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Virtual world may revive outlawed experiments

December 21, 2006 Psychologists consider using virtual environments to run experiments that wouldn't be practical or ethical in real world. TAGS: shock, experiment, participant, virtual worlds, environment, situation

Microsoft turns Live users into guinea pigs

April 24, 2006 "Experimentation Platform" helps developers test out new features for Windows Live online services. TAGS: experiment, Microsoft Windows Live, platform, developer, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Is evolution predictable?

May 19, 2006 Can two different microbes that are petri dishes apart develop the same mutant gene? Apparently so. TAGS: bacteria, strain, experiment, temperature, generation, response, environment, degree, researcher

Climos enlists plankton, venture funds to fight climate change

February 22, 2008 Shortly after rival Planktos folds, ocean fertilization start-up Climos is set to announce $4 million in series A venture funding. TAGS: carbon, experiment, venture-capital fund, venture, ocean, atmosphere

Toying with the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment

February 13, 2007 A science editor is marketing a toy that lets you re-create the fountain effect show in the famous YouTube video. Photos: 'Triggering' Mentos into a Coke bottle TAGS: soda, YouTube, reaction, experiment, toy, YouTube Video, video

Publishers loosen rules on e-textbooks

August 12, 2005 Following concern about five-month expiration dates, restrictions in digital-textbook experiment are lifted. TAGS: textbook, bookstore, publisher, experiment, student, restriction

Real-world success with virtual goods

February 7, 2007 Sony says its Station Exchange experiment proved that integrating transactions of virtual goods for real money can work. TAGS: goods, experiment, EverQuest, transaction, asset, Sony Corp., game company, online game, exec, entertainment, server, games

Mini robot mimics cockroaches

July 22, 2005 Social robots that interact with cockroaches may help rid homes of common pests in the future. TAGS: robot, scientist, robotics, animal, experiment

Silicon Valley's Mr. Green

September 25, 2006 Vinod Khosla made a fortune as an Internet and IT venture capitalist. Now he's setting his sights on clean technology--and national energy policy. TAGS: subsidy, experiment, Silicon Valley, Wall Street, Mr., venture capital, start-up, U.S.

British minister suspends wiki experiment

September 6, 2006 Wiki on environmental issue attracted "malicious" edits, says official, vowing other online collaborations. TAGS: Wiki, online collaboration, contract, experiment, blog

Enlisting robots for day care

June 23, 2005 University's experimental robot is capable of tracking heads, identifying faces and interpreting basic expressions. TAGS: robot, expression, experiment, head, face

Academia gets creative with Web services

October 27, 2003 An MIT-Microsoft research project called iCampus aims to show that Web services can help realize the promise of the Web browser: broad access to information. TAGS: Web service, experiment, professor, student, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

'Second Life' makes an All-Star pitch

July 11, 2006 With a virtual-world simulcast of the event's home run derby, Major League Baseball thinks it hit one out of the park. Images: 'Second Life' home run TAGS: Second Life, virtual worlds, MLB, baseball, experiment, brand, video

Virus warning: Cyborgs at risk

November 13, 2004 Humans will upgrade their nervous systems with technology, a professor predicts--and then they'll be open to computer viruses. TAGS: human, RFID, RFID chip, experiment, computer virus, London, professor, virus, networking, security

Rocket shoots science, souvenirs into space

June 30, 2006 Company will begin sending scientific experiments and personal keepsakes on space trips--for a fee. TAGS: rocket, New Mexico, flight, experiment, CEO
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