Scientists Deactivate Malaria Parasite's Digestive Machinery

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

"... 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

"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!

"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

"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.

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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