Alzheimer's cognitive decline slows in advanced
age

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The greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is advancing age. By age 85, the likelihood of developing the dreaded neurological disorder is roughly 50 percent.

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Chrysler Can't Build Pentastar V6s Fast
Enough

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 03 August 2012 10:00:00 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

The new Pentastar V6 has been a huge success for Chrysler. So much so that they are looking at investing $200 million to increase production. Good power and decent gas mileag--what's not to love? Via AutoblogView Original Article on Autoholics

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Animated Characters Brought to Life by 3-D
Printing

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From EE Times: By reverse engineering the computer animation process, Harvard researchers have patented a method of creating personalized action figures using a 3-D printer from any gaming or other animation program.View the full article HERE. Read the whole article

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First Gliders Navigate Ever-Changing Penrose
Universe

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 03 August 2012 09:58:17 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From New Scientist - Online news: Mathematical creations called gliders have negotiated a constantly shifting world made of Penrose tiles for the first time Read the whole article and watch the video

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Aug. 3, 1977: The TRS-80 Is Bad, and That
Ain't Trash Talk

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From Wired Top Stories: In a New York City news conference Tandy Corp of Texas announces that it will manufacture the first mass-produced personal computer. Read the whole article

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DIY: How to Print Your Own Fabric and Wallpaper

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 03 August 2012 09:55:48 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From Wired Top Stories: One night in 2007, a sewing enthusiast and fabric-lover realized what was missing from her living room: curtains with big yellow polka dots. Instead of searching fabric stores for the perfect pattern, she thought, wouldn't it be cool if I designed my own? She wasn

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Mars landing tomorrow!

post from Top stories on 03 August 2012 09:55:21 AM. © Top stories

This spectacular 11-minute animation depicts key events of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission. The rover "Curiosity" is scheduled to touch down on the Martian surface tomorrow, August 5th, at 10:31 PM, PDT.

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Mars landing this weekend!

This spectacular 11-minute animation depicts key events of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission. The rover "Curiosity" is scheduled to touch down on the Martian surface tomorrow, August 5th, at 10:31 PM, PDT.

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Habitable Worlds More Like Our Own

Gliese 581 is an utterly maddening star, one that continues to tantalize us with potential habitability. The case of Gl 581g, examined here yesterday, is only the latest wrinkle, but it?s in some ways the most frustrating. We?re studying planets we[...]

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Looking into Einsteins head (optical illusion)

Wow, it’s been forever since I’ve posted a brain-melty optical illusion, and I love me some illusions. This one is a variation on one I’ve posted before, showing how an ambiguously lit object freaks your brain out trying to figure out[...]

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