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String Theory Finally Does Something Useful
String theory has finally made a prediction that can be tested with experiments — but in a completely unexpected realm of physics: quantum entanglement.
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Ancient Nubians Made Antibiotic Beer
Chemical analysis of the bones of an ancient Sudanese Nubians who lived nearly 2,000 years ago shows they were ingesting the antibiotic tetracycline on a regular basis — likely from a special brew of beer. The find is the strongest yet to support that antibiotics were previously discovered by humans before Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.
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Samsung Introduces Its 7-Inch Tablet to Rival iPad
Samsung has announced the launch of a tablet that could become the first major Android-powered challenger to the Apple iPad.
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Heavy European Snowfall Caused by 'Weather Collision'
The uncharacteristically snowy weather that hit Northern Europe and North America in the winter of 2009 to 2010 was caused by a rare combination of two separate weather oscillations in the Atlantic and Pacific, claim meteorologists.
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'Earth One' Reboots Superman's Roots for the iGeneration
Superman is a surly noob searching for reality in the digital age in J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis' update of the superhero's origin story. Who knew the Man of Steel would miss the musty Daily Planet more than the rest of us?
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Vets Get Ecstasy to Treat Post-Traumatic Stress
Two psychiatric experts think the way to treat troops returning home with PTSD: Have them
undergo intensive psychotherapy while they're rolling on ecstasy.
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Blackjack Whiz Riffs on Fantasy Sports, Statgeeks and Yahoo
A Q&A with Jeff Ma, the former leader of the infamous MIT Blackjack Team that took Vegas for millions in the mid-'90s. Now a successful entrepreneur and author, Ma talks about his love of fantasy sports, selling his company Citizen Sports to Yahoo (and why he didn't join them), and how young statgeeks can make their way in a sports industry dominated by traditionalists.
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Sept. 2, 1969: First U.S. ATM Starts Doling Out Dollars
Six weeks after landing men on the moon, Americans take another giant leap for mankind with the nation’s first cash-spewing, automated teller machine.
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Electric Kettles Are Steeped in the Future
Blazing fast (four minutes and nine seconds!), streamlined and full of highlights, Cuisinart's PerfecTemp puts its kettle competition to shame.
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Cap Gemini Bets on Brazil With 233 Million-Euro CPM Braxis Deal
Cap Gemini SA will buy a 55 percent stake in Brazilian information technology provider CPM Braxis as it seeks to serve more corporate clients in the South American country.
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India Asks RIM, Google, Skype to Build Local Servers
India said it will ask Research In Motion Ltd., Google Inc., Skype Technologies SA and other service providers to set up servers locally and enable security agencies to monitor mail traffic.
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Gartner Sees Worldwide Semiconductor Growth of 31.5% in 2010
Global semiconductor sales are predicted to grow by 31.5 percent to $300 billion this year, researcher Gartner said in an e-mailed statement today.
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Exclusive Gallery: 1983 Nintendo Family Computer Teardown
In 1983 Nintendo released the Famicon console. Now 26 years later we tear it apart to see what makes it tick.
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Don't Rule Out Apple Ruling Your Living Room
The new Apple TV fits into Steve Jobs' entertainment vision
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Google Testing Out Full-Featured Google Apps
There's a sign of hope for frustrated Google Apps users who feel left out of getting all the cool toys regular Google users get: Google is inviting select users this week to test out Apps with all the bells and whistles.
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Funai Electric to Increase LCD TV Output Capacity at Thai Plant
Funai Electric Co., a Japanese maker of audio-visual equipment, plans to increase production capacity for liquid-crystal display televisions by 54 percent at its factory in Thailand amid rising global demand.
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Best Sci-Fi Books for Kick-Starting Your Brain Fry
Want to start reading some science fiction, but aren't sure where to begin? This introductory sci-fi literature syllabus is just for you.
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3M Bid for Cogent Too Low, Three Large Investors Say
Three of the 10 biggest Cogent Inc. investors said a 3M Co. bid for the fingerprint-identification systems maker, supported by its chief executive officer and largest shareholder, is too low.
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Furor Erupts Over the Role of Self-Sacrifice in Evolution
A furor has broken out among biologists over ant specialist E.O. Wilson's latest attack on a concept used to explain the origins of self-sacrifice in the dog-eat-dog world of evolution.
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