Science and Technology

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1. Solar storm that appeared like 'a great fire' in 1582 could hit Earth AGAIN

   Topic was moved to forum Earth, Disasters and the Environment

2. Do the northern lights make sound? Research looks to illuminate aurora mystery

   By Manwon Lender, April 1
   • 6 replies
   • 96 views
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   • Hankenhunter
   • April 2

3. Microsoft wins US Army contract

   for augmented reality headsets

   By Eldorado, April 1   

   • microsoft
   • hololens
   • 3 replies
   • 100 views
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   • and then
   • April 2

4. New antenna harvests energy from Radio Waves

   a stretchable antenna and rectenna system

   By Eldorado, April 1   

   • rectenna
   • 3 replies
   • 80 views
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   • acute
   • April 1

5. Just installed powerline adapter

   Using my house electrical grid

   By godnodog, April 1
   • 1 reply
   • 91 views
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   • godnodog
   • April 1

6. Scientists collect human DNA from thin air

   By Eldorado, April 1   

   • edna
   • dna
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • edna
     • dna
     • ednair
   • 7 replies
   • 134 views
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   • OverSword
   • April 1

7. Can science explain the mystery of consciousness?

   By Eldorado, April 1   

   • consciousness
   • 8 replies
   • 192 views
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   • Tatetopa
   • April 3

8. Scientists create synthetic mucus

   By Still Waters, March 31   

   • synthetic mucus
   • 1 reply
   • 74 views
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   • the13bats
   • March 31

9. Why do we love music?

   By Eldorado, March 30   

   • love of music
   • 0 replies
   • 62 views
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   • Eldorado
   • March 30

10. Teen weed use could mean less success as an adult

    By Eldorado, March 30   

    • stoners
    • motivation
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • stoners
      • motivation
      • apathy
      • marijuana
      • cannabis use
    • 4 replies
    • 94 views
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    • moonman
    • March 30

11. Scientists develop synthetic cell that grows and divides

    By Still Waters, March 29   

    • jcvi-syn3a
    • 4 replies
    • 129 views
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    • moonman
    • March 30

12. Corpses still moving a year after death

    By Eldorado, March 29   

    • life after death
    • body farm
    • 9 replies
    • 196 views
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    • TigerBright19
    • March 29

13. Drones dragged out of the sky by 'Spiderman webs'

    By Eldorado, March 27   

    • entanglement devices
    • 1 reply
    • 142 views
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    • and then
    • March 28

14. Quitting smoking has made us fat

    By Eldorado, March 27   

    • smoking
    • obesity
    • 2 replies
    • 102 views
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    • Desertrat56
    • March 27

15. The future for home-working call-centre staff

    By Eldorado, March 26   

    • big brother
    • 0 replies
    • 74 views
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    • Eldorado
    • March 26

16. Apple patents mattress that monitors sleep

    an "in-bed haptic device"

    By Eldorado, March 26   

    • imattress
    • in-bed haptic device
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
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    • Hankenhunter
    • March 26

17. Sophia the Robot 'self-portrait' NFT sells for almost $700K

    By Still Waters, March 26   

    • sophia instantiation
    • 0 replies
    • 77 views
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    • Still Waters
    • March 26

18. Russian humanoid robots 'brought to life'

    By Still Waters, March 25   

    • promobot
    • 2 replies
    • 109 views
    • 
    • Desertrat56
    • March 25

19. Scientists are hoping to redefine the second - here's why

    By Still Waters, March 25   

    • atomic clocks
    • redefine the second
    • 2 replies
    • 155 views
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    • Desertrat56
    • March 25

20. Adjuvants: the unsung heroes of vaccines

    By Still Waters, March 25   

    • adjuvants
    • vaccines
    • (and 1 more)

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      • adjuvants
      • vaccines
      • adiuvare
    • 0 replies
    • 69 views
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    • Still Waters
    • March 25

21. This new artificial heart responds to the patient

    By Manwon Lender, March 25
    • 0 replies
    • 54 views
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    • Manwon Lender
    • March 25

22. Mystery of baseball trajectories solved

    By Eldorado, March 24   

    • baseball trajectories
    • 4 replies
    • 134 views
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    • ouija ouija
    • March 25

23. Some genes come to life in the brain after death

    By Eldorado, March 24   

    • zombie genes
    • 1 reply
    • 127 views
    • 
    • spartan max2
    • March 24
24. Air Force Target Drone Washed Up on Florida beach

    Topic was merged with US military drone washes up on beach

25. Scientists Might Have Just Stumbled Upon a New Kind of Physics

    By South Alabam, March 23
    • 2 replies
    • 155 views
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    • South Alabam
    • March 23