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New omniphobic coating could slash fuel costs for US Navy ships:
To make ships and submarines slippier, the US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring the development of an "omniphobic" coating that not only repels water, but many other substances, like oil, alcohol, and even peanut butter.
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24 June 2018.
This Week In Techdirt History: June 17th - 23rd:
Five Years Ago
This week in 2013, the NSA was seeking blanket immunity for companies that aided its surveillance programs, congressional staffers were being told to pretend leaked documents don't exist, and more than half the Senate skipped a briefing on the NSA's programs.
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23 June 2018.
Risk of autism increased in children of mothers with diabetes:
The risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was increased in children of mothers with the three main types of diabetes that complicate pregnancy, findings that add new information on type 1 diabetes and extend what is already known about type 2 and gestational diabetes.
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23 June 2018.
Facebook Fundraiser To Reunite Families Separated At Border Brings In Millions:
People are outraged by the thousands of immigrant children being split up from their parents.
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19 June 2018.
Comcast Now Offering Mesh Network Pods from Plume for $120+:
Good news Comcast customers.
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22 May 2018.
In Army of None, a field guide to the coming world of autonomous warfare:
The Silicon Valley-military industrial complex is increasingly in the crosshairs of artificial intelligence engineers.
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24 June 2018.
Commercialization Fellows explore market for inventions:
Doctoral students in Cornell Engineering’s Commercialization Fellowship are developing tools to compress laser pulses, separate blood plasma and 3D print living tissue.
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22 June 2018.
Space, The Boring Frontier:
Suppose you randomly go 1 million miles somewhere away from our Sun.
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12 April 2018.
Tesla whistleblower claims company is 'doing everything it can to silence me':
The electric carmaker is suing a former technician for alleged hacking, but he says he’s being scapegoated for leaking concernsOn Wednesday morning, Martin Tripp was an out-of-work Tesla technician trying to figure out what to do next.
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24 June 2018.
'Irish giant' may finally get respectful burial after 200 years on display:
Skeleton of Charles Byrne, who had gigantism, could now be buried at sea in accordance with his final wishesThe “Irish giant”, a centrepiece of the Hunterian anatomical museum in London, could be released to allow the remains to be given a respectful burial after more than two centuries on display.
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24 June 2018.
PayPal touts global reach as mobile wallets pop up in APAC:
Banks, telcos, and e-commerce players in the region now offer their own payment platforms, but PayPal believes its global reach and security infrastructure will ensure its market relevance.
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24 June 2018.
Why does India's air look different from space?:
Europe's Sentinel-5P satellite tracks formaldehyde emissions in the air over the Indian sub-continent.
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22 June 2018.
A Major Privacy Win, a Vault 7 Indictment, and More Security News This Week:
A good week for privacy, an alleged leaker indicted, and more security news this week.
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23 June 2018.
Supreme Court: Police Need Search Warrant To Track Cellphone Locations:
In a ruling seen as a major victory for privacy rights in the digital age, the Supreme Court this morning has ruled that police need a search warrant to track people through cell-phone tower searches.
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22 June 2018.
Researchers create one of the smallest nanoparticle stabilized nanoemulsions with new technique:
MIE Assistant Professor Sushant Anand and his research associates have had multiple breakthroughs with their work on oil-water mixtures or "emulsions.
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23 June 2018.
Inside a Heist of American Chip Designs, as China Bids for Tech Power:
Micron memory chips.
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22 June 2018.
Comcast xFi Advanced Gateway Modem/Router:
Here is Comcast’s most advanced modem/router which promises speed as well as ease of use.
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06 December 2017.
Barnes & Noble's NOOK Sales Decrease 23.9% in 2018:
NOOK sales declined 23.
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24 June 2018.
Fox spirits and demons: China's tech giants splash out in cartoon arms race:
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Growing up in the Chinese port city of Dalian in the 1990s, Zhang Hongchang spent hours immersed in Japanese cartoons like Dragon Ball and Naruto.
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23 June 2018.
PayPal touts global reach as mobile wallets pop up in APAC:
Banks, telcos, and e-commerce players in the region now offer their own payment platforms, but PayPal believes its global reach and security infrastructure will ensure its market relevance.
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24 June 2018.
The Final Hours of the Iceman’s Tools:
A showcase reflects a reconstruction of Ötzi’s skull, center, and his body at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Italy.
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22 June 2018.
Keystone Virus Makes First Known Jump From Mosquitoes To Humans:
A 16-year-old Florida boy is the first person known to have become infected, researchers say.
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22 June 2018.
Lone woman digs for family lost under Guatemalan volcanic rubble:
SAN MIGUEL LOS LOTES, Guatemala (Reuters) - Eleven days after the Fuego volcano rained down on the Guatemalan village of San Miguel Los Lotes, a backhoe ripped the roof off one of the homes buried by ash, revealing a corpse in the still-hot dust.
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22 June 2018.
George Lucas's Terrible Idea for Star Wars Episodes 7-9:
In an interview with James Cameron, George Lucas reveals what he'd planed for the final three Star Wars films:
"[The next three 'Star Wars' films] were going to get into a microbiotic world," he told Cameron.
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01 January 1970.
Florida airport to begin scanning faces of international passengers:
Orlando International Airport will employ face scanners for passengers on arriving and departing international flights, a move that airport authorities claim will speed up customs, while privacy advocates worry about the lack of formal rules in place for the data from the scans.
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01 January 1970.
Meet the Bug That Armors Itself With Shells:
The caddisfly is one of many insects that get creative in shielding themselves from predators.
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23 June 2018.
Facebook and Google urged to set up independent regulator to avoid internet laws:
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25 January 2018.
Water May Not Be the Only Sign of Alien Life:
A new study suggests also looking for "bioessential" elements when searching for alien life.
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23 June 2018.
Rebuilding Germany’s centuries-old vocational program:
The Ausbildung is widely touted as an example other countries should follow.
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24 June 2018.
Why Looking After Your Teeth Is So Important:
Are you have problems with your teeth? Do you have a friend or family member that is struggling with dental problems? This article can help you out.
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24 June 2018.
Some of the tech in my workday
Best programming language?
The PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index is created by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched on Google.
The TIOBE Programming Community index measures popularity based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses, third party vendors and search engine activity.
w3techs analyses page content to determine the technology used, and also uses publicly available information from sources such as Alexa, Google, Microsoft and ipinfo.io.
While Java and Python top the popularity charts, more than 80% of all websites run on PHP.
Longer term weather forecast
