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Wired | Nuke Mosquito, End Malaria?

The IAEA is upto a different kind of inspection these days- and it seems they are creating the right buzz.

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The Guardian | Leonardo’s car brought to life

This genius still has a lot to teach, even after 500 years.

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MSNBC | Behind ‘Eureka!’plenty of preparation

Edward de Bono has often said that thinking can be and has to be taught. As a collorary, innovative thinking can be and has to be practised.

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Reuters | Warming Climate Disrupts Alaska Natives’ Lives

The Global Warming may be a distant problem for most of us but the Alaskan natives are losing their very identity and existence. The natives have been living harmoniously with their environment for thousands of years yet they are having to pay for the misdeeds of our westernised industrial society.

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The Smithsonian | Signal Discovery?

This is article talks about the fascinating discovery of the sound of cells and the new branch of science called ‘Sonocytology’

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Google is raking up a lot of media coverage these days due to its soon to be released mail service : Gmail. But there is more to Google than search engine, weblogging, social-networking and mail.

Topix notes: This computer is running the world’s top search engine, a social networking service, a shopping price comparison engine, a new email service, and a local search/yellow pages engine. What will they do next with the world’s biggest computer and most advanced operating system?

The following two write-ups have an interesting perspective:

O’Reilly Network | The Fuss About Gmail and Privacy: Nine Reasons Why It’s Bogus

Topix.net | The secret source of Google’s Power

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Newsday.com | Magnetic attraction sets migrating birds on (and off) course

I had covered some recent research on bird migration earlier. This article reports on the impact of artificial magnetic fields on bird migration. Maybe this can be used to guide bird migration around inconducive regions.

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HubbleSite | Hubble Observes Planetoid Sedna, Mystery Deepens

This is Hubbles’ take on the latest member of our Solar System family. Note that even with Hubbles’ super-sensitive high resolution camera the picture is actually only about a pixel size. But the web-page has other interesting things to say about Sedna.

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Japan.com | A maverick inventor’s breakthrough electric motor uses permanent magnets to make power

Says his motor gives 330% efficiency on a average. This coupled with the rapidly developing low-cost high power-density portable power technology can be the key to a better cleaner world.

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Wired | A Black Box for Human Health

Hi-tech space technology has the potential to save human lives here on Earth.

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