“Shifting dark streaks on the surface of are signs that water is flowing there today, scientists said Thursday.
The possible presence of liquid water is certain to revive speculation that Mars is teeming with microbial organisms.” via New York Times
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The JS1K competition challenges developers to write JavaScript demo with a maximum size of 1024 bytes that runs in a web browser (which may include HTML5). This year’s theme was the classic Apple II game Oregon Trail.1 KB isn’t a lot of memory…but check out the results for yourself — it’s incredible.
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Intel is gambling on the future of the cloud. Investing $30 million over a span of five years, Intel has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University to open two new Intel Science and Technology Centers. The academic research labs will laser in on cloud and embedded computing research, providing open source innovations that tackle mass data analytics, real-time information service distribution and refinements to a future, cloud-connected lifestyle.
Via Engadget
… Read More → "Intel places $30 million bet on the cloud, opens two new labs at Carnegie Mellon"To all you amatuer physicists, time to clear out that stash of uranium in your basement and disassemble your fission and cold fusion experiments. Richard Handle, 31, of Ängelholm, Sweden was attempting DIY nuclear energy experiments in his home when it occurred to him that possession of radium, americium, and uranium might be illegal. He contacted Sweden’s Radiation Authority to ask. His suspicions were confirmed when police arrested him.
Source: Boing Boing
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In honor of Wi-Fi day (well, it was yesterday, of course 8.02.11), the folks over at Mashable asked their readers for some of their favorite Wi-Fi names. There are some good ones here, and even more in the comments.
“Bluetooth speakers are ideal accessories for outdoor activities where music is a must, but only the Soundmatters FoxLv2 wireless speaker features custom vehicle and bicycle mounts designed by ProClip.” via cnet
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“Ever wanted to know about all of the programming languages you don’t use in favor of C and Java? This handy infographic takes a quick look at the history of programming languages, then arranges them in order of popularity as used today, making everyone depressed when Java is the most popular.” via GeekOSystem
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“The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that multinational electronics company Philips snagged $10 million in the L Prize for developing an energy-efficient light bulb powered by light emitting diodes (LEDs).
The LED bulb can generate around 900 lumens — a measure of the amount of visible light emitted by a bulb — while consuming around 10 watts of electricity.” via VentureBeat
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This guy built himself an old school SMS using an ASR-33 Teletype machine, which was introduced to the market in 1963. It’s connected to a GSM modem via an ARM microcontroller. via Hackaday and Geekosystem
