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Source: ABC News Want to quit smoking? Try brain surgery. The discovery that a stroke victim forgot his addiction to cigarettes has lead researchers to study a portion of the brain, known as the insula, that may play an important function in addictions. Although brain surgery is an extreme and unlikely cure for addiction, studies of the insula may lead to drug therapies that can help treat addictions. One researcher wants to try transcranial magnetic stimulation to determine if it might have an effect.

Source: PhysOrg For many Canadians, a day simply does not start with a Timmy's double-double and a chocolate-glazed donut. With the help of scientists, the donut may be able to do double duty as both the coffee and the snack. Scientists in North Carolina have developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods without adding bitterness. Each donut (or whatever you're baking) would have the equivalent of two cups of coffee.

Source: Slashdot Apparently the metal in a US penny could be worth as much as 5 cents due to a rise in the value of copper. There is concern that speculators could purchase pennies en mass and melt them down for their metal, earning a profit in the deal.

Source: C|Net Motorola has released a new cell phone docking station for your bicycle that can also charge your phone as you ride. Nice idea, but cyclists and cell phones are just as as bad as drivers and cell phones. The two should not mix.

Source: NY Times Intel has announced that they can combat current leakage in chips by using new metallic alloys for insulation in the their chip designs. The result is a faster chip that draws less power so runs cooler. This chips are expected to hit the market later this year.