World Technology Update

NEW Artificial Leaf Super Efficient

2011-04-03T22:47:00.002-05:00

MIT scientist, Daniel Nocera, claims he has created an artificial leaf that simulates photosynthesis to generate electricity using just sunlight and water — reputedly doing so 10 times more efficiently than a real leaf.

The artifical leaf is said to operate at 76% efficiency (compared to around 10% efficiency in existing solar panels)

Placing the artificial leaf it in a single gallon of water in bright sunlight could produce enough electricity to supply a house in developing countries with its daily electricity requirement, Nocera has claimed.

Sources:
technewsworld.com
geeksaresexy.net
M.I.T SPECTRUM

SmartBird

2011-03-30T10:54:00.000-05:00

SmartBird is an ultralight but powerful flight model with excellent aerodynamic qualities and extreme agility. With SmartBird, Festo has succeeded in deciphering the flight of birds - one of the oldest dreams of humankind.

This bionic technology-bearer, which is inspired by the herring gull, can start, fly and land autonomously -- with no additional drive mechanism. Its wings not only beat up and down, but also twist at specific angles. This is made possible by an active articulated torsional drive unit, which in combination with a complex control system attains an unprecedented level of efficiency in flight operation. Festo has thus succeeded for the first time in creating an energy-efficient technical adaptation of this model from nature.

Nanogenerators power Small Conventional Electronic Devices

2011-03-29T23:54:00.003-05:00

"By simplifying our design, making it more robust and integrating the contributions from many more nanowires, we have successfully boosted the output of our nanogenerator enough to drive devices such as commercial liquid-crystal displays, light-emitting diodes and laser diodes," said Wang, a Regents' professor in Georgia Tech's School of Materials Science and Engineering. "If we can sustain this rate of improvement, we will reach some true applications in healthcare devices, personal electronics, or environmental monitoring."

more at... sciencemagnews.com

Biometric Eye Movement ID Tech

2011-01-05T10:22:00.002-05:00

A small security company has developed a system which can identify people by the way they look at the world.
The system, created by the firm ID-U based in Israel, is said to be both simple and reliable. It asks the user to follow a target on a display while tracking the movement of his eyes with a low-resolution camera, reports Technology Review.
The eye movement pattern is as unique as fingerprints. At the moment the system is 97 per cent accurate, says ID-U CEO Palti-Wasserman, who holds a PhD from the faculty of biomedical engineering from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.
A potential impostor would have trouble fooling the system. With a fingerprint or retina scanner it is possible to make an accurate copy of the biometrical feature and pass identification. But ID-U does a different test every time, so having a record of the rightful owner passing a test will not help.
As a bonus, the system only needs a display and a regular digital camera, both of which are already in many potential hosts like laptops or ATMs. Once the software is installed, it is ready to be used. The company is working on an iStore app using their algorithms.
However ID-U is yet to demonstrate its scalability. What works well for a small group may drop in performance significantly when hundreds or thousands of individuals are involved.

Mars Features Formed By Electric Discharge?

2010-09-11T22:32:00.002-05:00

More info at www.thunderbolts.info

Recent articles have suggested hemp made/fueled cars are new, really??

2010-08-27T10:28:00.002-05:00

Seriously, what the hell happened?
1930s, 1940s
Hemp body - lighter and 10x stronger than steel.
Hemp fuel - completely renewable and cleaner running

RACER DEMO 0.1 - video game mashup

2010-08-07T12:47:00.000-05:00

RACER DEMO 0.1 - video game mashup from sputnic on Vimeo.

This thing is too cool!!!
Telepresence video racing game! Gotta play this!

Millimeter-wave Camera sees through smoke, fog & walls

2010-06-17T15:21:00.007-05:00

"The Science & Technology Research Laboratory (STRL) of Japan’s national public broadcaster, NHK, has developed a “millimeter-wave TV camera” that operates under the same principle as radar, taking images using radio waves instead of visible light. The technology allows objects hidden behind obstacles such as smoke, fog or even plywood to be captured as live, moving images.

The system emits millimeter waves in the 60-GHz band which bounce off the subjects and are captured by a receiver beam that scans up/down and left/right at a speed of 2.3 Hz to produce a 2D image. Because the system is sending out the waves it can selectively ignore information of an obscuring foreground object (such as a wall) based on the time it takes the waves to reflect back to the antenna, instead producing a picture based on the waves bouncing off a hidden object that take longer to reflect back."
- more at Gizmag

Chinese Create 'Black Hole'

2010-06-13T21:47:00.000-05:00

"Researchers at Southeast University in Nanjing, China have created a device that traps and absorbs electromagnetic waves coming from all directions, spiraling them inwards without any reflections, essentially creating an electromagnetic black hole. Qiang Cheng and Tie Jun Cui’s “omnidirectional electromagnetic absorber” draws in microwaves coming from any direction by spiraling radiation inwards, and converting its energy into heat. They plan on developing a device that can absorb visible light next." -via GIZMAG

First Deployed Solar Sail - IKAROS!!

2010-06-12T21:20:00.002-05:00

"The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s IKAROS space yacht which launched last month has successfully unfurled its solar sail. The accomplishment marks the first time a solar sail has been successfully deployed in space.

The IKAROS (short for Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) small solar sail demonstrator began to deploy its sail using centrifugal force on June 3 and on June 10, about 7.7 million km (4.8 million miles) from Earth, JAXA confirmed the proper extension of the sail, which measures 14 meters (46 ft) along each side. JAXA also confirmed power generation by the thin film solar cells attached to the sail." -via GIZMAG

Smart Dust

2010-05-09T09:04:00.003-05:00

"In the 1990s, a researcher named Kris Pister dreamed up a wild future in which people would sprinkle the Earth with countless tiny sensors, no larger than grains of rice.

These "smart dust" particles, as he called them, would monitor everything, acting like electronic nerve endings for the planet. Fitted with computing power, sensing equipment, wireless radios and long battery life, the smart dust would make observations and relay mountains of real-time data about people, cities and the natural environment.

Now, a version of Pister's smart dust fantasy is starting to become reality...

The latest news comes from the computer and printing company Hewlett-Packard, which recently announced it's working on a project it calls the "Central Nervous System for the Earth." In coming years, the company plans to deploy a trillion sensors all over the planet. " - CNN Tech

Yea, that is what we need, right? Tiny sensors we can't see monitoring everything around us including us. Cataloging all matter movement on the planet. Sounds like TOTAL surveillance to me. Cool Tech. WAY too much power and temptation to use for ill. What do you think? Please comment.

Superheavy element 117 discovered!!!

2010-04-16T21:43:00.002-05:00

Scientists at the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia announced internally that they had succeeded in detecting the decay of a new element in January 2010, and the results have now been published in the journal Physical Review Letters.

The two-year experimental campaign began at the High Flux Isotope Reactor in Oak Ridge with a 250-day irradiation to produce 22 mg of berkelium. This was followed by 90 days of processing at Oak Ridge to separate and purify the berkelium, target preparation at the Research Institute for Advanced Reactors in Dimitrovgrad, 150 days of bombardment at one of the world’s most powerful heavy ion accelerators at Dubna, data analysis at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Dubna, and assessment and review of the results by the team. The entire process was driven by the 320-day half-life of the berkelium target material.

The experiment produced six atoms of element 117. For each atom, the team observed the alpha decay from element 117 to 115 to 113 and so on until the nucleus fissioned, splitting into two lighter elements. In total, 11 new “neutron-rich” isotopes were produced, bringing researchers closer to the presumed “island of stability” of superheavy elements.

More of this article is available at www.gizmag.com

Richard Branson's New Underwater Plane

2010-01-29T18:09:00.002-05:00

$663,000 prototype submersible is called the Necker Nymph and can dive to depths of up to 130ft.
Do I see Virgin Oceanic on the horizon?

BMW augmented repair!!

2009-11-07T07:56:00.001-05:00

BMW is in the midst of developing an Augmented Reality maintenance system for its mechanics. You can see how this can increase efficiency, virtually eliminate errors and reduce training even for extremely complex maintenance.

Although, I believe this is a concept video rather than an actual video of the system in action, you can see some of the key goals. A wireless lightweight headset, voice recognition, animated visual augmentation as well as verbal guidance.

via - http://www.immersivetech.org/

E.Coli Cleans up Nuclear Waste

2009-10-05T07:39:00.002-05:00

"E. Coli does more than just make people sick — it can also be used to clean up nuclear waste, according to researchers at Birmingham University. The research team found that E. Coli bacteria effectively breaks down phytic acid (a phosphate storage material found in seeds) and releases the phosphate molecules, which bind to uranium to create a uranium phosphate precipitate. The precipitate can be harvested to recover uranium, and voila – no more nuclear waste.
The uranium recovery process isn’t new. It was discovered in 1995, but scientists used an additive that was more expensive and less efficient than phytic acid. And since the price of uranium was low at the time, scientists saw no need to look into commercializing the process. But with an uptick in the price of uranium and the discovery of phytic acid’s effectiveness, the process has become economically viable.
In addition to cleaning up nuclear waste sites, uranium recovered with the phytic acid process can be reused for nuclear energy. And for countries like the UK that lack natural uranium reserves, E. Coli could be one of the keys to a low-carbon future." -inhabitat.com

Wi-Fi signals used to see through walls

2009-10-03T20:35:00.002-05:00

"Researchers from the University of Utah have found a way of harnessing Wi-Fi signals to see through walls.
The researchers say that the variation of radio signals in a wireless network can reveal the movements of people behind closed doors or even a wall.

Joey Wilson and Neal Patwari, from the University of Utah, have used the principle of variance-based radio tomographic imaging. The system works by measuring interference between the nodes of wireless devices. If someone passes through that field, the device registers a change in the levels of resistance, and feeds that information back to a computer."

-Telegrah.co.uk

-arXiv.org

Human sperm created from stem cells!

2009-07-10T11:04:00.000-05:00

Haynes has Apollo.

2009-06-09T00:07:00.004-05:00

"NASA Apollo 11 Manual
An insight into the hardware from the first manned mission to land on the moon
By: Christopher Riley & Philip Dolling

On 20 July 1969, US astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. This is the story of the Apollo 11 mission and the 'space hardware' that made it all possible. This manual looks at the evolution and design of the mighty Saturn V rocket, the Command and Service Modules, and the Lunar Module. It describes the space suits worn by the crew and their special life support and communications systems. We learn about how the Apollo 11 mission was flown - from launch procedures to 'flying' the Saturn V and the 'LEM', and from moon walking to the earth re-entry procedure.
Hardback, 270 x 210mm, 176 pages, 220 colour & 125 b&w illustrations"

HAYNES APOLLO MANUAL HERE

LikeAFish extracts air from water!

2009-06-02T07:23:00.002-05:00

"Like-A-Fish Technologies revolutionizes diving technology and marks a breakthrough in the history of diving. The company introduces for the first time in history scuba equipment that extracts air from water."
- LikeAFish Tech

“Peugeot Capsule”

2009-06-02T00:43:00.004-05:00

Designer Alp Germaner creates The “Peugeot Capsule;” a one person, off-road, electric vehicle inspired by the KLR 650 motorcycle. Complete with integrated GPS, LCD screens that double as rear-view mirrors & full time internet connectivity.
-yankodesign

NuVinci Continuously Variable Transmission

2009-04-17T21:26:00.003-05:00

Very facinating transmission hub design. Very fluid movement. I really want to try one of these!

SEGWAY + GM = PUMA

2009-04-07T22:42:00.002-05:00

P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility & Accessibility)

WiiSpray virtual graffitti,

2009-04-03T14:30:00.000-05:00

WiiSpray Teaser from Martin Lihs on Vimeo.

Next Gen Carbon Nanotube Muscles

2009-03-23T08:28:00.002-05:00

"Baughman and his colleagues have produced a formulation that's stronger than steel, as light as air and more flexible than rubber — a truly 21st century muscle. It could be used to make artificial limbs, "smart" skins, shape-changing structures, ultra-strong robots and — in the immediate future — highly-efficient solar cells."
Source - wired.com

Homemade Robots

2009-03-08T21:14:00.000-05:00

Check this out!

3-D Scanner / Printer Combo

2009-03-07T23:24:00.001-05:00

Featured at Jay's Garage

Latest Spray-on Solar panels

2009-03-02T09:25:00.002-05:00

"Researchers in Australia have started a three-year project to develop a spray-on coating for solar panels and more efficient cells that are less costly than today's PV. Australian National University (ANU) is working with new Australian solar company Spark Solar and Finnish materials company Braggone Oy on the method, which could be commercially available by 2011." - gizmag.com

MIT's energy-harvesting shock absorbers

2009-03-01T22:56:00.002-05:00

A team of MIT undergraduate students has invented a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road, generating electricity while it smoothes the ride more effectively than conventional shocks. - MIT news

WHE - Waste Heat Engine

2009-03-01T22:49:00.002-05:00

"Cyclone’s Waste Heat Engine (WHE, pronounced “we”) is a low temperature, low pressure, self-starting model of the Cyclone Engine.

Because the WHE runs on heat as low as 225 degrees, it can pull its power from many different sources of “wasted” heat or renewable fuels..." - www.cyclonepower.com

I have been saying for many years now this type of technology should be standard in kitchen ovens.

Ford's Transit EV will be available in U.S. Ford dealerships in 2010.

2009-03-01T22:47:00.000-05:00

2009-02-11T18:47:00.000-05:00

Scientists Deactivate Malaria Parasite's Digestive Machinery

2009-02-07T22:41:00.001-05:00

A team of Monash University researchers led by Professor James Whisstock has made a major breakthrough in the international fight against malaria, which claims the life of a child across the world every 30 seconds.

full story at sciencedaily.com

Earth's Only Immortal Species

2009-01-28T00:35:00.001-05:00

"... Turritopsis reverts to a sexually immature stage after reaching adulthood and is capable of rejuvenating itself.
The 4-5mm diameter creature, technically known as a hydrozoan, is the only known animal that is capable of reverting to its juvenile polyp state.
Theoretically, this cycle can repeat indefinitely, rendering it potentially immortal. " -TimesOnline

Lithium Nanowire - 10x battery Capacity

2009-01-28T00:29:00.003-05:00

"Researchers at the Stanford University Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a technique for making lithium ion batteries that hold ten times more charge than current models. This could extend the driving time of electric cars and the life of mobile devices such as cell phones, music players and cameras by the same amount, making a typical laptop battery last 40 hours instead of four.." - naturalnews.com

Dean Kamen does it again!

2009-01-28T00:12:00.003-05:00

"The invention, known as Slingshot, is basically a distiller. Distilling technology is not new. In fact, distillers have been around for decades. What makes this distiller unique is the low price and the large amount of water that can be produced. Other machines like the Slingshot can cost as much as $200,000 to $1 million. The Slingshot is expected to cost only $1,500. And it can filter 1,000 liters a day, using only 500 watts of electricity per hour. To put that into perspective, a toaster uses about 1,000 watts every time you make toast.

Possibly even more exciting than the cost-effectiveness and simplicity of the technology is its power. It can purify any source of moisture, whether ocean water, urine, or mud. And it does it all without filters, charcoal, or any other parts that must be replaced each time you use it.

The Slingshot has been slated for release within the next 12-18 months." - Naturalnews.com

NF3 in Microchips May be the Missing Greenhouse Gas

2009-01-27T23:51:00.002-05:00

"A chemical widely used to manufacture microchips and flat-screen monitors and televisions has 17,000 times the greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide, but remains unregulated under domestic laws or international treaties, a team of atmospheric chemists from the University of California-Irvine has warned, in a paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

The chemical in question is known as nitrogen trifluoride (NF3)" - naturalnews.com

WTU is back! As this blog.

2009-01-27T23:48:00.002-05:00

I have decided to continue posting news stories on this blog and others.
World Technology Update is now a growing network of blogs.
Visit my profile to see the current list.

WORLD ENDS!!!

2007-05-07T18:17:00.000-05:00

I have produced World Technology Update since 1999 and it has had a great run on public radio in Santa Fe, New Mexico as well as on several webcasts and podcast lists. The time has come, however for me to move on to other projects that are consuming the majority of my time. Thank you for listening.
-Mike Mossey

Underwear you can wear for weeks!!

2007-01-17T08:54:00.000-05:00

U.S. Air Force developes a type os self-cleaning fabric.
Also Spray-on Fabric in a can!
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Red Meat and Breast Cancer!!!

2006-12-03T13:23:00.000-05:00

The Harvard Medical school has released findings in the Archives of Internal Medicine that indicate eating red meat dramatically increases the risk of aquiring breast cancer.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

WTU has a new blog!!!!

2006-11-30T08:57:00.000-05:00

VISIT THE NEW WTU HOME TECHNOLOGIES BLOG!!!! (LINK)

American Dental Association sends email warning about fluoride.

2006-11-22T12:17:00.000-05:00

Once again the truth about fluoride is back in the news. On November 9th the American Dental Association sent out an email to its members warning them about fluoride.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR brought to you by DARPA

2006-11-16T09:14:00.000-05:00

Integrated Wave Technologies along with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have introduced a hand-held 'Universal Translator' that converts simple english speech into arabic or 15 other languages.!!!
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

NASA observing the sun in 3D

2006-11-08T14:41:00.000-05:00

NASA has launched two space probes that form the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) Mission whose goal is to study the sun in 3 dimensions!!!
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

3,145 miles on one gallon of gasoline!!! ???

2006-10-12T06:53:00.000-05:00

Engineering students from The University of British Columbia have created a car that is capable of travelling 3,145 miles on one gallon of gasoline!!!
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Branson Plans on Attacking Global Warming

2006-09-21T16:43:00.000-05:00

Sir Richard Branson pledges $3bn to fight global warming!!!
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Earth-like Worlds Common?

2006-09-08T06:40:00.000-05:00

University of Colorado Researchers have reported they believe that earth-like planets may be more abundant than previously thought. !!!
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

New Israeli Computerized Airport Interrogator

2006-08-18T11:51:00.000-05:00

An Israeli Company, Suspect Detection Systems Ltd, has devised a new biometric screening technology that has been tested by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. It combines artificial-intellegence, algorithms and polygraph / lie detector concepts into one computerized interrogator!!!
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

HP develops tiny wireless memory chip

2006-08-11T10:15:00.000-05:00

Compter giant Hewlwtt-Packard has developed a wireless computer chip the size of a grain of rice. Developed by the Memory Spot research team at HP, the chip is 2-4mm square. Current versions can hold up to 512 kilobytes of data, store 100 pages of text and are capable of swapping data using wireless transmission!!!
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Amazon.com Founder plans to build spaceport in Texas.

2006-07-28T11:56:00.000-05:00

The Founder and CEO of Amazon.com has created a new Company called Blue Origin. Blue Origin has applied to build a launch site for its planned New Shepard space rocket about 25 miles north of Van Horn, Texas.!!!
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Tesla Motor's Tesla Roadster 100% Electric Sportscar

2006-07-21T12:19:00.000-05:00

Tesla motors has developed the next generation of electric car, the Tesla Roadster. This 100% electric vehicle is capable of going from 0 to 60 in about 4 seconds and has a top speed of over 130 MPH with a range of 250 miles!!!
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Bigelow Sucessfully Expands 1/3 Scale Inflatable Space Hotel Module

2006-07-14T09:20:00.000-05:00

Bigelow Aerospace, a major contender in the commercial space industry, has successfully launched and expanded their 1/3 scale inflatable space habitat. Also - Send a picture or object to space and more!!!
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

US Navy Railguns

2006-07-07T11:13:00.000-05:00

The United States Navy is funding two contracts to the tune of 14.7 million dollars to develop an Electromagnetic railgun for use on navy vessels.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Plastics from sugar and Global Warming

2006-07-07T08:09:00.000-05:00

University of Wisconsin scientists discover way to create plastics from fructose.

Also...

Al gore's gripping film entitled, An Inconvenient truth, which details the current state of global warming on planet earth, has received rave reviews from viewers and scientists alike. Climatologists have praised the film for its scientific accuracy.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Surviving a Robot Rebellion

2006-06-23T10:19:00.000-05:00

Daniel H. Wilson, from the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, has written a book entitled "How To Survive a Robot Uprising - Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion."
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Robots with a sense of touch!

2006-06-15T00:41:00.000-05:00

Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have created an artificial touch sensor as sensitive as a human fingertip.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Masten Space offers $99 spots on its flights

2006-05-26T08:19:00.000-05:00

For $99 anyone can send a payload into space through this newly emerging suborbital space launch service. Masten Space Systems’ new “CanSats To Space” payload program will carry 350 gram, “soda can” sized payloads into space and back.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

2006-05-26T08:18:00.000-05:00

Military Robotics in Nigeria and India

2006-05-20T10:41:00.000-05:00

Prime Minister of India anounces production of cutting edge technology weapons. Nigeria ordering robotic patrol vehicles to defend coastline.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

International scientists discover new genus of African monkey

2006-05-12T10:51:00.000-05:00

Team discovers first new genus in 83 years in Tanzania.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Two mathematicians propose cloaking device concept

2006-05-12T10:39:00.000-05:00

Nicolae Nicorovici and Graeme Milton claim that placing certain objects close to a superlens could render them invisible.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)

2006-04-18T20:59:00.000-05:00

University of Southern California team develops the next generation of super-thin, flexible lighting.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Successful Transplant of Grown Organs!

2006-04-09T10:45:00.000-05:00

Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine successfully transplant bladders into seven people. The Bladders were grown from each of the patients' tissue.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Ist Brazilian astronaut & new crew head for ISS

2006-03-31T10:56:00.000-05:00

Russion craft heads for station with 2 new ISS crewmembers and the first ever Brazilian astronaut. Also - X-37 / White Knight drop test.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

UTD's NanoTech Institute creates powerful artificial muscles

2006-03-23T16:34:00.000-05:00

Nanotechnologists from the University of Texas, Dallas have created artificial muscles 100 times more powerful than natural muscles that may lead to advances such as morphing aircraft, exoskeletons with super-human strength and more.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Things That Are in Danger of Vanishing

2006-03-23T09:37:00.000-05:00

A ban of selling many of the electric appliances that were produced and sold before 2001 will start on the 1st of April, 2006 in Japan. Because of the Electric Appliance & Materials Law.
-LINK-

Sandia Labs Creates 2 Billion Degrees+ Plasma

2006-03-17T19:49:00.000-05:00

Sandia uses the Z Machine to create plasma hotter than the interior of stars.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Mental Typewriter -- Brain-Computer Interface

2006-03-10T14:58:00.000-05:00

Researchers from Fraunhofer Institute in Berlin and the medical school of Berlin Humboldt University have devised a new computer interface. Controlled by your thoughts, this device, the Berlin Brain-computer Interface, is being called a mental typewriter.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Japanese find uses for cow dung.

2006-03-03T14:53:00.000-05:00

Researchers from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have devised a method of extracting gasoline from cattle dung. Another extracts a fragrance.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

Spaceports planned around the globe.

2006-02-23T14:03:00.000-05:00

Space Tourism Company, Space Adventures, is planning a spaceport in UAE and Singapore.
(Listen - MP3 Audio)

Space Elevator 1 mile high trial

2006-02-18T08:54:00.000-05:00

LiftPort Group has success with their 1 mile high space elevator trial.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

XPOD plays songs based on emotions & actions.

2006-02-09T15:13:00.000-05:00

Univ. of Maryland researchers are working on a XPOD device concept that calculates a user's emotions and activity and constructs an applicable playlist.
(Listen - MP3 Audio)
pdf Link

End of the Internet?

2006-02-02T15:00:00.000-05:00

Verizon, Comcast, Bell South and other communications giants are developing strategies that would track and store information on our every move in cyberspace in a vast data-collection and marketing system, the scope of which could rival the National Security Agency...

Telephone and cable giants envision a potential lucrative "triple play," as they impose near-monopoly control over the residential broadband services that send video, voice and data communications flowing into our televisions, home computers, cell phones and iPods.

more... (LINK)

Red & Processed Meat Cancer Link

2006-02-02T13:17:00.000-05:00

UK's MRC Dunn Human Nutritian Unit and Open University has discovered a link between red meat consumption and cancer. Also University of Hawaii discovers processed meats dramatically increase pancreatic cancer risk..
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

New LEGO Robotics Kit

2006-01-29T11:32:00.000-05:00

Lego to release Mindstorms NXT Robotics kit fall 2006.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)

DS4G Ion Engine Breakthrough

2006-01-29T11:30:00.000-05:00

ESA & ANU create new generation ion engine.
(LISTEN- MP3 AUDIO)

PassThought Technology

2006-01-29T11:24:00.000-05:00

Canadian scientists developing Pass-Thought biometric systems.
(LISTEN - MP3 AUDIO)