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Scientists At Dundee University Create Real Sonic Screwdriver
Researchers at Dundee University, inspired by Doctor Who’s famous ‘Sonic Screwdriver’ have figured out how to make an ultrasound-powered machine which can lift, spin and manipulate objects using sound alone.
The Tale of the Legal Battle For Superman Takes A Strange Twist
The day is marred with news that the attorney representing the descendents of the creators of Superman against DC Comics is in trouble.
7-Yr Old Arlington Boy with Leukemia Becomes Arlington’s Bat-Kid
The Everyday Heroes of A City Pull Together To Help A Superhero
President Obama and Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols Flashing Vulcan Salutes. In the Oval Office.
When Nichelle Nichols, best known for her groundbreaking role as Lt. Uhura in Star Trek, visited the White House for Black History Month last February, she and the President didn’t just get their photo taken together in the Oval Office. They did one in which they gave Vulcan salutes.
LulzSec’s Ryan Cleary Back In Jail – For Contacting Sabu
Ryan Cleary, the British teenager arrested last year for his involvement with the notorious LulzSec “hacktivist” hacking gang, is back behind bars after breaching his bail conditions.
Dr. Peter Jensen Debuts Open Source Tricorder
Tricorders are devices used, among other things, to determine what ails a patient. Yeah, it is a pretty wild notion that one single device can do such a thing. There have even been applications previously on the market resembling a tricorder on your very own smart phone! Though once an organization by the name of CBS, found out it was not associated to Star Trek itself, it was discontinued on the Android market. There are still a couple of applications mimicking it for the iPhone and other such devices today, but they prove to not be as functional.
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