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'Fear detector' being developed

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- British scientists are aiming to develop a device that can detect the smell of fear, and that could one day identify terrorists, drug smugglers, and other criminals.





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Fearless kids more likely to be adult criminals: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Children who lack a normal fear response are more likely to commit crimes when they grow up, a study published Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggested.


Study: Credit crisis, debt load a double whammy for investment

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Firms with heavy long-term debt that came due amid the nation's recent credit crisis slashed investment more than three times as much as companies whose paybacks ducked the meltdown, a new University of Illinois study found.


High-tech holiday gift ideas for $50 and $100

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to end up with an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly.


Tech toys over $100 that are worth every penny

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to pick an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly.


Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police (AP)

Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police

Technology / Other

created Nov 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion.


Warm-blooded dinosaurs worked up a sweat

Warm-blooded dinosaurs worked up a sweat

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Were dinosaurs endothermic (warm-blooded) like present-day mammals and birds or ectothermic (cold-blooded) like present-day lizards? The implications of this simple-sounding question go beyond ...



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