If you're not a nerd, you shouldn't buy an Android tablet. Not yet. This one is just like those, except it's first the one to at least feel like a tablet for real people. More »
How To Save Money On Gas This Memorial Day Weekend [I Feel Gassy]
If you've already filled up your tank ahead of this holiday weekend, you know the price of gas is up over a buck since this time last year. Don't panic! Just use our comprehensive guide to help you cut the cash you're sending to big oil in no time. More »
These 8 Robocoasters Are The Most Fun You Can Have Sitting Down [Robocoaster]
The mechanical love-child of an industrial assembler and articulated centrifuge, a Robocoaster can flick, flip, and spin riders better than any traditional coaster could. Our friends at Oobject.com have eight great examples of them in action. More »
Cornell’s $500,000 Micro-CT Scanner Lets You See Small Things in Color 3D [Science]
Cornell is the place to go if you like looking at small things with expensive machinery. The University recently made its $500,000 micro-CT scanner available for public as well as academic usage. More »
Is Google Wallet Really the Future of Money? [Google]
If Google has its way with Google Wallet, your bank and credit cards will be obsolete. The only things you'll need a wallet for are IDs and cash. But is Google's vision really the future of money, here today? More »
TSA Threatens To Ban Flights From Texas Over Anti-Patdown Legislation [Travel Travails]
Texas lawmakers are standing up to the TSA, saying that invasive patdowns amount to sexual harassment. In response, the federal government has threatened to "cancel any flight or series of flights for which it could not ensure the safety of passengers and crew." More »
Google Adds Flight Schedules to Search Results [In Brief]
Google has added flight schedule and airport destinations to its search results, with an emphasis on non-stop routes. More »
This is What 43,000 Galaxies Look Like On a Map [Science]
The image above is the most complete map of our local universe to date. It took more that ten years to create, has 43,000 galaxies and extends out 380 million light years from the earth. The 3D coordinates of each galaxy was recorded so the raw data could potentially be used to build a realistic 3D model of the universe. Throw in some holographic technology and you have something straight from Star Trek. More »
Widgets and Revamped Notifications Coming to iOS 5? [Unconfirmed]
According to TechCrunch sources, the iOS 5 update will come complete with a revamped notifications system and widgets of some form. I would normally explain more here, but that's all they said. [TechCrunch] More »
The Everlasting Deliciousness of the Candwich Sandwich in a Can Is Here At Last [Food]
The world was denied a breakthrough in food-in-a-can technology and deliciousness when a petty thing like money kept Candwich, the sandwich in a can, off of store shelves. But now it's here. More »
Feds Raid ‘Suicide Kit’ Lady’s Suicide Lair [Crime]
Selling plastic bags on the internet just might earn you a visit from the FBI. That's what happened on Wednesday to 91-year-old Sharlotte Hydorn from California, who sells "suicide kits" through the mail for $60. From The San Diego Union-Tribune: More »
Scandal-Plagued Tech Columnist’s Latest Problem: His Publicist Girlfriend [Conflicts Of Interest]
Anti-Nazi Code-Cracking Machine Rebuilt, Even With the Original Diagrams Being Used For Toilet Paper [Computers]
Despite there being no original parts left of the Tunny machine post-WWII, a crack-team of British computer boffins were able to rebuild the code-cracking machine, which played a huge part in intercepting Hitler's commands. More »
How this man flirted his way into a lifetime ban from Delta Airlines [Blip]
A Wearable Computer for When You’re Being Shot At [Computers]
PearL: Advanced In-line Photoluminescence Analysis
PearL is part of the LayTec product line for solar applications. It is an optical in-line monitoring system, measuring photoluminescence spectra of thin-film modules in production lines. The system is designed for measuring in CIGS based production lines.
A world without nanotechnology? Soon hard to imagine
Nanotechnology is opening up new markets and offering novel solutions to numerous challenges in a very varied range of areas. This was the tenor of the 1st Swiss NanoConvention which took place on May 18 and 19 in Baden.
Tiny probes for living cells
Revealing the inner workings of cells takes a step forward using a newly developed Raman microscopy technique.
The quantum computer is growing up
A general rule in data processing is that disturbances cause the distortion or deletion of information during data storage or transfer. Methods for conventional computers were developed that automatically identify and correct errors: Data are processed several times and if errors occur, the most likely correct option is chosen. As quantum systems are even more sensitive to environmental disturbances than classical systems, a quantum computer requires a highly efficient algorithm for error correction.
Boron nitride is a promising path to practical graphene devices
Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley researchers analyze a superior substrate for graphene.