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Ask a Physicist: Why don’t collapsing atoms destroy all matter in the universe?
In today’s “Ask a Physicist” we look at why electrons don’t fall into their atomic nuclei, destroying all matter in the universe in the process. I’m going to skip the preamble, the dissection of the questions asked, requests for superhero questions, and needlessly wordy plugs, and do some old school quantum mechanics today. Our question … Continued
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The magic is over: Harry Potter has finished production
Two days ago, director David Yates shouted “cut!” after the very last shot of the very last Harry Potter film — and one of the most profitable, beloved film series in Hollywood history has officially wrapped. According to Warwick Davis — who played Professor Flitwick in the saga based on J.K. Rowling’s novels — this … Continued
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HTC EVO 4G Mod Charges Wirelessly From Palm Pre Touchstone
I think most of us are in agreement that one of the nicest things about the Palm Pre was its wireless charging Touchstone dock. At $20, you too can try your hand at modding one for your HTC EVO 4G. While the modder is yet to publish details on how he made the Touchstone compatible … Continued
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Major Fringe season 3 scoop! Plus find out when Men In Black III takes place, and who might be Spidey’s villain!
Fringe’s alt-universe drama will get even weirder. Men In Black III has a surprising twist, and the Spider-Man prequel may have an unexpected villain. Plus Futurama, Doctor Who, Iron Sky, Jonah Hex, Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Toy Story, Twilight and Warehouse 13! Men In Black III: David Koepp (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) … Continued
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The USB Typewriter Makes Typing On iPad Even Slower
Forget the plethora of keyboard peripherals for the iPad—this is the only one you need. If you don’t mind typing at a speed of three words a minute, that is. On sale over at Etsy, Jack Zylkin’s USB typewriters range in price from $400 to $500, but if you’ve got an antique hanging out back … Continued
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Rumor: Android Froyo To Appear On Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Tablet
For a leaked tablet, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab sure is getting a lot of specs suddenly. The Vietnamese site Tinh te is now reckoning on an A8 1.2GHz processor and 16GB of internal storage being squeezed into the shell. Not to mention the fact that their sources are claiming it’ll be running Android Froyo 2.2, and … Continued
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Vuvuzela Horns iPhone App Won’t Get Banned, But Will Be Annoying
This app’s been available for a month now, but I’m willing to bet few of you had heard of the darned vuvuzela horns before the weekend just gone. If FIFA actually bans them, here’s your free app replacement. The app description promises to “annoy everyone in sight, in the pub, wherever…whilst watching your favorite football … Continued
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AT&T Sends Out Apologetic Email To iPad Security Breach-ees
41 per cent of you may not be bothered about the AT&T iPad security breach, but for the remaining 59 per cent of Giz readers who were either outraged or slightly laissez faire about it all, this is for you: The emails were sent out Sunday night to the 114,000 iPad customers whose email addresses … Continued
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Microsoft Kinect Up Close: So Shiny
Backstage at the Fern Gully acid trip spectacle that was Microsoft Kinect’s (nee Project Natal) coming out party, we got to see Kinect up close. It’s elongated black and shiny plastic, like a PS3 accessory. Take a look. I played the new racing game. It was fun, though I oversteered a lot, because the controls … Continued
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Microsoft’s Project Natal Is Officially Named “Kinect”
Well, the leaks were right. At tonight’s E3 kick-off party, Microsoft officially pulled the curtain off Kinect, formerly known as Project Natal. Kinect! Like “connect” and “kinetic” and “Kin.” Among the first games to be shown off: Kinect Star Wars. Star Wars! Controlled with the power of the Force, as best as we can approximate … Continued
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Massive Afghanistan Lithium Deposit (As In Batteries) Could Alter Nation’s Economy
A large mineral deposit worth an estimated $1 trillion has been discovered in Afghanistan, Pentagon officials revealed today. The find could change the nation’s economy, alter the war, and contains vast amounts of lithium—found in many of today’s batteries. Better still, beyond batteries —rather unimportant when your country is war-torn Afghanistan‐are the numerous jobs that … Continued
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This is the next anime film Hollywood will become obsessed with
Check out the latest trailer for the new cyberpunk anime hotness, Exaella before it’s remade with Shia Labeouf. Also enjoy new clips from CJ7 the cartoon, and the Warhammer-inspired film Ultramarines! Exaella This is it, the new anime hotness that could get Hollywood all hot and bothered, until someone remakes it as a soulless shell … Continued
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60 Minutes warns elderly viewers: Fear the coming cyber-disaster!
Cyber-terrorists have already compromised the U.S. military’s computers and caused blackouts in Brazil, according to tonight’s 60 Minutes. Better stock up on canned goods and flashlight batteries for the next big cyber-attack! I love the idea that U.S. military personnel would see a random thumb drive sitting around in a public place, and think to … Continued
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World Cup Bests Obama Election as Most Active Internet Event Ever
Move over, Mr. President, for the world is here, with its cup, and the whole hot mess is setting crazy new Internet traffic records thanks in part to the massive video streaming efforts covering the games in South Africa. The previous record, held by the U.S. Presidential Election in 2008, was a paltry 8.5 million … Continued
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Japanese probe Hayabusa returns from space with a fistful of asteroid dust
Today the space probe Hayabusa returned to Earth after seven years in space studying an asteroid. Already it has sent back hundreds of pictures, and has splashed down near Australia bearing chunks of the small asteroid Itokawa. This is only the fourth time a spacecraft has brought back samples from celestial bodies (others include the … Continued
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Steampunk-Inspired, Hand-Crafted Arduino Wristwatch Runs Breakout
Arduino modder Matthew Garten took his previous watch, a stingray hide “Biopunk Edition,” and wrapped it with pseudo steampunk. It’s an acquired taste, to be sure, but a temperature-sensing watch is handy if you’re dealing with heat (or steam!). There’s also a range-finding feature, Breakout, a trackball and a 128×128 OLED display. The whole kit, … Continued
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