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Sep 20 2007 12:00am EDT

Daily Brew: Drawing on Air, the wonders of food coloring...

Physorg.com: Computer scientists at Brown University have developed a new 3D technology that allows artists to create 3D objects by drawing on air while wearing a virtual reality mask. What's it called? Drawing on Air. And it promises "unprecedented precision."

ColourLovers.com: Which commonly consumed food coloring (especially if you love hitting up happy hour) has been shown to cause thyroid cancer in rats? Find out here along with these 7 other facts of wonder about food coloring.

Slashdot.com: A new study found that 20 percent of Americans are having less sex because they're spending more time online. There's just so much good stuff out there!

NY Sun.com: Mayor Bloomberg's Office is considering launching a program of text-messaging notifications to New Yorkers' cell phones should disaster strike.

YahooFinance: It's official. The US dollar is now equal to the Canadian. And the response from our neighbors to the north? "It's aboot time!"

--Kevin Maney and Andrea Chalupa

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