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Toshiba recalls 100k laptop batteries after overheating incidents – SlashGear

Four reports of overheated and melted laptop batteries has prompted Toshiba to recall more than 100,000 units in the U.S. and Canada. These lithium-ion battery >>>

Posted: March 31, 2016 in Chemistry, Computer, Energy, Storage

New evidence of Viking life in America? – BBC News

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Posted: March 31, 2016 in Social

Reddit deletes surveillance ‘warrant canary’ in transparency report | Reuters

Social networking forum reddit on Thursday removed a section from its site used to tacitly inform users it had never received a certain type of >>>

Posted: March 31, 2016 in Computer, Internet, Security

Flat boron is a superconductor

Rice University scientists have determined that two-dimensional boron is a natural low-temperature superconductor. In fact, it may be the only 2-D material with such potential. >>>

Posted: March 31, 2016 in Chemistry

Finally, Google announced their D-Wave 2X quantum computer succesfully works – Louisville Tech Time

A team of researchers from Google’s artificial intelligence labs has published results which it claims demonstrate that its controversial D-Wave quantum computer really works. D-Wave >>>

Posted: March 30, 2016 in Computer, Quantum Computing

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and IBM build brain-inspired supercomputer | KurzweilAI

Lawrence Livermore’s new supercomputer system uses 16 IBM TrueNorth chips developed by IBM Research (credit: IBM Research) Lawrence Livermore National Source: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory >>>

Posted: March 30, 2016 in Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Processors

Novel Nanoparticle Shows Real-time Cancer Treatment Results

Being able to detect early on whether a cancer therapy is working for a patient can influence the course of treatment and improve outcomes and >>>

Posted: March 30, 2016 in Biological

Second quantum revolution a reality with chip-based atomic physics

Source: Second quantum revolution a reality with chip-based atomic physics

Posted: March 30, 2016 in Computer, Quantum Computing

Nanoparticles deliver anticancer cluster bombs

Scientists have devised a triple-stage “cluster bomb” system for delivering the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, via tiny nanoparticles designed to break up when they reach a >>>

Posted: March 29, 2016 in Biological

All Hell Is Breaking Loose at Arizona Election Fraud Hearing

A raucous hearing on election fraud in the Arizona primary is still going on at the state capitol in Phoenix.       Source: All >>>

Posted: March 29, 2016 in Editorial, Social