After Chinese toys & cheap electronics now its time for light drinking water

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China has been battling water shortage and low quality of drinking water due to its exploding population growth in last three decades and related mass internal migration from rural areas to urban centers.  Finally Dragon nation’s researchers found a way to provide healthy water for its masses. Chinese scientists found a new way for mass-producing light (deuterium-depleted) drinking water by changing chemical composition.

According to the ACS’ bi-weekly journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2011, 50, 378–381,  http://ACS.org), Chinese researchers found a more ecofriendly and cheaper way to make Deuterium-depleted water which is known to be more healthy form of water. (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-01/acs-nmf010511.php).

New method involves a platinum catalyst, which quickly removes deuterium from water using cold and hot temperatures.

This means we may soon have made in China drinking water sitting next to cheap electronics, toys and countless other made in China products.

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Apple Mac App store launched with 1000 apps

Mac app store has just arrived on my Snow Leopard through today’s update (6^th Jan 2010). By creating a copy of the highly popular and lucrative iOS storefront, Apple aims to provide Mac users with a one-stop shop for basic applications and games. Contrary to my expectation app store was delivered through a completely new application (separate form iTunes!). But all downloads and payments are connected to Apple ID and users can use their ITunes balance upon logging in.

As usual the App store is perfectly organized and accessing any category is just a few clicks away.  Expectedly, one of my favorite iPhone games (Angry Birds) has shot to number 1 already with an introductory price of GBP 2.99 (50% Off)..

Currently several applications are available with price range from free to below 100. A number of Apple products including iWork Suite and iLife11 are available for individual download, at a discount to the boxed version currently sold through Apple Stores and website.

In order to access the Mac app store users must update their Snow Leopard to 10.6.6, which was released today.