January 6, 2005

Working Women Inspired Toward "Life Simplication" in 2005: Turn Off The Phone...

Rugged Elegant Living: Baileys reported the results of a recent survey today regarding British working women. Their findings revealed that "information overload" is a major cause of stress in women's lives. In 2005, "Life Simplification" will be the key to...
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December 31, 2004

Internet Sites Allow Gift Card Exchanges

Yahoo! News: The gift card -- often viewed as the little, plastic solution for keeping friends and family out of the return lines -- doesn't always serve as the ideal present. Responding to consumers who don't want to buy themselves...
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Iranian Researcher Invents New Technique for Refining Paper Industry Wastewater

MerhrNews.com An Iranian researcher for the first time in the world came up with a new technique for refining the wastewater resulted from paper industries by making use of the minerals, news reports said on December 29th, 2004. By the...
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September 1, 2004

Philadelphia Considers Wireless Access For All

Yahoo! News: City officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot. The ambitious plan, now under discussion, would involve placing thousands of small transmitters around the city -- probably...
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July 8, 2004

Spinning A Yarn With Carbon Nanotubes

BBC News: A method to continuously spin a wonder material, which is worth more per kg than gold, has been developed by Cambridge-MIT Institute scientists. Discovered in 1991, carbon nanotubes are just a few billionths of a metre across, but...
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Destination Wi-Fi, by Rail, Bus or Boat

The New York Times: In the United States, nearly six million people commute daily by public transportation, according to the Department of Transportation. Few operators offer wireless Internet access in their stations and terminals - much less on board -...
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Study Signals Promise for New HIV Therapy

Yahoo! News: Researchers may finally be on track to fight the AIDS virus by blocking a long-elusive target, an HIV enzyme called integrase. An experimental drug that inhibits the enzyme helped to keep the infection in check in monkeys. Far...
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The Chinese Century

Interesting tidbits from cover story of The New York Times Magazine cover story, The Chinese Century: Because 12 percent of China's exports to the U.S. end up on Wal-Mart's shelves, and because Wal-Mart's trade with China accounts for 1 percent...
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June 28, 2004

Mobile Phones Exceed Fixed Line Phones

Financial Times: The number of people attracted to voice calls continues to grow. Throughout 2004, around 800,000 new subscribers have joined the mobile world every day, driven by strong growth in emerging markets such as China, India and Brazil. There...
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June 26, 2004

Cancer Survivorship in The U.S. Triples

RuggedElegantLiving.com: More and more Americans are surviving cancer, a disease that was previously perceived as a death sentence for those diagnosed with it. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. after heart disease. The four top...
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June 24, 2004

Digital Impact: Television Advertising

Yahoo! News: With TiVo's fast-forward, viewers' shrinking attention spans and new media choices, the 30-second TV ad has more rivals for consumers' attention. That is pushing marketers' thinking increasingly outside the TV box for ways to make the costly but...
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June 23, 2004

Compound In Breast Milk Treats Warts

BBC News: A cream containing an ingredient of human breast milk appears to be an effective treatment for warts. The preparation, nicknamed Hamlet by is Swedish creators, has been shown to dramatically reduce, and often completely banish, stubborn warts. It...
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BEDD: Social Networking Meets Bluetooth

Yahoo! News: Student Gracinia Lim has made new friends thanks to mobile phone software that alerts her to compatible people nearby. She is an early customer of a service in Singapore called BEDD that uses Bluetooth wireless communications to scan...
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June 14, 2004

Blog Readers Defy Stereotypes

MediaDailyNews: Blog readers are just a bunch of kids with too many opinions, too little money, and too much time on their hands. Think again. According to a survey of blog readers conducted by Weblog ad network Blogads, they're older...
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Research: Natural Demand for Mobile Video

A recent, end-user survey performed by In-Stat/MDR found that 13.2% of US wireless subscribers are extremely or very interested in purchasing mobile video services for their wireless phones. "While still a relatively small niche of the market, this figure is...
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June 6, 2004

Grassroots Wi-Fi Is 'Potentially Monumental'

The New York Times: Meanwhile, thousands of free hot spots have been established by public agencies, mom-and-pop businesses hoping to attract customers and individuals working to build a grass-roots based network. A handful of city governments, some in cooperation with...
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Drugs May Turn Cancer Into Manageable Disease

The New York Times: BAY 43-9006 [developed by Onyx Pharmaceuticals], which could reach the market in one to three years, is one of a new generation of "targeted" therapies that are transforming cancer treatment by attacking the underlying molecular mechanisms...
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Studies Suggest Statins Slash Cancer Risk

Yahoo! News: Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may prevent various forms of cancer, including prostate and colon cancer, two teams of researchers said on Sunday. Israelis who took statins had a 51 percent lower risk of developing colon cancer than those...
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June 2, 2004

SpaceShipOne Readies For First Private Space Flight

Rugged Elegance Inspiration Network: A privately-developed rocket plane will launch into history on June 21 on a mission to become the world's first commercial manned space vehicle. Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and aviation legend Burt Rutan have...
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May 27, 2004

Breakthrough in Superbug Battle

HealthandAge: A new way of applying antibiotic treatment helps to keep superbugs away from critically ill patients. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a greatly feared bacterial infection, because it is resistant to most known antibiotics - including vancomycin. Researchers in...
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May 23, 2004

Breakthrough: The Blue Rose

Telegraph (UK): It is the "Holy Grail" of horticulture and soon it could make the perfect present for Mother's Day: scientists have found a way to produce a blue rose. A chance discovery in a laboratory means that they will...
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May 19, 2004

From Frozen to Feast: A Roast Turkey in Two Hours?

Oregon State Daily Barometer: Getting up at the crack of dawn to cook that Thanksgiving turkey may be a thing of the past, thanks to OSU scientists. Researchers at OSU have tuned in to a hot new innovation in food...
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May 14, 2004

Game For A Little Therapy?

BusinessWeek Online: Wild Divine is heralding the arrival of a new genre: healthful games. While not all experts agree, there is an accumulating body of evidence that indicates they can aid relaxation, improve self-esteem, help to overcome phobias -- even...
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Wireless Broadband: Craig McCaw's Secret Plan

BusinessWeek Online: Although McCaw won't say what he's up to, the deals have again made him the talk of telecom. The wireless broadband technology he's investing in has the potential to be one of the most disruptive forces in the...
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Stem Cells: Repairing The Engines Of Life

BusinessWeek Online: Ames's story captures the tragic collision of hope and promise that defines the nascent field known as "regenerative medicine." A growing cadre of scientists in academic and biotech labs across the world are pioneering a new approach to...
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May 13, 2004

US Aims for Fastest Supercomputer Title

Linux News: The United States has set its sights on becoming the country with the fastest supercomputer. The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) announced it has been chosen to lead a partnership with the goal of building...
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Perfecting Yourself Via Digital Photography

Perfect Pictures Students are smiling about a new trend. It's called "Digital Creation,"and it can make your picture perfect. Marc Lattin of Lattin Photography says, "keeping up with the changes in what's involved in technology and what the students and...
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May 11, 2004

Iraq, Digital Photography and The Internet

BBC NEWS: Last year's US-led war in Iraq presented a showcase for the Pentagon's superior military technology - but as the occupation drags on, gadgetry is increasingly showing another side of the American armed forces. Pictures taken by US troops...
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May 10, 2004

Discoveries Show How Obesity Kills

Yahoo! News: Research into the biology of fat is turning up some surprising new insights about how obesity kills. The weight of the evidence: It's the toxic mischief of the flesh itself. Experts have realized for decades that large people...
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IBM's Server-Centric Software Takes On Microsoft

The New York Time: The Workplace desktop, I.B.M. says, promises to deliver improved security and cost savings of up to 50 percent over the Microsoft desktop suites. Since central control resides in the server software, I.B.M. says, it is easier...
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Broadband Over Powerlines?

DigitalJournal.com: The Federal Communications Commission is looking into complaints from amateur radio operators about the use of electrical power lines for providing broadband internet service, a concept known as BPL, for Broadband over Power Lines. Many power companies and some...
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DARPA's $2.8 Billion Quantum Computing Project

InformationWeek : At a late-January meeting in a Marriott off the Washington beltway in Falls Church, Va., the Defense Department's main technology-research arm floated a proposal as nearly 100 scientists listened. They'd come from Boeing, IBM, Lockheed Martin, and other...
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Quantum Computing's Strange World

Information Week: Qubits used in the experiments can spin clockwise and counterclockwise simultaneously, embodying both 0 and 1, in a phenomenon called superposition. Measuring the system causes the superposition to collapse, yielding answers to computations. Two qubits physically separate in...
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May 9, 2004

Pac-Man Hits The Streets

The New York Times: One recent sunny morning, in the student center overlooking Washington Square Park, four New York University graduate students wearing brightly colored sheets and sneakers and carrying cellphones gathered for a mission. Somewhere out there on the...
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May 8, 2004

LCD Speakers: Sound for Tomorrow's PCsakers

Business Week Online: Laptop screens are for displaying images, right? Of course. But nowadays, that's not all: In one of NEC's latest models, the screen also serves as a pair of stereo speakers. It's not just a marketing gimmick to...
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May 7, 2004

America: Losing Its Technical Dominance

The New York Times: The United States remains the pre-eminent scientific and technological power in the world, but there are signs that it is losing ground to foreign competitors. To some extent this is inevitable -- and even desirable. The...
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Australian Teleportation Breaktrhough

The Age (Australia): Superfast computers, unbreakable codes and completely secure communications are a step closer, with Australian scientists demonstrating how to teleport data to multiple receivers. This follows the major breakthrough two years ago when members of the Australian National...
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Iraqi Prisioners And The Impact of Digital Photography

My Way News: The explosive photos of abuse in an Iraqi prison drive home a defining fact of 21st century life - that the pervasiveness of digital photography and the speed of the Internet make it easier to see into...
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May 6, 2004

Adias and The Bionic Running Shoe

The New York Times: "The whole concept of an intelligent shoe would be great," said Christian DiBenedetto, a scientist here at the North American headquarters of Adidas. "Something that would change to your different needs during a marathon, or whatever...
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May 4, 2004

Abbott Labs Awaits Approval For Nonstop Glucose Monitor

Wall Street Journal: Measuring the level of glucose in the blood is a daily chore for the estimated 13 million people in the U.S. diagnosed with diabetes, one that involves pricking the skin and drawing blood. It's also a good-sized...
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May 3, 2004

Healthcare Cost Weigh On California

San Jose Mercury News: From care delivered through the mammoth Medi-Cal program to grants that subsidize university research, the burden of health care is woven into nearly every page of California's $99 billion budget. Last year, the state's medical bill...
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Key Stem Cell Mechanism Discovered

Medical News Today: Adult stem cell transplantation offers great therapeutic potential for a variety of diseases due to their ability to replenish diseased cells and tissue. While they are unique in this ability, it remains a challenge to effectively treat...
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Stems Cells: Making New Teeth

Medical News Today: Researchers in London have been awarded a grant of £500,000 ($820,000) to develop human teeth from stem cells. This could spell the end of dentures. The scientists who work at King's College London, UK, have set up...
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RFID and Wi-Fi Watch The Kids

Legoland, the Danish equivalent of Disneyland, is the test bed of a new Wi-Fi version of Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tags, the technology making converts everywhere from the halls of the U.S. Pentagon to the aisles of retail giant...
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April 30, 2004

Internet E-Commerce Poised To Remake Six Major Industries: Jewelry, Bill Payments, Telecom, Hotels, Real Estate & Software

Business Week Online: The Web is threatening to force down the prices charged by traditional players, squeeze their margins, and even put some out of business. New technology, new ways of doing business, and new approaches to cutting out the...
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April 29, 2004

Key Breakthrough In Obesity Research

ScienceDaily: Saint Louis University researchers believe they've won a major skirmish in the battle of the bulge, and their findings are published in the May issue of Diabetes. "We figured out how obesity occurs," says William A. Banks, M.D., professor...
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Google Files to Go Public Via Auction-Based IPO

The Rugged Elegance Inspiration Network: Google has filed to go public via a $2.7 billion auction-based IPO. The company will go public in the late summer or early fall. One of the most interesting aspects of Google's SEC filing...
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Robotic Traffic Cones To Hit Our Highways

New Scientist: Herds of robotic traffic cones could soon be swarming onto a highway, closing down lanes and slowing the traffic. The new road markers have been developed by Shane Farritor, a roboticist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in a...
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April 28, 2004

DNA Computer Detects, Treats Disease in Test Tube

Yahoo! News: Scientists have come a step closer to creating a minuscule DNA computer that may one day be able to spot diseases like cancer from inside the body and release a drug to treat it. Professor Ehud Shapiro and...
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April 27, 2004

Blair Warns on Climate Change As Threat

Yahoo! News: Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday that the threat of climate change was the most pressing long term issue facing the world and reaffirmed Britain's commitment to the Kyoto Protocol on global warming. "We have to act and...
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