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Submission + - Scientists unlock extra dimensions

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amigoro

on Friday February 02, 2007 @05:40PM

amigoro writes: "Physicists have devised a method to unlock the hidden shapes of alternate dimensions of the universe by peering backward in time to an instant after the big bang, according to an article appearing the current issue of Physical Review Letters."

Submission + - Prius won't move in snow, Toyota safety feature

Submitted by iamhassi on Friday February 02, 2007 @01:59PM

iamhassi writes: from consumeraffairs: ""When my car is on any kind of slick surface that causes one of the front wheels to slip, ALL power to the drive system is stopped," wrote Christopher of Reston, Virginia", and he had to push his car up a hill because the wheels refused to budge. The dealership was able replicate the problem, and a Toyota spokeswoman calls it a "safety feature".

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