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Amazing Bionic Hand
Last year a young Austrian man named Patrick was the first person in the world to choose to have his hand amputated, and fitted with a bionic replacement. The results are impressive.
Read More »Amazon Now Selling More E-Books Than Paper Books
Amazon, since April 1, has sold 105 books for its Kindle e-reader for every 100 hardcover and paperback books. While this is a milestone for e-books and Amazon, digital copies of books still only make up 14% of all books sold. Still, the fact this milestone happened this fast, has Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezoz smiling ear to ear.
Read More »More To Going Viral Than Having Massive Social Network
Research, in an amazing twist, shows marketers and executives might not know what they're talking about when giving advice on how to make something "go viral."
Read More »Diamonds: Hard as Aerogel
Diamonds are as useful as they are beautiful. They coat our blades, sharpen our tools, and convince women way out of our league to marry us. Researchers have now managed to construct a diamond aerogel 40 times as dense as air.
Read More »Sign of the Apocalypse: Triple Decker Oreo
Likely forged in the fires of Mordor, this feat of snack engineering has now supplanted its Oreo brethren, the double-stuffed, as the ruler of Candyland.
Read More »US Navy Tests Laser Cannon on Small Vessels
The United States Navy has successfully tested a laser weapon that can be used to sink small boats. Be afraid...
Read More »SpaceX Plans to Launch Largest Rocket Since Saturn V
The new rocket from SpaceX, known as the "Falcon Heavy," is slated to be the largest and most powerful space-bound rocket to be built since the end of the Apollo program.
Read More »Army to Introduce GPS-Guided Mortars
The United States Army is poised to introduce a new mortar round that is guided by GPS positioning, thus increasing its effectiveness while minimizing collateral damage.
Read More »‘Gmail Motion’: From April Fools Gag to Reality
Some look at silly April Fools projects and ask "why?" Others look at silly April Fools projects and ask "why not?"
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