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(http://news.bbc.co.uk)
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over 4 years ago
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Increasing activity levels in middle age can prolong life as much as giving up smoking, a study suggests.
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(http://www.roughtype.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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About 20 percent of all the server computers being sold in the world "are now being bought by a small handful of internet companies," including Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Amazon.
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(http://www.memebox.com)
- posted by: Bora
over 4 years ago
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This week, researchers from Canada and Scotland made a major advancement in the field of stem cell biology. They discovered a method to successfully reprogram somatic cells into stem cells without the use of viruses.
Induced pluripotent...
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(http://www.sciencedaily.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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Instead of using synthetic weapons, they are using nature’s: an enzyme that has proved so effective at killing Streptococcus pneumoniae that it has been put on the front lines in the battle against infectious disease.
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(http://www.physorg.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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A wink, a smile or a raised eyebrow could soon change the music on your iPod or start up the washing machine, thanks to a new Japanese gadget.
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(http://www.newscientist.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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EXACT replicas of a man's thumb bones have been made for the first time using a 3D printer.
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(http://www.angryzenmaster.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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Canadian documentary filmmaker Rob Spence wants to embed a video camera in his prosthetic right eye. He’s working on a documentary about how we interact in our daily lives with a surveillance culture that keeps watch over us like never before.
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(http://www.readwriteweb.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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A computer science professor at an Australian University is doing something revolutionary with YouTube - he's offering students who can't attend his classes college credit for watching his videos.
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(http://online.wsj.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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Google's chairman and CEO, Eric Schmidt, discussed the company's energy plan with The Wall Street Journal's Alan Murray. Here are edited excerpts of their discussion.
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(http://webecoist.com)
- scanned by: Adam Cutsinger
over 4 years ago
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Vertical gardens bring lush, verdant life to even the coldest and barest of surfaces, both indoors and out. These ‘living walls’ increase interior humidity, purify the air and provide a much-needed touch of nature in spare, angular urban spaces li...
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(http://www.zygbotics.com)
- scanned by: zygbot
over 4 years ago
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An exciting and important new prospect for sociological research that is steadily appearing on the technological horizon involves the domain of human-robotic interactivity—or what might be called the “sociology of robots.”
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(http://www.guardian.co.uk)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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Scientists have found a way to make an almost limitless supply of stem cells that could safely be used in patients while avoiding the ethical dilemma of destroying embryos.
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