ALT 11/08/2013

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Gummy Bears Pharmaceutical Drugs And Vaccines Made Out Of People That is a really crazy headline, right? Unfortunately, it is not a joke. Right now, gelatin made with human DNA fragments is already being used in pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines ... • read more - click here America: Rumors of Food Riots Realities of War The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spent $80M to fortify federal buildings in New York apparently in preparation for civil disturbances and possible food riots ... • read more - click here FBI exploring new facial and behavioral recognition from surveillance cameras The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly considering new video analytic software that would enable identification of suspects in videos and still ... • read more - click here Real Star Trek Laser Phasers (Fiction becomes Reality) Directed energy weapons (Lasers) have been a staple in science fiction for decades but reality is staring to catch up with fiction. In case you didn't know: LASER stands for Light Amplification Stimulated Emission Radiation and the first real ... • read more - click here Meteor Strike Rate Underestimated (VIDEO) A study suggests that the strike rate from meteors such as the one that hit Russia in February this year may be considerably higher than was previously thought. This video shows many different clips of the meteor ... • read more - click here Next-Generation Flash Mobs: The Breakdown of Law and Order As local police departments cut personnel due to excessive spending and budgetary restrictions, cities all across America are rapidly degenerating into gang-infested war zones. In the city of Chicago, which has been one ... • read more - click here Breakthrough Converts Wi-Fi to Electric Power as Efficiently as Solar Panels It's possible to use this design for a lot of different frequencies and types of energy, including vibration and sound energy harvesting. -- Duke University... 5-cell metamaterial array harvesting WiFi for energy Image: Duke Univ ... • read more - click here