The Super Bowl is still a little over a week away, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start planning your day. Thankfully, if you can’t watch the game on TV, you’ll be able to stream it for free. Read more…
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Reminder: Here’s Where You Can Watch Super Bowl XLVIII Online
Researchers in Japan have developed an incredibly thin wire—just half a micrometer in diameter—made from a new composite material composed of traditional copper and those new fangled carbon nanotubes . But what makes this creation particularly awesome is that the new wire allows over 100 times more current to flow than a traditional copper thread. Read more…
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Tiny Copper and Carbon Nanotube Wires Increase Current Flow 100 Fold
After much speculative rumor , Facebook this morning announced the arrival of a new standalone iPhone app called Paper . Read more…
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Facebook’s Reader App, Called Paper, Is Official–and It’s Beautiful
Archaeologists from the University of Michigan believe they have found what is perhaps the oldest Roman temple still in existence. Built around the 7th century BC—probably for the goddess Fortuna—the temple tells us a lot about how the Romans built their city, thousands of years ago. Read more…
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Archaeologists May Have Uncovered the Oldest Roman Temple Ever Found
The New York Times is reporting that Google will sell its Mobility unit to Lenovo for $3 billion. Details are thin, but the Times says a deal should be announced shortly. Read more…
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Report: Google Is Selling Motorola to Lenovo for $3 Billion
This is a game changer, folks. Whereas mining stem cells has been either an ethical quandary or a months-long affair, scientist can now turn any old blood cells into stem cells in just 30 seconds— by dipping them in acid . Read more…
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Scientists Use Acid to Turn Blood Cells into Stem Cells in 30 Seconds
Sure, early hominins used fire for upwards of a million years. But when did early hominins start acting like humans—for example, cooking in the same spot each night? The new discovery of an old ( really old) hearth at an Israeli dig site could hold the answer. Read more…
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Archaeologists Uncover 300,000-Year-Old Kitchen in Israeli Cave
An astronomer from West Virginia University has discovered a never-before-seen river of hydrogen flowing through space —and it could explain why spiral galaxies keep up their pace of star formation. Read more…
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There’s a Massive River of Hydrogen Running Through Space
China’s Yutu Lunar Rover landed on the moon just over a month ago, and promptly started sending back photos . Unfortunately, it looks like China’s triumph could be short-lived; the Xinhua news agency reported that the rover stalled in its tracks while shutting down for the evenin g . Space is hard! Read more…
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China’s Lunar Rover Only Lasted a Month
If you’re planning on sticking around for longer—a lot longer—than a standard human lifespan, you’ll need a watch that keeps time on the galactic level. Van Cleef & Arpels’ new Complication Poétique Midnight Planétarium will certainly fit the bill. Instead of hands denoting the hours and minutes, it incorporates six of our solar system’s planets rotating a tiny version of the sun in real time. Read more…
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A Watch That Puts an Entire Planetarium on Your Wrist