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A Japanese robotics lab has created a chemical gel that can crawl around like an inchworm.

Source:Chemical gel walks like a worm

Market research firm iSuppi continues to take machines apart and figure
out how much they cost in terms of bills of material, compared to their
sales price. It is all about margins, or yields as wheat makers used to
call this stuff.

Source:iSuppli tears apart Palm Pre

So it wasn’t an asteroid after all. New research has shown that the
dinosaurs died out a full 300,000 years after a giant meteor struck
what is now Mexico.

Source:Dinosaurs didn't die from asteroid strike

Numonyx, a joint venture created by Intel and ST Microelectronics in
2008, said it has entered a license agreement with Ovonyx. The license
enables Numonyx to access Ovonyx patents that affect Phase Change
Memory (PCM) technology, which is generally considered to be a front
runner in the race to succeed flash memory.

Source:Intel’s Numonyx closes in on potential flash successor PCM

I have to be honest that most product release news we typically get in
our email inboxes are about as exciting as a special edition Corolla
sedan from Toyota. But occasionally, there is that new Ferrari that may
not be in our budget, but showcases technology that is truly exciting.
OCZ’s Z-Drive is such a product – a superfast SSD drive that has a PCI
Express interface and comes in capacities of up to 1TB.

Source:Is it Christmas yet? OCZ unveils 1 TB PCIe SSD

Microsoft is racing towards a public release of Windows 7. The first
release candidate will be made available to the public on May 5, the
company said.

Source:Microsoft confirms Windows 7 RC coming next week

She looks a little embarassed by all the attention, and no wonder – Hereford cow Dominette has come under a level of scrutiny that most pop stars would find a bit much.

Source:Bovine genome project could trigger farming revolution

Early birds may get a head start in the morning, but it’s the night owls that have the staying power, a new brain-scan study reveals.

Source:Night owls have more staying power

Apple has announced the download of its one billionth application. The
program, created by Bump Technologies, was downloaded by Connor
Mulcahey, age 13, of Weston, CT. The lucky Mulcahey will receive a
$10,000 iTunes gift certificate, a sleek iPod touch and a shiny new
MacBook Pro.

Source:One billionth Apple application downloaded

Japan is considering an early warning satellite that can detect missile
launches in the wake of concerns about North Korea’s missile power.

Source:Japan considers missile warning system