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				 It's the future of nanotech pseudo-science and rehab all rolled into one strange package. Fritz Hoffmann took this picture for <em><a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/whats-next/hoffmann-photography">National Geographic</a></em> in Guangdong province capital city Guangzhou. Apparently these strange masks, which remind me of something out of a cyberpunk anime, are "nanometer wave machines" used to cure addiction. The person second from right is being cured of "internet addiction." Other treatments include isolation and electro-shock.				<a href="http://io9.com/388744/a-chinese-cure-for-internet-addiction" title="Click here to read more about A Chinese Cure for Internet Addiction">More&nbsp;&raquo;</a>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 May 2008 15:41:33 PDT]]></pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annalee Newitz]]></dc:creator>
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