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Detroit 2016: these are the firsts
Detroit 2016: these are the firsts Posted on 07-01-2016 at 18:24 by Wouter – 30 Comments” Detroit may be a city in decline (documentary hiero), the motor show is still going strong and will open Monday the doors. Of course, days there are a lot of strange pickup trucks and expensive Asians (hello Infiniti) which…
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Scientists Gave Praying Mantises Tiny 3D Glasses to Prove They Have 3D Vision
Scientists outfitted praying mantises with 3D glasses made of beeswax to confirm that the insects have 3D vision. But they couldn’t show the mantises the equivalent of IMAX films. A group of scientists at Newcastle University just published their findings on mantis vision in Scientific Results and shared some hilarious images of spectacled bugs with…
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A Traffic Camera Captured This Gorgeous Shot of a Snowy Owl in Flight
Traffic cameras aren’t really known for taking particularly interesting images of the local wildlife (or anything interesting for that matter), but as this jaw-dropping photo attests, sometimes the nature comes to you. The image, one of three jaw-dropping frames captured on January 3, 2016, shows the owl in flight, spreading its white and black-spotted wings…
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Somebody’s Already Suing the Government Over New Dietary Guidelines Issued Just Hours Ago
This morning, the USDA and the Department of Health and Human services finally issued a new set of American dietary guidelines. Just a few hours later, the first lawsuit over those same dietary recommendations was announced. So, what’s in these new guidelines that has people so upset less than 24 hours in? Really, not that…
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Geologists Found a Rock That’s ‘Older Than Earth’ in the Australian Outback
Ah, there it is. Aerial reconnaissance was cited as a major contributor to the discovery (Credit: Curtin University, Desert Fireball Network) Had the researchers arrived a few days later, any trace of it would have been wiped away owing to heavy rains. “It was an amazing team effort—we got there by the skin of our…
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Scientists Think Dinosaurs Danced to Impress Lovers, Terrorize Foes
If you thought Jurassic World had the craziest picture of dinosaur behavior, get ready to be reminded that reality can always get weirder. Researchers have found evidence that dinosaurs danced, both to terrify their enemies and impress their would-be lovers. That’s the conclusion of a group of international scientists, led by Martin Lockley at the…
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Started pre-ordering of virtual reality helmet Oculus Rift
Oculus began taking pre-orders for the first consumer version of virtual reality helmet Oculus Rift. The company finally revealed the real price of the device is $599 in the US and €699 in Europe. Deliveries are scheduled to begin March 28, 2016. To complete the work with Oculus Rift will need a computer with these…
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Artificial intelligence will become the judge of beauty contest
You probably noticed that the phrase “artificial intelligence” is often mentioned in news headlines. Today’s news once again addresses this relevant topic. For the first time, artificial intelligence will become the judge of beauty contest in which can participate anyone. This unique project was developed with the participation of companies such as NVIDIA, Microsoft, Cyber…
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Finns avoid the second ’Cologne’
thu 07 jan 2016, 16:36 | 30 comments Finns avoid the second ’Cologne’ Amsterdam – The police of Helsinki has in the new year’s night, a second ’Cologne’. Photo: AFP Agents in the Finnish capital had heard that there, as in Germany, mass rape would take place. With reinforcements from other parts of the country…
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CES 2016: HP renewed its line of business laptops EliteBook
At CES 2016, which runs from 6 to 9 January in Las Vegas, HP introduced an updated line of business laptops EliteBook. It includes not only ultra-portable 12.5-inch EliteBook Folio, but also the third generation of the 14-inch EliteBook 1040, and the third generation of the EliteBook 800 series with diagonals from 12.5 to 15.6…