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Can cultural factors be more important than censorship in shaping Chinese surfing habits? Two researchers argue that a new study of the way global websites cluster together supports this idea…

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Can cultural factors be more important than censorship in shaping Chinese surfing habits? Two researchers argue that a new study of the way global websites cluster together supports this idea…

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Jolla Mobile, formed by Nokia refugees, launches a phone with interchangable back-panels and the Sailfish OS Almost one year after Nokia’s bloodletting, in which it cut 10,000 jobs and closed…

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The days when history was considered a lifeless, irrelevant subject are long gone. Today, people understand the importance of history, both from a global perspective and in terms of our…

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Painful finger-prick blood tests for diabetics could become a thing of the past, say physicists who have built a sensor that measures glucose in saliva

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A Tech Seer’s View of the Future Barron’s For his insights on today’s undervalued tech stars—and flashes in the pan—read on. Barron’s: Let’s get right into handicapping some tech trends…

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Should http://www.home.amazon/ teach you about piranhas, or let you buy bulk toilet paper? In 2011, ICANN, the organization in charge of the internet’s domain names, decided to open…

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Researchers are plugging in smokers, alcoholics, and even crack addicts to expose them to a relapse environment–and teach them how to deal with it. Will it work? When the…

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Introduction Finlux isn’t a brand we’ve been too familiar with of late, but its recent revival as a web-only business has seen a rush of thoroughly affordable LED-backlit…

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Ready-made spare parts, waste recycling, 3-D printed human ears: the Navy of the future will have it all. 3-D printing is the future of the Navy, say Scott Cheney…

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Happy 160th birthday, Otis Elevator Company! Thanks for making modern cities possible. Here are the 9 coolest Otis elevator inventions from the Popular Science archive. Click here to enter the gallery…

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Now on Kickstarter: a house that opens up when it’s light out, and folds back in when it turns cold. Way back in 1903, mathematician Henry Ernest Dudeney worked out how…

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Paradise CA—Butte County Sheriff Jerry Smith, Undersheriff Kory L. Honea, and Flying Brass LLC CEO Caleb Chinn spoke about the Second Amendment and its loc…

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TechHive How virtual reality tech will change the future of games TechHive Any one of these companies could change the future of games in a big way if their hardware…

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Paradise CA—Butte County Sheriff Jerry Smith, Undersheriff Kory L. Honea, and Flying Brass LLC CEO Caleb Chinn spoke about the Second Amendment and its loc…

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Two co-founders of BlackBerry have started a $100 million fund to invest in companies using quantum physics to create ultrapowerful sensors and motors.

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Introduction and design From humble beginnings, Kogan’s range of smartphones and tablets is blossoming into quite a respectable line-up of products. In the last 6-months, we’ve given positive reviews…

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Samsung Electronics has made it clear that it is making a wristwatch, even as Apple is rumored to be working on a smart watch itself. It is a rare for …

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How Russia’s social and legal culture combined with technology to capture a once-in-a-lifetime event on video. Earlier today I was wondering why Russia gets all the good…

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Across the pond, Oxford swerves into Google’s self-driving lane. Self-driving cars aren’t just the realm of corporate giants like Google. Academia plays a big role in this space…

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