GADGETS - TECH NEWS

	Metadata Makes it Easy to Identify People
	When NSA's phone tracking was revealed, the agency quickly pointed out that they weren't listening to phone conversations. But they're tracking who you call, when, and for how long - your metadata. Still, claims that metadata is anonymous isn't exac...
	Scientists Want to Visit a Metal Asteroid Circling The Sun
	Linda Elkins-Tanton of the Carnegie Institute recently proposed a mission to visit the core of a proto-planet that was long ago stripped of its rocky outsides and cast adrift in the solar system.Asteroid 16 Psyche is much like Earth's core, but its ...
	Edible Batteries Could Aid Smart Medicine Pills
	When you get prescribed medication for when you're ill, your doctor would probably tell you when and how much to consume. But what happens if you forget a dose and your condition relies on the timed delivery of your medicine? Cue the smart pill, a s...
	Scientists Successfully Forecast Costa Rica Earthquake
	Earthquakes is a part of nature we can't prevent, and it destroys homes and lives. The worst part is that it's difficult to forecast an earthquake accurately, unlike the weather. But scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology reported success...
	Your Nose Can Smell Fear, Seriously
	It turns out you may actually be able to smell fear. A new study found that odors associated with electric shocks in mice trigger a sensory-cell reaction much stronger than for non-fearful odors. Study researcher John McGann, a neuroscientist at Rut...
	The Ozone Layer Will Take 50 Years to Heal
	Scientists discovered the ozone layer above Earth had a hole in it back in the 1980s. And it was there because of all those CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). Since then, there was a worldwide ban on CFCs in place in 1989, but to really heal from that, the...
	Cold Water and Regular Soap Are Just as Effective at Killing Germs
	Want to kill some germs and disinfect your hands? Use hot water. Right? Using cold water with some regular soap may just be as effective according to researchers at Vanderbilt University. While it may be more comfortable, and comforting to wash your...
	Guy Fixes Broken Speedometer With Some Clever Math
	Your speedometer broke, and you've got no way of telling how fast you're going. What do you do? If you're this Reddit user, then you've got nothing to worry. Reddit user brusifer posted the above picture to r/shitty_car_mods under the title "My spee...
	Doctor Suspended for Branding His Initials On a Patient's Liver
	Here's an awful thought: How sure are you that doctors did not brand your organs with their initials during a surgery? The question is a valid one, because one British surgeon is in hot soup after being suspended for branding his initials on a patie...
	Use Wireless Power to Control LEDs with Pennies, and Lemon Juice [VIDEO]
	The future of lights and decoration will soon be tapping on wireless power. But before that becomes mainstream with everyone having the know-how to do it, here's a tutorial that can help you out with it. As Popular Science points out, pennies min...

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