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OCZ debuts Alchemy gaming peripheral line with Elixir keyboard


OCZ has already made a few forays into gaming peripherals, but it now looks like its attempting to step things up considerably with a whole new line dubbed "Alchemy," which has just made its debut with the Elixir gaming keyboard. This one takes square aim at the likes of Razer's Lycosa, with it offering the same non-slip rubber keys and ten tri-mode programmable macro keys, but a decidedly more budget-minded price: just $30 list. No firm word on any other additions to the Alchemy line just yet, unfortunately, but OCZ assures us that the Elixir is just the "first of many gaming keyboards, mice, another other computer gaming accessories."

[Via TrustedReviews]

Researchers devise method for colorizing metals, alchemists swoon


Unfortunately, Dr. Chunlei Guo of the University of Rochester hasn't yet figured out how to turn scrap metals into gold, but he, along with Dr. Anatoliy Y. Vorobyev, has discovered how to colorize a variety of metals. By utilizing a "femtosecond laser processing technique," the duo has crafted a method for turning even aluminum into aluminum with an impeccable gold finish. Furthermore, they've also been successful in turning tungsten dark blue, leaving reason to believe that nearly any metal could be altered to appear as a different color. Ah, just imagine what these folks could do with your MacBook Pro.

[Via The New York Times, thanks Jonathan]



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