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You Can Print Your Own Homo Naledi Specimens

By Kiona Smith-Strickland

If you’re excited about last week’s announcement of a new human-like species discovered in South Africa, you can get your hands on the specimens — sort of. You can print your own 3D replicas of Homo naledi and several other important hominin finds.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/HHzGH0jt2Sc/you-can-print-your-own-homo-naledi-specimens-1731930245

      

Preorder Star Wars Battlefront and get a Han Solo mini-fridge

By Bonnie Burton Gamers can keep their drinks as cold as carbonite with a Han Solo fridge if they preorder Star Wars Battlefront from Wal-Mart. You don’t even have to hire Boba Fett to bring Han Solo to your doorstep.

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/49fc142a/sc/28/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Cpreorder0Estar0Ewars0Ebattlefront0Eand0Eget0Ea0Ehan0Esolo0Emini0Efridge0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

Some Simple Slices Could Help Solar Cells Track the Sun

By Jamie Condliffe

The vast majority of solar cells sit fixed in place on top of buildings — but that means they miss out on absorbing some energy, as the sun moves through the sky. Now, researchers suggest that a few simple cuts could help create simple solar cells that track the sunlight throughout the day.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/sKlO_wAzGUs/some-simple-slices-could-help-solar-cells-track-the-sun-1730012980

      

Rights groups want Twitter to reverse ban on political watchdog group

By Terry Collins Nearly 20 organizations write an open letter demanding that the social network restore Politwoops, a tool that captures politicians’ deleted tweets.

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/49967078/sc/11/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Crights0Egroups0Ewant0Etwitter0Eto0Ereverse0Eban0Eon0Epolitical0Ewatchdog0Egroup0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm