Three signature projects being pursued by Verily, Google’s life sciences startup, are plagued by serious scientific challenges, STAT has found.
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Liquid repellent clothes
Liquid slides right off of these clothes.
Use Technology to Transcend Yourself
This is truly inspiring stuff from Jason Silva.
Did the Irish bring horns to India 2,000 years ago?
Irish and the Indians jam together 2000 years ago — wow.
For example a large C-shaped bronze horn known as a kompu, which is used in Kerala in southern India, is similar to late Bronze age horns found in Scandinavia known as lurs.
Other instruments bear a striking resemblance to horns known as carnyx, used by the Celts in Ireland, Britain and France.
The findings suggest there was a lively exchange of culture between Europe and India more than 2,000 years ago.
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
“Digital Embodiment: Feminism, Technology, and the Self” starts on Tuesday, June 7! Course is strictly capped at 20 students. For more information and to enroll:
Snapchat’s new 3D scanning tech
This is the tech behind Snapchat’s secret acquisition http://tcrn.ch/2891kDQ
Gravitational diode could lead to futuristic Star Trek technologies — From teleportation to highly efficient energy generation
A very interesting press release appeared yesterday morning that was brought to our attention. A startup company, Gravitomagnetism, LLC, was granted a patent that enables it a multitude of applications ranging from energy generation to teleportation.
