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Confessions of a technology pack rat
2013-04-23 09:00:00| CNET News.com
Crave writer Amanda Kooser dives deep into the tangles of cords and ancient tech around her house on an archeological mission to uncover the oldest, oddest gadgets she owns. [Read more]
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Flagstaff co. to help curb NYC's rat population
2013-03-24 23:12:06| Biotech - Topix.net
SenesTech cofounders Loretta Mayer, Ph.D. , left, and Cheryl Dyer, Ph.D. stand in the company's lab Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in East Flagstaff, Ariz.
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Rat linked to Fukushima power outage
2013-03-20 18:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A rat may have caused this week's power outage at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, says the Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco). The company suspects the rodent may have caused a short-circuit in a switchboard, triggering the power cut. "We have deeply worried the public, but the system has been restored," Tepco spokesman Masayuki Ono was quoted as saying by AFP news agency. Two years ago a massive quake-triggered tsunami caused meltdowns at the plant. The plant was brought...
A rat may have caused outage at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
2013-03-20 15:26:07| Energy - Topix.net
This week's power outage at Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant may have been caused by a rat.
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Robot rat bullies real rats into depression for science!
2013-02-18 16:00:05| Extremetech
Here's a sad thought for you: The rat robot (ratbot?) in the photo above was created solely to bully real rats until they're depressed. This might sound like the work of a sadistic behavioral scientist, but there's actually a rather noble cause: The development of effective antidepressants for humans.
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