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    Protecting Consumers

    The Federal Trade Commission has launched a blog associated with its public hearings on “Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade,” held Nov. 6-8, 2006. The hearings examined how evolving technology will shape and change the habits, opportunities, and challenges of consumers and businesses in the coming decade. It featured experts from the business, government, and […]

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  2. Tech

    The Little Chill: Tiny wind generator to cool microchip hot spots

    By generating a tiny cooling wind, a microscale silicon needle armed with a powerful electric field has demonstrated its potential as a new way to cool increasingly hot microchips.

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  3. Birds Beware: Several veterinary drugs may kill scavengers

    Scavenging birds worldwide could be at risk of accidental poisoning from carcasses of livestock that farmers had dosed with certain anti-inflammatory drugs.