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	Nano-nose to help identify illnesses
...of binding for different proteins. For this purpose the team used a molecule beaming a fluorescent signal. The molecule attached to the receptor particles and then it was replaced by protein molecule when the latter bound to the receptor. This way, the more the fluorescent molecule was displaced, the more light produced. The results were subsequently analyzed by the computer. During the experiments the scientists ran t...
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	The Japanese Create Robotic Girlfriend
...A firm from Japan announced that it was able to create a robotic girlfriend that can kiss on command. The robot is 38 cm (15 inch) tall and its inventors dubbed it "Eternal Maiden Actualization" or shortly "EMA". Producers stated that EMA will go on sale in September and its price will be $175. The robotic girlfriend is aimed to a particular target market, i.e. adult men. "Strong, tough and battle-ready are some of the...
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	Humanoids continue invading
...The 21st century is not the time, when people can be easily impressed, this can be refered to another, whether weird or wise, invention of the Japanese, that is a humanoid robot. On the other hand the most impressive thing is that people are still striving to create somebody, or something, to resemble themselves. This game has ended up in a demonstration of bots to help the aging population of Japan in their everyda...
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	Japanese Scientists Work on a Flexible Battery
...e some organic radical polymers are soluble in electrolyte solutions. This results in discharging the battery. The polymer, though, should be soluble, so that the spin-coating would be possible. The Japanese scientistshave overcome this problem by photocrosslinking, though. This made the polymer more stable and stronger from the mechanical point of view. Prof. Peter Skabara, from the University of Strathclyde, was impr...
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	Google's List of Class-Action Lawsuits
... function MLnkMk(str) { s=''; for(i=0;i#iuuq;00xxx/uifsfhjtufs/dp/vl031170140280hpphmf`xjot`vtfofu`dpqzsjhiu`dbtf#!!ubshfu>#`cmbol#?Sfbe!npsf//=0b?'))) "Parker, who represented himself in the suit, publishes online under the name "Snodgrass Publishing Group". One of his publications was an e-book entitled "29 Reasons Not To Be A Nice Guy" and at some time he posted Reason 6 from this book onto a Usenet forum, the wo...
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	Japan's uncertain guilt for sex slavery during World War II
...revision of landmark apology that was made in 1993. They defend a standpoint in which Asian women were paid for prostitution and that was their free will to do so, thus denying the involvement of the Japanese military authorities. US House of Representatives reacted with indignation at Japan's apology to make it official and fully admit the fact of sex slavery. The debates in US media touched upon the matter of ...
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	Microsoft Comes up with New Visitor Attracting Strategies
...- in Microsoft. And then came February, which showed a slight growth of visitors for Microsoft - to 9.6%; yet Google had a bigger boost-up of visitors - to 56% (data provided by Nielsen/NetRatings). When the executives from Microsoft saw these gigantic steps Google made towards the world dominance, they thought they could try something else... a reward program for example. Last month a confession took place. The directo...
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	Invisibility is now one step closer
... to see a dark shape of the object, thus it would be clear that something was there. The most difficult task is to satisfy the second requirement, that is to bend the light around the cloaked object. When it is done you will see only the background. The whole device is made of, what scientists say, non-magnetic metamaterials. Powered by www.infoniac.com...
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	The most important inventions and discoveries of the humanity
...merican Science Community named the periodic table elements the most important - the invention which was actually 'dreamt of' and some of its elements literally made up. And, as one could see, Newton didn't even get close with the apple falling on his head... Interested in inventions? See also: $27,000 For the Best Undergraduate Invention Powered by www.infoniac.com. ...
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	Schools include MySpace in the curriculum
...ave a blog with profile page, and have an opportunity to share photos, ideas and communicate with friends in online communities. Some tutors fear that such innovations will be ineffective, while inventors of the Elgg assure that this will not only result in more interested approach but also create a more natural atmosphere for learning. In fact, Elgg offer students and tutors the personal learning environment were th...
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	Biofuel Vehicles to Put Our Health at Risk
...als that biofuels used in vehicles may be more harmful for human health than the petrol used today. By 2020, 10% of all transport means should run on biofuels as agreed by the EU. The researchers invented a special computer model to determine air quality in 2020. The model showed that ozone level in some regions would grow if bioethanol was used for all cars. It would cause more ailments and asthma attacks. There nat...
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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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	Israeli consul works in gay porn
..., left his post. However, members of administration staff are not diplomatic officials, embarrassing incident published in New York press undermined Israel image once again. That is a second time when Israeli Foreign Ministry officials appear in scandals of sexual nature. At the beginning of March Tzuriel Raphael, Israeli Ambassador to El Salvador was caught by police drunk, naked and bound with S&M object, showing i...
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	Woman lived with bullet for 64 years
...t that was in her head for 64 years. Jin Guangying, a grandmother from Shuyang town, Jiangsu province recalls the incident that happened during the World War II in 1943. She was 13 year old girl, when Japanese soldiers invaded their province and one of them tried to kill her as she was taking meal to her father, who was a guerrilla. As Japanese army noticed her they started haunting and shot at her right ear. Occ...
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	School to be Guarded by a Robot
...s. After the robot has alerted teachers, they have several opportunities: whether to warn the offender via loudspeaker or send school's security guards. The firm's officials stated that their invention is the world's first robot that is used for the purpose of guarding an educational institution. The speed of OFRO is 5km/h. The robot is able to patrol pre-programmed routes or it can be controlled by a human, i. e....
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