Here's Why Your Hair Goes Gray
• Business InsiderIt's the dreaded sign of aging, gray locks of hair that you can't shake. But why does it happen? We took a look at the science and figured it out.
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In 5 Years, We Could All Have 'Digital Twins' That Make Decisions For Us
• Business Insider"When you and I die, our kids aren't going to go to our tombstones, they're going to fire up our digital twins and talk to them," John Smart tells Business Insider.
Peter Thiel: the billionaire tech entrepreneur on a mission to cheat death
• http://www.telegraph.co.ukThe co-founder of PayPal and likely the most successful venture capitalist in Silicon Valley is on a mission to change the world through technology – and to find a cure for death.
Facebook-Owned Oculus Just Unveiled Its Latest Virtual Reality Prototype
• Business InsiderFacebook-owned Oculus on Saturday unveiled a new virtual reality headset prototype, called "Crescent Bay."
Scientists Design Next-Generation Space Suit for Improved Planetary Travel
• uncovercalifornia.comIt has been reported that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with NASA has designed a next-generation space suit for improved planetary travel.
Apple Cider Vinegar
• arcleininegar can do, but what can't it do. As a folk remedy, it has been credited with curing everything from the flu to warts or sunburn to dandruff. However, it also can help reverse many serious diseases that many would immediately turn to medications
Brain to Brain Communication Demonstrated
• arcleinA brain-to-brain communication study conducted in coordination with Harvard Medical School has proven that extrasensory mind-to mind interaction can happen over great distances by leveraging different pathways in the mind. The study, coauthored by
Pop Culture Mentions Of Global Warming Have Plummeted Since 2007
• popsci.comPlus, you can conduct your own searches for phrases spoken on TV and in movies over the last 80 years.
This Bizarre Organism Builds Itself a New Genome Every Time It Has Sex
• Wired.comOxytricha trifallax lives in ponds all over the world. Under an electron microscope it looks like a football adorned with tassels.
Light Forms Crystal-Like Structure On Computer Chip
• popsci.comLight that's truly crystal clear
Airbus Patents a VR Helmet That'll Make You Forget You're on a Plane
• Wired.comIn a world where economy-class seats are getting thinner and lavatories are shrinking, any flight longer than an hour can feel like a traveling prison.
A Stretchable, Light-Up Surface Inspired by Squid Skin
• Wired.comDisplays are becoming flatter and flexible, so why not stretchable as well? A study published today in Nature Communications describes a paper-thin, elastic film that lights up when stimulated by an electric pulse.
23andMe Decides It Won't Automatically Reunite Long Lost Relatives
• popsci.comThe DNA testing service reverses course in favor of users' privacy.
A New 'Radar Gun' May Spot Drivers Who Text Behind The Wheel
• popsci.comIt works by detecting the radio waves used to send SMS messages.
An Origami Microscope For Less Than a Dollar
• popsci.comBringing microscopes where none have gone before.
Video: Liquid Metal Flows Into Different Forms, T-1000-Style
• popsci.comThe alloy can even take a humanoid form
Fast-Running Robot Cheetah Let Off Its Leash
• popsci.comNot creepy at all.
Tech Time Warp of the Week: The TVs That Gave People a Taste of the Internet in the '70s
• Wired.comInternet TV is the new thing. Except that it's really old.
Uncovering Hidden Text on a 500-Year-Old Map That Guided Columbus
• Wired.comChristopher Columbus probably used the map above as he planned his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492.
This Ant-Sized Radio Is Powered by the Messages It Receives
• Wired.comIn the most ambitious minds, the Internet of Things would deliver a running catalog of data from the complete taxonomy of physical objects.
An in-depth look at Team Aezon's Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE entry
• gizmag.comGizmag recently caught up with Team Aezon members Krzysztof Sitko and Neil Rens for an in-depth discussion of their finalist entry to the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE.
Cadillac to introduce automated driving and vehicle-to-vehicle tech in 2016
• http://www.gizmag.comGeneral Motors CEO Mary Barra announced this week that the automaker will launch the Super Cruise advanced driver assistance system and vehicle-to-vehicle communications within the next two years.
Is A Simulated Brain Conscious?
• popsci.comDr. Scott Aaronson's answer has implications for C-3PO, the universe and the odds that you are a Boltzmann Brain.
First-Ever Human Trial Of An Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Treatment Set To Begin
• popsci.comThe treatment will make use of a biology breakthrough that occurred just eight years ago.
A Digital Mirror That Swaps Your Face With a Stranger's
• Wired.comAt any given moment, it's entirely possible that you're making the same exact facial expression as someone halfway around the world.
New Technology Could Boost Solar Cell Efficiency By 30 Percent
• arcleinCalled singlet fission, the process can enable a single photon of light to generate two electrons instead of just one. This one-to-two conversion, as the process is known, has the potential to boost solar cell efficiency by as much as 30 percent abov
Can We Hack Our Vision To See Infrared With The Naked Eye?
• popsci.comA team of biohackers is attempting to modify the human sensory spectrum.
Newly Discovered 'Tetraquark' Fuels Quantum Feud
• Wired.comIn August 2003, an experiment at the KEKB particle accelerator in Japan found hints of an unexpected particle:
Honey, we could have a new weapon in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
• gizmag.comWe've seen several promising developments arise in recent years in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or so-called "superbugs", from antibiotic "smart bombs" and hydrogels to "ninja polymers" and natural proteins.
Newly Discovered 'Tetraquark' Fuels Quantum Feud
• http://www.wired.com, By Natalie WolchoverIn August 2003, an experiment at the KEKB particle accelerator in Japan found hints of an unexpected particle:
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