A third of American adults own smartphones.
83% of American adults own some kind of cell phone. Cell phones have become a near-ubiquitous tool for information seeking and communicating and these devices have an impact on many aspects of their owners’ daily lives. In a nationally representative telephone survey, the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project found that, during the 30 days preceding the interview:
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The glass memory has been compared to the ‘memory crystals’ used in the Superman films.
Soon computers may be saving their data onto hard drives made of glass following research by British scientists who have developed a way of storing information similar to the “memory crystals” seen in the Superman films.
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Milky Way
Terje Sorgjerd has done it again. He is the photographer behind the viral video The Aurora and here Sogjerd captures the Milky Way over El Teide, Spain’s highest mountain. Click through to watch, and get details on how the video was made. (video)
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Smile Cooking Toaster
Do you start your mornings with a smile from your toast? Even though they may be a little quirky , small gimmicks like this can really make a difference in your day.
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Bisin would keep sandwiches on the shelves for much longer.
You don’t have time to make a packed lunch before work? Soon you could make it a year in advance. Scientists have discovered a natural preservative which could spell the end of rotting food.
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Vacuum Tube Train
Despite a 5 hour time difference you could have lunch in Manhattan and still get to London in time for the theater with the help of a 4,000 mph magnetically levitated train.
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Do you know when you eat a GMO?
The fact that 165 million acres of GMO crops are currently being cultivated is made even worse by the idea that it’s difficult and sometimes impossible to avoid these foods in your grocery store. As a nation we have vastly more GMO cultivated land than any other country and we’re one of the few industrialized nations that doesn’t label GMOs as such. But this could all change, starting with California. Proponents of GMO labeling are fighting hard to get the measure on the California ballot in 2012 so the masses can let their opinion be known…
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Getting along with coworkers could prolong your life.
A new study finds that good relationships with your co-workers and a convivial, supportive work environment may add years to your life.
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Creativity has decreased among American children in recent years.
A creativity researcher scoured 300,000 creativity tests going back to the 1970s and found that kids these days are narrow-minded and just not as creative as they used to be.
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Is buying Boardwalk the best strategy?
Monopoly is a bonding experience in some families. For other families, it’s a Machiavellian affair that tosses love and loyalty aside in favor of a capitalistic bloodlust where there is but one goal: Drive mom, dad, grandma and weird Uncle Steve into bankruptcy as soon as possible.
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Spider silk could be an ideal answer for helping heal wounds.
Researchers may have found a better alternative for providing skin grafts to wounds. It turns out that spider silk is legendary for its strength, as well as its possible healing properties. Tissue engineer Hanna Wendt at Medical School Hannover in Germany honed in on this and found that by creating an artificial skin spun from spider silk, we could have an ideal answer for helping heal wounds.
Estrogen protects women from heart attacks.
Why are women said to be less vulnerable to heart attacks as compared to men? Well, it’s the sex hormone estrogen which protects females, says a new study.
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