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...cheap. But we could not live there forever; it was like the day you graduate from high school or your first child is born or your father dies--days of power and insight that grab you for a moment and, when they let you go, leave marks on your skin...
...while we read the paper or carry on a conversation, the hypothalamus--activated by leptin or some other compound--orders cells and tissues to ratchet up energy expenditure. The body responds by idly fidgeting to raise metabolic rates, or by increasing blood flow to the outer layers of the skin in an effort dissipate heat. In this way, we carry out a process known as thermogenesis, which is the body's way of burning excess calories...
Kanevsky's first invention, designed while he was in school, is a wearable motor that translates speech into lower-frequency vibrations that can be felt on the skin. Kanevsky created it to help him learn to lip-read the speech of new acquaintances. He marketed the product through an Israeli company and still wears the original device on his arm. IBM's speech-research team, impressed by his math genius and practical inventiveness, outbid others to bring him to the company's Yorktown Heights, N.Y., research facility...
...skin tone is as perfect as the vacuous line of movie-star chatter Viktor concocts for her. Naturally, she becomes an overnight sensation. It is easy enough in the digital age to insert computer-generated actors into a movie; the problem is inserting them into life. How do you take a pile of pixels on a personal-appearance tour? Or place it on the Today show? Or have it accept an Oscar...
...waters, whose minerals are said to ease arthritis and other ailments. On weekends, bathers pack the large hall to lounge and eat noodles. Despite the grungy surroundings, it's an authentic taste of true onsen, or hot spring, culture. Besides, you'll notice the waters really do leave your skin baby-soft...