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What The Markets Say About Bin Laden's Death: Cheaper Gas And Fewer Crazies

As the news hit markets around the world, the prices for oil and gold tilted.READ»

Nanoparticle Rubber Stamps Could Help Heal Wounds

You know the UV-ink rubber stamps that night clubs like to slap on your wrist? Well, a novel silver nanotech variant of the idea could actually help heal skin wounds more quickly.READ»

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Plot Jewelry Is Neckwear for Data Fiends

A couple of employees of ad agency W+K have come up with one of the kookier ideas in recent memory: data-driven jewelry. After scores of meetings, planner Lisa Prince noticed that data was being packaged up in ever ...READ»

2010 Olympic Medals Are Made From Old Electronics

The winning designs for Vancouver's 2010 Olympic medals have been revealed: the gold, silver, and bronze medals will all be made from melted-down electronics. Canadian designer Corrine Hunt's medals are laser-etched, so no two ...READ»

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An Audit of Earth's Material Resources

New Scientist provides us with this handy graph to show how long the materials we need for our transition to a low-carbon economy will last. I promise it will erase every fleeting thought you ever had about the pointlessness of ...READ»