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• New Solar Cell Easy As Pizza To Make
  An Australian scientist has invented an easy-to-manufacture solar cell that may soon bring affordable power to developing countries.
• Electoral Projections Done Right
  It’s a one-stop statistical resource for politically savvy math geeks.
• Forget Condoms? Use Diet Coke!
  The infamous folk remedy for everything from hiccups to jellyfish stings turns out to be an effective spermicide.
• The Tenori-on LED Electronic Digital Musical Instrument Arrives!
  A musical instrument associates sounds with patterns created on an LED light board.
• The Sum of Your Facial Parts
  Scientists program a “beautification engine” that modifies photographs of faces with the hope of making them more attractive.

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Originally published October 9, 2008