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The Adverse Effects of Easter

April 14th, 2006 at 7:12 pm » Comments (0)

Search for any news on Easter and you’ll find some pretty amazing stories! The following is a collection of my favorites.



Space Elevator One Phase Closer to Reality

April 14th, 2006 at 6:18 pm » Comments (0)

LiftPort Group, the space elevator companies, today announced that
it has successfully completed its second round of preliminary tests of
its high altitude platform and robotic lifters.



10 Worst Horror Movies

April 14th, 2006 at 6:09 pm » Comments (0)

As anyone who suffered through Catwoman can attest, even a great
body can’t make up for a lousy script. In fact, some of the best
bodybuilders have appeared in some of the worst movies.



Top 10 Video Game Bosses

April 14th, 2006 at 6:03 pm » Comments (1)

Gwa-ha-ha! So, you want to get closer to EGM’s 200th issue?



How Da Vinci Painted the Mona Lisa

April 14th, 2006 at 8:39 am » Comments (0)

As a seven-year-old boy Jacques Franck was shown a picture of the Mona Lisa, and a lifelong passion was born along with a single burning question: How did Leonardo Da Vinci achieve such perfection? Today after decades of study, years of being snubbed by academic and museum circles and a stubborn refusal to be sidelined, […]



Chameleon Clothing Being Developed

April 14th, 2006 at 8:30 am » Comments (0)

A chemist in the United States is working on "chameleon clothing" that at the touch of a switch would mimic the wearer’s surroundings.



Top 10 Web Sites for March 2006

April 14th, 2006 at 8:15 am » Comments (0)

Nielsen//NetRatings published its findings on top Web sites in March 2006. While the rank of leaders - Yahoo!, Microsoft.com, MSN, Google, AOL and eBay - remained unchanged from February 2006…..



Searchers Stop After Page Three

April 14th, 2006 at 12:33 am » Comments (0)

Here’s a tip for companies, if you want to attract people, make sure that you’re found on the first page of a search engine, for a new survey has found that not only are such companies found linked to top brands, but that most people only bother going through the first three pages before giving […]



Japan Sees Moon Colonized by Robots

April 14th, 2006 at 12:30 am » Comments (0)

Japan plans to send robots to explore and set up a base on the moon, possibly within the next 10 years, officials said.



Girl with Two Hearts Healthy with just One

April 14th, 2006 at 12:27 am » Comments (0)

British surgeons are amazed how quickly a 12-year-old Welsh girl, who had her transplanted heart removed after 10 years, has recovered with her original heart.



Study: We See More Than We Think We Do

April 14th, 2006 at 12:23 am » Comments (0)

University of California-Riverside scientists say humans perceive more than they think they do — even reading unheard speech from the movement of dots.



Nanogenerators Convert Motion Into Power

April 14th, 2006 at 12:18 am » Comments (0)

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology say they have developed nanowires that generate electricity when they vibrate.



Survey: You are Fat, but I am Not

April 14th, 2006 at 12:11 am » Comments (0)

The Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C., says Americans believe their fellow Americans have become fat - but not themselves.