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'Second Life' Sex Machine Spawns Lawsuit - Kevin Alderman didn't bring sex to "Second Life." He just made it better. The 46-year-old entrepreneur recognized four years ago that people would pay to equip their online selves - which start out with the smooth anatomy of a Barbie or Ken doll - with realistic genitalia and even more to add some sexy moves. One of his creations, the SexGen Platinum, has gotten so popular that he's now had to hire lawyers to track down the flesh-and-blood person behind the online identity, or avatar, that he says illegally copied and sold it. |
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'Ionic wind engines' keep computers cool - Experiments conducted by Garimella's group suggest that ionic wind engines combined with a conventional fan could increase cooling by up to 250%, although an array of wind engines would be needed to provide enough cooling for a normal processor. An ionic wind engine generates wind using an electric current passing through the air between two electrodes placed close together. As electrons flow between these electrodes they collide with air molecules, creating positively charged ions that are then attracted back to the negatively charged electrode. This creates a small, concentrated breeze. |
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Date: 2007-08-18 05:03 am (UTC)