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India's Tata launches low-cost water filter for rural poor

India's giant Tata Group on Monday unveiled a new low-cost water purifier, hoping to do for health what it did for motoring and provide affordable, safe drinking water for millions and cut disease.

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

To each his own: Consumers and self-designed products

From running shoes to ceiling fans, consumers are becoming the designers of their own products. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research looks at the ways consumers compare their creations to those designed by pro ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pounding the pavement: Traditional training methods are still safer, more effective

(PhysOrg.com) -- Race season is here again, and that means more first-timers on the marathon/triathlon circuit. Officials from some of the biggest marathons and triathlons in the country are reporting record ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Optimum running speed is stride toward understanding human body form

(PhysOrg.com) -- Runners, listen up: If your body is telling you that your pace feels a little too fast or a little too slow, it may be right.

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Fridges and washing machines liberated women': researcher

The advent of modern appliances such as washing machines and refrigerators had a profound impact on 20th Century society, according to a new Université de Montréal study. Plug-in conveniences transformed women's ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Aussie study challenges claims for hi-tech running shoes

Australian researchers have admitted they had found no scientific proof that hi-tech running shoes improve athletic performance or limit injury.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1