Americans paying more for food and gas.
U.S. consumer inflation rises as Americans are paying more for food and gas. This trend that could slow economic growth in the months ahead according to a new report.
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Scientists using a technique that is decades old for brain stimulations have found that it boosts learming. According to one researcher, it appears zapping your brain with a 9-volt battery will make you better at video games. But don’t try this yourself.
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Red Bull and vodka is riskier than just drinking alcohol.
Drinking the popular mix of Vodka and Red Bull is riskier than drinking alcohol alone, according to a new study. Researchers found that while physical and mental impairment were no different with the combination, the feeling of intoxication was higher.
FlyNano
A radical new single-seat aircraft dubbed the FlyNano was unveiled at the Aero Friedrichshafen, Germany (April 13-16) byaviation consultant, flight designer and enthusiastic pilot Aki Suokas. You don’t even have to have a license to fly the single-seat fun flyer. It is made entirely of carbon fiber and weighs in at a mere 70kg. The FlyNano takes off and lands on water. The FlyNano falls under the weight of what is considered to be a plane so you don’t have to worry about applying for a flying license in most parts of the world. (Pics)
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The Taste Test
University of Hertfordshire Psychologist Prof Richard Wiseman has revealed the results of The Taste Test. The Taste Test is a large-scale experiment to discover whether expensive wines are good value for money. The experiment involved over 400 members of the public tasting either an expensive or inexpensive wine. Then they tried to tell which was which. The experiment was carried out as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival.
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A new manufacturing process developed by Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) will increase the energy a lithium-ion battery can store by 40%. The technology is similar to that of printed solar cells…
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Hmmmm. What is it that makes this photo so special? You can see the answer after the jump.
Customers shopping for meat.
High levels of bacteria in meat commonly found on grocery store shelves have been found by researchers. According to a study released on Friday, more than half of the bacteria is resistant to multiple types of antibiotics.
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Every language can be traced back to a long-forgotten dialect spoken by our Stone Age ancestors in Africa.
From English to Mandarin – Every language in the world evolved from a prehistoric ‘mother tongue. ‘ The mother tongue was first spoken in Africa tens of thousands of years ago, a new study reveals.
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Futurist Thomas Frey: Most young people today are asking the very simple question, “Why should I buy a home?”
More babies could be saved if the mothers had better medical care.
Worldwide, more than 2 million babies are stillborn every year. About half of the babies born stillborn could be saved if their mothers had better medical care, according to researchers’ estimates.
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Ford–which is about to release an all-electric version of the Focus–just put out the above map of the United States with the cities it feels are best suited to electric car ownership. And with a few exceptions, it looks like the flyover states aren’t making preparations for the messianic arrival of the electric car. What do you want to bet that in the next presidential election, we’ll add “electric-car” to the litany of liberal-associative words like arugula, lattes, and sushi.
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