iPavement
A Spanish tech company has developed a new piece of “street technology” known as iPavement. iPavement are sidewalk paving stones that double as WiFi hotspots.
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Wind farms might be warming the planet
New research indicates that large wind farms can cause local temperature increases.
New research finds that wind farms actually warm up the surface of the land underneath them during the night, according to new research. It’s a phenomena that could put a damper on efforts to expand wind energy as a green energy solution.
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Americans waste more than a billion gallons of gas every year because of obesity
For every additional pound of passenger weight, the United States uses up another 39 million gallons of fuel each year.
Obesity raises health costs as we all know with more frequent visits to the hospital, more prescription drugs, and a greater risk for developing diseases like diabetes. What is less known are the economic costs of obesity. What are increased costs obesity puts on the public infrastructure, the GDP or on the federal deficit?
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Everything you need to know about the Higgs Boson in under eight minutes
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The Higgs Boson is kind of a big deal. If it does exist, it could provide a key to unifying the standard and quantum models of physics. But what is a Higgs Boson, what does it do, and how does it work? With the help of this animated short, UCI physics professor Daniel Whiteson breaks down the basics of this mysterious particle (or is it a field?) in a way even your parents can understand.
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Samsung overtakes Nokia to become world’s largest cellphone brand
Samsung Galaxy Note
In the first quarter of 2012, Samsung became the world’s largest cellphone brand for the first time, overtaking longtime market leader Nokia.
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JoeyBra is made to carry an iPhone
JoeyBra
There are a lot of places ladies put their iPhones – jeans pockets, purses, wallets – but bras usually aren’t one of them. But the JoeyBra may change all of that. It is a new sports bra designed to hold the iPhone safe and close when no other options are available.
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Young children prefer live animals to toys: Study
“The fact that children find animals so appealing suggests that children may benefit from having an animal, like a pet, in their lives.”
Kids as young as 11 months showed more interest in live animals than toys, even ones made to replicate real living creatures, it was found in a new study.
Daylight could reduce risk of having a heart attack
Daylight exposure inside hospital could also reduce the damage caused by a heart attack.
Treating a heart attack victim could be as simple as exposing them to light. Doctors say strong light or even just daylight could cut the risk of having a heart attack or suffering permanent damage after having one.
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30% of U.S. workers are affected by insufficient sleep
Insufficient sleep can have serious and sometimes fatal consequences for tired workers and the people around them.
Thirty percent of the nation’s workers are sleeping under 6 hours a day, which is less than the 7 to 9 hours that the National Sleep Foundation recommends for healthy adults, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Repairing heart attack damage without using stem cells
Researchers used molecules called microRNAs to convert scar tissue (called fibroblasts) into heart muscle cells.
When someone suffers a heart attack, scar tissue forms over the damaged areas of the heart, reducing the organ’s function. In a new study, scientists successfully turned this scar tissue into working heart muscle without the use of stem cells.
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The Volpe – world’s smallest car
The Volpe
Fed up of cramming into the elevator at work in the morning? Soon you’ll be able to drive into it instead – because the world’s smallest eco car is about to go on sale and it’s tiny enough to fit into office elevators. (Pics)
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AT&T researchers create app to track your teenager’s driving habits
The app could also monitor an elderly driver’s aptitude over time.
AT&T researchers have created a system that reports on drivers’ real-time behavior and long-term driving trends by merging data from cars’ onboard computers and drivers’ smart phones. It also reveals whether a particular mistake might have been caused by phone use.
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