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Apr 16
2017

Formula 2 — Leclerc on pole with Fuoco right behind!

The first ever all-FDA front row at the end of the inaugural qualifying session for FIA Formula 2

Al Sakhir – The first outing in this category for Charles Leclerc and Antonio Fuoco went really well. The Monegasque Ferrari Driver Academy student took pole position in today’s qualifying session for FIA Formula 2 in Bahrain. Leclerc stamped his authority so far over this weekend, on his debut in the series with a lap in 1.38.907. Alongside Leclerc for tomorrow’s race at the Al Sakhir circuit will be his team-mate Fuoco, who was second in 1.39.585. Antonio is also making his debut in Formula 2, and this result is thanks to great teamwork from the Prema squad and the Driver Academy.

Apr 14
2017

Machine learning summit to unite futuristic tech-makers with investors

Inventors, major companies and venture capitalists will unite next week for the first Chicago Machine Learning Venture Capital Summit.

Representatives from Google, IBM Watson, Microsoft and some of Chicago’s top investment firms will be among the speakers at April 19 event.

Apr 13
2017

These steel-like socks could replace your favorite shoes

‘Free Your Feet’ is minimalist footwear made of super strong Dyneema fibers.

Apr 12
2017

Who’s reading millions of stolen research papers on the outlaw website Sci-Hub? Now we know

A new report shows Sci-Hub is being used not just in developing countries but in Silicon Valley, the Washington D.C. region, and around major research universities.

Apr 11
2017

Laser Tag Is Back, and It’s More Fun Than Ever

Welcome to the next generation of laser tag.

Apr 10
2017

Kniterate will print your next sweater

Skilled artisans are becoming obsolete.

This gadget can knit you a sweater.

Apr 10
2017

#4DUltrasound

Apr 10
2017

I wanted to share an amazing part of US history demonstrating why history matters

American Revolution Records from the American Revolutionary War indicate that at least a few Muslims fought on the American side. Among the recorded names of American soldiers are “Yusuf ben Ali” (a member of the Turks of South Carolina community), “Bampett Muhamed” and possibly Peter Salem.

The first country to recognize the United States as an independent nation was the Sultanate of Morocco, under its ruler Mohammed ben Abdallah, in the year 1777. [23] He maintained several correspondences with President George Washington.

Apr 10
2017

Life On Earth To Hit Brick Wall In Another 500 Million Years

From the archives.

Our Earth and Sun continue to have a delicate relationship. Credit: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center.

Complex life here on earth will hit a habitability wall in only 500 million years; not in an almost languorous 1.75 billion years, as reported in a recent global media flap.

The flap — spurred by a paper in the journal Astrobiology — failed to cover earth’s future carbon dioxide (CO2) “compensation limit,” says James Kasting, a prominent planetary scientist at Penn State University, whose own models were used by the paper’s authors.

Apr 10
2017

Glass-bottom pool in Houston

Check out this 500-foot-high glass-bottom swimming pool in Houston that hangs over the street.