Chinese law makes independent mapmaking a crime (you may not document “the shapes, sizes, space positions, attributes, etc. of man-made surface installations”) and requires tech companies to randomly vary the locations of all landmarks by 100-500m. (more…)
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The Simpsons announced that a major character will die this season. We think we know who it is .
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Burger King’s new low-cal, low-fat fries took 10 years of research. Will they revolutionize the fast food industry ?
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This is what Antarctica looks like without ice
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How modeling HIV on an atomic level could lead to a cure Part of what makes the HIV virus so difficult to kill — aside from being thousands of times smaller than an average human cell — is that it’s covered in several layers of protective proteins. Techniques are already being developed to attack the virus when it’s at its weakest and most vulnerable. But new models — developed by scientists using the University of Illinois’ “Blue Waters” supercomputer — are finally giving researchers an atomic-level look at the formidable barrier mechanism enclosing the heart of the virus.
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