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Introducing a Washing Machine Without Water

November 16th, 2005 at 11:53 pm » Comments (0)

A waterless washing machine that removes stains from clothes in a few minutes has been developed at the National University of Singapore, the facility said on Wednesday.



Reinventing Higher Education

November 16th, 2005 at 11:46 pm » Comments (0)

What should students be studying in college? No one seems to agree anymore.



Feeling Stressed? Eat Something You Enjoy!

November 16th, 2005 at 10:19 pm » Comments (0)

Rats, like humans, love sugar. So it comes as no surprise that during two weeks of training for a recent lab experiment, the rodents queued up twice daily for small doses of sugar water. What researchers did not anticipate was the apparent effect of the sweet stuff on their stress levels: when they placed the […]



$100 Laptop Meets UN

November 16th, 2005 at 6:22 pm » Comments (0)

A novel plan to develop a $100 laptop computer for distribution to millions of schoolchildren in developing countries has caught the interest of governments and the attention of computer-industry heavyweights.



A PodStar in the Making?

November 16th, 2005 at 6:13 pm » Comments (0)

Richard Bluestein is the voice behind Yeast Radio, one of the most popular podcasts on the web. But for the crowd of thirty-something geeks gathered here last week for a pre-convention bash, the voice was a vision. A 6-foot-tall vision, to be exact, dressed to thrill in makeup, a blond beehive wig and ill-fitting flower-printed […]



Mowing Your Lunar Lawn

November 16th, 2005 at 5:41 pm » Comments (0)

Astronauts who think joining a lunar colony would mean no more Earthly chores should reconsider. One important task for any future Moon residents could well be mowing the lunar lawn.



Take a Pill to Curl Your Hair

November 16th, 2005 at 7:51 am » Comments (0)

Scientists say they have identified the difference between straight and curly hair.
They believe it could lead to drugs that can make straight hair curly and vice versa.