If you’ve ever toyed with the petals of a rose, you’ll know that they’re pleasingly stretchy. Now, their material properties are being aped to produce a new breed of stretchable electronics. Read more…
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McDonald’s Chickens Going Antibiotic Free Is a Really Big Deal
McDonald’s announced today it will begin only sourcing chickens raised without medically important antibiotics in the U.S. When a juggernaut like McDonald’s makes such decisions, the food world listens—and sourcing only antibiotic-free chicken is a big deal. Read more…
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McDonald’s Chickens Going Antibiotic Free Is a Really Big Deal
Microsoft Releases Preview Build for Office for Mac 2016
Mac: Microsoft Office for the Mac hasn’t been fully updated since 2011, but Microsoft just put the training wheels on its preview build for Office 2016, and you can check it out for free right now. Read more…
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Microsoft Releases Preview Build for Office for Mac 2016
Android 5.0 Devices Aren’t Encrypted By Default—Despite Google Promises
When Android 5.0 Lollipop launched, Google proudly claimed that full-disk encryption was a standard feature , enabled by default. But now phones with the OS are starting to appear in the wild, that appears not to be the case. Read more…
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Android 5.0 Devices Aren’t Encrypted By Default—Despite Google Promises
It’s Completely Absurd That the Police Still Use Typewriters
Today, New York Councilman Daniel Dromm will reportedly introduce legislation that will force the NYPD to stop using typewriters. That’s right, the NYPD still has typewriters in all 77 precincts. Read more…
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It’s Completely Absurd That the Police Still Use Typewriters
New Video Standard Will Allow 8K Laptop Screens
If you think your 4K laptop drips with graphical power, remember that all things are relative—and a new video standard will allow laptops to make use of 8K screens. Read more…
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What Life Is Like Inside Jabba the Hutt
Arguably the best thing about the original Star Wars trilogy are the puppets. As George Lucas was not yet visually unleashed by CGI, these films had to work with technical limitations to create the bold and ambitious scenes that the scrips demanded. And no puppet (except, maybe Yoda) was as memorable or complex as Jabba the Hutt. Read more…
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What Life Is Like Inside Jabba the Hutt
Skin From Human Cadavers Helps Wounds Heal Better
Scientists have a promising if slightly grisly treatment for wounds: skin from human cadavers stripped of everything but its cells. Sound weird? Let me explain. Read more…
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Skin From Human Cadavers Helps Wounds Heal Better
A Smartphone Dongle That Will Tell You If You’ve Got STDs
After the hoverboard, there are few sci-fi inventions more worked-on than Star Trek’s tricorder. Portable, simple diagnostic machines have been promised for years — there’s even a $7 million prize for building one — but most designs are still years away from reality. Read more…
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Finally, A Way To Feel Magnetic Fields Without Implants
I’ve always been captivated by biohackers who implant tiny magnets under their skin, giving themselves the ability to physically feel magnetic fields. However, I’m not quite dedicated enough to go through the hassle (or commitment) of actually going under the knife. Read more…
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Finally, A Way To Feel Magnetic Fields Without Implants