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 -> HIV strikes a "juvenile" every 14 seconds!
Isn't this the making of a catastrophe? A young person is infected with HIV every 14 seconds, a report from the United Nations Population Fund reveals. Around 6,000 people between the ages of 15 and 24 catch the disease every day.
1,468 views | 10 Oct 2003
 -> More planets like Earth?
Japanese scientists in Hawaii have found another star like sun, surrounded by sandy particles which could suggest the formation of more planets like earth, only 160 light years away!
445 views | 10 Oct 2003
 -> Honda reduces cost of building fuel cell cars
Honda Motor has brought the mass production of zero-emission hydrogen vehicles a step closer to reality by developing a cheaper-to-make, high-performance fuel cell stack needed to power the cars.
1,513 views | 10 Oct 2003
 -> Something's stinking in Chicago
(And it's not their baseball team!)
1,361 views | 10 Oct 2003
 -> Generate a 3D display from your laptop screen and cellophane
These guys present a "novel, inexpensive, stereoscopic" technique for generating 3D displays from cellophane and a laptop computer screen. Stereoscopy requires independent manipulation of the left and right eye views.
1,169 views | 08 Oct 2003
 -> SUPERB! Arnie is back
Turn on your speakers and listen to the Governator!
53,215 views | 08 Oct 2003
 -> North Korea wants to dump Japan from talks
This is quickly becoming a text book negotiations case study. A statement from the North Korean Foreign Ministry, carried on the official KCNA news agency Tuesday, said "Japan had been dumped from future negotiations."
1,452 views | 08 Oct 2003
 -> Warning Bells for Sun
A prominent technology analyst for Merrill Lynch is urging Sun Microsystems to slash as much as 15 percent of its workforce and focus on being a niche player in mission-critical computing, or risk being a part of IT history.
1,776 views | 07 Oct 2003
 -> Measure the speed of light with a chocolate and a microwave
Before Galileo people believed that light traveled at an infinite speed, i.e., it could travel any distance in no time. How this doozy notion was turned around on his head..
291 views | 07 Oct 2003
 -> Carving pumpkins
Some of the most popular "extreme pumpkin" photos.
3,559 views | 07 Oct 2003
 -> The Cheese formely known as Parmesan
The E.U. says regional delicacies need international protection. But will other countries swallow the idea?
1,496 views | 07 Oct 2003
 -> Source code for video game stolen
In one of the highest-profile cases of cybercrime to hit the gaming industry, the source code for Half-Life 2 -- one of the years most-anticipated games -- was stolen and released over the Internet..
1,599 views | 06 Oct 2003
 -> The making of M&Ms
Ever wondered how those pesky little addictions are made? What their colors are? An interesting FAQ.
1,502 views | 05 Oct 2003
 -> And again, no WMDs after all?
"We found nothing, despite Saddams ambitions". Prime Minister goes on the defensive but CIAs report to Congress appears to undermine arguments for the conflict..
1,441 views | 03 Oct 2003
 -> Had them....had them not....had them too....had them not...
The latest in the debate over Iraqs possession of WMD. Unofficial statement of David Kay.
1,412 views | 03 Oct 2003
 -> What they actually look like
"This just proves just how fake Hollywood really is."
2,380 views | 02 Oct 2003
 -> Harmonize singing horses
This should keep you busy for a while?
1,058 views | 02 Oct 2003
 -> Now thats a Google query!
Half a spoon in teacups...
1,356 views | 01 Oct 2003
 -> Reuters, MSN and about 50,000 Financial Professionals
The Reuters Messaging Network, built on top of Microsoft Office Live Communications Server Technologies, will be extended to the more than 100 million messenger users..
1,311 views | 30 Sep 2003
 -> An original Archimedes hand-written text
In October 1998, a battered manuscript of parchment-leaves sold for $2 million to an anonymous bidder at auction in NY. Roughly 1,000 years old. Watch as modern technology makes the text reappear!
1,504 views | 30 Sep 2003
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