Thanks to a breakthrough by a British chemist, sticky streets could be a thing of the past. Professor Terence Cosgrove of Bristol University has come up with a chewing gum that dissolves in water and can be removed easily. And it's all to do with a new polymer, apparently.
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November 29, 2007
Gotta Go
First came SatNav for lost drivers. Now there's "SatLav", a toilet-finding service to help people caught short in central London. On Thursday, Westminster City Council launched a new mobile phone text message service that will guide Londoners and tourists to their nearest public lavatory.
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November 19, 2007
No Time for Mediocre
Twelve Books is fairly new to the publishing scene. The interesting thing about Twelve is that they have chosen to only publish one book a month. They believe every book they publish should be a book that matters... a book that helps shape the way we look at our society. In just a few short years, they already have a nice track record.
