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...which bulbs consumers can use has drawn some criticism. CFLs emit light in a different spectrum than that of their incandescent counterparts. Light produced by CFLs is "cooler" - tinged a light blue or green - than the yellowish glow of an incandescent, and many people complain that the effect is less aesthetically pleasing. CFLs raise concerns because there is a danger of mercury exposure if the bulbs break, which makes disposal tricky. And some people allege that long-term use of fluorescent light causes health problems, though experts are largely skeptical of the claim...
...even though the plastic shell looks delicate, Dyson's engineers claim that the product has survived test drops from stairwells and tables. In short, it has all the characteristics of a new gadget that can be copied and mass-produced in some Chinese factory - for hundreds of dollars less. But before you set your sights on a bootleg version, Samways says that the Air Multiplier's deceivingly simple structure is the result of a laborious design process that can't be easily copied. "We have many patents on this [fan], on the impeller, aerofoil and product development," he says. Whether...
...complete, published study results, which include three analyses of the data, suggest that the experimental vaccine may be far less effective than the authors had originally indicated. The vaccine appears to have been slightly more protective among low- or average-HIV-risk participants than among high-risk individuals, like sex workers or intravenous drug users, and its effect appears to wane after the first year. (See TIME's photo-essay "Access to Life...
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...Knowing where he came from, it’s less of a surprise as to what he’s like on the team,” Cohen adds. “[Hill’s story] explains a lot in terms of his work ethic, his motivation...