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A Display That Tracks Your
Movements
Technology Review June 20, 2008
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Samsung and interactive advertising
company Reactrix Systems plan to
bring 57-inch interactive displays
to Hilton hotel lobbies by the end
of the year. These displays can
"see" people in 3D standing up to 15
feet away from the screen as they
wave their hands to play games,
navigate menus, use maps --and
interact with...
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The Importance of Being Frightened
ScienceNOW News June 16, 2008
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Emotional facial expressions confer
a survival advantage, University of
Toronto researchers have found,
using vision and breathing tests.
(J. Susskind and A.
Anderson/University of Toronto) A
fearful visage improves peripheral
vision, speeds up eye movement, and
boosts air flow, potentially
allowing a person to more quickly
sense and...
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Cancer patient cured with his own
immune system
NewScientist.com news service June 19, 2008
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Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center have
developed a new cancer immune
therapy by using large numbers of a
patient's own T-cells (a special
type called helper CD4 cells) to
fight tumors. The researchers
collected some of these cells from
the patient, cultured them, and
injected five billion of them back
into the patient....
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BroadStar Achieves Breakthrough In
Low-Cost Energy Production With New
Generation Wind Turbine
Energy Daily June 9, 2008
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BroadStar Wind Systems' new AeroCam
wind turbine is the first to break
through the $1/watt cost barrier,
the company claims. Designed with a
low profile on a horizontal axis
with multiple blades, it
automatically and interactively
adjust the pitch or angle of attack
of the aerodynamic blades as the
turbine rotates, thereby optimizing
its...
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'Flying Humvee' robot ships
supplies to military troops
Australian PC World June 18, 2008
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Frontline Aerospace has built a
prototype of a driverless aircraft
designed to shuttle hundreds of
pounds of supplies to soldiers in
war zones. The robotic "flying
Humvee" vehicle can fly 600 to 1,000
miles, carrying a full cargo of 400...
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