miércoles, 26 de noviembre de 2014

4 Techniques for Crafting a Mission Statement Worth Remembering



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A meaningful rendition can distinguish a company from its competitors, suggest potential directions for future growth and provide team members with...

domingo, 23 de noviembre de 2014

The 5 Most Underwhelming Realities of Being a First-Time Entrepreneur



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As a first-time founder slugging it out in the ultra-competitive world of startups, the path isn't exactly a walk in the park. Here are a few...

Top 10 Cars Most Torque



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Horsepower tends to have all the attention when looking at a car’s power and ability. The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is being heralded as one of the ne

Elon Musk Testing ‘X-Wing’ Fins For Reusable Rockets, Seafaring Spaceport Drones For Landing And Take-Off



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Let's face it: Elon Musk is probably a time traveller sent back to help us leave earth behind and achieve the next phase of human evolution. The inventor and..

sábado, 22 de noviembre de 2014

Mysterious glowworm found in Peruvian rainforest



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(Phys.org) —Wildlife photographer Jeff Cremer has discovered what appears to be a new type of bioluminescent larvae. He told members of the press recently that he was walking near a camp in the Peruvian rainforest at night a few years ago, when he came upon a side of exposed earth upon which there .…

martes, 18 de noviembre de 2014

Solar power will give you non-stop water during bike rides



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If you're a cyclist, you know the anxiety that comes with running out of water in the middle of a bike ride -- the last thing you want is dehydration

lunes, 17 de noviembre de 2014

Graphene / nanotube hybrid benefits flexible solar cells



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(Phys.org) —Rice University scientists have invented a novel cathode that may make cheap, flexible dye-sensitized solar cells practical.

Carriers are testing 'laser-radio' for bringing broadband to rural areas



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A major step forward for wireless network infrastructure could also mean faster cellular speeds for you -- especially if you live out in the country.

As Developers Depart, Google Glass Is Ready To Become This Era’s Segway



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Just over 18 months ago Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said he found having to talk to Google Glass out loud “the weirdest thing” and admitted that there..

miércoles, 12 de noviembre de 2014

Google launches 'YouTube Music Key' subscription service in beta for $8 a month



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Today Google unveiled "YouTube Music Key," its long-awaited music subscription service starting at a promotional price of $8 per month. Google touts that the new app will offer "ads-free music, bac...

Amazon Launches Aurora, A High-Performance Relational Database Service



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At its re:Invent developer conference in Las Vegas, Amazon today announced Aurora, a new relational database service the company built from the ground up. As..

martes, 11 de noviembre de 2014

Can't buy me love: Alibaba makes $1 billion in 17 minutes of 'Singles Day'



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Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba brought in $1 billion of sales in about 17 minutes of its Singles Day sale — Singles Day being the equivalent of Black Friday in the company's ho...

lunes, 10 de noviembre de 2014

President Obama Calls For A Free And Open Internet, Wants It Reclassified As A Utility



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President Barack Obama has come out in favor of net neutrality in a special website and video announcement wherein he lays out his plan for protecting the..

3 great reasons to give away your precious tech under an open-source license



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Earlier this week, cloud provider Joyent did a surprising thing: It shared its finely tuned cloud software, SmartDataCenter, under an open-source license. But while it might seem like the company i...

DARPA funds $11 million tool that will make coding a lot easier



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DARPA is funding a new project by Rice University called PLINY, and it's neither a killer robot nor a high-tech weapon. PLINY, named after Pliny the

This invention makes 3D printers spit out electronics



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"This is a breakthrough," inventor Mike Toutonghi told VentureBeat. He believes his electrically conductive filament will allow consumers to 3D print much of the electronics for, say, cell phones, ...

Coding Education Programs Expand In U.S. As IT Jobs Market Flourishes



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Unemployment in the U.S. is declining, as demand for new jobs picks up across the country, and nowhere is the need more acutely felt than in tech industry...

Heat transfer sets the noise floor for ultrasensitive electronics



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A team of engineers and scientists has identified a source of electronic noise that could affect the functioning of instruments operating at very low temperatures, such as devices used in radio telescopes and advanced physics experiments.

This Device Diagnoses Hundreds of Diseases Using a Single Drop of Blood | WIRED



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Med tech incubator DMI just won the Nokia Sensing XChallenge with a sensor that can accurately diagnose hundreds of diseases from a single drop of blood.

Soylent, the startup that wants to disrupt food, goes vegan



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Soylent, the Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator-backed experiment to replace delicious food with a blend of powders and extracts, today expanded its horizons with the release of a new formula: So...

Lighter, cheaper radio wave device could transform telecommunications



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Researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a milestone in modern wireless and cellular telecommunications, creating a radically smaller, more efficient radio wave circulator that could be used in cellphones and other wireless devices, as repo…

The MBAs Are Fleeing, Should SF Be Worried?



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Bubble, bubble, bubble. Are we in one, are we already done with one, are we getting closer to one? These questions have the dual benefit of being completely..

The MBAs Are Fleeing, Should SF Be Worried?



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Bubble, bubble, bubble. Are we in one, are we already done with one, are we getting closer to one? These questions have the dual benefit of being completely..

Why phablets will eventually replace tablets and regular smartphones (in 3 charts)



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With larger screen smartphones, or "phablets," encroaching on tablets, it begs the question, is there a chance that the tablet as we know it could soon disappear?

10 sweet apps already spruced up for Android's Material Design



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Google premiered the Material design theme at its big Google I/O conference back in June, but only recently have developers been sending out apps in accord with the new look for the Android operati...

sábado, 8 de noviembre de 2014

Europe set to make space history with comet landing



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One of the biggest gambles in space history comes to a climax on Wednesday when Europe attempts to make the first-ever landing on a comet.

jueves, 6 de noviembre de 2014

miércoles, 5 de noviembre de 2014

Brothers create mathematical model for creating odor cancelling smells



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Brothers Lav Varshney with the University of Illinois, and Kush, with IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center have together come up with a way to create odor canceling smells, akin to white noise for sound. They've written a paper describing their work and have uploaded it to the preprint server arXi…

7 secrets to learning a new language



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Children may learn languages best, but that doesn't mean adults should just give up. We asked some of TED's translators (who speak many, many languages) to share their tips and tricks.

Intel contest prize goes to wearable camera that can fly



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A wristband that can be set free to become a selfie-taking, camera-equipped drone has won $500,000 in Intel's Make It Wearable competition. The prize money is intended to help the competition winners bring their prototype to market.

New Ducati Superbike May Be Smart Enough to Keep You From Crashing It | WIRED



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The Ducati 1299 Panigale is a rolling circuit board with Tesla-caliber hardware and software, and it's faster and more capable than any rider will ever need.

martes, 4 de noviembre de 2014

Electric car revs to world record in Switzerland



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A racing car designed and built by students in Switzerland on Monday set a world record for acceleration in electric vehicles, their universities said Monday.

Florence and the Machine - Take Care (Radio 1 Live Lounge Special)

Florence and the Machine - Take Care (Radio 1 Live Lounge Special)

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Watch Florence perform her amazing cover of Drake's Take Care, for Fearne Cotton and BBC Radio 1, as part of her Live Lounge Special

Taylor Swift covers Vance Joy's Riptide in the Live Lounge

Taylor Swift covers Vance Joy's Riptide in the Live Lounge

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Taylor Swift performs a cover of Vance Joy's Riptide in the Live Lounge for Fearne Cotton

The last Pirate Bay founder has finally been caught and arrested



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It was only a matter of time. The last of The Pirate Bay's three co-founders was arrested yesterday on the border between Laos and Thailand, signalling

lunes, 3 de noviembre de 2014

Vibrating Shoes Restore Balance for Seniors - IEEE Spectrum



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Vibrations applied to the soles of seniors' feet can help prevent dangerous falls late in life

China is shooting down drones with lasers



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Today, China revealed its first anti-drone laser weapon, on the heels of a similar deployment by the US military earlier this year. According to state media, the system can bring down a drone...