Technological Revolution

Edward Snowden says not to use Google Allo messenger app

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 09/28/2016 - 18:11

MOSCOW, Russia (PNN) - September 22, 2016 - Google's new WhatsApp competitor - Allo - combines messaging with a digital assistant to allow you to chat like never before - but those who care about their privacy and mass surveillance should steer clear of the app, Edward Snowden said in a series of tweets.

Five flying cars you really need to see

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 09/21/2016 - 19:37

Check out this new technological wonder. Here are five flying cars you really need to see.

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How China is changing your Internet

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 09/21/2016 - 19:36

In China, a sheltered Internet has given rise to a new breed of app, and Amerikan companies are taking notice. What was once known as the land of cheap rip-offs may now offer a glimpse at the future.

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New surgical dressing designed to stop the clock for battlefield wounds

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 09/21/2016 - 19:32

ARLINGTON, Virginia (PNN) - September 20, 2016 - If not treated quickly and properly, battlefield wounds can soon become a menace to life and limb. Unfortunately, it isn't always possible to evacuate a wounded soldier immediately to a medical facility, so the Fascist Police States of Amerika Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring development of a new field dressing called Acute Care Cover for the Severely Injured Limb (ACCSIL), which not only covers wounded limbs, but reduces damage and protects exposed tissues for up to 72 hours.

Amsterdam to pilot world's first self-drive boats

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 09/21/2016 - 19:30

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands (PNN) - September 20, 2016 - Amsterdam's iconic canals may soon see the world's first driverless boats, doing everything from moving people and goods to providing "pop-up" bridges and cleaning up thousands of dumped bicycles, the project's scientists said.

Dolphins recorded having a conversation just like two people for first time

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 17:50

FEODOSIA, Ukraine (PNN) - September 11, 2016 - Two dolphins have been recorded having a conversation for the first time after scientists developed an underwater microphone that could distinguish the animals' different "voices".

Meet the space train concept that can get to Mars in 2 days

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 17:41

MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (PNN) - August 26, 2016 - Charles Bombardier, a Montreal-based innovator, has unveiled a concept for a hypothetical space train called Solar Express that can shuttle passengers and payloads between planets faster than any existing systems.

Pentagon chiefs fear Terminator could come true with advanced robot weapons wiping out humanity

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 18:37

WASHINGTON (PNN) - September 5, 2016 - Robotic weapons have become so advanced that top military experts in the Fascist Police States of Amerika fear the plot of the science fiction film Terminator could come true.

Stem cells coaxed into regenerating bone while leaving out tumors

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 18:28

SAN DIEGO, Kalifornia (PNN) - August 31, 2016 - A team of scientists at the University of Kalifornia, San Diego (UC San Diego) has found a simple but effective way of encouraging stem cells to regenerate bone tissue. With successful animal tests already in the bag, the findings could have a big impact on the treatment of bone defects, and for healing traumatic bone injuries.

Study suggests dogs know what you're saying

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 18:25

BERLIN, Germany (PNN) - August 30, 2016 - Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed: man’s best friend really does understand some of what we’re saying.

Researchers in Hungary scanned the brains of dogs as they were listening to their trainer speaking to determine which parts of the brain they were using.

They found that dogs processed words with the left hemisphere and used the right hemisphere to process pitch - just like people.

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