US woman questions ticket for wearing Google Glass
An early adopter of Google's Internet-connected eyeglasses may soon become a test pilot of a different sort.
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Nov 1, 2013
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Kinect Sign Language Translator expands communication possibilities for the deaf
Worldwide, an estimated 360 million people are deaf or hard of hearing. Because the majority of hearing individuals do not understand sign language, people who are deaf often have difficulties interacting with the hearing. ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 1, 2013
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80 percent of UK baby boomers 'satisfied with their financial situation', study finds
More than 80 per cent of Britons aged 50 and over are satisfied with the financial situation of their household, according to research by the University of Bristol's Personal Finance Research Centre and the International ...
Economics & Business
Nov 1, 2013
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Division of household chores may depend on one's mess tolerance
Not that anyone is pointing fingers, but one individual went three weeks without noticing that dirty laundry had piled up.
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2013
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Pronghorn warming to safe passages
Scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) observing the fall migration of pronghorn from Grand Teton National Park to the Upper Green River Basin announced that for the second year, the animals have successfully ...
Ecology
Nov 1, 2013
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What moves the Supreme Court's 'swing' justices?
Whenever the U.S. Supreme Court hands down a 5-4 decision, the pivotal "swing" vote must be cast by the "median" justice (midway, ideologically, between four more liberal justices and four more conservative), right?
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2013
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Engineers develop real-time, 3-D teleconferencing technology (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) —Nik Karpinsky quickly tapped out a few computer commands until Zeus, in all his bearded and statuesque glory, appeared in the middle of a holographic glass panel mounted to an office desk.
Engineering
Nov 1, 2013
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New recyclable MDF could help solve UK waste problem
A new biodegradable and recyclable form of medium density fibreboard (MDF) has been created that could dramatically reduce the problem of future waste. Today (31 October), Professor Andrew Abbott is awarded the Royal Society ...
Materials Science
Nov 1, 2013
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Great plains producers could profit from spring canola crops
Farmers in the semiarid central Great Plains have traditionally used a 2-year, no-till, dryland, winter wheat/fallow cropping system, which stretches scarce soil water supplies and minimizes crop failure from water stress. ...
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Nov 1, 2013
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In battle against flies, don't toss old bulbs
Restaurants and supermarkets could save millions of dollars by hanging on to bug zapper bulbs instead of tossing them every year as they normally do, a new University of Florida study has found.
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Nov 1, 2013
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