Soon we will have TVs that we can control with a wave of the hand, but the Japanese are going even further: They have developed 3D TV that allows viewers to touch, poke or pinch the images floating in front of them (this may be especially effective when it comes to shows about aliens, which will probably become more popular in the future, since sightings are increasing exponentially).

PhysOrg.com quotes its inventor, Norio Nakamura, as saying, “It is the first time that you can feel images in the air. You can have the sense of touch like poking a rubber ball or stretching a sticky rice cake.”
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Jobs are scarce, so people are opening their own businesses. Women so often do the cooking for their families, so you think they would open more fast food franchises, but there may be a reason for this: They are free spirits. Or it might be an instinctual aversion to the Night Shift. First we reported that exposure to too much light at night (such as when working on the night shift) can lead to cancer. Then we posted a story refuting this claim. Now it turns out it may be true.
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When it’s time to leave the beach and return to the indoor pool, here’s something you need to know: Swimming in indoor chlorinated pools may induce DNA damage that may lead to cancer as well as respiratory effects, but the positive health effects of swimming can be maintained by reducing pool levels of the chemicals behind these potential health risks (something you can’t do if you swim in a public indoor pool, such as one at the “Y”).
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