The Draganflyer X4-P can carry still and video cameras or thermal imaging sensors.(Credit:Dragan)A Homeland Security office says it plans to review the privacy implications of using drones to monitor U.S. citizens.The department's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties has created a working group that will "clarify any misunderstandings that exist" about DHS's drone program, as well as make an...
Meet One of Mars Rover Curiosity’s Earthbound Twins
Label: Health Like its twin that's busy exploring Mars aboard the rover Curiosity, the device known as SAM II spends its days as if it were 200 million miles away, in a very different environment than our own.Temperatures around the instrument plunge to minus 130ºF (-90°C), the air pressure is one percent of Earth's, and the atmosphere it sits in consists largely of carbon dioxide.But this second SAM—short...
Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail in Murder Case
Label: Business Oscar Pistorius was granted bail today in a South African court, meaning he can be released from jail for the six to eight months before his trial for the allegedly premeditated killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Magistrate Desmond Nair, in reading his lengthy decision, said, "The issue before me is whether this accused, being who is and the assets he has [here], would...
Feb
21
Flushed with success: Human manure's fertile future
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Three killed in Las Vegas 'rolling shootout'
Label: Technology LOS ANGELES: At least three people were killed and three others injured in a "rolling shootout" and multiple car crash on the renowned Las Vegas strip early Thursday, city police said.Two speeding cars, including a Maserati, were involved in a shootout in the neon-lit casino and hotel zone around Las Vegas Boulevard near Flamingo Road, Metro Las Vegas Police Sergeant John Sheahan told...
Microsoft is cooler than it used to be, say half of those polled
Label: LifestyleMicrosoft's Surface Pro tablet.(Credit:Best Buy)Is Microsoft a cooler company than it was in the past? Some people certainly think so. Among 853 people between the ages of 18 and 29 questioned in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, half believe the software giant is cooler than it was a year or two ago. Though 50 percent may not be a resounding endorsement, it topped the coolness factor for a couple of other tech...
NASA's Mars Rover Makes Successful First Drill
Label: Health For the first time ever, people have drilled into a rock on Mars, collecting the powdered remains from the hole for analysis.Images sent back from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Wednesday confirmed that the precious sample is being held by the rover's scoop, and will soon be delivered to two miniature chemical labs to undergo an unprecedented analysis. (Related: "Mars Rover Curiosity...
3 Dead in Rolling Gun Battle on Vegas Strip
Label: Business A drive-by shooting on the Las Vegas strip early this morning by the occupants of a Range Rover SUV, who shot at the occupants of a Maserati, caused a multi-car accident and car explosion that left three dead.Police said that they believe a group of men riding in a black Range Rover Sport SUV pulled up alongside a Maserati around 4:20 a.m. today and fired shots into the car, striking...
Feb
20
How was Earth's life kindled under a cold sun?
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British economy moves closer to new stimulus injection
Label: Technology LONDON: Britain's economy, at risk of a third recession in five years despite record employment, could see a fresh injection of cash stimulus, according to minutes of a Bank of England meeting published on Wednesday.Bank of England (BoE) governor Mervyn King has called for more quantitative easing, minutes from the central bank's February meeting showed.This helped push the pound to a...
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