Stowe Boyd: Laser Unprinters
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have devised a way to ‘unprint’ laser printed pages, so that the paper can be reused.
Use a laser, save a tree - via University of Cambridge
Dr Julian Allwood, Leader of the Low Carbon Materials Processing Group at the University of Cambridge, and…
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Universal Real-Time Translator
AT&T is bringing the universal translator to an app store near you. Well, Granted, it isn’t quite universal yet. For now, the AT&T Translator is capable of seven languages. So far the app supports English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. It seems reasonable to assume that if the app catches on that more languages will eventually be added.
The app was developed at AT&T Research Labs, using both AT&T Watson and AT&T Natural Voices speech technologies. Usage is simple. Speak a phrase into your device and the Translator converts what you’ve said into the language of your choice before broadcasting it to listeners. […]
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Universal Real-Time Translator
AT&T is bringing the universal translator to an app store near you. Well, Granted, it isn’t quite universal yet. For now, the AT&T Translator is capable of seven languages. So far the app supports English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. It seems reasonable to assume that if the app catches on that more languages will eventually be added.
The app was developed at AT&T Research Labs, using both AT&T Watson and AT&T Natural Voices speech technologies. Usage is simple. Speak a phrase into your device and the Translator converts what you’ve said into the language of your choice before broadcasting it to listeners. […]Video:
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This is what happens when you unleash a curious gamer with an industrial X-ray machine on a couple of gaming gadgets.
Photos by Reddit user Diabolikal49
What are Those Weird Spirals on Mars’ Surface?
The giant coils suggest a mysterious network of valleys on the Martian surface were formed through volcanic activity.
Photo: The coils in the Athabasca Valles region measure 5 to 30 meters wide.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Super legit photography of the Enterprise Shuttle on its New York City fly-by earlier this morning. We spotted Eric Hwang (go visit his website!) on the 9th floor of IAC with a killer camera snapping away, so naturally asked if we could run some of his photos on the tumblr. Thanks Eric! These are great!!
Soyuz capsule brings space station crew back to Earth
A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut from the International Space Station (ISS) landed safely in Kazakhstan on Friday. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool/Reuters)
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NEWS — Major milestone in international law.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone handed down a guilty verdict against Charles Taylor on 26 April 2012 for planning, aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was on trial on 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including pillage, slavery for forced marriage purposes, collective punishment and the recruitment and use of child soldiers.
This is the first time since Nuremberg that an international tribunal has reached judgment in the trial of a former Head of State.
Judgement summary | Video | Audio
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With today’s judgement, the Special Court is on course towards being the first modern international criminal tribunal to complete its mandate.
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