Without going through the hassle of removing bottle-tops, staff at security checkpoints are unable to see the difference between a bottle of drinking water and a potential molotov cocktail – the solution has commonly been to prevent people from passing through checkpoints with bottles. Now there’s a device that can instantly detect whether a bottle [...]
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Electromagnetic Scanner Detects Threatening Liquids Without Taking The Lid Off
Online Video Triggers Consumer Response
Nearly six in 10 adult consumers say they watch online video, according to the Kelsey Group’s "Online Video: A New Local Advertising Paradigm" report. More than half of adult consumers also do something in response to watching the video, such as visiting a Web site, going to a physical location or making a purchase.
Organ Donor Show Still On
A Dutch broadcaster will air a show this week in which a terminally ill woman selects a recipient for her kidneys from three contestants, despite government calls for the programme to be scrapped.
Korea Almost Ready for Space after a Decade of Planning
The government plans to explore planets other than Earth after a decade of preparation and studies of technology associated with rockets and satellites.
Dyslexia Now Being Called Just an Excuse
Dyslexia is a social fig leaf used by middle-class parents who fear their children will be labelled as low achievers, a professor has claimed.
The Tale of The Ultra Greedy Charity
Neighbors were completely surprised to learn that when modest-living Hector Guy Di Stefano and his wife Doris died, they left a $264 million estate to be divided equally among 8 charities, among them them the Salvation Army and Greenpeace. However, there was a snag…
Don’t You Worry, Robocab Is On The Way
Heathrow is to switch to autopilot with the world’s first fleet of driverless taxis to whisk passengers around the airport.
Greenhouse Solution: Sucking The CO2 Straight Out Of The Atmosphere
Since industry is constantly proving it’s unwilling to address Global Warming from an emissions standpoint, creative science is looking at attacking atmospheric carbon dioxide levels from the other side – sucking the greenhouse gas out of the atmosphere.
