Many people are not aware of how often we are exposed to bacteria and viruses.
A report examining attitudes to cleanliness and general hygiene has been released to coincide with Global Handwashing Day. One in ten people have admitted avoiding public transport and trips to the movies because of worries over cleanliness and general hygiene levels.
The LEGO Group has been around since 1932.
It’s not unusual for some brands to die out. But rarely some brands come back from the dead. Many brands like New Coke, Circuit City, and Borders are likely to be gone forever. But some companies find that certain dying brands still have some attraction for consumers. Maybe because at one time they were well-known, at least well enough to make them worthwhile targets for new investment. (Pics)
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Futurist Thomas Frey: Would you buy a product that was advertised as “Naturally grown, completely organic, printed food?”
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Professor Holger Hermanns with his prototype wireless bicycle braking system.
Wireless gear-shifting for bicycles has been around for the past few years. Now someone has developed a wireless braking system. Created by computer scientists at Germany’s Saarland University, the current prototype still looks a little boxy, but it does do away with cables and brake levers. According to computer algorithms that would normally be used in control systems for aircraft or chemical factories, the system should offer 99.999999999997 percent reliability – that means it would fail three times out of a trillion braking attempts.
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Today kids think the world revolves around them. They think that texting trumps face-to-face conversations and that print magazines are actually iPads.
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The eleMMent
If you are in the market for a futuristic and slightly bizarre motor home it’s check out the eleMMent. You’ll be the envy of the trailer park when you pull up in this 500 horsepower, 40-foot long monstrosity, which features a fireplace, a pop-up sky lounge with fog machine, and paint that glows in the dark. (Pics)
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Cars are about to get connected to the internet like never before.
One of the great mobile devices we have is the car. And cars are about to get connected to the Internet like never before. Not only will it change how we drive, but it will change the economics of the car business as well.
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There are more than 327 million wireless subscriptions in the U.S.
A new survey was released by CTIA yesterday with some interesting data on wireless subscribers in the U.S. The survey covers January 2011 through June 2011.
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The study found a small increase in the risk of death among older women who took dietary supplements.
Most people receive little benefit from taking multivitamins and many other dietary supplements and they may even be harmful, according to researchers behind a large new study.
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Perhaps comedian Steven Wright said it best:
“I lost my job the other day. Well, I didn’t really lose it. I know where it’s at, it’s just when I go there someone else is doing it.”
They say that the truest comedy is the funniest, and there is nothing truer than the statement above. Steven’s old job didn’t go anywhere… his employer just found someone more qualified, more efficient, or less costly to do it. In today’s economy where layoffs and a bleak job market are the norm, the joke has lost a great deal of it’s humor. But a good look at the data proves Steven’s point — all those jobs are still there, it’s just that employers are finding more qualified, more efficient, and more cost-effective help.
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Nissan says it has developed a 10-minute charge for electric cars.
Current charge times take up to eight hours for most electric vehicles. But charging an electric car may soon be as quick and easy as refueling at the pump.
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Chocolate lovers have fewer strokes.
Having a sweet tooth for chocolate may not necessarily be bad for your health, hints a new study.
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