Currently browsing posts found in December2007
A Search for Arctic ‘Hot Springs’ Yields Remarkable Finds
“…But the international team of researchers aboard the Swedish icebreaker Oden haven’t come to the Arctic to gawk at the frigid expanse. They’re headed to the middle of the ice cap to find out what’s below it. Way below…”
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The Increasing Use of “Smart Drugs”
“Academics, musicians, even poker champs use pills to sharpen their minds, legally. Labs race to develop even more.”
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World’s Biggest Building Coming to Moscow: Crystal Island
“Moscow’s rapidly growing skyline will soon feature an eye-popping new addition: Crystal Island, which will be the world’s biggest building when completed. Sir Norman Foster’s mountainous 27 million square feet spiraling “city within a building” will cost $4 billion and it is scheduled to be built within next 5 years.”
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Largest Diamond Found in Space
“10 Billion Trillion Trillion Carats!”
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IFPI: ISPs Should Block BitTorrent and The Pirate Bay
“The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is trying to convince European lawmakers that ISPs should take extreme measures to fight piracy. They suggest that ISPs should block access to websites such as The Pirate Bay, and block filesharing protocols, no matter what they’re being used for.”
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Nintendo makes one little girl’s Christmas extra-special
“”Everyone likes an uplifting story during the holidays, don’t they? Heck, we like to read or hear about them any chance we get. And this story is no different, as one little girl in Australia suffering from arthrogryposis, a degenerative muscle disease, recently got a wonderful gift from Nintendo.””
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China’s Glaciers (and People) are in Trouble
“more bad news about glaciers melting around the world, and this time it is from the “Third Pole” as the Tibet (or Himalayan) Plateau is known.”
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New Cement Coating Designed to Neutralize Acid Rain
“A European cement titan is touting a titanium dioxide coating that reacts with sunlight and the sulfur and nitrogen oxides that makes up acid rain to form “harmless” salts.”
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Storm Worm delivering coal this Christmas
“Less than a day until Christmas, the Storm worm has appeared with a little holiday joy for all. The Storm botnet is on the prowl for new users to infect, and has a new set of holiday-themed messages “
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Solar Power Now Cheaper than Coal
“New technology makes solar power affordable to install and cheaper than current environmentally unfriendly energy sources.”
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