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Sponge absorbs 180 times its weight (in toxic sludge)Researchers in China have adapted carbon nanotubes into a sponge-like material that can be squeezed dry and used to mop up oil spills.
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Images: Firefox through the ages
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Digital Noise: Music and Tech
Create audio messages from song samplesLet Them Sing It For You is a Web app that lets you enter a text message, then splices the words together from pieces of songs it finds on the Web.
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Microsoft moves MSN Video under Bing umbrellaThe software maker said on Tuesday it is combining its video search and MSN content under the Bing brand.
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Exploratorium's shocking 40th anniversary kicks off
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Digital Noise: Music and Tech
Will Craigslist drive scalpers out of business?If I want good seats to a sold-out show, I wait until the last minute and buy via the Internet . How long before everybody else figures this out?
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A new workout for the Wii
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Geek Gestalt
Music industry bows to point-and-shoot camerasAs cheap, powerful automatic cameras and camera phones proliferate, the music industry--and its sports counterpart--have had to realize they can't control fans' ability to take pictures.
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New York hospital revives ailing computer networkSt. Vincent's Medical Center switches to desktop virtualization and sees big savings in both staff time and electric bills.
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Prizefight: Motorola Droid vs. iPhone 3GSA panel of judges from CNET.com take a look at the Motorola Droid and the iPhone 3GS to determine which is the better touch-screen smartphone.
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Kerry, U.N.'s Ban upbeat on climate prospectsU.S. Senator John Kerry says he'll try to outline a compromise climate control bill, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is upbeat on Washington's intentions.
