'Magic carpet' could help prevent falls
Plastic optical fibres, laid on the underlay of a carpet, can bend when anyone treads on it and map, in real-time, their walking patterns.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 3, 2012
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Latest in TVs: Much higher definition, and prices
Get ready for a whole new case of TV envy. In stores later this year will be new big-screens, known as 4K TVs, that up the ante on HDTV with four times the resolution of sets now.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 3, 2012
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California to target Web retailers for sales taxes
The California tax man cometh, and he's headed for the Internet.
Business
Sep 3, 2012
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Helium shortage is on, and prices are up, up and away
A helium shortage is nothing to take lightly. Nothing funny, either, in how some are talking about their livelihoods, whether it's keeping those party balloons flying or those MRI magnets cooled.
Other
Sep 3, 2012
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When tech companies are suing, they're not innovating
Apple Inc. won a billion-dollar victory in its patent-infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co. last week. But the core of the story may be that Apple is running scared.
Business
Sep 3, 2012
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Major world interests at stake in Canada's vast Mackenzie River Basin
The governance of Canada's massive Mackenzie River Basin holds enormous national but also global importance due to the watershed's impact on the Arctic Ocean, international migratory birds and climate stability, say experts ...
Environment
Sep 3, 2012
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Intel does math on oil-dunk test for cooler servers
(Phys.org)—Intel just finished a yearlong test of Green Revolution Cooling's mineral-oil server-immersion technology. Intel has tried immersing servers in the company's oil formulation to keep the servers cool and they ...
Nigerian community urges action on oil devastation
Nigerians from a region devastated by oil spills on Monday called on the president to take action, more than a year after a UN report said the contamination may require the world's biggest cleanup.
Environment
Sep 3, 2012
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Swedish official websites hit by cyberattacks
Several Swedish official websites were knocked offline Monday, although no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Internet
Sep 3, 2012
5
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Research shows reciprocity an important component of prosocial behavior
While exchanging favors with others, humans tend to think in terms of tit-for-tat, an assumption easily extended to other animals. As a result, reciprocity is often viewed as a cognitive feat requiring memory, perhaps even ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2012
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