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'Origami Lens' Could Slim Cameras A new folding telephoto lens uses multiple mirrors to enhance image quality. Could be just what your phone's camera ordered. In Gadget Lab. Paramount, Dreamworks Drop Blu-ray for HD DVD Both studios elect to cast their lot with Toshiba's next-generation DVD player, and the lower sticker price seems be the reason. Augmented Reality Technology May Improve Communication In Poultry Plan Technology that transfers computer-generated information onto the physical world is being tested for use in poultry plants to improve communication between computers and workers. Using augmented reality (AR) technology, researchers have designed two systems that project graphical instructions from an automated inspection system onto birds on a processing line. These symbols tell workers how to trim or whether to discard defective products. [Cool] Lost purse containing $43,000 returned Two college students returned a lost purse to its owner, not knowing the handbag contained her life savings of $43,000. Heat Therapy For Cancer May Be Key To 'Lance Armstrong Effect' Experts at Johns Hopkins have linked scientific evidence spanning more than 30 years to suggest an explanation for why testicular cancer patients like seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong survive far better than patients with other advanced cancers. $5.1 Billion Would Save 6 Million Children, Study Says According to researchers from the JHSPH, six million children could be saved if $5.1 billion in new resources for preventive and therapeutic interventions were provided each year in the 42 countries around the world where approximately 90 percent of all child deaths occur. Terri Schiavo Case: Legal Issues Involving Healthcare Directives, Deat Compilation of documents and links to information about the court case involving Terri Schiavo, the Florida patient whose feeding tube was removed in March 2005. Topics include legal documents, living wills, the lawyers involved, related cases, power of attorney and health care directives, and commentary. Includes links to related sites. From FindLaw. Using Sponges To Stop Tuberculosis Using extracts from a common Chesapeake Bay sponge, Professor Leleng To of Goucher College and Dr. Salman Siddiqi of Becton Dickinson successfully stopped or slowed the growth of a strain of the tuberculosis-causing bacteria--suggesting possibilities for creating novel drugs to treat the deadly disease. POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online Background information about the Oxyrhynchus papyri, which were excavated from the site of Oxyrhynchus, a regional capital in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. Features illustrated essays about the city and the documents found there (including letters, tax returns, and government documents). Also includes a glossary, a searchable database and updates on the imaging of the papyri located at the Oxford University libraries, and locations of the rest of the papyri. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper.
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