Family members of Navy SEALS who died in Saturday’s helicopter crash in Afghanistan are mourning the loss. 30 US troops died in the crash, and 22 were members of SEAL Team Six, an elite special forces unit. (Aug. 8)
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“You break it, you bought it,” came to mind when researchers at the Centre for European Nuclear Research (CERN) announced the LHC@home 2.0, giving us regular Joes access to the Large Hadron Collider. As the world’s highest energy particle accelerator, this bad boy is tasked with testing the boundaries of physics, deciphering the laws of nature, and finding the God particle — no biggie. Version two dot oh gives volunteers access to a “virtual supercomputer” where they can simulate particle collision experiments from their home computers. Researchers at the CERN will take the results and compare them to known LHC experiments, saving tons of cash and manpower. Besides being a great way to get your science on, the cloud-based program also makes CERN’s resources (like crisis mapping and damage assessment) available to researchers in developing nations that may not to be able to afford the accelerator’s $6 billion dollar price tag — but nowadays, what nation can? CERN lets us play with the Large Hadron Collider in the cloud originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A new study shows that Parkinson’s disease patients treated with deep brain stimulation can expect the technology to control symptoms like tremors for a decade or longer, while other improvements, such as those in speech and balance, may lessen over time.
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People with more than one sibling who have had potentially life-threatening blood clots have a 50-fold increase in risk for the condition, a new study shows.
Continue reading …We have a partial answer to the orange goo that started washing up in Alaska last week, and it’s definitely not the secret to John Boehner’s perma-tan. It’s eggs—millions of tiny eggs filled with fatty droplets, reports the AP. Exactly what kind of eggs—or whether they’re toxic—has…
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No matter how fast that piece of Jell-O landed on the floor, you’ll be able to review the journey in all its slow motion glory with the newly announced Phantom v1610 and v1210 cameras. Vision Research is calling the latest entries in the Phantom line the “world’s fastest one megapixel digital high-speed cameras.” The v1210 is capable of capturing 12,000 fps to 16,000 fps, with its higher end buddy the v1610 capturing between 650,000 fps and 1,000,000 fps, if you sacrifice resolution. Shooting 1280 x 800 widescreen images (at regular speed), the v1210 boasts 12GB, 24GB, or 48GB of segmented memory, while the v1610 can hold 24GB, 48GB, or 96GB of segmented memory. Other features include an image-based auto-trigger, ethernet port, SMPTE & IRIG timecode, genlock, 28 micron pixel size, 12-bit depth pixel depth standard, and an HD-SDI output. No word on pricing, but if you have a budget like NFL Films, let the epic sports montages and Truffle Shuffling commence. Check out some slow motion footage captured on the Phantom HD Gold after the break. Continue reading Vision Research’s Phantom v1210 and v1610 do slow motion in style (video) Vision Research’s Phantom v1210 and v1610 do slow motion in style (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Due in large part to its 24/7, global presence, “cyberstalking” appears to cause its victims more stress and trauma than in-person stalking, according to a leading psychologist’s observations.
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Authorities released dashboard-camera video from the high-speed chase of three Florida siblings accused of firing shots at a police car and then robbing a bank in south Georgia.
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