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Vitamin Gummies √ Calcium Supplements √ Password Pill? Hmm . . .

Thanks to the Internet, we now do everything, ranging from shopping to banking and even watching movies, electronically - While this has made life a lot easier, it has also resulted in the creation of numerous password combinations that have to be kept track of. Now thanks to Regina Dugan, Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology and Projects at Motorola, there may be an unusual solution - A daily pill!...

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Vitamin Gummies √ Calcium Supplements √ Password Pill? Hmm . . .

Video Of The Week - This Is Brain Surgery?

Mention brain surgery and images of a patient lying deeply unconscious with doctors carefully trying to cut through the nerves, comes to mind. However, this certainly does not seem to be the case if you watch this week's video, where the doctors and patients both look busy - One working on the brain, the other, happily strumming on his guitar!...

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Video Of The Week - This Is Brain Surgery?

Giant QE2 Asteroid Zips Past Earth At A Safe Distance

The announcement of a large asteroid zipping by earth is always met with a lot of excitement and some apprehension - Especially, given the several close encounters we have had in past few months. After all, there is always the chance that one may veer from its course and decide to come visit us. Fortunately, that did not happen when the ginormous 1998QE2 zipped by earth on Friday, May 31st....

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Giant QE2 Asteroid Zips Past Earth At A Safe Distance

Will RoboBees Help Alleviate The Loss Of Honey Bees?

Though scientists have known about Colony-Collapse Disorder, the phrase used to describe the untimely deaths of millions of honey bees across the globe for many years, nobody has yet been able to ascertain why. With bees responsible for pollinating crops worth in excess of $200 billion USD a year, something has to be done to avert what could soon become a global food crisis....

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Will RoboBees Help Alleviate The Loss Of Honey Bees?

Will 3-D Printers Be The Key To Ending World Hunger?

3-D printers are certainly the buzz today - They are being put to all kinds of uses, ranging from creating faux cars for movies to architectural models and if some advocates have their way, possibly even lunar structures. However, none of these ideas are as radical as the one proposed by Anjan Contractor, who believes that they will be the key to ending world hunger....

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Will 3-D Printers Be The Key To Ending World Hunger?

Robocops, Robots And Drones To Boost Security At Upcoming Events In Brazil

Over the next four years, Brazil will be home to several world-class events. In July 2013, the largely catholic nation will welcome the recently elected Pope Francis as he makes his first official international visit. In 2014, Rio De Janeiro will host World Cup Soccer and two years later, the much awaited summer Olympics. Given the unfortunate rise in terrorism especially at large public events, the government is not taking chances when it comes to keeping both visitors and locals, safe....

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Robocops, Robots And Drones To Boost Security At Upcoming Events In Brazil

Uh-Oh! The Moon Just Added Another Large Crater To Its Pockmarked Surface

Given that the moon already has a pockmarked surface, one would think that an additional crater would not really be cause for much excitement - But as it turns out, this latest one is, because according to scientists it is the biggest explosion observed on the lunar surface since 2005 - One so large, that the bright flash of light that resulted from the impact, could have been observed from earth without a telescope, had a stargazer been looking up at that precise moment....

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Uh-Oh! The Moon Just Added Another Large Crater To Its Pockmarked Surface