"This linkage between remote atoms could be the fundamental piece of a radically new quantum computer architecture. Now that the technique has been demonstrated, it should be possible to scale it up to networks of many interconnected components that will eventually be necessary for quantum information processing." picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Two plants that were thought to have been extinct since the late 1800s have been rediscovered in far northern Australia, according to an official report released on Saturday.

(Picture not related) picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

This time it's personal...

The Baltimore cop this time takes on a kid with a remote control car!! picked by doggylives 7 months ago

The vehicle can pilot itself on city streets without a driver or even remote piloting. Now it will be put to the test in the Kentucky Derby of driverless racing: the semifinals of the Urban Challenge. picked by hisidea 10 months ago

Triggered by body heat, a remote camera recently captured this image of the elusive Chinese mountain cat at about 12,300 feet (3,750 meters) on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in China's Sichuan Province. picked by Neiako 1 year ago

Tons of free cocaine dumped from Colombian speedboats are transforming village life on Nicaragua's remote Mosquito Coast. picked by mitzuzake 11 months ago

The remote backup service offered by EMC is now available to Mac users. Mozy terms its MozyHome service the first unlimited online storage service for Macintosh users and is available at $4.95 per month. picked by neilharvey 4 months ago

it's small but cute. can actualy be used for the game, not just for looks. picked by deedlezx 1 year ago

...in the remote Amazon. Scientists already concerned about the population and vulnerability of the species. picked by MandolinOrange 7 months ago

Researchers in a remote jungle in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat - five times the size of a typical city rat - and a tiny possum that are apparently new to science.

More photos here. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Wednesday announced the discovery of 11 new animal and plant species in a remote area of central Vietnam. Scientists have found a snake, five orchids, two butterflies and three other plants new to science and exclusive to the Annamites Mountain Range. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A brilliantly-colored frog has been rediscovered 14 years after its last sighting in a remote mountainous region in Colombia.

The critically endangered Carrikeri Harlequin frog (Atelopus carrikeri), a member of a family of amphibians that has been decimated by the outbreak of a deadly fungal disease, measures about 2 inches (5 cm) in length and lives at an altitude of 13,000 feet (4,000 m). picked by Marli 6 months ago

Colossal impacts in the outer reaches of the solar system may have bowled over remote, frozen moons, leading to vast cracks across their surfaces. The many impact craters that have pocked our moon and Earth reveal our solar system can be like a shooting gallery, with asteroids and comets regularly striking planets and their companions. These monumental blows can literally set moons rocking. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Staff at the technology giant Hitachi have already succeeded in harnessing the power of thought to make a model train move and believe it is only a matter of time before the same technology can be applied to the TV remote. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Sadly, this amounts to a token punishment for what the WTO declared was an illegal ban since it violates trade law by targeting online gambling without equal application of the rules to American operators offering remote betting on horse and dog racing. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Below I’ve listed 4 firefox addons that offer free and equally good alternatives to some of the costly programs and web services. These addons offer solution to 6 popular problems; 1) sending big files, 2) remote file sharing, 3) remote PC access, 4) FTP client, 5) download accelerator and 6)online storage. Get them and you’ll have it all at no cost. picked by asssa3000 2 years ago

Megan Williams thought she was going to a party. That's why she tagged along with a woman she hardly knew, up a remote southern West Virginia hollow to a run-down trailer surrounded by beer cans and broken-down furniture.

Update to previous post. picked by wags273 11 months ago

Or...sit on mine, and tell me what channel.(ladies only) A researcher has discovered a way to use facial expressions to speed and slow video playback. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Microsofts new Present Mouse 8000 is pretty need for those who present powerpoint slides often. Rather than having to carry many accesories with your notebook you can now have them all-in-one! picked by mgalpert 2 years ago

Geomorphology from Space is an out of print 1986 NASA publication edited by Nicholas M. Short, Sr. and Robert W. Blair, Jr. designed for use by the remote sensing science and educational communities to study landforms and landscapes. It has a gallery of space images consisting of 237 plates, each showing a different geographic region where a particular landform theme is exemplified. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago