This is just AWESOME!

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"Brian May, the lead guitarist from rock band Queen, is close to earning his doctorate in astrophysics -- more than 35 years after quitting his studies to become a rock star."
http://www.reuters.com/article/life...536780120070726

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"They are the building blocks of what may one day become an enormously powerful quantum computer capable of solving in seconds problems that take today's fastest machines years to crack, U.S. physicists said on Wednesday.

Porto and colleagues have coaxed pairs of super-cold rubidium atoms to repeatedly swap positions, a feat that could make them useful for storing and processing data in quantum computers."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070725...cdygYZSXQSs0NUE

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"PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Reuters) - U.S. researchers on Monday unveiled a computerized prosthetic ankle and foot that could change the lives of a growing number of amputees returning from battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The prosthesis has a built-in power source and multiple springs to mimic a real human ankle, giving amputees more propulsion when walking, while reducing the limping and back pain commonly associated with existing prosthetic devices."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070724...KKCmqtpW87MWM0F

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"The field was muddy, deeply ploughed and the best it had yielded so far was a few rusty old buttons.

But father and son metal detector team David and Andrew Whelan decided to give it one more go.

A signal led them to a single coin, enough in itself for a satisfactory day's hunting. But the Whelans kept on digging and unveiled a glittering haul of gold and silver Viking treasure.

It has been hailed as the most significant find of its kind in England for more than 150 years.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...in_page_id=1770

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"Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets. "The process is simple," said lead researcher and author Somenath Mitra, PhD, professor and acting chair of NJIT's Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences. "Someday homeowners will even be able to print sheets of these solar cells with inexpensive home-based inkjet printers. Consumers can then slap the finished product on a wall, roof or billboard to create their own power stations."
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/release...70719011151.htm

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"Dava Newman, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics and engineering systems at MIT, wants to change that.

Newman is working on a sleek, advanced suit designed to allow superior mobility when humans eventually reach Mars or return to the moon. Her spandex and nylon BioSuit is not your grandfather's spacesuit-think more Spiderman, less John Glenn. "

http://www.physorg.com/news103819761.html

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"IF YOU want a robot to move more gracefully make, it as lazy as possible. So says Oussama Khatib of Stanford University in California, who is looking ahead to a future in which humans interact more closely with robots, and where we will expect them to move more like us.

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http://www.newscientisttech.com/art...n-the-move.html

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"Chinese scientists have developed a "wing-in-ground" (WIG) aircraft that can fly long distances just a few metres above the sea surface, state media reported on Wednesday.

The plane can fly as low as half a meter from the ground, hitting speeds of up to 300 kilometres per hour (180 miles per hour), while also carrying up to 4 tonnes on takeoff.

WIG aircraft exploit a phenomenon known as the "ground effect", which occurs as a plane flies close to the ground.

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http://www.newscientisttech.com/art...d-in-china.html

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"Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that two drugs used to treat bone loss in old folks can both kill and short-circuit the “sex life” of antibiotic-resistant bacteria blamed for nearly 100,000 hospital deaths across the country each year.
Unveiled Monday and slated for publication in a scientific journal this week, the UNC research breakthrough holds the promise of opening a new avenue of attack against bacteria that have become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics and often take a shorter time to develop this invulnerability and pass it along to other bugs, said Matt Redinbo, senior author of the new study.

“Potentially, we have a brand new way to kill the most dangerous bacteria that are out there,” said Redinbo, a UNC professor of chemistry, biochemistry and biophysics. “It’s becoming harder and harder to find drugs that effectively kill bacteria in humans.”

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http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/631643.html

This is one heck of a cool passenger plane..
Check it out
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/out-the-...yway-276153.php

Just check it out:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/the-real...tion-275689.php

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" RoboCup is an international robotics symposium and competition whose goal is to advance the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence to the point that in 2050 a robot soccer team can defeat the human world champions."

http://www.robocup-us.org/

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"Giant aquatic creatures from the deep, snaking robots made from watches and one man submarines were among many other things never before seen on the catwalk, that stunned the audience in Florence, Italy last week as Diesel presented their show for the Spring Summer 2008 collection. The ‘liquid space’ concept for the collection was radically brought to life during the 17 minute show, which is the first time that holograms have been projected along a traditional catwalk, being visible from both sides, and the first to combine both real and holographic models in a fashion show. Alexander McQueen used a holographic effect Kate Moss last year at the end of the show, but here the show was entirely built around the holograms and certainly seems to have taken the concept of the fashion show to a new level. Check out the part where a shoal of fish tranforms itself into a model - this got one of the biggest reactions from the crowd! I found this link with more images, and you can watch the YouTube video below.
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http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/f...lographic-show/

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"A system that makes three dimensional images solid enough to grasp has been unveiled by Japanese firm NTT. It could let businesspeople shake hands from across the globe or allow museum visitors to feel precious exhibits that are normally out of reach, the company says.
The prototype Tangible 3D system combines a 3D display with a "haptic glove". The display creates lifelike images appear in just in front of a flat screen. It creates the illusion of depth by showing slightly different images to each of the viewer's eyes. This means no special glasses are needed.
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http://www.newscientisttech.com/art...-touchable.html

-R