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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

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

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

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, game company, Sony Corp., exec, online game, entertainment, server, games

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, experiment, reaction, YouTube, 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

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

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

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, Silicon Valley, experiment, Wall Street, Mr., venture capital, start-up, U.S.

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, animal, robotics, experiment

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

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, MLB, virtual worlds, baseball, experiment, brand, video
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