A German supermarket is encouraging customers to scan and ring up their shopping using mobile phones, and check out without the help of a cashier. It is one of the number of innovations at the new “Future Store” – as Steve Rosenberg discovered when he went along to do his weekly shopping.
Jun
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2008
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san francisco gay pride 2008 videos!!!
my youtube playlist for videos at san francisco gay pride 2008
Jun
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Bacteria evolve; Conservapedia demands recount
The folks behind Conservapedia have taken issue with the work behind a publication by a prominent evolutionary biologist and demanded he produce the data it’s based on. Accidentally, they’ve created an enlightening demonstration of the challenges of providing the public with access to the scientific work their tax dollars have paid for.
Jun
30
2008
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2008
2008 san francisco pride pictures!!!!
this was the best pride i’ve ever been to. so much fun. if you didn’t make it, check out my san francisco pride 2008 flickr set and come next year!
Jun
30
2008
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2008
Marijuana Could Treat Cancer, Glaucoma, and More
“Targeting the CB2 receptor could be a therapeutic strategy to prevent or treat diseases like Crohn’s disease [inflammation of the intestinal tract], liver cirrhosis, osteoarthritis, and atherosclerosis,” said lead study author Jürg Gertsch.
Jun
30
2008
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2008
Scientists: Atom Smasher Won’t Spawn Scary Black Holes
The most powerful atom-smasher ever built could make some bizarre discoveries, such as invisible matter or extra dimensions in space, after it is switched on in August.But some critics fear the Large Hadron Collider could exceed physicists’ wildest conjectures: Will it spawn a black hole that could swallow Earth?
Jun
30
2008
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2008
Quantum computing breakthrough arises from unknown molecule
“This development may not bring us a quantum computer 10 years faster, but our dreams about these machines are now more realistic.”
