Science & Technology – Week of 03.16.14

Lockheed Martin Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Robotics for Space Exploration
Lockheed Martin | 11 March 2014
In a breakthrough that will help make it possible for astronauts and robots to work together in deep space…

The Plug-and-Play Brain
The Wall Street Journal | 14 March 2014
How soon can we expect to see brain implants for perfect memory, enhanced vision, hypernormal focus or an expert golf swing?

Space Ripples Reveal Big Bang’s Smoking Gun
The New York Times | 17 March 2014
One night late in 1979, an itinerant young physicist named Alan Guth…

Feds Want to Track Your DNA Like a License Plate
WND | 02 February 2014
The federal government doesn’t just want the ability to track down your car…

163 Erigone
Wikipedia
163 Erigone is an asteroid from the asteroid belt and the namesake of the Erigone family of asteroids…

Father of the Web Meets a Robot Edward Snowden, Calls Him a Hero
Wired | 18 March 2013
Edward Snowden made a surprise appearance at TED today…

Reddit Working on the Mystery of Malaysia 370
Reddit | 18 March 2013
Discussion/analysis of Malaysia 370…

After Recent Ruling, America’s Commercial Drone Pilots Come Out of the Shadows
The Wired | 10 March 2013
It’s blue skies for U.S. drone entrepreneurs!

US Government to Relinquish Control of Internet Address System
The Telegraph | 17 March 2013
The US Commerce Department will hand over control of the Internet’s domain name system to a ‘multi-stakeholder’ community…

Wireless Electricity May Soon Power Cell Phones, Cars and Even Heart Pumps
Yahoo! News | 15 March 2013
In a few years, you may never have to worry about manually charging your cell phone or paying for gasoline again…

Earth Has a Secret Reservoir of Water, Scientists Say
Bloomberg View | 14 March 2013
One hundred and fifty years ago, in Journey to the Centre of the Earth, French science-fiction forerunner Jules Verne pictured a vast sea that lay deep under our planet’s surface…

Russian Startup May Give Apple a Brutal Workout
Bloomberg View | 14 March 2013
It’s a bad time to be Russian: The country is moving fast toward pariah status…

3D Printing & the Reinvention of Production
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIJThk-eTAM#t=598
YouTube | 13 March 2013