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Tristar Massage Chair

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Massage chairs have officially gotten out of hand. Check out this top of the line behemoth from Tristar. Not sure how high pressure lamps will help you relax, but I would be willing to give it a try to find out.

Health, Relaxation

Foldit - Cure Cancer in your Spare Time

Friday, May 9, 2008

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Who would have thought that manipulating amyloid-beta precursor proteins could be fun? Foldit, a game developed by University of Washington students along side professional game developers, is designed to harness the collective brain power of gamers for the purpose of making advances in protein science: Can humans really help computers fold proteins? We’re collecting data to find [...]

Games, Health

Sky Factory - Virtual Skylights

Saturday, April 26, 2008

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Sky Factory offers virtual skylights for installation into standard office grid ceilings. The fluorescent or LED lighting options provide natural light used in treating Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Arcitecture, Design, Health, Lighting

More Soft Drink Companies Move Away from High Fructose

Thursday, February 14, 2008

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Pepsi is launching its new Pepsi “Raw” in the UK touting natural cane sugar over highly processed high fructose corn syrup. A move like this is less likely in the US, since corn (and indirectly HFCS) is so hightly subsidized by the government. Critics of HFCS claim that the processed sweetener is unhealthy [...]

Consumer Protection, Health, HFCS, High Fructose Corn Syrup

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