Code-Breaking Computer (CARMEL) Attempts to Decipher the Letters of the Zodiac Killer
The computer that is attempting to decode the cryptic letters signed by the Zodiac killer can also produce haunting poems. The Zodiac killings are a series of unsolved murders that took place from December 1968 to the early 1970s in Northern California. The identity of the killer, allegedly responsible for the deaths of at least five people, and the targeting … Continue reading
Digital Pill for Tracking Patients Meds Intake Approved First by US Regulators
Now on the surface this idea or innovation should be a fantastic thing but because of the ill intentions (no pun intended) that usually come with such helpful innovations this will likely be yet another tool to invade privacy. via Tampa Bay Times: U.S. regulators have approved the first drug with a sensor that can track whether patients have taken … Continue reading
Earthworms Thrive in Simulated Martian Soil, Could Make Space Farms a Reality
A group of researchers from Wageningen University & Research has found that earthworms can thrive and reproduce in simulated Martian soil. Given that the creatures are a crucial factor in making soil fertile, that means the first colonizers of Mars might be able to grow food on the Red Planet. What we call Martian “soil” is in fact barren dust … Continue reading
China Bars Skype for Violating Cyber Security Laws
Skype’s call and messaging service has been removed from app stores in China, including the Apple app store. Apple says it is one of several apps to have been removed after the government said it does not comply with local law. Skype owner Microsoft told the BBC the app had been “temporarily removed” and the company was “working to reinstate … Continue reading
Clone Cloned to Study Possible Health Issues
An international team of researchers have re-cloned the first dog to ever be cloned, to basically find out if genetically identical animals will suffer the same fate. The scientists from Seoul National University, Michigan State University and the University of Illinois had their paper on the monumental re-cloning published in the journal Scientific Reports. The group said they duplicated the … Continue reading
Google Collects Location Data from Android Users Even With Service Disabled – Report
Android phone users may turn off their location services settings, take out their SIM card or restore their device to factory settings, but Google still collects their location data, according to a new report. For the past 11 months, devices running on Android software have been sending “Cell ID codes,” which contain data on the addresses of nearby cellular towers, … Continue reading
This Virtual Reality Machine Blows Your Mind Without You Taking Psychedelic Drugs
VR tech had to branch out into the world of psychedelics sooner or later. A hallucination machine developed by a British university makes it possible to trip out without taking illegal drugs. Instead of experimenting with LSD and magic mushrooms, researchers at Sussex University’s Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science have chosen a safer option that puts out more reliable data … Continue reading
Groundbreaking Smell Diagnostics: Breath Tests Could Detect up to 17 Diseases
Smell may be the key to a future of more accurate, cheaper, non-invasive diagnostics tests for everything from malaria to cancer to Parkinson’s disease. Scientists in Israel are working on a breath test that they say can detect as many as 17 diseases. Meanwhile, a US-based team is testing their device for identifying the breath signature of malaria in Malawi … Continue reading
Quark Fusion Can Create More Energy Than Nuclear Fusion in Stars
New research suggests that quarks – the very basic building blocks of matter that make up protons and neutrons – can be fused to produce a massive amount of energy that is more powerful than nuclear fusion. Quarks are elementary particles that combine to form hadrons — composite particles held together by strong forces, like protons and neutrons — and … Continue reading
The Down Side To Having Your Brain Connected to the Internet
Colin Wilson’s “The Mind Parasites,” a sci-fi thriller about mind control, couldn’t be more true-to-life, now that scientists have successfully established a data exchange between the human brain and the Internet. Scientists from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa have successfully streamed human brain waves to the Internet using an electroencephalograph and a mini computer, Raspberry Pi, according to … Continue reading
