“7 billion and counting”
The global population is expected to surpass 7 billion later this year, up from 6 billion in 1999. An estimated 2.3 billion more people will be added—nearly as many as inhabited the planet as recently as 1950 between now and 2050. The population will reach 10.1 billion in 2100 according to new estimates from the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations.
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To keep robes and towels from checking out, a small but growing number of hotels are starting to use new radio frequency chips to keep track of their inventory.
The RFID technology — which stands for radio frequency identification and requires an installed chip that can be read by an electronic reader — has been used by various industries for several years to organize product storage and tally shipments…
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Close to a quarter of all global mobile bandwidth is consumed by people watching YouTube videos, according to a new report from network management vendor Allot Communications. The Google-owned video site’s global bandwidth share was 22 percent in the first half of 2011, compared with just 17 percent in the first half of 2010. YouTube now accounts for 52 percent of all global mobile video streaming, according to Allot.
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You would think that video-sharing sites like YouTube are more popular with teenagers looking for music videos and nonsense. But a new study reveals that at least 71 percent of adults are actively using these portals as well.
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The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. According to an analysis of new Census data, the recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on average with 20 times the net worth of blacks and 18 times that of Hispanics.
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Doctors will be utilizing special nano-tattoos for heath markers in the near future.
One day, in the not so distant future because it’s actually being used in a testing environment today, people will use invisible nano-tattoos to give doctors an instant snapshot of their body’s inner workings.
The prototype, developed by Heather Clark of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northeastern University, consists of a special nanoparticle solution injected into the skin…
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U.S. Navy prepares women for submarine duty.
The biggest concern about serving on a submarine for Ensign Peggy LeGrand is not spending weeks at a time in tight quarters with an entirely male crew. What really worries her is the scrutiny that comes with breaking one of the last gender barriers in the U.S. military.
Many times it’s simple mistakes that send people to the slammer
A greater percentage of the population in the U.S. is locked up in prison than any other country in the world.
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An array of 3D products have been launched – including this camera – but the products can harm your eyesight.
The latest must-have gadget such as smartphones in 3D could damage your vision and give you headaches, scientists have warned.
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State and local governments have cut 142,000 jobs this year.
Is the mass layoff making a comeback on an already lousy job market? Cisco, Lockheed Martin and Borders announced a combined 23,000 in job cuts this past week.
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Fourth graders made modest gains on the test compared to the last time it was given in 2001.
Only about a quarter of American schoolchildren scored “proficient” or above on a 2010 geography test the National Assessment of Education Progress has announced.
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Only 43% of Americans use their smartphone for making calls.
What do most consumers do with their smartphones? Believe it or not, it’s not making phone calls. When using their mobile devices making calls ranks close to the bottom of the top five smart phone uses.
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