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Shopping study: Do free samples really make you buy products?

(PhysOrg.com) -- As you do your holiday shopping this year, you'll probably encounter plenty of free sample stands at the big warehouse stores and grocery stores. Common sense might tell you that eating a bunch of samples ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Italy launches private high-speed train

Italy launched Europe's first private high-speed train service this week, as the country looks towards the more liberal economy that Prime Minister Mario Monti wants to put on the rails.

Technology / Business

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Bringing Mars back to Earth

The search for life should be an essential component of a sample return mission from Mars, according to a recent report examining the science behind such a venture.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Estonian robots boost global online clothing market

Fashion fans have one more reason to swap brick-and-mortar shops for online retailers: a company in tech-savvy Estonia has come up with a way to let you try on new clothes on your own computer.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 15, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

From buskins to brothel-creepers: our love affair with shoes

Tomorrow Cambridge historian Dr Ulinka Rublack will give a public talk that will set footwear at the centre of her argument that in neglecting to explore the history of things we miss a golden opportunity ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New study of hunter-gatherers suggests social networks sparked evolution of cooperation

Ancient humans may not have had the luxury of updating their Facebook status, but social networks were nevertheless an essential component of their lives, a new study suggests.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Few Sparks: GM's underwhelming electric car program

For the first time since the late, lamented EV1 faded into oblivion in 2003, General Motors is back in the battery electric business, as it announces that it will roll out a plug-in version of the Spark minicar (it's also ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

I'm out of the office, so please read this spam

(AP) -- If you're prone to mistyping email addresses, here's a new thing to worry about: you could be a target for spammers trying to sell you a dream vacation or a diet product by pretending to be one of your friends or ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In Jobs' second act with Apple, a dramatic revival

Steve Jobs' resignation as Apple Inc.'s CEO on Wednesday was freighted with sentimental significance, the curtain call on a dramatic 14-year performance in which he rescued one of the world's most beloved ...

Technology / Business

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Consumers beware: In reality, luxury cars don't make us feel better

If you think driving a luxury car like a BMW, Lexus or Cadillac makes you feel better -- think again, says a University of Michigan researcher.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 8

More ads hit online TV as Web audiences grow

(AP) -- One of the rewards of watching TV online is not having to sit through as many commercials. Now the networks are chipping away at that little luxury.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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