DARPA’s new division takes biotechnology to the battlefield

DARPA knows that soldiers need more than the latest gadgets to fight effectively — they need to stay healthy, too. Accordingly, it just launched a Biological Technologies Office (BTO) to study how organics can help national defense. The division is…

Why Freezing Yourself Is a Terrible Way to Achieve Immortality

Why Freezing Yourself Is a Terrible Way to Achieve Immortality

What happens after we die? It’s a question that has plagued the human mind since we first developed the concept of "death." The search for an answer—and, more importantly, a means of circumventing its effects—has encited organized religion and served to shape one of the foundations of human culture.

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Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Flying Disc Defies Laws of Physics

Forget Frisbee. That is so last century. What you need in a flying disc is a starship. Like the U.S.S. Enterprise. That’s totally doable right? Hell yes. ThinkGeek has this Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Flying Disc that is totally aerodynamic despite the Enterprise body and those nacelles being attached to the saucer section.

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Seemingly defying physics, you just throw the saucer section and the rest of the ship follows. Then your friend catches it. Sadly, it is not warp capable.

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Ok fine. April Fools! But you know, it wouldn’t take much to make this a reality. I hope you ThinkGeek guys are working on this one for real. Around the clock please. I would like a flying Klingon Bird of Prey that I can throw and simulate battles with.

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LinkedIn Email Addresses Exposed Via Browser Plug-In Software

LinkedIn Email Addresses Exposed Via Browser Plug In SoftwareSecurity breaches in the digital world seem to be all too common these days, and such malicious activity does seem to have picked up in pace in recent times, too. Thankfully, what has happened with the email addresses of LinkedIn users this time around IS NOT a security breach, but rather, Sell Hack, a free extension for the Chrome browser, will rely on an algorithm in order for it to “guess” members’ email addresses. This would mean Sell Hack falls back upon publicly available data, after performing a comparison against the rest of the information online, resulting in storing such lookups that ends up in a giant database.

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    30 Photos Taken Straight Up

    We look down at our feet all the time, while view directly above is often. Here are 30 photographs that celebrate the oft-overlooked view…no pun intended.

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    Apple VS Samsung Set To Make Headlines Once Again

    Apple VS Samsung Set To Make Headlines Once Again

    The first Apple VS Samsung trial received a lot of publicity. It revolved around patent infringement and the jury did find that Samsung had infringed on several Apple patents. The Korean juggernaut was ordered to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to Apple. Both companies will now face each other once again in the same San Jose courtroom where the first trial took place. This trial revolves around a newer generation of products and different patents.

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    Killzone Shadow Fall Insurgent Pack Now Available

    Killzone Shadow Fall Insurgent Pack Now AvailableKillzone Shadow Fall gamers, take note – today would be the day that the Insurgent Pack is made available, making this the first major multiplayer expansion pack for the title. Of course, the name of this particular pack gives the game away when it comes to the new Insurgent character class, where gamers ought to be able to enjoy a slew of new content when indulging in the Killzone Shadow Fall multiplayer experience.

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    Microbes blamed for Earth’s biggest mass-extinction

    The biggest mass extinction known to affect Earth likely had the smallest of causes, scientists at MIT have concluded, blaming microbes for killing out around 90-percent of every species on … Continue reading

    This Paleo Beer Is Made With Yeast From a 35 Million-Year-Old Fossil

    This Paleo Beer Is Made With Yeast From a 35 Million-Year-Old Fossil

    As microbrewers continue their quest to brew beer with ever stranger ingredients , here is one possible winner: Yeast living on the 35 million year-old fossil of an extinct whale. Bone Dusters Paleo Brew is the alcoholic brainchild of a paleontology lover and a brew brewer, and it may soon be coming to a tap near you.

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    UPCOMING EVENT: Roppongi Art Night

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