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NYU Professors Develop Real-Life Star Trek Tractor Beam

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

NYU Professors Develop Real-Life Star Trek Tractor Beam
3:31:14 AM
Tractor beams, devices that use energy to move objects, are no longer the stuff of Trekkie dreams. Two New York University professors developed a technique for harnessing "Bessel beams" to attract a particle towards a source, according to science...



Feeling Down? The 'Emergency Compliment' Website Will Cheer You Up
1:17:24 AM
Those suffering from the blues can now get a quick pick-me-up, thanks to EmergencyCompliment.com, a website that generates praise with the click of a button. Visitors to the the bare-bones site are greeted by a compliment in bold white letters on...



Cellphone Heart Test's Young Inventor Doesn't Own a Smartphone
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:57 PM
Catherine Wong is a 17-year-old student (with a perfect SAT score) and the inventor of the first cellphone-compatible electrocardiogram (ECG) test. The New Jersey Morristown High School student's cellphone ECG system could give nearly 2 billion...



Facebook Barely Beats Twitter, Trounces Google+ Among Teens [VIDEO]
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:30 PM
It came as little surprise that Facebook was the social network of choice in a recent survey of 7,700 teens across the U.S. But now that the study's authors have revealed its numbers, we can see just how much -- or indeed, how little -- Facebook...



How Kids' Pics Are Going From Social Networks to Porn Sites
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 8:42 PM
Technology has made things a whole lot easier for child predators and pornography sites. It turns out they're getting much of their material straight from kids' online accounts. A new study found that 88% of sexual or suggestive images -- taken...



This Could Be James Bond's Next iPhone 5 Case [REVIEW]
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 8:13 PM
Element cases are some of the most highly engineered and unusual iPhone cases in the world, and now the company's rolled out its latest creation, the Sector 5 FE (First Edition), a lightweight aluminum case created for the iPhone 5. When you...



Students Build and Fly 3D-Printed Plane
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 7:53 PM
The sky's the limit for 3D printing. Two students at the University of Virginia 3D-printed and assembled a plane. When it successfully took off, their unmanned plane became just the third 3D-printed drone to ever fly. 3D printing is a...



45% of iPad Owners Not Happy About iPad 4
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 6:30 PM
About 45% of iPad owners are not happy about the timing of Apple's new iPad 4 launch, which comes just seven months after the debut of the iPad 3. A new study by Toluna QuickSurveys -- which was conducted among 2,000 consumers -- revealed iPad...



Get The New YouTube Design With This Google Chrome Extension
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 4:42 PM
If you can't wait for YouTube to roll-out their latest redesign, there's a hack to get the new version now. OMG!Chrome! found a Google extension that can be installed in your browser in under 30 seconds and will update the site's entire design....



Facebook Messages Update Rolls Out To More Users
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 3:50 PM
We're closer to seeing a widespread updated version of Facebook Messages. In August Facebook announced that it would be giving Facebook Messages a whole new look, but didn't announce when it would be bringing that look to users. Two months later,...



5 Brands That Understand Marketing on Instagram
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 3:32 PM
In the past two years, 100 million people have discovered the filtering joys of Instagram. (Chances are you're one of them.) And while Instagram is beloved for allowing us to snap and share our personal photos, it's also begun to amass a...



The History of Windows in Startup Sounds
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 1:54 PM
As we gear up for Windows 8, we thought it would be interesting to take a look back at old Microsoft OS startup sounds. From the blunt fanfare of Windows 3.1 to the melodic chimes of Windows 7 (and some classic mini-tunes in between), these...



Watch Taylor Swift's Video for 'Begin Again'
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 1:32 PM
Taylor Swift, has debuted an artsy music video for "Begin Again" -- the second single from her fourth album Red, which rolled out Monday and immediately topped the iTunes Top Albums chart. The clip with her in Paris arrived Wednesday, midway...



Twitter Users Donate Five Million LOLs to Donald Trump's Announcement
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 1:23 PM
Donald Trump offered Barack Obama a $5 million check to any charity of choice in exchange for the public release of his college records and passport application. Trump's big announcement has been running the online rumor mill since Monday, when...



9 Ways to Recycle Your iPad
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:48 AM
Sometimes it's tough to resist a brand new device, even in the name of environmental responsibility - especially when the new iPad Mini is so tempting. If you're looking to drop at least $329 on the newest Apple product, even though your previous...



 
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