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- Not so fast: Loose wire led to stunning, faster-than-light particle finding22 February 2012, 8:00 pm
A loose connection between a timer and a computer led some of the world’s smartest particle physicists to conclude that certain tiny particles called neutrinos moved faster than the speed of light -- a declaration that shocked the science world and would have called into questions Einstein’s theories. ...
- Patent row escalates: Microsoft points finger at Google, Motorola in EU complaint22 February 2012, 4:32 pm
Microsoft on Wednesday lodged a formal complaint with the European Union's competition regulator against Motorola Mobility and its soon-to-be owner Google, saying Motorola's aggressive enforcement of patent rights against rivals breaks competition rules. ...
- High-tech fitness: New gadget can improve your swimming technique22 February 2012, 4:10 pm
Make less of a splash in the pool. Get the most out of your swimming workouts with the help of some high tech equipment. Whether you are training for a triathlon, swimming to stay in shape, or using the pool to rehab, analysis of your stroke with the help of the CoachCam underwater video system can improve your technique. ...
- Google to offer ‘Terminator’ style smartphone glasses later this year22 February 2012, 3:58 pm
A pair of futuristic Google spectacles that stream your smartphone from your pocket directly to your eyes will go on sale by year’s end, according to reports from the New York Times. ...
- Amateur video reveals '86 Challenger disaster22 February 2012, 3:13 pm
A newly released amateur video depicts the tragic explosion of the space shuttle Challenger -- the Jan. 28, 1986 explosion that took the lives of seven crew members and shook America's confidence in spaceflight. ...
- Comcast to launch Netflix competitor22 February 2012, 2:34 pm
Comcast is taking aim at Netflix, unveiling its own streaming video service that will give existing Comcast video customers a similar selection of old TV shows and movies over the web. ...
- Nature's Horror Show: World's Ugliest Creatures22 February 2012, 1:57 pm
From the terrifying coconut crab to the shocking giant isopod to the merely ugly (like Miss Ellie), nature's creatures aren't all beauties. Here are the animals you'll wish you hadn't seen. ...
- Newly discovered legless amphibians are horrifying22 February 2012, 1:15 pm
Newly legless amphibians live out their lives in underground burrows, tending their slimy pink young, which emerge from their eggs as miniature adults. ...
- Fossilized, 'Pompeii' forest discovered buried under ash22 February 2012, 1:15 pm
About 300 million years ago, volcanic ash buried a tropical forest located in what is now Inner Mongolia, much like it did the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. ...
- Fossil footprints reveal oldest elephant herd22 February 2012, 1:00 pm
The world's oldest elephant tracks have now been revealed, 7-million-year-old footprints in the Arabian Desert, researchers say. ...
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