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Plastic Logic, a display technology company in Cambridge, U.K says it will launch the first flexible electronic books in January 2010. These e-books will be made by printing polymer transistors over a layer of bendy plastic and use first-generation black and white electronic “ink” displays. The device will have a touch screen as well as wireless internet connection, unlike the Sony Reader and Kindle devices currently on the market.
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Mental illness is often associated with disturbed sleep. The usual explanation is that the mental illness leads to the sleep problems, but there’s increasing evidence that it works the other way round – poor sleep can literally drive you mad.
Bianca Nogrady is a freelance science and medical writer and also a broadcaster for New Scientist magazine.
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