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Google+ Unveiled: 9 Things You Need To Know

Google launched its long-awaited social network on Tuesday. It’s calling it the Google+ project.

Designed around users’ social circles (called +Circles), Google attempts to more closely mirror “real life” compared to competitors like…

Australian researchers have figured out a way to harness the energy we use while typing to power a laptop. Using piezoelectricity, this method works in a similar way to cigarette lighters that create a spark by striking a piezoelectric crystal. […] The idea of an everlasting battery is mind-boggling. Scientists are also looking into ways to power touchscreen devices with piezoelectric film, putting all that energetic finger-swiping to good use.

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They compared MRIs of Apple fans’ brains to those of people who call themselves “very religious” and found that Apple and religion light up the same part of the brain. This means that Apple triggers the same feelings and reactions in people as religion.