WTU is back! As this blog.

I have decided to continue posting news stories on this blog and others.
World Technology Update is now a growing network of blogs.
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WORLD ENDS!!!

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!!

U.S. Air Force developes a type os self-cleaning fabric.
Also Spray-on Fabric in a can!
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Red Meat and Breast Cancer!!!

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.
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WTU has a new blog!!!!

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

American Dental Association sends email warning about fluoride.

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.
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UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR brought to you by DARPA

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.!!!
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NASA observing the sun in 3D

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

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!!!
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Branson Plans on Attacking Global Warming

Sir Richard Branson pledges $3bn to fight global warming!!!
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Earth-like Worlds Common?

University of Colorado Researchers have reported they believe that earth-like planets may be more abundant than previously thought. !!!
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New Israeli Computerized Airport Interrogator

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!!!
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HP develops tiny wireless memory chip

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!!!
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Amazon.com Founder plans to build spaceport in Texas.

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.!!!
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Tesla Motor's Tesla Roadster 100% Electric Sportscar

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!!!
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Bigelow Sucessfully Expands 1/3 Scale Inflatable Space Hotel Module

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!!!
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US Navy Railguns

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.
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Plastics from sugar and Global Warming

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.
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Surviving a Robot Rebellion

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."
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Robots with a sense of touch!

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