Though it may seem unnatural for gum to not be sticky, widespread use of the degradable stuff could be great news for both your carpet and local governments who spend thousands of dollars cleaning it off sidewalks.

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ENGADGET: Editor's Letter: Welcome back, gentlemen

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ENGADGET: Editor's Letter: Welcome back, gentlemen

It would be another bit of sweet vindication for Xerox PARC, which was maligned for years as the lab that invented great stuff--the computer mouse, the point-and-click interface, Ethernet networking--but did little to let Xerox shareholders cash in on it.

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