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Scientists ask: Is the kilo losing weight?

Ensuring a pound of butter is indeed a pound, or a gallon of milk a full gallon, has long been the province of government agencies that deal with weights and measures. But now it seems scientists are having a little trouble ...

WorldWide Telescope lights up with Kinect

A few weeks ago Microsoft Research held an event on Microsoft Campus called TechFest. We show a lot of new projects and prototypes from our labs but we keep a lot of stuff behind closed doors. There was one demo that blew ...

Toshiba to launch no-glasses 3D monitors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rumors are flying out of Taiwan. Those rumors claim that Toshiba is working on a line of 3D laptops that do not require the users to have 3D glasses on their face. The concept of no-glasses 3D is something ...

Vestas Announces New 7 megawatt offshore wind turbine

(PhysOrg.com) -- Vestas Chief Executive Officer Ditlev Engel announced in London their new V164 wind turbine, designed specifically for offshore wind power. Optimized for conditions in the North Sea, Vestas surprised everyone ...

'Good-bye, blind spot' -- man and machine always in view

Particular care must be taken in a production hall where robots and men work together, where even minor carelessness could result in serious accidents or stop production. At the Hannover Messe trade fair that is taking place ...

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