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Hot tubs in hot water A teaspoon of typical tap water has about 138 bacteria. A teaspoon of typical hot tub water has about 2.17 million. That's only one of the unsettling findings by a team of Texas A&M . researchers. Of the 43 public and private tubs tested, a scary 95 percent showed the presence. of (squeamish reader alert) fecal bacteria; 81 percent had fungi; 34 percent contained staphylococcus, which can cause deadly infections. The researchers said the lining of whirlpool_pipes was where the nastiest stuff grew; when the jets are turned on, it's blown into the tub. Typical cleaning provided little protection. FLORIDA TODAY
Heart monitor woven into sports bra. The new Numetrex sports bra has tiny electrodes woven into the fabric, that can detect heart rate and display the result on a watch.. The bra, made by Textronics Inc. with components from Polar Electro Inc., is easy to use - just snap a transmitter into a pocket located in the band of the bra, activate a digital watch with a heart motor setting and start sweating., What about the guys? Perhaps we’ll have to start wearing bras! Ibid
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Two years from now, spam will be solved."—Microsoft chair Bill Gates, in a speech to the World Economic Forum, just about two years ago! John Murrell, minister of information. SiliconValley.com WiredThe M1 battery is a hand grenade of electrons
that promise to transform mobile power. The battery is the first product from MIT spinoff A123 Systems. The extra energy comes from shrinking to nanoscale the particles that coat a battery’s electrodes that store and discharge energy. Results: Power density doubles, peak energy jumps fivefold, and recharging time plummets. IbidChange has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better.King Whitney J.