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Could mining asteroids become a trillion dollar industry?

There are approximately 1500 asteroids that are close to the earth and relatively easy to access. These asteroids contain substantial quantities of water, as well...

iOS Programming Language Now In Top 3 As Mobile Development Booms

Objective-C is the object-oriented programming language used by developers for iOS.  It had its start in 1983, the same year C++ was created.  C++ proved...

Discovery could propel quantum computers to reality

It’s the holy grail of quantum computing: how to create the key building blocks known as quantum bits — qubits — that exist in a...

Apple set to release iPad Mini to battle Nexus 7?

The trickling of rumors suggesting an iPad Mini is in the works has grown to become a raging torrent, with mainstream sources now seriously reporting...

A Shotgun for Blood Clots

Think of it as Liquid-Plumr for the circulatory system. Researchers have designed a clump of tiny particles that rides the current of the bloodstream, seeks...

Novel system guides the blind by turning images into music

Sensory substitution devices work by converting one type of sensory input into another – examples would be systems such as CASBLiP and EYE 21, which...

How NASA plans to land a 2000 pound rover on Mars

A month from now, the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) rover is set to touch down on the surface of the Red Planet and begin its...

Scientists claim huge dark matter breakthrough

While physics nerds were caught up in yesterday’s news that we’ve kinda sorta totally found the Higgs boson, another huge space mystery may have become...

Most realistic robot legs developed

Writing in the Journal of Neural Engineering, they said the work could help understanding of how babies learn to walk – and spinal-injury treatment.  ...

Minecraft 1.3: SinglePlayer Will be Turned into a Shell of its Former Self

This Minecraft 1.3 update on August 1st is going to be a doozy. The biggest change will be a complete upheaval of how single-player Minecraft...