Recent Discoveries and Breakthroughs

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10 Ig Nobel Prizes For 2012: Recognition Of Funny, Obscure Research

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Got Jet Lag? All You Need Is A "Light Shower"

by Laurie Kay Olson

Anyone who flies knows that one of the most difficult parts of air travel is jet lag. Jet lag is a physiological condition created by alterations to the body's circadian rhythym resulting from rapid long-distance travel. Sufferers experience sleep disturbances, cognitive issues, fatigue, headache, and irritability, even indigestion. It can take days to recover from jet lag. Now Delta Airlines has come up with a way to help passengers recover quickly.

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Gaming on Glass - The Sports Floor of the Future

by John J. Staughton

The age of smart technology is upon us as we can see in our phones, cars, and even houses. But what about our floors? ASB GlassFloor is a changeable, LED-infused invention that may change the way we play sports, advertise, and even walk down a hallway.

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MIT Scientists Create A Frost-Free Windshield Coating

by Laurie Kay Olson

One of the bane's to many people's existence is that frigid winter chore of scraping ice off of the car windows on icy winter mornings. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new coating that could make scraping a thing of the past. This coating can also be used on other surfaces such as glasses and camera lenses.

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Microsoft Reveals Big Themes For 2013

by dendory

As part of the company's TechForum event in Seattle this week, Microsoft reveals that three big technologies and innovations will shape the world of technology in the coming year. First, the arrival of big data along with the affordability of cloud processing power, then learning systems, and finally more human interfaces will allow all of this power to be used by more people.

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Control Your Home Electronics With Your Cell Phone

by Ferquan

Belkin makes Smart Home technology available to all those people who can't afford to spend thousands of dollars.

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Neato XV Signature Robot Does The Cleaning Up For You

by Katie Gatto

The Neato XV Signature and the Neato XV Signature Pro, two new smart robots that are designed to do the cleaning up for you, are coming onto the market in April. The robots will feature laser guidance systems, a self docking feature and a price point that is actually reasonable, considering this bot will clean your floors daily if you ask it to.

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Pink LED Ceiling Light & Ionizer Freshens Air, Improves Mood

by Steve Levenstein

The “ELM” ceiling light from Sharp Electronics of Japan features an integral ionizer to clean the air while a pale pink tinted Sakura (Cherry Blossom) LED bulb emits a warm, mood-altering glow.

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Lithium Ion Batteries: The Future Of Power And Portability

by Ferquan

Rechargeable battery technology is rocking the future of the energy world for everything from Bluetooth earphones to jumbo jetliners. And lithium is the battery chemistry of that future.

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Big.Little Processing Power Makes Tablets More Performant

by dendory

Big.Little technology allows a single processor to provide both high performance computing for tablets, yet also allow the kind of power saving capabilities that a low performance processor could provide. By using two sets of core, this may revolutionize tablets in the coming years.

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Boom Times For China's Nuclear Power Industry

by China.new

One might say the prospects for China's nuclear power industry are booming, and that's a good thing... so far. Only four Chinese nuclear power plants were operating at the beginning of 2012 but that number will, er, explode to 15 by the end of 2015. Put on your lead boots and join us for an in-depth look.

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