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An Animal That Lives Without Oxygen 166

Julie188 writes "Scientists have found the first multicellular animals that apparently live entirely without oxygen. The creatures reside deep in one of the harshest environments on earth: the Mediterranean Ocean's L'Atalante basin, which contains salt brine so dense that it doesn't mix with the oxygen-containing waters above."
Crime

Some Newegg Customers Received Fake Intel Core i7s 447

Several readers have mentioned the strange goods that some customers received from Newegg in place of the Intel Core i7 920 processor they ordered. Word on the problem first surfaced on TribalWar on Thursday evening. Newegg still hasn't commented on this. It's not known whether it happened as a result fraud by another Newegg customer, in shipping, or where. The "processors" are made of aluminum, and the "fans" are some kind of synthetic molded material. The "factory seal" was printed onto the box; the holographic stickers on the boxes were also faked. The first part of this video shows the bogus goods. At this writing Google News lists a handful of blogs mentioning the fakes.

Comment Update on this news (Score 1) 4

Posted on Overclock.net: "Ok so I called Newegg. They confirmed that they have spoken to several people, and that a warehouse did send out something that was NOT a CPU to CPU customers. He stated it was a "prototype or something". They will offer you an immediate refund or replacement." - http://www.overclock.net/rants-raves/682686-newegg-issue-fake-i7-920-retail-5.html#post8666385
Science

Submission + - Sexsomnia: Maybe the best sleep disorder ever (scientificblogging.com)

TaeKwonDood writes: Nothing is more romantic than groggy, half-awake sweet lovin'. But what if your partner is all the way asleep? Sleepwallking is interesting but sexsomnia is the only parasomnia to require another person so therefore it deserves its own science article. More interestingly, researchers know we can do a number of things while asleep so how can we do them perfectly adequately, without a consciousness being conscious?
Intel

Submission + - Newegg Customers Receiving Fake Intel Core 17 920 (overclock.net) 4

An anonymous reader writes: This first surfaced on TribalWar around seven o'clock last evening and on Overclock.net around midnight last night. Newegg still hasn't commented on this. It's not known whether this happened as fraud by another Newegg customer or it happened in shipping. The "processors" are made of Aluminum, and the "fans" look to be made of some kind of synthetic molded material. The "factory seal" was printed onto the box. The holographic stickers on the boxes were also faked.

More links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDU7Xoju4LM

http://www.tribalwar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=606966

Science

Submission + - New lithography tech promises 10nm circuits (thinq.co.uk)

arcticstoat writes: Scientists at the University of Wisconsin have developed a new lithography technique that could result in silicon chips with 10nm circuits. Called molecular transfer printing (MTP), the technique uses a combination of block copolymers, which form crystal patterns that accurately reproduce etched silicon circuits. As well as reducing the cost of producing multiple silicon master chips, the technique can also reproduce circuit patterns where the gaps between the circuits are half the size of the original etching. The team, headed by scientist Paul Nealey, have already produced patterns on a sillicon wafer, in which the gaps between the features were only 15nm. Nealey is also confident that the team could produce features that measure just 10nm. As a point of comparison, most of today's CPUs and GPUs use 45nm, 40nm or 32nm circuits.

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