With a growing sentiment in North America about the importance of protecting our environment, many readers would be pleased to know that making green choices don't have to be costly, and in some cases can provide...
British researchers have invented something out of Star Trek: a printer that can print out plastic pieces of itself, that can be assembled into a complete unit...that can then print out pieces of itself. It's a...
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A pair of 20-somethings have been charged in a counterfeit scheme worth more than $4 million (in fake Canadian twenties)."Whoever says "crime doesn't pay" has never tried making bank notes.But Police say that's just what two Toronto area suspects did. Two people were...
A new technique for printing extraordinarily thin lines quickly over
wide areas could lead to larger, less expensive and more versatile
electronic displays as well new medical devices, sensors and...
A school disrtict in Florida that had agreed to allow McDonald's to sponsor their report cards and offer fast-food "incentives" for academic performance is now pulling a U-turn."McDonald's Corp. has voluntarily...
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"Steal this Film Part 2 is not simply just about piracy and copyright infringement. Even more so, it is an interesting look into how media and information have historically been shared and distributed. It doesn’t surprise me that the “Gatekeepers”, or the people...
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The US is finally smartening up and taking a page from Canada's currency playbook. Colourful money is not only pretty, it makes for lightning fast transactions and adds valuable seconds to our busy lives. (Insert...
For January 8 general elections, Pakistan will print around 200 million ballot papers and security forces personnel will be deputed at the printing presses for the purpose, official sources said here Friday.
“Green ballot papers will be printed for the National Assembly...
Pope Benedict's book, Jesus of Nazareth, sold more than 50.000 copies on its first day. Published in a new edition on the pontiff's 80th birthday, the book is the Pope's personal view of the life of Jesus and as such...
"To the Wahhabis of Saudi Arabia there were two great sources of religious heretics: the Shiites, who ruled in Iran and represented a majority population in several Arab nations, including Iraq, and worse still, the Sunni Arabs, who rejected the true path as represented by...
"print solar cells that require only 1/100th as thick an absorber as a silicon-wafer cell (yet deliver similar performance and durability). Watch the CNN video." This is the company Googles' fouders...
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SAN FRANCISCO: The X-rated industry has gotten too graphic, even for its own tastes.
Pornography has long helped drive the adoption of new
technology, from the printing press to the videocassette. Now
pornographic movie studios are staying ahead of the curve by...