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Qualcomm's next e-book to use a mirasol display

Qualcomm's next e-book to use a mirasol display

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Qualcomm subsidiary Mirasol is developing a new e-book reader with a color display that uses ambient light. The reader will be capable of displaying video smoothly, but the new features will ...


Caught in the act: Butterfly mate preference shows how 1 species can become 2

Caught in the act: Scientists find butterflies splitting into two species

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Breaking up may actually not be hard to do, say scientists who've found a population of tropical butterflies that may be on its way to a split into two distinct species.


Skin color gives clues to health

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Researchers from the universities of Bristol and St. Andrews in the UK have found that the color of a person's skin affects how healthy and therefore attractive they appear, and have found that diet may be crucial to achieving ...


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Skunk's Strategy Not Just Black and White

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Predators with experience of skunks avoid them both because of their black-and-white coloration and their distinctive body shape, according to UC Davis wildlife researcher Jennifer Hunter. The study was published ...


'Too fat to be a princess?' Study shows young girls worry about body image

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Even before they start school, many young girls worry that they are fat. But a new study suggests watching a movie starring a stereotypically thin and beautiful princess may not increase children's anxieties.


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Dell Launches World's Fastest Office Color Laser Printer

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dell today announced three new commercial workgroup printers to help businesses of all sizes increase productivity and lower their total cost of printing.


Digital divide: Psychologists suggest ways to include the aging population in the tech revolution

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Technology is no longer what it used to be: Computers have replaced typewriters and landlines are in rapid decline. Technological advances are being made every day, making many of our lives easier and allowing information ...