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Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons

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created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. "Take out your cell phones," she said in Spanish.


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Intel wants a chip implant in your brain

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (30) | comments 45

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer chip maker Intel wants to implant a brain-sensing chip directly into the brains of its customers to allow them to operate computers and other devices without moving a muscle.


Sony optimistic on 3-D TVs, in-house display (AP)

Sony optimistic on 3-D TVs, in-house display

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created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- A third to a half of the Sony Corp. TV sets sold annually will be packed with 3-D features by the year ending March 2013, a senior executive said Thursday.


Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry (AP)

Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry

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created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry ...


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3D TV -- Without the Glasses (w/ Video)

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (12) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Even with "active shutter" 3D technology for television sets, the wearing of special glasses is still required in order to get the proper experience. They aren't those red and blue or red and ...


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'Fear detector' being developed

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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.


Digital cloud may rise over London

Digital cloud may rise over London (w/ Video)

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international group of artists, engineers and architects have proposed an enormous "digital cloud" to turn London's skyline into an overhead display of data and images.


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Netherlands to levy 'green' road tax by the kilometre

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 8

The Dutch government said Friday it wants to introduce a "green" road tax by the kilometre from 2012 aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and halving congestion.


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Touchable Hologram Becomes Reality (w/ Video)

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created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (51) | comments 18

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed 3D holograms that can be touched with bare hands. Generally, holograms can't be felt because they're made only of light. But the new ...


Epson's new 4K panel for 3LCD projectors

Epson's new 4K panel for 3LCD projectors

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Seiko Epson Corporation has announced the world's first 4K panel for 3LCD (liquid crystal display) projectors. The panel will enable the projectors to produce a bright image of 4096 x 2160 ...


Virtual Worlds May Be the Future Setting of Scientific Collaboration

Virtual Worlds May Be the Future Setting of Scientific Collaboration

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created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Normally, virtual worlds are the setting of many online games and entertainment applications, but now they’re becoming a place for scientific collaboration and outreach, as well. A team of ...


Cyborg beetles to be the US military's latest weapon

Cyborg beetles to be the US military's latest weapon (w/ Video)

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (28) | comments 35

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have implanted miniature neural and muscle stimulation systems into beetles to enable their flight to ...


Gyrowheel to keep new bike riders upright

Gyrowheel to keep new bike riders upright (w/ Video)

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created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 13

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new device called the Gyrowheel could soon revolutionize the way children learn to ride bicycles, and they will be able to learn on their own, without training wheels, and in as little as ...


Dyson's Bladeless Fan

Dyson Unveils His Bladeless Fan (w/ Videos)

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (38) | comments 25

(PhysOrg.com) -- James Dyson, inventor of the bag-less vacuum cleaners has taken his invention one step further with the unveiling of the bladeless fan. Using 'Air Multiplier' technology the bladeless fan ...


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Intel's Light Peak Will Replace Copper Wires

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created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (33) | comments 18

(PhysOrg.com) -- At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco Wednesday, the company announced a new optical cable that will be able to transfer data, between electrical devices, starting at speeds of 10 ...