Archive for July, 2011
How to Grow a New Eye

How to Grow a New Eye

Tanya Marie Vlach was severely injured in a car accident on her way to an arts festival on the day Hurricane Katrina devastated America. She made it out alive, but without her left eye. Imagine the hope she feels when she is able to find the opportunity to grow a …

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Design, Print and Devour: The 3D Chocolate Printer is Here

George Bernard Shaw had said, “What use are cartridges in battles? I always carry chocolate instead.” With the ongoing efforts, it will not be long before each one of us will be able to create our very own chocolate cartridges. A 3D chocolate printer has been developed jointly by researchers …

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Phase Change Memory is Wave of the Future

It may seem a little odd to not that while scientists and researchers have found ways to store more and more data in smaller and smaller spaces, the kind of data storage that has used really hasn’t changed all that much from the first computer.  Really there has only been …

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U.S. ISPs Agree to “Six Strikes” Rule for Pirates

Torrenters beware!  Major U.S. ISPs have agreed to a “six strikes” rule for people who share copyrighted material online.

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WordPress to Support Open Authentication Protocol from Today

Right from the outset, web entrepreneurs, content writers and site admins knew that WordPress was not ‘just another blog software’ similar to the company’s punch line.

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MyGreatFest: First Ever Jailbreakers’ Convention to Be Held in London

Jailbreaking has always been seen as a seedy and shadowy activity taken up by cryptic individuals working against the policies of Apple.

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Apple to Fix PDF Jailbreak Security Flaw

If there is one thing we can say about Apple, it is that when there is a definite flaw with one of their builds, they take steps to try and make sure the flaw is addressed.

A Robot With A Sense Of Touch

A Robot With A Sense Of Touch

Every further improvement made in the field of robotics usually provokes varied reactions that run the full nerdy gamut from “Oh em gee, amazing” to “Next step: Skynet”. This recent development coming from the Tehnical University of Munich (TUM) likely won’t be the exception, though I’m personally more inclined towards …

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School Textbooks Go Hi-Tech, Become Digital for Korean Students

It is the digital age and no one can escape being affected by it. The computer is being used in almost every walk of life and it is probably for this reason that the Korean government has decided to go digital in schools as well. Plans are underway to convert …

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General Dynamics Releases Rugged Itronix GD3015 Tablet

The new Itronix GD3015 tablet from General Dynamics is one heavy duty and ‘rugged’ tablet, able to take a beating and get the job done.