New breakthrough type of silicon "generates hundreds of times more current than conventional silicon"; potential uses include x-rays, night vision, digital photography, in vitro imaging, infrared detectors, etc. More environmentally friendly and cheaper than current...
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"The kitchen knife is the most common weapon used in teenage stabbings, Sir Ian Blair said today, as he revealed that close to 200 weapons have been seized since officers stepped up stop and search measures in...
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President Clinton on Hillary's Trip to Bosnia, Politisite, the Bill Clinton Lie detector. By Albert N. Milliron Former President Bill Clinton shared the Bosnia story on the campaign trail at Boonville, Indiana...
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So is that where spies keep their microchips now? I used to work at the border...I must have missed that memo."LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Texas woman who said she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane called Thursday for an apology by...
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Let's hope the Big Bang Machine won't unlock the secrets of the universe by accidentally destroying the earth."GENEVA - A 100-tonne wheel, the last piece of an ambitious experiment that scientists hope will...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Gee, I think I have reported about this previously this many, many times. 15,000 people atteneding this conference in balmy Bali, one can only assume these...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA Hijab being banned from polling booths at voting time I can agree with, but Airport Security Company to suspending an employee from the workplace who happens to be...
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"Austrian police say they have arrested a man who attempted to enter the US embassy in Vienna with a bag containing explosives and nails.
The suspect is a 42-year-old man of Bosnian origin from the north-eastern province of Lower Austria, police spokeswoman Michaela Raz...
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"• Parents want to take lie detector test to clear names
• Friend says 'mystery man' was heading towards Murat's home
• Second Portuguese lawyer appointed for 'extra firepower'
• Portuguese authorities admit their case has stalled
Kate and Gerry McCann are prepared to...
What do you get if you cross a rat, a jellyfish and brewer's yeast?
Happily, the answer is not the latest genetically modified food, but a
low-cost explosives detector.
Danny
Dhanasekaran, a...
I imagine the "libido-reducing drugs" mentioned in the article below are the same as used in so-called chemical castration. It does not escape my attention that such measures are not taken when dealing with...
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"Teachers' union wants stab-vests
Luke Walmsley
Luke Walmsley was stabbed to death at his school in Lincolnshire
School staff will need body armour when new powers to search pupils for weapons come into force, a teaching union says.
From next Thursday head teachers will be...
Though the lie detector has been more or less debunked, the British government is considering using this old-school device to ensnare would-be welfare cheats."For many years, critics of lie detectors have assailed the United States for being one the few countries to be...
" February 27, 2007 Michigan - A nonworking smoke detector was blamed for the deaths of two mothers and their two young sons in a Southfield apartment Monday morning. Cassandra (Sandy) Motley, 23, and her 3-year-old son, Keyambe Motley, died of smoke inhalation, along with...
"Police targeted a rising knife-carrying culture among clubbers by drafting an airport-style metal detector into a Teesside nightclub.
The special operation took place at the Lava Ignite nightclub in Middlesbrough on Saturday night with the co-operation of the club...