Category Archives: Science

Wonobo beats Google to launch street view maps for India

Posted on October 17, 2013 by projectsieve

While Google and other search/mapping companies have had quite a struggle with the Indian authorities to get permission to take images of city streets, a Mumbai-based mapping company has come to the fore with a lot of what Google had … Continue reading →

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Fly Through The Universe With ‘100,000 Suns’ For Google Chrome

Posted on October 17, 2013 by projectsieve

A new interactive map can take you from the wastes of inter-galactic space to our home Solar System in one click. The fully 3D ‘ 100,000 Stars ‘ runs on Google Chrome, and provides a remarkable new perspective on the … Continue reading →

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Pristine Launches Pristine EyeSight and Pristine CheckLists, Two Google Glass Applications for Surgery, Anesthesia and Telemedicine at DEMO Fall 2013

Posted on October 17, 2013 by projectsieve

Pristine Applications to Showcase Capabilities in the DEMO Health Category on the DEMO Stage SANTA CLARA, CA — (Marketwired) — 10/16/13 — Pristine, an early developer of applications for Google Glass, today announced it will launch two Google Glass applications, … Continue reading →

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Google Explains Quantum Computing in One Simple Video

Posted on October 14, 2013 by projectsieve

Although we’ll have to wait to discover what innovations Google’s secret “X lab” holds for the future, the company does have at least one bleeding-edge venture it wants to unveil to the public right now. In partnership with NASA , … Continue reading →

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Cyberchondria More Common In People Who Fear The Unknown

Posted on October 11, 2013 by projectsieve

Got a weird rash on your arm? You might turn to Google to figure out what’s wrong — but a new study suggests people who are afraid of the unknown should probably stay offline. Researchers from Baylor University found that … Continue reading →

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Google reveals the state of its quantum lab

Posted on October 11, 2013 by projectsieve

The multiverse, physicist Richard Feynman, lobsters, and quantum tunneling all make appearances in Google’s new short film about its Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab. The nature of how electrons, atoms, and photons interact and affect humans takes center stage in a … Continue reading →

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Google To Reward Fixes For Open Source Software

Posted on October 11, 2013 by projectsieve

Google is expanding the scope of the financial rewards it offers to security researchers who identify errors in software code. To complement its existing Vulnerability Reward Program for its Web applications and Chrome browser, the company has introduced Patch Rewards … Continue reading →

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