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...DIED. SIR GODFREY HOUNSFIELD, 84, British electrical engineer who invented the CAT scan, a diagnostic tool that revolutionized medical care; in London. Hounsfield built the computerized axial tomography scanner in the 1960s; it uses X rays to give doctors a three-dimensional, cross-sectional view of the body's interior. The innovation brought him the 1979 Nobel Prize in Medicine, which he shared with South African scientist Allan Cormack, who worked independently on the idea...
...athletes tempted to cheat, a word of caution: advances in technology cut both ways. Ashenden's group is researching a powerful new tool able to precisely measure a person's metabolic profile. "Athletes who are doping are altering their metabolism, whether it's by taking a drug or inserting a gene," Ashenden says. "So if we can look at their metabolic profile and see it isn't normal, then that's evidence they have doped--even if we might not know what exactly they've done...
...company also helps the brands reach international markets--and provides sales-data analysis. Says Andy Hilfiger, a co-owner of Lopez's line and Tommy's younger brother: "They totally get it--eFashion has turned our website into a global marketing tool." eFashion books a 40% commission on all online sales and expects $30 million in revenue this year, up from just $5 million...
...some 3,500 songs spanning 43 years from his longtime record label, Universal Music. A Paris court sided with the 61-year-old rocker's claims that the company cheated him by offering a series of favorable loans, and then held debts over his head as a bargaining tool. Hallyday could receive 350 million in damages, though Universal is appealing. "It's like if Elvis Presley decided to sue his producer when he was alive," says Jacques Verrecchia, Hallyday's lawyer. As the first decision of its kind in France, the case could inspire spin-offs. "The consequences could...
...Developed in France by top sommelier Franck Thomas and enologist Laurent Zanon, the Clef du Vin's alloy (the combination is a trade secret) acts as a catalyst to speed up the oxidization process. The metals are precisely gauged so that dipping the tool into a glass of wine for one second will mimic the effect of a year's aging. Dipping it for two seconds simulates the effect of two year's cellaring, and so on. The key does not leach into the wine, and therefore is not harmful to drinkers...