NASA works out how to build large, commercial flying wing that uses half the fuel of normal aircraft

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http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/146736-nasa-works-out-how-to-build-large-commercial-flying-wing-that-uses-half-the-fuel-of-normal-aircraft / fuselage stable stability noise comfort hybrid flying wing aircraft tubular jet airliners quieter ride passengers on board Aerospace engineers advantages flying wing aircraft reduced weight drag higher top speeds lower fuel consumption pressurized pressurised /

Soundhound names tunes for Android users

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Right electric range for a plug-in hybrid: Is lower better? • UPDATED

More is always better, right? Well, not always. Batteries are expensive, heavy & take up a lot of space. At least in part these are the reasons why a Volt is more expensive, & has less interior space than a Plug-In Prius. It's also the reason why a Volt has better electric range.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1081895_right-electric-range-for-a-plug-in-hybrid-is-lower-better / EV plug in electric vehicle hybrid parallel serial extended range EREV battery LiIon lithium ion charge recharge /

Capture video of your Mac’s screen for free with Screen-Recorder

http://www.cultofmac.com/211631/capture-video-of-your-macs-screen-for-free-with-screen-recorder/ / minor bug fixes price drop free capture mouse cursor highlight mouse clicks record screen define any portion record entire screen sound training video how-to video guide Screen Recorder MX, for $4.99 .mov format convert captured video other video formats AVI DivX AVI 3GP MP4 WMV MKV FLV SWF MOV iPhone iPod iPad Apple TV Android device PSP PS3 XBOX360 extract sound captured video MP3 AIFF OGG WMA WAV AAC M4A open source software /

Grammar badness makes cracking harder the long password

Pass phrases that are grammatically correct are more vulnerable to the latest password cracking software.

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/grammar-badness-makes-cracking-harder-the-long-password/

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9236227/_Andyhave3cats_is_a_better_password_than_Shehave3cats_study_finds / decreasing search space long phrases defeat recent advances password cracking bigger isn't necessarily better grammatical rules team Ph.D. graduate grad students Carnegie Mellon University Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT developed algorithm targets passcodes minimum number characters freely available John the Ripper cracking program result much more efficient cracking passphrases followed commonly used grammatical rules ordering parts of speech in sequence determiner adjective noun tested against passwords containing  characters grammar-aware cracker surpassed state-of-the-art password crackers passcodes grammatical structures dataset cracked algorithm security experts revising password policies combat growing sophistication modern cracking techniques average password weaker than ever before key strategy in making passwords more resilient longer passcodes passphrases memorable end user phrases or sentences grammatical structures dramatically narrow possible combinations sequences words crackers guess spaces removed order of magnitude weaker more tries to correctly guess Underlying structures research paper titled Effect of Grammar on Security of Long Passwords /

These tires turn orange to tell you it's time for new rubber

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/01/orange-tire/     / Red Dot concept design award winners Gao Fenglin Zhou Buyi Discolor Tyre under underneath black surface  tire coloured colored rubber tread treads worn certain depth bright orange shows through /

Stem cells used to bolster body’s cancer fighting cells

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http://singularityhub.com/2013/01/12/stem-cells-used-to-bolster-bodys-cancer-fighting-cells/ / T cells natural ability target and destroy cancer cells scientists recruit innate defenders rid the body of tumors effective treatment short life spans researchers RIKEN Research Centre for Allergy and Immunology Yokohama Japan devised increase number cancer-fighting T cells superior numbers of immune cells will enable them to overwhelm and conquer treatment Immune cells known as cytoxic T cells killer T cells recognize proteins surface cells signal infected cancerous current study researchers worked T cells attack  specific melanoma elegant display bioengineering converted T cells stem cells large numbers, cells able recognize attack melanoma cells continued ability produce anti-tumor substance interferon-gamma /