Please dispose of properly: entrepreneurs look for ways to put old computers to good use

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Personal computers contain hazardous levels of lead, chromium and mercury. The rapid pace of innovation in personal computer industries has produced a significant amount of outworn computers being disposed of. Services for recycling computer components exist, and outlets for donating used computers to charities and schools provide yet another option.

Computers, Digital computers, Environmental aspects, Waste management, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Recycling

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Bioagent chip

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A US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency study says it has produced a fast-reacting biosensor that can detect biowarfare agents such as anthrax and smallpox, in the air in under two minutes, using tissue-based analyzers accurate at the single-particle level.

Research, Prevention, Biological warfare, Biosensors, Biotechnology, United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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Cable-free; free-air optical networks go for a test tun

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WaveStar OpticAir systems from Global Crossing may provide network traffic handling, from telephone to computer data, that could bridge the gap if regular fiber optic lines were damaged. Testing of the system is underway.

Bermuda, Product information, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Global Crossing Ltd., GBLX

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