10.69 seconds!

“The robot, named Ruby, can solve the scrambled puzzle in just over 10 seconds, including the time taken to scan the initial status of the cube.

It was built from scratch by six students as their final year project for the double degree in Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics)/Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Software Engineering).” via PhysOrg

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Source, via Fast Company

Photo: L.A. Cicero

“The OMAP4470 processor improves upon the current TI chips in use for smartphones and tablets, but is also poised to power laptops that run on either the open source Linux platform or Microsoft’s Windows operating system; a version of which has already been demonstrated on mobile processors. With the new OMAP4470 TI hopes to better compete Qualcomm’s Snapdragon and Nvidia’s Tegra 2, each of which power a far greater number of smartphones and tablets.”  via GigaOM

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How did BMX biker Jed Mildon pull off an impossibly dangerous triple flip? Physicist and blogger Rhett Allain walks us through the equations. 

Read the article at Wired.

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This regulation 9′ x 5′ table by James Perse is constructed from environmentally farmed solid teak, and features a hidden drawer for holding the included handmade paddles and balls, a leather bound net, and an optional teak table top that turns the playing surface into a dining or conference table when game time becomes work/family time.” via Uncrate

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New Zealand’s Martin Aircraft Company has tested a jetpack that can soar to 5,000 feet and cruise at more than 60mph.

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“Every 34 seconds someone suffers from a heart attack in the US. In the fight against this insane plague, startups are scrambling to find ways to leverage popular technology. The latest attempt is SHL Telemedicine‘s SmartHeart, a smart phone enabled electrocardiagram (ECG) device that only takes 30 seconds to analyze your heart and email the results to your doctor.” via Singularity Hub

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Buying habits revealed via social networks could predict whether a product takes off or not. 

Read more at Technology Review

“Professor Choi Jung-bum said, “The quantum effect transistor, which is just 2 nanometers in size, can operate in regular room temperature and effectively changes the entire paradigm of such devices” (read: mobile devices)” from tech-freak stuff

via Engadget

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