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Researchers working at TU Delft’s Kavli Institute of Nanoscience in the Netherlands claim to have successfully transferred data via teleportation. By exploiting the quantum phenomenon known as particle entanglement, the team says it transferred information across a 3 m (10 ft) distance, without the information actually traveling through the intervening space.

“Entanglement is arguably the strangest and most intriguing consequence of the laws of quantum mechanics,” said the head of … Read More → "Scientists teleport quantum information across the room"

With plans to launch space flights that will put travelers back about $250,000 per ticket, Virgin Galactic is setting itself up to take normal, albeit wealthy, people into space, the final frontier. In fact, even pop star Lady Gaga has secured a ride, that will include a special performance by her in honor of the event. The spaceport in New Mexico, dubbed Spaceport America, has been officially dedicated, and now, Virgin Galactic has received& … Read More → "Virgin Galactic gets FAA approval"

There’s been plenty of talk about AMC’s newest drama, and even if you didn’t watch last night, the broad strokes are pretty straightforward: Joe MacMillan (Lee Pace) is a shady IBM salesman who talks his way into a gig at a Texas software company called Cardiff Electric. He’s not just looking for a job, of course, because a guy getting … Read More → "Close Up: the obsessive details that make ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ so authentic"

Nothing can escape the gaze of the 3D printer’s nozzle these days—including the humble duffle bag. Nike’s latest luggage uses a combination of fine traditional leather and intricate 3D printing to carry its owner’s kit.

Designed and manufactured especially for Brazil’s Read More → "Nike’s latest bag is hot off the 3D printer"

When I was 7 years old, I knew the capitals of most major countries and their currencies. I had to, if I wanted to track down a devious criminal mastermind in the computer game “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?” On screen, the ACME Detective Agency would spit out clues like notable landmarks to help players identify the city where Carmen’s globe-trotting henchmen were hiding out. I wouldn’t learn how to pronounce Reykjavik for more than a decade, but I could tell you that its … Read More → "How to get girls into coding"

Some time in the 1480s (experts tend to agree with 1483/84, at which point he was approximately 32-years-old) Leonardo da Vinci applied for a job at the court of Ludovico Sforza, the then de facto ruler of Milan. He did so by way of the following application letter — essentially a fascinating CV which, in an effort to appeal to Sforza’s needs … Read More → "Leonardo da Vinci’s résumé"

I have been testing theSamsung Gear smartwatch for some time now and have actually become a fan of these types of watches. My first smartwatch was the Pebble, but its limited functionality drove me to try out the Samsung Gear since it gives me something that I really wanted in a smartwatch: email alerts and the ability to read my email on the smartwatch itself.

Like many people in the … Read More → "The challenges of a Dick Tracy-like watch-phone"

Security experts at iSight just revealed the details of a three-year-long campaign believed to be masterminded by Iranian spies. This scheme involved creating a fake news organization, NewsOnAir.org, that they filled with stole stories from Reuters, CNN, BBC, and others. They used to site to add credibility to a vast network of fake social media profiles that they’d created for the fake news site’s writers and editors. All of this effort … Read More → "Hackers created a fake news site to friend US officials on Facebook"

[Andrey Rudenko] is building a house in his garage. Not with nails and lumber, but withconcrete extruded by his 3D printer. We’ve seen concrete 3D printers in the past, but unlike those projects, [Andrey] isn’t part of a of a university or corporation. He’s just a contractor with a dream. His printer is directly derived from the RepRap project. It’s even commanded by  … Read More → "Man builds concrete 3D printer in his garage"