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	Scientific contribution in Iraq war undermined
...gy advancements, where scientists make their greatest contribution, announced a committee of MPs. As it was disclosed by the Commons Defense Committee report, scientists from Dstl (Defense Science and Technology Laboratory), an agency of the Ministry of Defence, have their final word for measures taken to oppose Iraq's bombs danger. The research conducted by scientists against Iraq's threat take place in both Britai...
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	Happiness Might Appear Before Fortunate Events Occur, Study Says
...etermine our subjective well being. This theory has proved to be basically true, but only for some changes concerning the character of the event. Though most people can adapt to variety of negative and disturbing circumstances like death of a close person or significant changes in marital status, and return to a normal level of well being, individual differences still matter. After a revision of the studies, where the m...
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	Japan's uncertain guilt for sex slavery during World War II
...nister Shinzo Abe, was not convincing enough to acknowledge their responsibility. Earlier this month Shinzo Abe disapproved Japan's implication into the women's sex slavery during the World War II and that caused negative response all over the world. More than 200,000 women from Korea and China were exploited for sexual service in military-run brothels. The Prime Minister of Japan made him clear and the right-wi...
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	No PowerPoint, please!
...Microsoft PowerPoint has on viewers of presentations made with the help of this software. The Australian scientists think that according to the "cognitive load theory" the human brain cannot receive and 'decode' visual and audio information at the same time for longer than a few seconds. Thus information consisting of diagrams and graphs accompanied by speech would be perceived easily; nevertheless printed text accompani...
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	New Electronic Display to Be Used on Clothes and Beer Cans
...One of the latest inventions in the field of light emitting devices might change the way people light their homes and design clothes. The device represents a thin film of plastic able to conduct electricity and create solar power. Scientists working on the international project are looking forward to bring the organic light emitting devices to the masses. Thus the invention could significantly cut costs by billions of ...
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	Yawning Saves Your Brain From Overheating
...m, your instinctive response is to yawn too. However, it doesn't mean you are fighting with the urge to sleep. Scientists discovered that yawning is a process that protects our brain from overheating and serves as an alert signal to others. Andrew C. Gallup and Gordon G. Gallup, Jr., researchers from University at Albany studied yawning in college students to find out the reason of yawning. They disproved the theory t...
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	Japan Marks the 62nd Anniversary of Hiroshima's Atomic Bombing
.... During the ceremony the mayor of Hiroshima criticized the United States that ignored the proposal to stop its program for producing nuclear weapons. The Peace Memorial Park gathered tens of thousands of children, elderly survivors, as well as dignitaries. The anniversary took place near ground zero, the place where the atomic bomb was dropped. "Even to those who managed to survive, it was hell where they envied t...
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	The Nobel Prize 2007 Has Been Given Away
...Right after the Ig Nobel Prize Awards has taken place, serious people from Stockholm have come into play. It is a fact that the most renown and prestigious scientific award is the Nobel Prize, which takes place once a year in the Swedish capital. The Nobel Prize is awarded in five nominations: Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Peace and Economics (the latter only since 1969). This year's first Nobel Prize was awarded for me...
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	A Man's Satisfaction Lies in Earning More than His Pals
...A good salary is something everyone wants, but for men a better salary than their peers provides more pleasure than some other things. A study showed that when a man is paid more than his co-workers and if this fact is unfair, a "reward center" is stimulated in his brain. The "reward center" of the brain is a region that gives feelings of pleasure in response to such experiences as eating good food, achieving a goal, ha...
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	Caves With Stone Age Paintings Have Better Acoustics
...prehistoric times, preferred to draw their famous cave sketches in locations that have a natural resonant sound. Researchers found at least 10 places with the prehistoric pictures of horses, bison and mammoths in which the sound of human voices, as well as the sound of musical instruments could be focused, amplified and transformed. "In the cave of Niaux in Ariege, most of the remarkable paintings are situated in t...
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	Japanese Scientists Developed Flash Able to Function for Hundreds of Years
...Japanese scientists claim they have developed world's first flash memory with a potential lifetime of hundreds of years. Working at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and the University of Tokyo, scientists mentioned that the new chips are able to work at lower voltages than the usual ones. It is worth mentioning that Flash memorychips are included in such products as Apple's iPhone, mi...
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	U.S. to Place its Antiballistic Missile Defense System in Britain
...the United States discussed the stationing of the U.S. antiballistic missile defense system on the territory of the United Kingdom. Before that the United States thought of setting its system on the lands of the Czech Republic and Poland. However, its initiative was met with furious objections from the Russian Federation, despite the fact that the U.S. said its defense system was to be installed to fight against Iran and ...
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	Surgeons Who Play Video Games are More Skilled
...ideo games contribute to a more precise technique of using different medical instruments. The February issue of Archives of Surgery states that there is a direct link between having video game skills and the abilities of a surgeon to perform a laparoscopic surgery. The term laparoscopy refers to surgeries that are made by watching a special monitor. Surgeons manipulate with instruments through a small body opening. Eve...
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	Google's New Purchase Called Adscape
... spokesman of Google did not leave any comment stating that the current policy of the company is not to respond to "rumor or speculation". The in-game advertising market is currently on its way up and, as analysts say, if the acquisition will take place it will provide a great boost to this market. Today Adscape has two main competitors: Double Fusion and IGA Worldwide. The two have already made their deals with major ...
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	First Antarctic Educational Center to be Opened Soon
...words will be the first in the world. The center will allow children to watch in real-time how life goes on the ice. It is to mention that Robert Swan was the first adventurer to walk to the North and South poles without any assistance. Now his aim is to build a center on a Russian base, which is situated on King George Island. The center is to teach children about several important things about Antarctica. They will l...
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