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World meet Adam
Submitted by nharmuth on April 7, 2009 – 1:40 pm | No Comment
World meet Adam

Adam is a robot designed to carry out scientific experiments from beginning to end… and everything in between – literally. The whole process is run by Adam from
formulating hypotheses, designing and running experiments, analyzing …

The Empire State Building is Going Green
Submitted by nharmuth on April 6, 2009 – 8:13 pm | No Comment
The Empire State Building is Going Green

Renovations should start this summer in an effort to reduce the amount of energy being consumed by the skyscraper. Reduction is aimed at 38% a year by 2013. Although costing a bit upfront ($20 million), …

So mom was right…
Submitted by nharmuth on April 6, 2009 – 7:07 pm | No Comment
So mom was right…

Apparently mom wasn’t trying to torture you with all that broccoli after all. A recent study in Japan stated that
Eating 2.5 ounces a day of broccoli sprouts appeared to reduce the risk of stomach …

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch… apparently they can do it for you
Submitted by nharmuth on April 1, 2009 – 10:30 pm | No Comment
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch… apparently they can do it for you

A study on chicks has shown that they can also count. Researchers at the University of Padova and University of Trento tested the chicks’ math skills by moving plastic balls behind screens – so …