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Submission + - Fireflies Bring Us Brighter LEDs (gizmag.com)

Zothecula writes: Fireflies have helped an international team of scientists get over 50 percent more light out of existing LED bulbs. It was discovered that in the Photuris genus of firefly, scales in the insect's exoskeleton possess optical qualities that boost the amount of bioluminescence that can shine through. Those same qualities were found to dramatically increase the light output of an LED bulb.
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7 Jailed In 'Kidney For iPad' Case In China 100

hackingbear writes "In China, the whole team of medical staff and their brokers were sentenced to jail yesterday over their involvement in the case of a teenager who sold a kidney to buy an iPhone and iPad. He Wei, who organized the illegal transaction in April 2011, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment by the Beihu District People's Court in Chenzhou City. The court added that the defendants had paid compensation worth more than 1.47 million yuan (~ US $237,000) to Wang. Ministry of Health statistics show that about 1.5 million people in China need transplants, but only 10,000 operations are performed each year."

Comment Stephen Hawking Says... (Score -1) 69

In response to "What would happen if a small black hole struck the earth", Mr. Hawking says it would pass through it, bounce back and forth until it came to rest in the center of the planet, and would put out light and heat...

Neato.

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Comment The Tipping Point (Score -1) 141

By now, solar is cheaper than the electric company, all other things being equal. Of course, they never are. It's a tough sell here in sunny Texas, even though there is a ton of grant money flying around, currently. Five days of no sun in a row is probably not helping things. But install in the winter, save money in the spring and summer. Opportunity for forward thinkers, no doubt.

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Comment Re:Biology Question (Score 1) 255

E-cigs are capable of delivering a great deal more nicotine than a traditional cigarette. It all depends on the concentration/density of the e-juice you put in your atomizer. If what you say is true about e-cigs not working then it is probably not the nicotine that offers the relief, but some other chemical.

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