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Self-Motivation + Retention, a Better Way to Learn

Self-Motivation + Retention, a Better Way to Learn

Together, the Jerry Seinfeld Calendar and Pimsleur’s Graduated Interval Recall, create a method for improving the ways we learn.

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Johns Hopkins Offers HIV Self-Test

Johns Hopkins Offers HIV Self-Test

In an effort to curtail the global spread of AIDS, Johns Hopkins recently conducted an in-hospital trail that offered self-administered HIV tests to Emergency Room visitors.

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Interactive Wallpaper: The Living Wall Project

Interactive Wallpaper: The Living Wall Project

The Living Wall Project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is aimed at creating electronically enhanced wallpaper that will be able to turn on and control devices.

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Air Guitar Hero Project Explores Muscle-Computer Interfaces

Air Guitar Hero Project Explores Muscle-Computer Interfaces

Scott Saponas showcased his project on muscle-computer interfaces using a customized Guitar Hero application.

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DIY Molecular Gastronomy

DIY Molecular Gastronomy

Nerdcore points us to a new kit for aspiring chef-scientists looking to try their hand at molecular gastronomy.

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Surfing the Net May Improve Brain Function

Surfing the Net May Improve Brain Function

Scientists at UCLA have discovered that older adults with limited Internet experience were able to boost brain functions after a week of interacting with the web.

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(Video) ChemBot: The Military’s Shape Shifting Robot Blob

(Video) ChemBot: The Military's Shape Shifting Robot Blob

iRobot, the makers of the Roomba, have released footage of their bizarre new robot prototype, Chembot.

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Transfer Digital Data Just by Touching Hands

Transfer Digital Data Just by Touching Hands

Electric Field Communication uses the human body to transfer data between two devices.

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Anti Wi-Fi Paint

Anti Wi-Fi Paint

Researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan have created a special paint which can block out wireless signals.

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Food Preparation Merges With Science and Sustainability

Food Preparation Merges With Science and Sustainability

The Electrolux Design Lab is a global design competition for graduate and undergraduate industrial design students to showcase innovative ideas in household appliances.

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Adujstable Focus Lenses Provides Low-Cost, Low-Tech Solution in Developing Countries

Adujstable Focus Lenses Provides Low-Cost, Low-Tech Solution in Developing Countries

Adlens adjustable-focus glasses change prescription with the turn of a dial.

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Lessons from the Netflix Prize

Lessons from the Netflix Prize

Netflix recently awarded their $1 million prize to a seven person group of statisticians and computer scientists for improving the accuracy of customer movie recommendations by ten percent.

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Laser Assisted Microphone Makes Next Leap in Sound Technology

Laser Assisted Microphone Makes Next Leap in Sound Technology

David Schwartz, a digital audio pioneer, will soon be unveiling a new design for a microphone that is aided by lasers to isolate “pure sound.”

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City Rendered in 3D Using Photosynth, Flickr

City Rendered in 3D Using Photosynth, Flickr

A group of computer scientists from the University of Washington’s Graphics and Imaging Laboratory have created an algorithm that improves the technology behind Microsoft’s Photosynth to render massive environments in 3D.

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When Peer Pressure Shows Positive Results

When Peer Pressure Shows Positive Results

It turns out that peer pressure might not always be such a bad thing after all, particularly when it causes us to act in beneficial ways. With the economy already affecting consumer spending habits, companies are increasingly looking at the ways behavioral economics can be influenced by public transparency and participation.

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