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	<title>The Why Files &#187; Abilities of technological design</title>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving! We celebrate eating &#8212; and food.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving! We celebrate eating -- and food. Hungry: Is that your "food clock" ringing? Why does a fruitfly need to smell? How does bitter taste to you? And could eating MSG make you fat?]]></description>
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		<title>Mechanical mouth makes debut</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 02:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To measure the molecules that give food taste, you need a standardized eating machine. One has finally arrived, courtesy of food technologists in France (of all places!). Meet the mechanical masticator!]]></description>
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		<title>Reprocessing nuclear fuel: A cure that&#8217;s worse than the disease?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2008/reprocessing-nuclear-fuel-a-cure-thats-worse-than-the-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Nevada waste dump 20 years late, deadly radwaste still piles up. Would removing the plutonium for new fuel aid proliferators or help with waste storage? The debate continues.]]></description>
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		<title>Wacky holiday gifts for scientechies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the scientist or wanna-be who's (almost) got it all: We scour the planet to find ancient wood, ancient-er ice, and a bamboo microscope. Dive into our holiday gift catalog slide-show!]]></description>
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		<title>Music and speech</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2007/music-and-speech-an-intimate-relationship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most music is built on the 12-tone "chromatic" scale. Does this reflect chance, or the basic structure of the human voice? New study finds tight link between pronunciation and musical scale.
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		<title>Katrina + 1: Where Should We Rebuild?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's a fact of life: Hurricanes and floods happen. So why are people rebuilding in the path of storms and floods? Is there a smarter way to plan development?]]></description>
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		<title>Ash-crete: Concrete Process to Turn Ash into Cash!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coal ash is a giant garbage problem. Should we recycle more ash into concrete? A new process might save cement, rock, and landfill space.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Energy: A Natural Solution?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to make alternative fuel? Need to get electricity directly from organic slop? Bacteria may have the perfect answer.]]></description>
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		<title>Old Is Beautiful. Ancient Script Found</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2006 20:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who invented writing in the New World? New find in Guatemala may give credit to the Mayans, even though this is probably not the first Mayan writing.]]></description>
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		<title>Simple fix boosts truck mileage.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trucks create a lot of turbulence at the rear. Can a simple set of plates reduce this turbulence and save 10 percent on an 18-wheeler's fuel bill?]]></description>
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