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The Greeks Were Computing Back in 100 B.C.

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The Greeks Were Computing Back in 100 B.C.

Cardiff :: United Kingdom | Jul 31, 2:26 AM | Technology News

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We all knew the Greeks were ahead of their time. Sounds like they also had a head start on fulfilling Bill Gates' vision of "a computer in every home". The ancient Greek technology ...

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The Sky is Falling? No, the Ice is Melting...

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The Sky is Falling? No, the Ice is Melting...

Edmonton :: Canada | Jul 30, 9:02 AM | Technology News

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In what appears further evidence that the planet Earth is warming, a large chunk of ice has broken free from the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, near Ellesmere Island in Canada. The frozen sheet of ice ...

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'Heart Robot' emotes just like a human child

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'Heart Robot' emotes just like a human child

London :: United Kingdom | Jul 29, 4:45 PM | Technology News

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A human-like robot that mimics human emotion was revealed this week at the 'Emotibot' event at London's Science Museum. The robot is actually closer to a puppet-robot hybrid, ...

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Humans aren't the only ones getting drunk

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Humans aren't the only ones getting drunk

Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | Jul 29, 3:24 PM | Technology News

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The pentailed tree shrew, a species native to Malaysia, spends its nights sucking on the naturally fermented nectar from palms, which in human terms, effectively should render ...

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Is cooking oil the new gasoline?

Manila :: Philippines | Jul 29, 12:42 PM | Technology News

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In Manila, police forces are attempting to have police cars run on a mixture of diesel and cooking oil to counter rising prices of fuel. The mixture will contain 40% diesel and 60% cooking oil, ...

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Was da Vinci A Fraud?

London :: United Kingdom | Jul 29, 11:35 AM | Technology News

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Amateur British historian, Gavin Menzies, incited headlines around the globe in 2002 with his claim that Columbus was beat to America by Chinese sailors 70 years before. Now, he has set out to ...

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Space Tourism Jet Unveiled

Mojave :: CA :: USA | Jul 29, 12:17 AM | Technology News

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In California's Mojave Desert, British business tycoon Richard Branson has unveiled Virgin Galactica's first space tourism jet that will soon launch high-paying tourists into sub-orbit. The jet ...

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World's Largest Family Welcomes One More

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World's Largest Family Welcomes One More

Abbotsford :: Canada | Jul 28, 7:10 PM | Technology News

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A Romanian couple now living in Canada has just welcomed their 18th child into the world. Abigail Ionce was born to parents Alexandru, 51, and Livia, 44, last week, and her ...

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Friday 1st August 2008 :Total Solar Eclispe !

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Friday 1st August 2008 :Total Solar Eclispe !

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | Jul 28, 4:22 PM | Technology News

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This Friday, August 1, a total solar eclipse will occur as the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth for the first time in more than two years. For a few minutes, the moon will blot out ...

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Google alum take on the search engine with new search: Cuil

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Google alum take on the search engine with new search: Cuil

Mountain View :: CA :: USA | Jul 28, 11:53 AM | Technology News

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Pronounced 'cool,' Cuil is a new search engine engineered by ex-employees of the web behemoth Google that promises a better way to scan the internet. The brains behind the ...

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