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	Japan To Cure Internet Addicted Teens By Setting Up 'Fasting Camps'
	Back in August, a Nihon University study concluded that 8.1% of 100,000 Japanese school children surveyed were addicted to the Internet. And those numbers continue to rack up.In order to curb this disturbing trend, the Japanese Ministry of Education...
	Forget 3D Printing. Here's Why 4D Printing is Cooler [VIDEO]
	What's better than 3D printing? How about 4D printing? The U.S. Army Research Office is throwing money into doing that. This video after the jump will show you why this technology is exciting. In essence, the "fourth dimension" represents change—4...
	Evolution's March of Progress Image Gets Everything About Evolution, Wrong [VIDEO]
	How do you think evolution looks like? From ape to human in just a couple of steps? Sure that's the image in everybody's mind. Too bad that's all wrong. The image, now known as The March of Progress, first appeared in 1965. However, this video exp...
	Party Drugs With Surprising Health Benefits
	Using any drugs without the assistance of a doctor or other medical professional is probably a very stupid thing to do. Nonetheless, science has managed to find a surprising number of health benefits linked with these party drugs: Magic Mushrooms'Sh...
	This Camera Can Take Pictures in Almost Total Darkness
	The smart folks over at MIT have developed a camera that can take pictures in almost total darkness. The camera works by mathematically reconstructing 3D images from single photons reflected from dimly lit objects. Better spy cameras we're guessing?...
	The SeaOrbiter is Basically The Starship Enterprise of the Sea [VIDEO]
	This is the SeaOrbiter. It is a spaceship-like underwater vessel and will be the first ocean lab where researchers can live 24/7 over a prolonged period. Think of it as the Starship Enterprise, except for the sea. The project will cost $43 million,...
	Bamboo Scooter: No Gas. Just Air
	The Ecomoto is a new type of scooter that is designed to run on nothing but compressed air. It is quiet and doesn't pump pollution into the atmosphere and if the air compressor used to fill its tank runs on renewable electricity, doesn’t have much ...
	A New HIV Strain Is Causing AIDS Faster
	Here's some bad news on the battle forefront with HIV. A new and more aggressive strain has been discovered in West Africa. It causes significantly faster progression to AIDS. The new strain is called A3/02 and is a fusion of the two most common HIV...
	Did Scientists Just Discovered The "Alcoholism Gene"?
	Apparently, some media outlets are reporting of the discovery of an alcoholism gene. A defect in your DNA that contributes to alcohol dependency. Interesting. But the discovery is more than just that. Here's what the new study found:There's a gene, ...
	London Underground is Using Its Excess Heat to Warm Homes
	London Underground's tube service is pretty sweaty and hot. Not to mention cramped too. So the government is going to use all that heat to power some London homes. There will be five hundred homes in the Islington that will be heated by the proposed...

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