Monthly Archives: September 2010

Ultra-high-speed process makes 6-petabits discs practical

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Now if only we had computers fast enough to process all that data.
Researchers at Sun Yat-Sen University in China have demonstrated a way to record on ferromagnetic films using laser-assisted ultrafast magnetization reversal dynamic… Continue reading

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Drink milk and lose more weight: research

A new weight loss study conducted by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers reveals that dieters who consumed milk or milk products lost more weight on average than those who consumed little to no milk products. Continue reading

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Alexander the Great May have had an Ancient Approximation of Kevlar

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Dungeons and Dragons should update the armor class for cloth.
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This mosaic of Alexander the Great shows the king wearing linothorax — an armo… Continue reading

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UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis

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People in our family would benefit greatly from research like this.
UCSF researchers today unveiled a prototype model of the first implantable artificial kidney, in a development that one day could eliminate the need for dialysis.
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Could I be

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I’ve always wanted one of these as a pet.

Could I be overfeeding the hamster?
where der iz hamstas, nomz always follow.
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