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Prizes $27,000 Worth For the Best Undergraduate Inventor |
 ... will house 14 inventions designed and built by 49 UW-Madison undergraduate students. Among the presented inventions there will be solutions for ice fishermen, for tailgaters, for potato farmers, for modern laptops and even for airlines.
The young inventors will compete for the Schoofs Prize for Creativity (sponsored by UW-Madison alumnus Richard J. Schoofs) and Tong Prototype Prize (sponsored by the Tong Family Foundati... |
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Alcohol kills faster than ecstasy |
 ...is and ecstasy.
Experts conducted a new all-compassing research with the government top advisory committee involved to make a shocking conclusion on the harm of regular tobacco and alcohol.
A modern classification of drugs doesn't reflect the real situation on harmful substances. Thus more than 20 drugs were tested on their social and individual impact and results lead to revision of ABC system.
A team of 29 p... |
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The most important inventions and discoveries of the humanity |
 ... B.C in South-Western Iran);
- fifth discovery was named the invention of the optical microscope in the 17th century;
- invention of concrete by John Smeaton was placed on the sixth place among the inventions;
- the seventh invention in the list was given to the steel processing, found about year 300 B.C. in India;
- brass processing in about 5000 B.C. on the present territory of Turkey has taken the eighth entry in t... |
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Secret US military data was disclosed thanks to porn images |
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Japan now has five military vessels equipped with this combat system. The Aegis military system has advanced radar with ability to trace more than 10 targets at once and is also one of the most modern missile systems. It is not known that Japanese officer is a member of destroyer team at the mouth of Tokyo Bay.
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BREAKING: The Virginia Tech Shooter Identified |
| ... killer himself.
At this moment the police are expecting to receive ballistic evidence connecting the two shootings together.
The investigation of the bloodiest and deadliest school massacre in the modern American history continues. This shooting had produced almost twice as many victims as in the deadliest bloodshed until yesterday: the shooting at the University of Texas at Austin, on August the 1st, 1966, when a man,... |
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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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Russian Mine Blast at Novokuznetsk (coverage) |
 ...egional authorities, along with Rostehnadzor, were fighting to withdraw the license for 'industrial safety' from "YuzhKuzbassUgol". The company's administration replied that the mine is equipped with modern mine security systems, which were fully functional at the moment of explosion.
The mines of "YuzhKuzbassUgol" extract about 18 million tons of soldering coal, 900 thousands of which are extracted by "Yubileynaya" an... |
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Farmer Feeds Viagra to Oysters to Create the Ultimate Aphrodisiac |
| ...oduce the ultimate aphrodisiac - he feeds his shellfish Viagra.
George May, who is an oyster farmer, stated that the natural qualities of the oyster combined with Viagra, which is one of the best modern pharmaceutical drug to raise sexual desire, can in fact turn into a multi-million dollar market. The 59 years old farmer mentioned that feeding an oyster with Viagra firstly can create a powerful aphrodisiac and second... |
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China's Province Bans Mistresses |
 ... old China reappeared in the last years. The China authorities are actively criticizing this practice, trying to prevent this trend with the help of administrative and ideological methods.
In the modern China society, an official who is keeping a mistress would be dismissed. Last year, Liu Zhihua Beijing vice-mayor was suspended for bribe and helping his mistress "materially".
Resentful mistresses however is anothe... |
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Ten Unnoticed Effects of Global Warming |
 ... baths per year and since their usual habitat was 'under ice', they are eager to start s small forest on ice. Research has found higher levels of the form of the photosynthesis product chlorophyll in modern soils than in ancient soils. This fact demonstrates a small biological boom among the icy mountains.
7. Draining the lakes
Reports show at least 125 lakes disappeared in the Arctic, and only during the last few decad... |
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Disney's Heroes Don't Smoke |
| ...n children. The conclusion of this comission that the impact is very big, thus the congressman suggested that all movie-making companies did the same as Walt Disney.
Research showed that in 90% of modern Hollywood creations action figures smoke and this has a harmful impact on children watching those movies.
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Russian Fighters Will Show Wonders at MAKS-2007 Air Show |
 ...its novelty MiG-35. Rumor has it that this aircraft can do miracles while off the ground. Even the pilot was impressed by the possibilities of MiG-35.
This aircraft could be called one of the most modern existing jet fighters: its engines are smokeless, it has a glass cockpit and a modern digital remote control system.
Russian aviation will be represented by about 20 military airplanes and helicopters, such as Tu-16... |
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Women Rate Men with Deep Voices Higher |
 ...cifically to find out whether the irresistible attractiveness of deep-voiced men was related to fathering more children. The researchers focused their attention at a Tanzanian tribe with no access to modern health-care, contraception or fertility treatment.
They recorded the voices of about 100 men and women and asked them how many children they had. The researchers discovered a close link between a man's voice and hi... |
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