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		<title>Extremely Rare &#8211; Royal Raymond Rife Microscope #2 Up For Auction In London</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/11/04/extremely-rare-royal-raymond-rife-microscope-2-to-be-sold-in-london-auction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asclepius</dc:creator>
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Royal Raymond Rife Microscope #2

Royal Raymond Rife, &#8220;genius scientist&#8221;, trained for six years at the Carl Zeiss Optical Company in Germany and became the inventor of powerful microscopes, leading to the discovery of a revolutionary therapy for viral diseases.
 
Pictured above is his second microscope which will be included as lot 113 in the Bonhams sale 10th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seven Giants of the Urals</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/11/04/the-seven-giants-of-the-urals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asclepius</dc:creator>
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Tall and mighty do they stand!

Seven rock formations called Man-Pupu-Nyor (little mountain of the gods) stand in the Komi Republic, a part of the Ural Mountain area of Russia. They range from 30 to 42 meters tall! The pillars formed when erosion washed away the mountain that once surrounded them over a period of 200 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irish Accent Beats French as World&#8217;s Sexiest</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/11/03/irish-accent-beats-french-as-worlds-sexiest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asclepius</dc:creator>
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The Irish accent has beaten its French counterpart as the world&#8217;s sexiest.
Men with an Emerald Isle brogue came top in a poll of 5,000 women worldwide, while the French accent only came fourth, just ahead of Australian.
Italian was second. In third place was the Scottish burr. English was sixth and Swedish was seventh, with Spanish, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Oasis of the Seas&#8217;: World&#8217;s Largest Cruise Ship Sets Sail</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/11/01/oasis-of-the-seas-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-sets-sail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeus</dc:creator>
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Oasis of the Seas
The world&#8217;s largest cruise liner, the Oasis of the Seas, has set sail for Miami from the Finnish shipyard where it was built. (Pics)
The 1,200 foot (360 metre) ship has a price tag of almost 1.5 billion, 16-deck-high, 220,000-ton and was commissioned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. The Oasis of the Seas has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican to Accept Married Priests on Case-by-Case Basis</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/11/01/vatican-to-accept-married-priests-on-case-by-case-basis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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The world is indeed changing with the acceptance of married priests
The Vatican said Saturday that married Anglican priests will be admitted to the Catholic priesthood on a case-by-case basis as Rome makes it easier for disillusioned conservative Anglicans to convert.
A surprise Vatican decision, announced 10 days earlier to make it easier for Anglicans to become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The History of Daylight Saving Time in the US</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/11/01/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asclepius</dc:creator>
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Daylight Saving Time ends in most of the United States a 2AM on Sunday, November 1st (Hawaii and Arizona have been on standard time all summer). We remember which way to set our clocks by thinking “spring forward, fall back.” It makes you wonder how we ever got our clocks coordinated in the first place. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone Officially Launched In China</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/11/01/iphone-officially-launched-in-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Apple’s iPhone has officially gone on sale in China. Despite the country being the world’s largest mobile market, there wasn’t any frenzy like the iPhone launches in other countries. While you might suggest it’s a cultural difference or other reasons, it’s most likely caused by 2 factors. The first being that the iPhone in China [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did Bill Clinton Meet a Fake Kim Jong-il?</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/11/01/did-bill-clinton-meet-a-fake-kim-jong-il/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Will the real Kim Jong -il please stand up?

 
Jong-il? Or was it a fake North Korean leader that entertained Bill Clinton on that mission to Pyongyang to retrieve the two imprisoned American journalists?
In the absence of fact, the Hermit Kingdom has long been a free-fire zone for outlandish rumour. And they got more outlandish than ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret Behind Mona Lisa&#8217;s Smile</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/31/the-secret-behind-mona-lisas-smile/</link>
		<comments>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/31/the-secret-behind-mona-lisas-smile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeus</dc:creator>
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Leonard DaVinci&#8217;s masterpiece Mona Lisa
The secret behind Mona Lisa&#8217;s enigmatic smile has been explained by scientists who believe it changes depending on which part of the eye sees it first.  One of the charms of the world&#8217;s most famous painting is that she appears radiant one moment and then serious and sardonic the next.  Now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-English Character Web Addresses &#8211; Biggest Change To Internet In 40 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/26/non-english-character-web-addresses-biggest-change-to-internet-in-40-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeus</dc:creator>
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International domain names or addresses that can be written in non-English characters are expected to be approved this week.  This will spark one of the biggest changes to the internet in its four-decade history.
 
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN &#8211; the non-profit group that oversees domain names &#8211; is holding a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rich Germans Demand Higher Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/26/rich-germans-demand-higher-taxes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asclepius</dc:creator>
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A group of rich Germans has launched a petition calling for the government to make wealthy people pay higher taxes. The group say they have more money than they need, and the extra revenue could fund economic and social programmes to aid Germany&#8217;s economic recovery.
Germany could raise 100bn euros (£91bn) if the richest people paid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are There Scientific Reasons To Believe In Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies?</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/24/are-there-scientific-reasons-to-believe-in-vampires-werewolves-and-zombies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeus</dc:creator>
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Vampires
One dark and stormy evening, Spanish neurologist Juan Gomez-Alonso was watching a vampire movie when he realized something strange; he noticed that vampires behave an awful lot like people with rabies. The virus attacks the central nervous system, altering the moods and behaviors of those infected. Sufferers become agitated and demented, and, much like vampires, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Galaxy Cluster Discovered 10.2 Billion Light Years Away</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/23/new-galaxy-cluster-discovered-10-2-billion-light-years-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeus</dc:creator>
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The galaxy cluster named JKCS041 is some 10.2 billion light years away
The furthest galaxy cluster from Earth has been spotted some 10.2 billion light years away.  The group of galaxies, known as JKCS041 has beaten the previous record holder by around a billion light years.  It appears as it was when the Universe was only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infographic of Mars Missions</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/23/infographic-of-mars-missions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asclepius</dc:creator>
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SPACE &#8211; The final frontier? Ok well maybe Mars has been done a few times.
Editorial illustrator and data visualizer Bryan Christie created this fantastic graphic of Mars missions.

Link to Bryan Christie
Higher res at imgur. (via Laughing Squid)
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		<title>11 Incredible Homes From Around the World for Under $50K</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/23/11-incredible-homes-from-around-the-world-for-under-50k/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asclepius</dc:creator>
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The worldwide recession has hit a lot of people hard, but it’s not all doom and gloom. Far from it actually, as is the case with property. As the price of real estate has fallen, there are plenty of bargains to be had all around the world! The villa pictured is in Halcyon Hills, Greece.
No [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Zealand Town Cancels Kids Rabbit-Carcass-Throwing Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/23/new-zealand-town-cancels-kids-rabbit-carcass-throwing-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>China Hoping Chinese Literature Goes Global</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/19/china-hoping-chinese-literature-goes-global/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeus</dc:creator>
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Sanwei Bookshop in central Beijing
China has excelled in recent years at producing Olympic gold medalists, skilled factory workers and more billionaires than any country other than the United States. But authors are another story. The influence of China&#8217;s novelists and other writers has long been stunted by the country&#8217;s history of censorship and custom of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing Yearbook Photos of US Politicians</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/16/amazing-yearbook-photos-of-us-politicians/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeus</dc:creator>
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Barack Obama
Before they were regulars in front of the camera on The Hill, most politicos practiced posing during their schooldays. We&#8217;ve rounded up our favorite yearbook pictures, including Barack Obama&#8217;s disco suit and Joe Biden&#8217;s dreamy gaze.
 
Here are 15 amazing yearbook photos of U.S. politicians. Enjoy.

Joe Biden

Hillary Clinton

Bill Clinton

Jimmy Carter

Dick Cheney

George H. Bush

George W. Bush

Al Gore

Mike Huckabee

John [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Meets Recruiting Goal &#8211; First Time In 35 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/14/military-meets-recruiting-goal-first-time-in-35-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
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For the first time in more than 35 years, the U.S. military has met all of its annual recruiting goals, as hundreds of thousands of young people have enlisted despite the near-certainty that they will go to war.  The Pentagon, which made the announcement Tuesday, said the economic downturn and rising joblessness, as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airlines Charging Fees Lost More Money Than Airlines That Didn&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/14/airlines-charging-fees-lost-more-money-than-airlines-that-didnt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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The US airlines that created the largest, most redonkulous and abusive fees this year lost the most money last quarter. Airlines with low or no fees lost the least.
Accountants have rigged the system. They create a stream to track the ancillary revenue from fees and they look like heroes when they can report they earned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New da Vinci Discovered Thanks to Hunch and A Fingerprint</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/14/new-da-vinci-discovered-thanks-to-hunch-and-a-fingerprint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Young Girl in Profile in Renaissance Dress

This painting, which was sold in auction as &#8220;German, Early 19th Century&#8221; has gone from being worth $19,000 to millions overnight. The new owner who won it decided to give the painting a thorough checkup, whereupon a fingerprint was found. It matched another found on a confirmed da Vinci [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jordan Plans to Refill Shrinking Dead Sea With Red Sea Salt Water</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/13/jordan-plans-to-refill-shrinking-dead-sea-with-red-sea-salt-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Will the Dead Sea cease to exist as we know it?

The country of Jordan has decided to refill the shrinking Dead Sea with salt water despite concerns from environmentalists about the threat to its unique eco-system.
Water levels in the lowest and saltiest body of water on the planet are falling by more than four feet a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flu Vaccines Hit A Wall &#8211; Scientists Struggle To Speed Vaccine Development</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/13/flu-vaccines-hit-a-wall-scientists-struggle-to-speed-vaccine-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Making a vaccine against seasonal influenza is a constant catch-up game. Scientists must predict which of the constantly mutating virus strains will be most virulent six months in the future, the amount of time it takes to manufacture the vaccine. The system has worked well enough for the regular flu. But when new, virulent strains [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glow In The Dark Mushrooms Discovered</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/12/glow-in-the-dark-mushrooms-discovered/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Glow Glow Mushrooms!

Biologists have newly identified seven mushroom species that glow-in-the-dark. (The mushrooms may look psychedelic, but they are not in the psilocybe genus.) San Francisco State University biologist Dennis Desjardin found the glowing fungi in Belize, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia and Puerto Rico. From National Geographic:

Desjardin and colleagues scouted for mushrooms during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Future Generations On A Path To Downward Mobility?</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/12/are-future-generations-on-a-path-to-downward-mobility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Health spending could threaten future living standards
Every generation of Americans should live better than its predecessor. That&#8217;s Americans&#8217; core definition of economic &#8220;progress.&#8221;  But for today&#8217;s young, it may be a mirage. Higher health spending, increasing energy prices and stretched governments at all levels may squeeze future disposable incomes &#8212; what people have to spend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Male Dropouts 47 Times More Likely To Be Incarcerated Than Graduate Peers</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/12/male-dropouts-47-times-more-likely-to-be-incarcerated-than-graduate-peers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
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On any given day, nearly 23 percent of all young Black men ages 16 to 24 who have dropped out of high school are in jail, prison, or a juvenile justice institution in America, according to a disturbing new national report released today on the dire economic and social consequences of not graduating from high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will NASA&#8217;s Moon Bomb Boom or Bomb?</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/11/will-nasas-moon-bomb-boom-or-bomb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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NASA is planning to drop a spent rocket motor into the Cabeus crater on the moon Friday morning as part of the search to find lunar water. The motor is a leftover piece of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite that includes a &#8220;shepherding spacecraft&#8221; that will follow behind the rocket motor before it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Circular Periodic Table</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/11/circular-periodic-table/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asclepius</dc:creator>
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Image: Mohd Abubakr
The modern periodic table of elements has been attributed to Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, which he published in 1869. Pictured above is a proposed alternative that is shaped like a circle in order to arrange atoms by relative size:
According to Mohd Abubakr from Microsoft Research in Hyderabad, the table can be improved by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nanotechnology: Science Fiction Fears Vs. Real World Innovation</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/10/nanotechnology-science-fiction-fears-vs-real-world-innovation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeus</dc:creator>
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Dr. Ben Wang shows a model of an &#8216;unmanned aerial vehicle&#8217;
Nanotechnology has surprising applications in mundane materials like sunscreen and esoteric items like high-tech body armor for soldiers. But some fear scarier scenarios worthy of a science fiction novel.  At Florida State University, engineers are creating new body armor for American troops. It&#8217;s more durable, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dramatic Elephant Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.impactlab.com/2009/10/07/dramatic-elephant-birth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Behold this graphic but compelling footage of the first ever elephant birth filmed in Bali, Indonesia.
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