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Surreptitious Sleep States Uncovered
By Virginia Gewin of Nature magazine The closed eyes, the unresponsiveness, the drool–sleep is an easily recognizable, all-encompassing state.
DNA links armadillos to leprosy cases in South
Scientists find match in leprosy strain between some patients and armadillos, which harbor bacteria that causes the disease
Visa Backs Square, Felton to Facebook, YouTube Founders Buy Delicious, White iPhone Tomorrow, Yelp IPO, More …
The Fast Company reader’s essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web–updated all day. Twitter Prepares for Royal Wedding Traffic Onslaught Twitter CEO Biz Stone is shown prepping for the “Wills & Kate” traffic with its very own server. Even with all eyes on the royals , Bieber still has 3 times the server space.
Researchers create terahertz invisibility cloak
Researchers at Northwestern University have created a new kind of cloaking material that can render objects invisible in the terahertz range
Researchers take a step toward valleytronics
Valley-based electronics, also known as valleytronics, is one step closer to reality. Two researchers at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have shown that the valley degree of freedom in graphene can be polarized through scattering off a line defect. Unlike previously proposed valley filters in graphene, which rely on confined structures that have proven hard to achieve experimentally, the present work is based on a naturally occurring line defect that has already been observed
How to Find the Right Employees to Be Your Brand Ambassadors
It’s a speech we’ve heard time and time again: A corporate CEO or entrepreneur will take the stage and proclaim “Our greatest asset is not in our inventory or our sales or our products—but in our people.” True, but times have changed. In order to fully realize—and leverage—an employee’s full value, a successful company needs to find creative ways to tap into its employees’ networks (both online and offline).
The 10 Most Innovative Companies In Retail
01 / Groupon > > For integrating web and the real-world shopping experience, changing consumer behavior, democratizing small businesses, and spawning an entire new category. The fastest-growing company in Web history, Groupon’s flash deal site marries cents-off coupons to a Friday-after-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy. The company broke into the black just seven months after inception; globally, more than 500 copycat sites have already sprung up.
How We’ll Power The U.S. In 2035
The current energy landscape is rife with contradictions: gas prices are shooting up, renewables are being implemented at a seemingly rapid pace, natural gas is being simultaneously demonized and hailed as an energy savior, and electric cars are finally starting to roll off production lines. Fortunately, your tax dollars fund a government agency devoted to making sense of energy.
Werner Herzog on the "Cave of Forgotten Dreams"
Set for theatrical release in only a few days, the 3-D documentary “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” explores the famed Chauvet Cave in Southern France. Scientifc American interviewed director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn) about the film.
