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Manchester scientists create bedtime 3D fun

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 26, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Manchester has teamed up with Manchester based licensed textile company Character World and brand management firm Brand 360 to produce an innovative range of 3D Spider-Man duvet covers and ...





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Walking, talking and memory

Walking, talking and memory

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 8 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How easy is it to walk, talk and remember what was said? Dr Dee Way studied how actors learn a script and whether walking affects their memory performance.


Australian bid to 'regrow' breasts after cancer surgery

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Australian scientists said Thursday they were to trial a revolutionary treatment which would allow women to regrow their breasts after cancer surgery.


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Poked: The difference between Facebook's News Feed and Live Feed

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created 16 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First off, I'd like to thank Facebook for confusing its users yet again with a new feature that is hard to decipher and makes users grumpy. It really makes my job of picking a column topic so easy when they ...


Google is routing World Bank data to fact seekers

Google routes World Bank data to fact seekers

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created 20 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google is adding World Bank figures to Internet results in a bid to make hard facts about countries worldwide easier to find.


Hewlett Packard to buy 3Com for $2.7B (AP)

HP's 3Com takeover marks a shot at Cisco

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(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $2.7 billion takeover of 3Com Corp. is a shot at networking leader Cisco Systems Inc. - and a sign of how old relationships are being frayed by a flurry of maneuvers by technology ...


Review: New BlackBerry Storm improves on original (AP)

Review: New BlackBerry Storm improves on original

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created 20 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone, the Storm, got a few things right, but generally it was a chore to use.


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Many computer users hesitate to ride the Wave

Technology / Internet

created 21 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Google's latest brainchild, Google Wave, is all the rage among bleeding-edge technology enthusiasts. But corporate information technology executives say that while they're intrigued by Wave -- a replacement ...


WISE Is Chilling Out

WISE Is Chilling Out

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 21 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers are busy cooling the science instrument on NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. The spacecraft is scheduled to blast into space from Vandenberg Air Force Base in ...


Microbial menagerie: Junk food binge alters community of microbes in the gut in less than a day

Medicine & Health / Research

created 21 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Switching from a low-fat, plant-based diet to one high in fat and sugar alters the collection of microbes living in the gut in less than a day, with obesity-linked microbes suddenly thriving, according to ...


Researchers Discover Use for Carbon Dioxide in Conversion of Biomass Into Biofuel

Researchers Discover Use for Carbon Dioxide in Conversion of Biomass Into Biofuel

Space & Earth / Environment

created 22 hours ago | popularity 3.7 / 5 (12) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Columbia University have successfully discovered a beneficial use for carbon dioxide in the conversion of organic materials, such as grass and bark, into fuel. Their findings ...



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