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Is the Bubble Cycle Replacing the Business Cycle?

December 25th, 2005 at 11:53 pm » Comments (0)

Let’s put to rest the myth that the Fed is blind to asset bubbles and never intentionally acts to prick them. The truth can be obtained by anyone with an internet browser and a few hours on their hands to read the voluminous Fed Open Market Committee meeting minutes.



Japanese Want Their Robots to Act More Like Humans

December 25th, 2005 at 11:42 pm » Comments (0)

Robots, you see, are wonderful creatures, as many a Japanese will tell you. They are getting more adept all the time, and before too long will be able to do cheaply and easily many tasks that human workers do now. They will care for the sick, collect the rubbish, guard homes and offices, and give […]



First Experimental Success of a Superfluid

December 25th, 2005 at 11:37 pm » Comments (0)

 In the bizarre and rule-bound world of quantum physics, every tiny spec of matter has something called "spin" - an intrinsic trait like eye color - that cannot be changed and which dictates, very specifically, what other bits of matter the spec can share quantum space with.



Russian Company Plans to Double Spacecraft Production

December 25th, 2005 at 11:23 pm » Comments (0)

The space rocket corporation Energia is planning to double its production of spacecraft.



20 Year Old’s Quest for Eternal Youth

December 25th, 2005 at 11:17 pm » Comments (0)

Forget "40 is the new 30." Now even twentysomethings are joining the quest for eternal youth by using anti-aging products and wrinkle treatments.



Top 10 Big Lies - Myths of the Past that Never Materialized

December 25th, 2005 at 11:59 am » Comments (0)

Fear gripped planet Earth on the eve of 2000 when the world was expecting the impact of Y2K.



The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years

December 25th, 2005 at 11:19 am » Comments (0)

Here’s PC World’s official (and entirely idiosyncratic) list of the top tech gadgets of the last half century.



Study: A Little Telomerase Isn’t Enough

December 25th, 2005 at 10:49 am » Comments (0)

A Johns Hopkins geneticist has discovered a critical link between the health of stem cells and the length of the chromosome ends within them.



Japan Plans to Create a New Spacesuit

December 25th, 2005 at 10:43 am » Comments (0)

Japan’s space agency said Wednesday it is considering developing its own space suit that can be used in future manned space projects.