Tattoos can be removed
Berlin - Tattoos are supposed to be for eternity, but they can suddenly become a nuisance. Sometimes the design goes out of fashion or it's spoiling the chance of promotion or causing strife in a relationship because a new girlfriend detests the idea...
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German scientists forecast loss of Vietnam coastline
Kiel, Germany - German scientists forecast Tuesday that fertile parts of Vietnam's coastline would be washed away over the next few decades, but added that sediment from the Mekong river might create some new land further to the west. The staff of th...
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Report: Fly research could help hone military spy-ware
Singapore - A tiny fly that feeds on frog blood could help hone sophisticated military spy-ware in the future, according to a report published Saturday. The 2-millimetre fly discovered by a National University of Singapore postgraduate researcher fee...
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2008-06-28 ] Category : [
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Taiwan, US, Japan, SKorea to study typhoon formation
Taipei - Meteorologists from Taiwan, the United States, Japan and South Korea plan to jointly study the formation of typhoons this year, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The four-nation cooperation is part of the World Meteorological Organization's typh...
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2008-06-24 ] Category : [
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Australians make progress with drought-resistant wheat
Sydney - Field trials of wheat genetically modified (GM) to be drought-tolerant have shown good results, Australian scientists said Wednesday. Some strains have produced yields 20 per cent higher than non-GM varieties, the Melbourne-based Molecular P...
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2008-06-18 ] Category : [
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Inventors of new materials win 'Spanish Nobel'
Oviedo, Spain - Five inventors of new materials Wednesday won the Prince of Asturias Prize, known as the Spanish Nobel, in the category of scientific and technical investigation, the jury announced in the northern city of Oviedo. The winners includ...
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2008-06-04 ] Category : [
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Scientists to discuss sex, love with robots
Amsterdam - On June 12 and 13 scientists plan to gather in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht to discuss the possibility that human beings will increasingly engage in personal and even romantic relationships with robots in the coming decades. Acad...
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2008-06-02 ] Category : [
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