Tiny Robotic Cubes Could Rule the Solar System

Tiny Robotic Cubes Could Rule the Solar System : Discovery News: "Launching stuff into space is an expensive business, but what if we were able to miniaturize an entire spacecraft into the size of a loaf of bread? According to a pair of engineers from the University of Michigan who have just begun a Kickstarter campaign to get their concept funded, an armada of tiny low-cost probes could be sent on interplanetary missions to destinations we can currently only dream about."

'Holographic Duality' Hints at Hidden Subatomic World

'Holographic Duality' Hints at Hidden Subatomic World | Wired Science | Wired.com: "According to modern quantum theory, energy fields permeate the universe, and flurries of energy in these fields, called “particles” when they are pointlike and “waves” when they are diffuse, serve as the building blocks of matter and forces. But new findings suggest this wave-particle picture offers only a superficial view of nature’s constituents."

Liquid metal for 3D printing could lead to bendy electronics, T-1000

Liquid metal for 3D printing could lead to bendy electronics, T-1000: "3D printing is awesome, yet it still has a lot of untapped potential -- you can use it to create terrifying spiderbots and even tiny drones, but you can't make electronic components out of pools of plastic. Thankfully, a team of North Carolina State University researchers have discovered a mixture of liquid metal that can retain shapes, which could eventually be used for 3D printing."

Russia to use first FLOATING nuclear power plant in just three years time to provide energy for hard-to-reach regions

Russia to use first FLOATING nuclear power plant in just three years time to provide energy for hard-to-reach regions | Mail Online: "Russia will begin to operate the world's first floating nuclear power plant in just three years time.



The specially-made ship with a nuclear power plant on-board will provide energy, heat and drinking water to relatively inaccessible areas of the vast country. The director of Russia's largest shipbuilders, the Baltic Plant, announced that the unique ship should be operational by 2016 at the 6th International Naval Show in St Petersburg."

Mind Meld! Top Brain-Controlled Techs

Mind Meld! Top Brain-Controlled Techs : Discovery News: "Neuroscientists are racing to perfect brain-computer interfaces and as they do, the line between sci-fi and reality blurs. Iron Man exoskeletons, Matrix-style brain downloads and Vulcan mind-melds feel within reach."

25,000 Dead Bees in Target Store Parking Lot

25,000 Dead Bees in Target Store Parking Lot : Discovery News: "The Xerces Society, an invertebrate conservation organization, stated that this was the largest mass death of bumblebees ever recorded in the United States."

Church Services for These Ancient Gods Could Be Your Last

Church Services for These Ancient Gods Could Be Your Last | Mysterious Universe: "With a little bit of research, I have compiled a list of ancient gods to be wary of when searching for a new house of worship. While many of these gods no longer have an active spotlight, you just never know when someone will get the bright idea of resurrecting the ways of the past, and sticking the letter of the ancient law."

Experts: Obama’s plan to predict future leakers unproven, unlikely to work

Experts: Obama’s plan to predict future leakers unproven, unlikely to work | McClatchy: "WASHINGTON — In an initiative aimed at rooting out future leakers and other security violators, President Barack Obama has ordered federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on behavioral profiling techniques that are not scientifically proven to work, according to experts and government documents."

New idea tackles Earth core puzzle

BBC News - New idea tackles Earth core puzzle: "Scientists have proposed a radical new model for the make-up of the Earth's core."

The revolutionary blood test that could predict how long you'll live, what ailments you'll get - and how fast you'll age

The revolutionary blood test that could predict how long you'll live, what ailments you'll get - and how fast you'll age | Mail Online: "A revolutionary new blood test could tell you how long you will live, and how quickly you will age. Scientists have discovered a chemical ‘fingerprint’ in the blood that may provide clues to an infant's health and rate of ageing near the end of life. The discovery raises the prospect of a simple test at birth that could help doctors stave off the ravages of disease in old age."

It's enough to make your skin crawl... The ultra-realistic robotic spider that moves like the real thing...

It's enough to make your skin crawl... The ultra-realistic robotic spider that moves like the real thing... | Mail Online: "For those who live in fear of our eight-legged friends, it's the stuff of nightmares.



Engineers in Hong Kong have made a robotic spider that accurately replicates the creepy leg movements of real arachnids."

In Search of Alien Viruses

In Search of Alien Viruses | Mysterious Universe: "There is one thing that we can say for sure about the UFO presence on our world: it acts in a decidedly stealthy manner. It never lays its cards fully on the table. It lurks in the shadows. It surfaces only briefly, tantalizing and amazing those  for whom it manifests. After which, like a typical chain-rattling spectre  it’s gone again. It’s not – so far as we know – overtly hostile. On the other hand, it has done nothing to help improve our situation on Earth, either. In that sense, the phenomenon is more than a bit of a conundrum."

The Fact that Mass Surveillance Doesn’t Keep Us Safe Goes Mainstream

The Fact that Mass Surveillance Doesn’t Keep Us Safe Goes Mainstream - BlackListedNews.com: "The fact that mass spying on Americans isn’t necessary to keep us safe is finally going mainstream."

Mysterious Extragalactic Explosions Baffle Astronomers

Mysterious Extragalactic Explosions Baffle Astronomers | Fast Radio Bursts | Space.com: "Powerful and puzzling radio blasts in other galaxies constantly explode across the night sky, a new study suggests."

How the attempt to sequence “Bigfoot’s genome” went badly off track

How the attempt to sequence “Bigfoot’s genome” went badly off track | Ars Technica: "Humans interbred with an unknown hominin in Europe, then crossed the Bering Sea—say what?"

Primeval Underwater Forest Discovered in Gulf of Mexico

Primeval Underwater Forest Discovered in Gulf of Mexico | LiveScience: "Scuba divers have discovered a primeval underwater forest off the coast of Alabama."

First Long Term Study Released on Pigs, Cattle Who Eat GMO Soy and Corn Offers Frightening Results

First Long Term Study Released on Pigs, Cattle Who Eat GMO Soy and Corn Offers Frightening Results | NationofChange: "As UK officials tout GMO foods as ‘safe’ compared to organic crops, results of a long-term, peer-reviewed study conducted by a group of scientists led by Dr Judy Carman of the Institute of Health and Environmental Research in Australia has been released – and it proves that GMO are anything but ‘safe.’"

Nigeria school massacre: Yobe secondary schools closed

BBC News - Nigeria school massacre: Yobe secondary schools closed: "Secondary schools have been ordered to close across Nigeria's north-eastern state of Yobe after a massacre in which suspected Islamist extremists killed 22 students and torched their school."

Underground Antarctic Lake Vostok sealed off for 15 million years reveals thousands of forms of life

Underground Antarctic Lake Vostok sealed off for 15m years reveals thousands of forms of life | Mail Online: "American scientists believe that Antarctica's largest and deepest underground lake could contain thousands of different tiny organisms and even fish."

The one-wheeled electric scooter that's a cross between a Segway and a unicycle - and it's apparently impossible to fall off

The one-wheeled electric scooter that's a cross between a Segway and a unicycle - and it's apparently impossible to fall off | Mail Online: "What do you get when you cross a Segway and a mobility scooter? The electric RYNO scooter that is apparently impossible to fall off.



The one-wheeled, battery-powered scooter can travel at a speed of up to 25mph and can be parked anywhere, free of charge."