Scientists make water run uphill

Physicists have made water run uphill quite literally under its own steam. The droplets propel themselves over metal sheets scored with a carefully designed array of grooves.

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DJ Scratch interface for iPod

This software created by art student lets you scratch & reverse tunes using your iPod dial interface.

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Perfect power source invented

"This process will enable us to get 100 percent efficiency out of a single, broad spectrum light source," said Stephen Forrest, formerly of Princeton University and now vice president for research at the University of Michigan

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Ultra-efficient Organic LED Outshines Lightbulb

The incandescent lightbulb is a miracle of modern engineering. It requires a vacuum inside, blown glass and special filaments to work. Yet despite more than a century of refinements,an average bulb emits just 15 lumens of light for every watt of electricity it consumes.

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South Park Censored by Comedy Central

Comedy Central said in a statement issued Thursday: "In light of recent world events, we feel we made the right decision." Its executives would not comment further.

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List of 20 new features for Apples OS X 10.5 Leopard

Rumors are floating around about significant Apple OS X updates that could possibly blow the doors off of Windows Vista in the near future. As with all rumors take it with a grain of salt.

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CSS Remix: Showcase of great-looking CSS-based websites

CSS Remix celebrates the dynamic innovation and creativity of designers who are on the forefront of css-based design. It honors those designers who aren't afraid to think outside the box and who are reinventing our ideas of what great web design can be.

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Sex in the MRI machine... (SFW)

"This paper tries something different: the investigators had people have sex in an MRI tube, and snapped a few pictures while they were at it."

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Larger Than Life Sculptures - Two-stories High and Hyper-Realistic

Ron Mueck is an Australian hyper-realist sculptor who creates gargantuan-sized sculptures that capture details of the human body so well that they're hard to believe. Mueck is a master at capturing human expression and recreating the detail of muscles, skin, fat and bones that we are all made of. Also - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Mueck

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Make your own airplane for 7,000 bucks

Want to fly but can't afford a few hundred grand for a Cessna and a private pilot's license? Try building your own ultralight aircraft for $7,000.

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