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Human Hair in Solar Panels Make Solhair Power


Another reuse for human hair has been discovered thanks to a young bright man from Nepal. Using human hair, the young man and his friends, invented a method to power more affordable solar panels for their village and hopefully the rest of the world. Is it Solhair Power?

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Crocodile Foot Charm Means 'Hands Off'


Crocodile Foot Charm Means 'Hands Off'
This cured crocodile foot comes in your choice of 5 pleasing colors. It also comes in handy when you want to send a message but don't have any severed horse heads around.

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Wall-E’s Girl-friend’s Cousin, Le Petit Prince, a Robotic Garden For Mars


Do you remember Wall-E's girlfriend Eve? Her mission was to find plant life. Once she did, it was her mission to protect the plant. Le Petit Prince, though still a concept, is also a robot that has a similar mission, except he already has a plant inside him and it's his mission to keep it alive.

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Sticky Feet Of Green Mussels Inspires New Adhesives


You've heard of 'sticky fingers?'  Well, green mussels, aka Perna viridis, have sticky feet!  And that is the secret -- just released by scientists at the University of California Santa Barbara's (UCSB) Marine Science Institute -- of their superior adhesive powers.

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Wear Nature Smack In The Face, Especially If You’re an Ugly Bastard


In the city tall buildings, busy streets, unpleasant sounds and unpleasant smells can make living or working in urban life unbearable. What if you could carry a piece of nature with you all day? Would wearing a living accessory make a difference?

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Kyjen's Interactive Toys Appeal To A Dog's Hunting Instincts


The Kyjen Company has made a niche for itself producing a line of plush interactive toys for dogs.  Do the toys test intelligence, as Kyjen implies in its marketing?  Well... they do keep dogs stimulated and encourage hunting and hiding behaviors, natural instincts of dogs.

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Non-Steroidal Pain Medicine For Dogs Available Soon


Pain, allegies, infections, surgeries, skin problems... you name it. Practially every canine problem is treated with a steriod or synthetic steroid drug. Steroids work fast, but they cause side effects, many that are permanent and can seriously impair your dog's quality of life.

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Ten Social Media Methods To Fight Hurricane Season


Social Media used in Hurricane Season
Katrina's devastation of New Orleans was BSM (before social media). It's hard to think that we lived during a period of time without social networking, but only 4 years ago Facebook was barely one year old, and Twitter was yet to be inked out on a restaurant napkin.

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Study Proves Men Less Choosy When It Comes To One Night Stands


A team of psychologists at Brunel University in the UK conducted research comparing the physical standards required by men and women when in came to casual sex. If this research was conducted in the U.S., I'd say it was a great candidate for the Golden Fleece award.

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Pentax Optio WS80 Waterproof Camera


The Pentax Optio WS80 is an inexpensive and waterproof casual camera that can capture some of your best summer moments.

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Gecko Grip Findings Will Advance Military, Space Applications


Despite popular belief, not all geckos are employed by Geico® to star in television commercials.  Some of them are walking on glass in science labs while researchers try to figure out just what factors keep them from slipping off!  Scientists at the University of Calgary and Clemson University have made that discovery!

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Portable Potty Makes Fresh Drinkable Water


In an attempt to help people in countries in dire need of fresh drinking water Argentine designer Leonardo Manavella has invented a portable potty/water fountain.

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A Primer For The Newest Health Food Craze: Raw Chocolate!


So you've been eating 73 percent dark cocoa bars every day thinking that their antioxidant power will add 10 years to your life.  Well stop.  Because the latest health craze is raw chocolate not dark, processed chocolate.  In fact raw chocolate, aka raw cacao, contains five times more antioxidants than the Acai berry!

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Contact Lenses Improve Quality Of Life For Animals... Really!


The mother and baby sea lions are performers at Sea World in San Diego.  Mama sea lion was becoming disoriented from blurred vision caused by cataracts, until she was fitted with intraocular contact lenses that enable her to perform again, and to see and be a role model for her newborn.

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GoPro 1080p HD Helmet Hero


The world's first wearable full 1080p HD video camera will provide the best-looking action sports footage that you've seen. Use it to capture all your best skate, snow, water and mountain moments.

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LED Mini Camping Lantern


The tiniest camping lantern you've ever seen weighs less than an ounce and fits onto your keychain, yet still provides enough light to make it a worthwhile camping accessory.

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Electronic Nose Challenges The Dog As Most Sensitive To Human Smell


While dogs are being cloned for drug-sniffing jobs in South Korea, a kind of mechanical dog is being built in Spain to biomimic the dog's sensitivity to human skin vapors. The developers are calling it the "electronic nose."

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Wingless Ladybugs Promise Lasting Pest Control


Wingless Ladybugs Promise Lasting Pest Control
Ladybug Ladybug fly away home, your house is on fire and your children will burn... Sorry kiddies, Japanese researchers from Nagoya University have produced "wingless" ladybird beetles that stay on (or near) the plants they're supposed to protect.

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Far From The Computer World, Bill Gates Is Killing Hurricanes


Ever wonder what Bill Gates was going to do after he resigned from Microsoft®?  Well, here's one thing he's doing -- inventing ways to stop hurricanes before they hit land.   Is he God or Don Quixote?

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Pee Power Potential Fuel: Convenient and Greener


Ever wonder how much pee power you have? No? Maybe you should. It turns out your pee isn't just waste. It has fueling potential according to scientist from Ohio University. This fueling potential could be put to use in the near future.   

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