The aim of the skin patch is to educate the body so it doesnt over-react to peanut exposure.
A revolutionary skin patch that may cure thousands of deadly peanut allergy has been developed by pediatricans. Researchers believe it presents one of the best possible ways of finding an effective treatment for a life threatening reaction to peanuts.
Doctors fear energy drinks may have side effects.
A large group of American doctors urge kids and teens to avoid energy drinks and only consume sports drinks in limited amount, a new report says.
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Digital ants are one of the top “ten technologies that have the power to change our lives”.
Computer experst have been so inspired by how ants protect their colony when it is threatened they are currently testing a program which they say could offer foolproof protection against computer virus attacks.
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iPad2
After spending nearly $700 on a new Apple iPad 2 64 GB and you still feel the urge to part with more of your money, don’t worry. You can waste your time browsing iTunes slowly and spending your wealth on less expensive iPad Apps that just cost a few dollars. Or you can browse the top 1o costliest choices of the App Store.
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Futurist Thomas Frey: When Hurricane Katrina hit the city of New Orleans the US Post Office was faced with a major dilemma. For countless centuries, the modus operandi for the post office was to deliver mail to a location, and the individuals who lived at that location would stop by and pick up their mail. But following the hurricane, the floods had destroyed all of the “locations”.
Treebot
Treebot is a robot that was designed to climb trees. The robot was designed by a team at The Chinese University of Hong Kong for the express purpose of shimmying up trees autonomously, figuring out the best route up a trunk using built-in touch sensors. (video)
TVGuardian
There have been tools over the years for skipping the sexy or violent parts of movies, or sanitizing the bad words coming from your TV’s speakers. But HDTV viewers who didn’t want to restrict viewing to G-rated shows remained exposed to nasty curse words and other offensive language. Until now. (Videos)
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NHTSA to propose a requirement that all new vehicles contain an event data recorder.
Officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are considering to require that all new cars must have an event data recorder inside the vehicle.
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There’s a right and wrong way to implement gamification beyond just slapping badges and points on your site.
Gamification, or the use of game mechanics in non-gaming contexts, has quickly made its way into the lexicon of the marketing and tech world. Companies in every industry imaginable are trying to tap into this powerful new strategy for influencing and motivating their customers, employees and fans.
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According to a recent article on PennLive.com, when you type ‘airline’ and ‘revenue guarantee’ in a major search engine and you’ll find articles about airports nationwide that have used and are using revenue guarantees to expand or preserve air service.”
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“The sooner you advertise here, the better”
Interbest, the advertising agency Y&R Not Just Film Amsterdam, used a male stripper to build awareness of their billboard visibility. The billboard campaign can make anyone driving by want to start a business and pay for billboard space. Interbest’s billboard campaign has the following tagline: “The sooner you advertise here, the better” and they have created a lot of buzz since the man on the billboard is wearing less and less clothes each day. (Pics)
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in China.
China is starting to see the costs of its rapid march towards industrialization. Air pollution from heavy industry, coal-fired power plants, and numerous factories have saturated the air and now cancer has officially become the number one cause of death. Almost 25% of deaths in China are now attributed to cancer. The Earth Policy Institute gleaned as much from China’s own Ministry of Health — and tragically but unsurprisingly, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in China.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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