| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | Jumbo 3D holograms of human anatomy enliven med-school lectures | | | by Sean Fitz-Gerald, Mashable | | | Kapil Sugand and Pedro Campos, junior doctors from St. George's University of London, presented holograms of life-like images to students in their latest seminar. Called HAMLET (Holography-Assisted Medical Lecturing and E-Tutoring), the presentation included jumbo 3D manifestations of a 13-foot-tall kidney, a skull and other parts of the human anatomy. More»
Why This Matters: Holograms in med school. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | The most important radio station you've never heard of marks 50 years on the air | | | by Joe Hanson, Wired | | | Every night, while millions of Americans are fast asleep, clocks and wristwatches across the country wake up and lock on to a radio signal beamed from the base of the Rocky Mountains. The signal contains a message that keeps the devices on time, helping to make sure their owners keep to their schedules and aren't late for work the next day. The broadcast comes from WWVB, a station run by the National Institute for Standards and Technology. WWVB marks half a century as the nation's official time broadcaster on July 5. Together with its sister station, WWV, which is about to hit 90 years in service, NIST radio has been an invisible piece of American infrastructure that has advanced industries from entertainment to telecommunications. (WWV's broadcast includes a wider range of information, including maritime weather warnings and solar storm alerts). More»
Why This Matters: Great story, great history of a fascinating (but vintage) infrastructure, pictures of a rack room… –Jeremy Glowacki
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| | #3 | LED led me astray: the home lighting misadventure that brought me full circle | | | Chris Ziegler, The Verge | | | If I had known that last weekend was going to be robbed from me by the lighting industry, I probably would've just slept through it. More»
Why This Matters: You were thinking of doing this over the 4th. Well, I was. So be warned. Here's the pull quote on color temperature: "I don't know what star Cree is referencing when it calls 5000K 'daylight' but it isn't the sun in our solar system." –Cynthia Wisehart |
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