Science & Technology
Atomic Clock that won’t lose a Second in Five BILLION Years By Mark Prigg for MailOnline A new record-breaking atomic clock is so precise it neither loses nor gains a second in five billion years – longer than the age of the Earth. The ‘strontium lattice clock’ is 50% more accurate than the previous record …
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Facebook Sets up ‘Dark Web’ Link to Access Network via Tor By afghanistantimes.af Facebook has created the ability for users to connect directly to the social network via anonymising “dark web” service Tor. While it was already possible to access Facebook via Tor, the new set-up means all data is encrypted and Tor users are …
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Brazil Builds Internet Cable To Portugal To Avoid NSA Surveillance By Kathleen Caulderwood Brazil is building a cable across the Atlantic to escape the reach of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). The move is one of many ways the Brazilian government is breaking ties with American technology companies — but it won’t come cheap. …
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Man Who Owns Smart TV Says he’s ‘Afraid’ of Using it Man who owns a smart TV says he’s ‘afraid’ of using it after reading its privacy policy. Just like with other electronic devices that used to be “dumb,” TVs have become increasingly smart lately, but that doesn’t mean that’s necessarily a good thing, especially …
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Wireless Carriers are Rolling out a Horrible New Way to Track You By Russell Brandom Last week, privacy advocates turned up some unsettling news: for two years, Verizon’s Precision Insights division has been seeding web requests with unique identifiers. If you visited a website from a Verizon phone, there’s a good chance the carrier injected …
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Hackers Breach White House Computer System, Russia Suspected Washington (AFP) – The White House’s unclassified computer network was recently breached by intruders, a US official said Tuesday, with The Washington Post newspaper reporting that the Russian government was thought to be behind the act. “In the course of assessing recent threats, we identified activity of …
Unmanned NASA Rocket Explodes At Wallops Island in Va. By Mike Wall A private Orbital Sciences-built cargo launch to the International Space Station ended in a fiery explosion just seconds after liftoff Tuesday night (Oct. 28). Orbital’s unmanned Antares rocket exploded in a brilliant fireball shortly after launching from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia …
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NASA Image: ‘Earth-sized’ UFO Orbiting Sun Reported By Examiner.com A UFO the size of the Earth was observed entering or exiting the sun this weekend, which is seen in a series of pictures taken by NASA/SOHO states the latest report from UFO watchers. According to UFO Sights Daily on Oct. 25, the pictures of the …
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Meet “The Reason”, A New Metal 3D Printed Gun By Brian Doherty Its creator, Eric Mutchler, alas informs me today the name of is new metal 3D printed handgun is not a deliberate shout-out to Reason, despite our early and often coverage of the world of 3D printed weapons in both plastic and metal. It …
This Apple has a Built-in FIZZ: Experts Create Sparkling Fruit that Bubbles By Jonathan O’Callaghan The world’s first ‘sparkling’ apple that fizzes in the mouth when eaten has been created. Huge cells in the flesh of the brand new variety called Paradis Sparkling, release effervescent juices that is akin to having a mouthful of fizzy …
Neuroscientist Sees ‘Proof of Heaven’ in Week-Long Coma By Terry Moran and Mary Marsh It’s dinnertime at the Alexander home, in Lynchburg, Va. Holley Alexander is serving chicken curry, 14-year-old Bond is hungry after soccer and the dad, Dr. Eben Alexander, leads the family in prayer. In this home, saying grace is different these days. …
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Planned Obsolescence: Shiny Toys for Human Pets By Aaron Dykes The game is, of course, rigged. Admittedly, technological devices all around us, in our everyday lives are planned to fail – to break down, stop working, need frequent replacement. From light bulbs, to automobiles, to computers, software, smart phones and more, planned obsolescence is implemented …
Can the Navy’s $12 Billion Stealth Destroyer Stay Afloat? By Dave Majumdar It features a radical design and next-gen gear. But the U.S. Navy’s most advanced ship may have a wee problem: it just might fall into the sea. The U.S. Navy is slowly preparing the first of its massive, 15,500-ton Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers for …
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Biometric Credit Card Will Arrive in 2015: Pay with Your Fingerprint by Nicholas West Activist Post In a recent article, “In The Internet of Things YOU Will Be The Key,” I outlined the many ways that the human body will become the next-generation identification system. The move to give everyone a global unique ID that …
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First Photos of Water Ice on Mercury Captured by NASA Spacecraft By Mike Wall The first-ever photos of water ice near Mercury’s north pole have come down to Earth, and they have quite a story to tell. The images, taken by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft (short for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging), suggest that …
