Raytheon’s second-generation exoskeleton (video)

Photo credit: Raytheon

Raytheon’s second-generation exoskeleton (XOS 2) allows one man to do the work of three. And as you can see above, hold two bowling balls at arm's length!

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=-UpxsrlLbpU&desktop_uri=/watch?v=-UpxsrlLbpU   / battery hydraulic load bearing power cable tethered /

When it comes to longevity, it’s not years but microlives that may count

http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/17/when-it-comes-to-longevity-its-not-years-but-microlives-that-may-count/?iid=hl-main-lead

http://understandinguncertainty.org/microlives / alcohol alcoholic beverage red meat fruit vegetables exercise working out male female Sweden Russia high calorie food half hour occasional indulgence consistent over-eating longevity smoking cigarette burger overweight coffee taking statins cholesterol lowering drugs chronic risks micromort microlifes microlife micro life micro lifes micro lives life /

Fusion at home, or how small science will defeat big science

http://m.extremetech.com/extremetech/#!/entry/fusion-power-at-home-or-how-small-science-will-defeat,50ca5b6194f4be71693016f2/1 / Princeton tokamak fuse nuclei Livermore laser Farnsworth fusor open source open-source software hardware crowd sourced funding DARPA Polywell reactor /

Brazilian company plans to release new Android smartphone range under "IPHONE" branding

Apple will be in court again over this!

http://www.redmondpie.com/brazilian-company-plans-to-release-new-android-smartphone-range-under-iphone-branding/ / Google /

Fine hands, fists of fury: Our hands evolved for punching, not just dexterity

Human hands have shorter palms & fingers than other primates plus longer, stronger thumbs. This makes our hands more dexterous, but also more suitable for making a fist.

http://phys.org/news/2012-12-fine-fists-fury-evolved-dexterity.html / violence aggression mammal monkey ape /

New Web app recommends books based on your tweets

http://mashable.com/2012/12/19/bookrx/ / twitter handle social media Northwestern University Knight Laboratory /

Readers talk back on mapping apps for iOS

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/12/ars-readers-talk-back-on-mapping-apps-for-ios/ Waze MotionX GPS Drive MotionX GPS HD turn by turn turn-by-turn navigation iOS 5 /

Voyager spacecraft are still making discoveries 35 years after their launch

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/voyager-spacecraft-are-still-making-discoveries-35-years-after-their-launch/2012/12/14/2a9480a0-447f-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html / NASA 1977 tour outer solar system first color photographs Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune discovered dozens moons worlds heliosphere supernovae galactic cosmic rays magnetic field highway flyby power supply radioactive decay 88-year half-life transmitter redundancy /

WynCASE: Turn your iPhone into a true mobile gaming console (video)

http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/wyncase-turn-your-iphone-into-a-true-mobile-gaming-console-video#more-32743 / iOS Apple game button reversible case /