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March 18, 1987: Woodstock for Physicists	3/17/2010 10:00 PM
In the heyday of high-temperature superconductor research, thousands of physicists converge in New York for an impromptu session on superconductivity that lasts into the wee hours of the night.
What's Inside Head & Shoulders That Nukes Yeast, Zaps Static?	3/17/2010 6:00 PM
Start with a moisturizer, then add a few (safe) preservatives, an antistatic agent, and some of that stuff inside breast implants, and you have dry scalp care!
SXSW: Geeks Defend Their Foursquare Turf	3/17/2010 6:00 PM
Competition turns cutthroat as more and more people track their travels with the location-based service. At the South by Southwest conference, the quest for badges and tussles over mayorships gets frenetic and weird.
The Oldest Trees on the Planet	3/17/2010 5:45 PM
Tress are among the oldest living things on the planet, and the oldest we know of are pushing 5,000 years. If you count clonal trees, which continually grow new trunks from the same roots, the oldest may be 80,000 years old.
Austin Calling: 10 SXSW Bands You Shouldn't Miss	3/17/2010 5:37 PM
With thousands of bands playing at South by Southwest 2010, it can be difficult to spot the killer music wedged in amongst all the buzz and noise. Here are 10 bands worth your inebriated time and attention.
SXSW: Grooms Brings Noisy Indie Rock From New York to Austin	3/17/2010 5:23 PM
Led by a boutique guitar effects maker, the three-piece band makes its third trip to South by Southwest to show off its visceral musical creations.
Court: State Can Dump Non-Sex Offenders Into Registry	3/17/2010 4:06 PM
States are adding convicts to sex-offender registries, even if they did not commit sex-related crimes. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the registries, but might have a chance to review whether non-sexual deviants can be added to the databases.
SXSW: 'People vs. George Lucas' Packs Vitriol, Nostalgia	3/17/2010 3:26 PM
There's plenty of Star Wars nerd rage in this engaging new documentary, which lays out the case against Lucas' endless tweaks and creative decisions. But plenty of warm-and-fuzzy flashbacks to the franchise's roots soften the blow.
Canon First in Line for Its Own Top-Level Domain, .canon	3/17/2010 3:16 PM
The company that makes cool digital cameras wants you to find it online soon at http://canon. It's the first of what could a wave of new top level domains for companies, and it's just one sign of big changes coming to the net's naming conventions.
Cool: New Exoplanet Is Close to Habitable Zone	3/17/2010 2:34 PM
Astronomers have discovered the first exoplanet that is near habitable temperature and also crosses in front of its star, allowing it to be studied from Earth.