 The car that makes its own fuel October 24, 2005 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 193 vote(s)
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A unique system that can produce Hydrogen inside a car using common metals such as Magnesium and Aluminum was developed by an Israeli company. The system solves all of the obstacles associated with the manufacturing, ... | |
Researchers discover gene that blocks HIV February 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 196 vote(s)
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A team of researchers at the University of Alberta has discovered a gene that is able to block HIV, and in turn prevent the onset of AIDS. | |
 Astronomers find gaping hole in the Universe August 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 243 vote(s)
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University of Minnesota astronomers have found an enormous hole in the Universe, nearly a billion light-years across, empty of both normal matter such as stars, galaxies and gas, as well as the mysterious, ... | |
 Humans Do Not Understand Mirror Reflections, Say Researchers December 21, 2005 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 156 vote(s)
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Psychologists at the University of Liverpool have found that people still find it difficult to understand how mirrors work.
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 Motorola Debuts First Ever Nano Emissive Flat Screen Display Prototype May 09, 2005 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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Building Upon Carbon Nanotube Technology, Motorola Prepares to Revolutionize the Flat Panel Display Industry
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A dash of lime -- a new twist that may cut CO2 levels back to pre-industrial levels July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 136 vote(s)
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Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere, reports Cath ... | |
Humans hot, sweaty, natural-born runners April 16, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 197 vote(s)
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Hairless, clawless, and largely weaponless, ancient humans used the unlikely combination of sweatiness and relentlessness to gain the upper hand over their faster, stronger, generally more dangerous animal prey, Harvard Anthropology ... | |
 Artists 'draw on air' to create 3D illustrations September 19, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 126 vote(s)
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By putting on a virtual reality mask, holding a stylus in one hand and a tracking device in the other, an artist can draw 3D objects in the air with unprecedented precision. This new system is called “Drawing ... | |
 World's First Built-In Wi-Fi -Enabled Digital Cameras September 02, 2005 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Nikon is redefining the digital camera shooting experience with the announcement of two new revolutionary Wi-Fi enabled models. The Coolpix P1 and P2 are the world's first built-in Wi-Fi-enabled (IEEE802.11b/g) ... | |
No strong link seen between violent video games and aggression August 11, 2005 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 197 vote(s)
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Results from the first long-term study of online videogame playing may be surprising.
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 A Two-Time Universe? Physicist Explores How Second Dimension of Time Could Unify Physics Laws May 15, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 334 vote(s)
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For a long time, Itzhak Bars has been studying time. More than a decade ago, the USC College physicist began pondering the role time plays in the basic laws of physics — the equations describing matter, gravity ... | |
 'The Matrix' is a step closer to reality; Neuroscientists break code on sight November 04, 2005 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 178 vote(s)
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In the sci-fi movie "The Matrix," a cable running from a computer into Neo's brain writes in visual perceptions, and Neo's brain can manipulate the computer-created world. In reality, scientists cannot interact ... | |
 Numbers follow a surprising law of digits, and scientists can't explain why May 10, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 290 vote(s)
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Does your house address start with a 1? According to a strange mathematical law, about 1/3 of house numbers have 1 as their first digit. The same holds true for many other areas that have almost nothing in ... | |
New ‘Nuclear Battery’ Runs 10 Years, 10 Times More Powerful May 12, 2005 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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A battery with a lifespan measured in decades is in development at the University of Rochester, as scientists demonstrate a new fabrication method that in its roughest form is already 10 times more efficient than current ... | |
 Self cleaning Lotus leaf imitated in plastic by using a femtosecond laser January 15, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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A plastic cup that can be reused without washing it, simply because contamination has no chance to stick to the surface? A self-cleaning surface like that of the leaf of a Lotus plant is ideal for many applications ... | |
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