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...VeriChip, the outlook remains hopeful. Silverman says his company is bracing for the negative press by gathering up studies that prove the safety of its product. Even though the public hasn't yet warmed to RFID tagging, Silverman says that sales are brisk and expects this year to double the 1.7 million chips sold...
...futuristic world of Japanese product design, watchmaker Haruo Suekichi is an unabashed Luddite. His handcrafted, one-of-a-kind timepieces hark back to the rudimentary mechanics of the Victorian era. Bulbous watch faces show hands ticktocking around miniature globes; others, crafted of delicate wiring, tremble like mechanical insects. One watch is designed to fit on a thumb, another to be strapped on easily by a one-armed...
...National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, commented, “Ask five different economists what the long-term effect of this legislation will be and they’ll give you five different answers.” Nonetheless, current anti-Chinese sentiment, brought about by concerns about imported-product safety and about China’s environmental policy, may push this legislation through Congress before lawmakers really think about the problem of currency undervaluation and the best ways to go about addressing...
...hours later, she has completed the centerpiece of her outfit: a multi-ply newspaper skirt with mod duct tape trim. For a finishing touch, Morton decorates the skirt with FM logos and owls from October 4th issue: “The FM script is like how you label your product, as if it’s a designer signature,” she explains. “Luckily, I have a damn hot model,” she laughs. And damn hot fabric...
Upholding a commitment the University made earlier this year to support developing nations by providing new technologies, the Harvard Technology Development Office and a microbiology researcher have agreed to help distribute novel vaccine-production techniques to communities in need. John J. Mekalanos, chair of the Harvard Medical School’s Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, developed a cheaper, faster technique for manufacturing conjugate vaccines, which protect against multiple diseases caused by bacteria such as pneumococcus, which can cause everything from ear infections to pneumonia. The vaccines’ capacity to protect against a variety of diseases at once...