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Feed Was Einstein Right? Scientists Provide First Public Peek At Gravity Probe B Resu (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Monday April 16, 2007 @05:12PM

At the recent American Physical Society meeting, a Stanford University physicist provided the first public peek at data that will reveal whether Einstein's theory has been confirmed by the most sophisticated orbiting laboratory ever created.

Feed Gene Crucial For Nerve Cell Insulation Discovered (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Monday April 16, 2007 @05:12PM

Researchers have discovered how a defect in a single master gene disrupts the process by which several genes interact to create myelin, a fatty coating that covers nerve cells and increases the speed and reliability of their electrical signals.

PC World's 20 Most Annoying Tech Products 349

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday April 16, 2007 @05:01PM from the aol-cd-throne dept.

Craig Sender writes to tell us that PC World has compiled a list of the 20 most annoying tech products of all time. Topping the list was AOL's ubiquitous free trial CD's. "This list hardly covers every annoying tech product ever made. But where did this list of 20 come from? [PC World Readers] picked the worst ones by voting in our Annoyances Poll, and you'll see your Top 10 most annoying products flagged with icons. Just for fun, we've added 10 more products that didn't get enough votes from you in our poll but that we found particularly irksome."

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