This report on a 4-acre spider web covering a building has made shiver and curl in disgust. You are looking at the Baltimore Wastewater Treatment Plant, where 4 acres of their facility were covered by a spider web made by an estimated 107 million spiders. That’s 35, 176 spiders per cubic meter! Read more…
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4-acre spider web may be the grossest thing you will see this Halloween*
jenningsthecat writes: DARPA’s Terahertz Electronics program has created “the fastest solid-state amplifier integrated circuit ever measured.” The Terahertz Monolithic Integrated Circuit (TMIC), boasts a gain of 9dB — previously unheard of for a monolithic device in this frequency range. Plus, the status of “fastest” has been certified by Guinness — seriously! (‘Cause you might not trust DARPA, but you gotta trust Guinness — right?). In related news, DARPA has also created a micro-machined vacuum power amplifier operating at 850 GHz, or 0.85 THz. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Integrated Circuit Amplifier Breaches Terahertz Barrier
J.K. Rowling to publish new Harry Potter story for Halloween And it will apparently focus on the toad-like professor everyone loves to hate
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If there’s one group that will surely embrace smartwatches, it’s those who like to change their background image and the look and feel of their devices every day. But the FES Watch doesn’t just let you change the watch face whenever you tire of the current design, using E-Ink technology it actually lets you change the look and style of the entire timepiece. Read more…
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You Can Customize This E-Ink Watch Down to the Strap
Live shows are supposed to be an experience, an experience which needs to be massive and visually arresting, especially when a band is playing an arena show. That’s exactly why Kings of Leon is playing against the backdrop of a newfangled hybrid screen/lighting rig on its Mechanical Bull tour. But it’s not the whole reason. Read more…
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Gaze at the Amazing Adaptable Display Kings of Leon Used on Tour
Researchers are developing a new propulsion technology that could reduce the travel time to Mars from eight or nine months to less than three. The secret? Nuclear fusion , of course. Read more…
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Designing a "Simple" Nuclear-Fusion Rocket for Quick Trips to Mars
Of all the unique varieties that Ben & Jerry’s has concocted over the years, nothing can come close to the wonderful absurdity that is this glowing ice cream created by Charlie Francis . Using a synthesized version of the luminescent proteins that cause jellyfish to glow when they’re agitated, this gleaming frozen treat actually gets brighter as you lick it. Read more…
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Why This Glow in the Dark Ice Cream Costs $225 a Scoop
It may sound like a Halloween prank, but the Balkan News Agency claims that a team of scientists in a Transylvanian university has created artificial blood. The researchers say that they have successfully tried it on mice. If human tests work, this could be one of the biggest breakthroughs in modern medicine. Read more…
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Transylvanian university scientists create working artificial blood
After years of will they or won’t they , the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally given permission for airlines to allow passenger to use personal electronics for the entirety of their flights. Translation: You don’t have to shut down your phone anymore. FINALLY. Read more…
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Victory! The FAA Approves Personal Electronics for All Phases of Flight
Piracy is a dangerous game. You never know if the hosts are out to get money , or maybe just out to get you . Turns out the guy who ran a pirate haven called Uploader Talk was the latter. Now, after a year of stealing uploader’s info from deep cover, the jig is up . Read more…
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Magnificent Asshole Reveals Popular Piracy Site Was a Trap All Along