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How Snow Leopard Will Make Your Mac Faster
Some have called Snow Leopard little more than a But under its furry black and white skin, the $30 upgrade is worth it, and will reach into every corner of your Mac to speed things up. Surprisingly, Snow Leopard’s biggest improvements are to your hardware. Think of it as a tune-up for your machine.
 Brain Controls Robot Arm In Monkey, University Of Pittsburgh Researche
Reaching for something you want seems a simple enough task, but not for someone with a prosthetic arm, in whom the brain has no control over such fluid, purposeful movements. Yet according to research presented at the 2005 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, scientists have made significant strides to create a permanent artificial device that can restore deliberate mobility to patients with paralyzing injuries. Review: 'Art &Copy' Profiles Mad Men, Women of Advertising's Rise
A new documentary from Hypeand Scratchdirector Doug Pray tracks the evolution and cultural impact of marketeers' creative output.
 Molecules Line Up To Make The Tiniest Of Wires
As technology gets smaller and smaller, the computer industry is facing the complex challenge of finding ways to manufacture the minuscule components necessary. Now scientists have demonstrated a technique for producing conductive nano-wires on silicon chips. While the new process could provide the solution for computer manufacturers looking for ways of increasing the speed and storage capacity of electronics, it could also mean cheaper electronics as well. Slow Motion Melting Ice Crystals In A Computer Animation
An animated movie shows an ordered structure dissolving little by little into a disordered mess after a light pulse: Swedish researchers have used a computer to simulate ice melting after it is heated with a short light pulse. Most Detailed Image Of The Crab Nebula
A new Hubble image - among the largest ever produced with the Earth-orbiting observatory - gives the most detailed view so far of the entire Crab Nebula. The Crab is arguably the single most interesting object, as well as one of the most studied, in all of astronomy. The image is the largest ever taken with Hubble's WFPC2 workhorse camera. New Life for Stem Cell Bills
A new, Democrat-controlled Congress plans to reintroduce stem cell legislation as one of its first priorities. In Bodyhack. With Few Factors, Adult Cells Take On Character Of Embryonic Stem Cell
With the introduction of just four factors, researchers have successfully induced differentiated cells taken from mouse embryos or adult mice to behave like embryonic stem cells. The researchers reported their findings in an immediate early publication of the journal Cell. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Optimism Rises From the Dread
The Edge Foundation asks some of the world's biggest thinkers, "What are you optimistic about? Why?" Plus: Bruce Sterling's State of the World 2007. In Beyond the Beyond.
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