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May 4, 2016

International mobile roaming standard amended

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We saw earlier this week that the International Board for setting standards for wireless were meeting; so this is their first outcome.


MVNOs will not have to provide roaming info until 2019, while other telcos must allow customers to opt out of receiving such information under the ACMA’s changes.

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May 4, 2016

Lab-grown embryos are first to reach 14 days, potentially paving way for artificial wombs

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Can anyone say 1984?


Research teams from the U.S. and U.K. have reportedly lab-grown a human embryo for 14 days, allowing for the improved study of early human development.

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May 4, 2016

UAE Plans to Build an Artificial Mountain to Change the Weather

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The next logical step after cloud seeding.

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May 3, 2016

Intermediates in a chemical reaction photographed ‘red-handed’

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For the first time, researchers have imaged and identified the bond configuration of the intermediates in a complex sequence of chemical transformations of enediyne molecules on a silver surface and has resolved the microscopic mechanisms that account for their behavior.

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May 3, 2016

World’s Largest Radio Telescope Nears Completion, And It’s Going To Find ALIENS

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The world’s largest radio telescope is almost finished — and it’s going to try to make contact with extra-terrestrial life.

This fascinating video and stunning photos show how close the 500m wide Aperture Spherical Telescope, or “FAST”, is to completion.

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May 1, 2016

TO Understand IS TO Perceive Patterns

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Click on photo to start video.

That moment when the dots connect.

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May 1, 2016

Smart Contact Lenses

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Click on photo to start video.

These contact lenses can record and play back video.

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May 1, 2016

Falcon Heavy Structure

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Cool!


The World’sMost Powerful Rocket.

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Apr 30, 2016

The leap second: Because our clocks are more accurate than the Earth

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The Earth’s lurches are erratic, so we don’t even know when the next one is needed.

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Apr 30, 2016

The Futuristic Aircraft That May Replace the Black Hawk Will Fly Next Year

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But don’t expect the V-280 or SB-1 to hit battlefields until after 2030 — unless their builders find other customers first.

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