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These Are the Twisted Shockwaves Produced By an Exploding Star

Looking more like a wisp of stellar smoke than anything else, these shockwaves are anything but gentle. The twisted mass is part of the Veil Nebula, the remnants of a star that now tears through space. Read more…

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These Are the Twisted Shockwaves Produced By an Exploding Star

Solar Impulse Has Successfully Started Its Round-the-World Trip

After years of planning , the solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse 2 has successfully started its round the world trip . If everything goes to plan, it will become the first aircraft to fly around the globe without a single drop of fuel. Read more…

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Solar Impulse Has Successfully Started Its Round-the-World Trip

What it looks like in the Arctic Circle when the Sun never sets

This time lapse shows what 24 hours of a summer day (and I guess, a summer night) looks like in the Arctic Circle. You can see the Sun rising and setting like it normally does anywhere else but instead of disappearing beyond the horizon as the Earth turns, it pops right back up and the world never turns dark. Read more…

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What it looks like in the Arctic Circle when the Sun never sets

Watching uranium emit radiation inside a cloud chamber is mesmerizing

Here’s a really neat, classic experiment that’s always fun to see. When you place uranium inside a cloud chamber, you can see it decay and emit bits of radiation. It’s like seeing little alpha particle torpedoes shooting out in every direction, leaving a trail behind. Read more…

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Watching uranium emit radiation inside a cloud chamber is mesmerizing

Girl Scout Cookies, or California’s Most Notorious Strain of Cannabis

I first heard of Girl Scout Cookies a few years ago, shortly after I got my prescription for cannabis in California. I went into my local dispensary and asked for whatever buds they had that smelled the nicest. “Have you tried Girl Scout Cookies ?” the woman behind the counter asked. “It’s famous.” Read more…

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Girl Scout Cookies, or California’s Most Notorious Strain of Cannabis

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

How a Moth’s Eye Could Help Improve the Efficiency of Solar Cells

Inspiration lies in the strangest of places—and for researchers at the Agency for Science, Technology & Research in Singapore, that includes the eye of moth. A new antireflective coating inspired by the creature’s ocular faculties could help bump up the efficiency of solar cells. Read more…

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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

SanDisk Has the First Flash Drive With a Reversible USB Type-C Connector

Remember those rumors about a 12-inch MacBook that ditched a MagSafe connector and traditional USB ports for a single USB Type-C port? If true, SanDisk’s new Dual USB Drive will be the first flash drive that’s able to connect to that redesigned hardware without an ugly adapter. Read more…

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SanDisk Has the First Flash Drive With a Reversible USB Type-C Connector