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Deforming Meshes that Split and Merge, SIGGRAPH 2009. Dark matter core, left behind from wreck between massive clusters of galaxies, defies explanation. Astronomers using data from NASA's Hubble Telescope have observed what appears to be a clump of dark matter left behind from a wreck between massive clusters of galaxies.

Dark matter core, left behind from wreck between massive clusters of galaxies, defies explanation

The result could challenge current theories about dark matter that predict galaxies should be anchored to the invisible substance even during the shock of a collision. Abell 520 is a gigantic merger of galaxy clusters located 2.4 billion light-years away. Dark matter is not visible, although its presence and distribution is found indirectly through its effects. Google's HUD glasses have been sighted. The prototype for Google's HUD glasses has been seen, according to tech news site 9to5Google.

Google's HUD glasses have been sighted

And, supposedly they resemble Oakley's Thump glasses, which makes them look a lot like something the Terminator might wear. But, it's not just how Google's glasses look, their function also mirrors something out of the Terminator trilogy. In December, rumors spread that Google was finishing up a prototype on high-tech glasses known as wearable head-up displays (HUD) that could tap into Google's cloud-based location services and detail users' surroundings.

The information would then appear as an augmented reality computer display. According to 9to5Google, these glasses can do all that and more. Zap your brain into the zone: Fast track to pure focus - life - 06 February 2012. I'm close to tears behind my thin cover of sandbags as 20 screaming, masked men run towards me at full speed, strapped into suicide bomb vests and clutching rifles.

Zap your brain into the zone: Fast track to pure focus - life - 06 February 2012

For every one I manage to shoot dead, three new assailants pop up from nowhere. I'm clearly not shooting fast enough, and panic and incompetence are making me continually jam my rifle. My salvation lies in the fact that my attackers are only a video, projected on screens to the front and sides. Advanced Brain Monitoring - Wireless EEG and Bioelectric Sensing Technology. Steampunk Hunter spear madetoorder by Kreatworks. 270cm Giant Robot by Kreatworks. Steampunk Optimus Prime Helmet Transformers Life Size by kyoob.