/

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Humans Are Taking Jobs From Robots In Japan

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotHardware/~3/R9vF68ok3g0/story01.htm
To be the master of the machine, you have to have the knowledge and the skills to teach the machine. \m/
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Laboratory-grown vaginas offer help for girls born with rare genetic condition

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/11/laboratory-grown-vaginas-genetic-condition/?ncid=rss_truncated

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04/09/14 PHD comic: 'Defending'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1697

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Hepatitis C trial a 'turning point'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26987653#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Google Details Project Ara Module Creation and Protocols in MDK v0.10

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/google-details-project-ara-module-creation-and-protocols-in-mdk-v0-10/

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Scientists discover the secret behind zombie plants

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/09/zombie-plants/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Mazda is updating car software to fix problems with real, living bugs

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/06/mazda-6-recall-spiders/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Darth Vader for Ukrainian Presidency!

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/04/04/star-wars-sith-lord-darth-vader-rejected-ukraine-presidency-pictures_n_5090194.html

Ukrainian Internet Party FTW \m/

Let's found the Greek Technology Party (GTP)! 

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Reuters.com - British experts say they have found London's lost Black Death graves

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Stop them killing us slowly

EU leaders are about to cave into dirty industry lobbyists and agree weak climate targets that will slowly kill us and our planet. I just signed a call to turn this around and put our future before polluter profits!

We've only got days left before Europe's leaders meet -- Join me in this campaign here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_2030_climate_main/?email

Icy plant revived after 1,500 years

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26614092#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Drone flies into active volcano and lives to show the video

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/e8ZeBGPlOes/

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The other thing Holland has legalized: carrier-free SIM cards

http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/17/holland-legalizes-carrier-free-sim-cards/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Big Bang breakthrough as Cosmic contractions spotted

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/LqhNO9OcxKw/

03/12/14 PHD comic: 'Scratch'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1689

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How Engineers Are Building a Power Station At the South Pole

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotHardware/~3/GL4n9la7A3k/story01.htm

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Real-life “Death Stars” deadlier than Darth Vader astronomers find

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/BoCQd-VRab0/

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Key benefits of deploying RFID in retail

http://www.rfid24-7.com/2014/03/10/key-benefits-of-deploying-rfid-in-retail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=key-benefits-of-deploying-rfid-in-retail

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Scientists Build Three Atom Thick LEDs

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotHardware/~3/rcyG1wEC2R0/story01.htm

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Google Blocking Asus's Android-Windows "Duet"?

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotLinux/~3/0UTNvz-KRH0/story01.htm

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Cosmos debuts tonight with a special message from Barack Obama

http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/09/obama-cosmos-intro/?ncid=rss_truncated

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03/03/14 PHD comic: 'Magic Code'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1687

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New bird family discovered in Asia

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/26433081

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New magnetic material discovered

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26435809#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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This three-year-old pizza won't kill you

http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/16/military-three-year-old-pizza-research/?ncid=rss_truncated

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BBC E-mail: Photo from Djibouti wins world award

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** Photo from Djibouti wins world award **
US photojournalist John Stanmeyer wins the 2014 World Press Photo award with his picture of African migrants trying to get a phone signal near Djibouti.
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They're smuggling pregnant women

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