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Building real security with virtual worlds
Advances in computerized modeling and prediction of group behavior, together with improvements in video game graphics, are making possible virtual worlds in which defense analysts can explore and predict results of possible military and policy actions, say computer science researchers. Egg in a bottle
Ever fancied squeezing an egg into a bottle? No? Well, it’s a kind of perennial physics demonstration that science teachers the world over love to do. I could simply describe how to do it and the results you might expect, but that would be no fun at all. Instead, I spent a good ten minutes [...] Gene is linked to lung cancer development in never-smokers: one third
A study that scanned the genomes of thousands of "never-smokers" diagnosed with lung cancer as well as healthy never smokers has found a gene they say could be responsible for a significant number of those cancers. [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. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Party Time: Fun for Halloween
This collection of Halloween activities includes jack-o'-lanterns and other pumpkin craft ideas, fun foods to make (such as "broomstick breadsticks"and meringue ghosts), plant decorations, and candy bags. From Sunset magazine. Expert Tackles Game Violence Myth
A Texas A&M researcher says studies showing connections between video games and violent behavior suffer from shoddy research techniques and bias. In Game|Life. Prototype Indoor Climate System Enables User To Control Personal Envir
Syracuse, N.Y.-based company CollabWorx Inc. and collaborators from the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (Syracuse CoE) and Syracuse University have developed a working prototype of an indoor climate control system that has the ability to make "smart"decisions in response to changing conditions within an office or building based on interaction with the human occupants. Nano Flakes May Revolutionize Solar Cells
A new material, nano flakes, may revolutionize the transformation of solar energy to electricity. If one researcher's future solar cells meet the expectations, both the economy and the environment will benefit from the research. Less than 1 per cent of the world?s electricity comes from the sun because it is difficult to transform solar energy to electricity. But the discovery may be a huge step towards boosting the exploitation of solar energy. Steve Jobs: Let Us Open the IPod
In a rareopen letter, Steve Jobs calls on the music labels to drop copyright controls. In Cult of Mac.
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