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Will Wii Fit and the exercise craze help starve the world?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Will Wii Fit and the exercise craze help starve the world?With food shortages abound throughout the world, do millions of gamers worldwide really need to be exercising more, that is, burning more calories, or should they really just be eating less? While exercise can increase muscle development, it can also increase appetite, possibly resulting in increased food consumption.

Bend it, wrap it, stretch it: the new silicon circuit

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Bend it, wrap it, stretch it: the new silicon circuit Bio-medical implants, hi-tech clothing, and wearable health monitors are all possible uses for this new chip.  By adding the chip to rubber, it can be molded so that it fits in places where others chips can’t.  These circuits are also more powerful than other bendable chips that have been created on plastic.

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