A 500-year old mystery surrounding the centre-piece of the alchemists' lab kit has been solved by UCL (University College London) and Cardiff University archaeologists.
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November 27, 2006
Must be 21 to drink in the US? Not necessarily true in some states...
Great map and supporting facts from NIH that show many states in the United States where consumption of alcohol by those under 21 is not necessarily prohibited. In others, there is a "location exemption," where minors can drink at home, for example. The yellow states don't have exceptions whatsoever. You still must be 21 to purchase alcohol.
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The largest superconducting magnet ever built - Picture
The largest superconducting magnet ever built, in the Atlas detector at the Cern lab, has been powered up succesfully. Engineers sent a current of 21,000 Amps round the coils. Atlas will analyse collisions in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which will recreate conditions just after the Big Bang.
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A "You are here" in the tree of life
The relationship between over 3000 species, presented in a 54" wide printable graph. This is a brilliant presentation of information.
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What It's Like To Travel At The Speed Of Light (video)
"Impossible in real life, but feasible in a computer simulation: A tour through the city centre of T
übingen illustrates what we should see when moving at such a high speed."
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10 OS X Apps You Might Not Know About But Should
Here are 10 OS X apps that you might not know about but probably should. With literally thousands of apps out there begging for your attention, this article should help weed through some of the clutter.
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Apple Touch Screen Mac Tablet PC With Docking Station In Mid 2007
Apple researchers have built a full working prototype of a Mac Tablet and companies in Taiwan are now costing a product for a potential launch in mid 2007. I was told that Apple was exploring a neat new touch screen device that is that links to various source devices including a brand new media centre that Apple is planning to launch next year.
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Social lending the next Web 2.0 phenomenon - Part II
Yesterday I wrote an article about a report that was just published about social lending. Since the article became very popular over the past day, I thought it might be interesting to take a deeper look at Zopa and Prosper to see what they offer to both the borrower and the lender.
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Army Game Proves U.S. Can't Lose
The developer behind a new military recruitment video game complains that he wasn't allowed to program realistic enemies that learn from their mistakes and adapt to circumstances.
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FINALLY!!!!.........Beatles: only on iTunes?
After years of refusing to make the move to MP3, the Beatles may give Steve Jobs' iTunes an exclusive. Fortune has learned that iTunes is close to a deal to bring the Beatles catalog online. Apple Computer is said to be angling to become the exclusive online music store for the Beatles for a limited window of time....
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How HD Radio Works
I'm sure by now you've heard the flow of advertisements telling you to make the switch to HD Radio. But what is it really and how does it work? Check it out.
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What's on Kevin Smith's iPod is "too great, actually" to be published
Kevin Smith was recently asked to make his celebrity iTunes playlist. "My contact (at Apple) said he
’s never had this problem before. He said yours is the best they’ve ever received and he wishes they could make it work." They couldn't make it work. So here's Kevin's unpublished playlist, complete with his customary comedic commentary.
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