Monday, December 28, 2009

Airport Security: Why It Failed

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From Live Science: Airport screening procedures failed for many reasons to catch the Nigerian man who aimed to blow up flight 253 as it appr...

Once In A Blue Moon To Happen Thursday

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From Mercury News: Once in a blue moon is about to happen. On Thursday, a second full moon in a calendar month will appear in the night sky,...

Amazon: Kindle Is Most Gifted Item Ever

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From PC World: Amazon's Kindle e-book reader hit a watershed moment on Christmas Day, when, for the first time ever, customers purchased...

The Department of Mad Scientists -- A Book Review

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From New York Times: Two years ago, in his book “Rocketeers,” Michael Belfiore celebrated the pioneers of the budding private space industry...

New, Terrifying, No-Electronics U.S. Flight Security Rules?

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From CNET News: That failed terrorist attack Friday might make international flights a whole lot less enjoyable. Passengers are reporting ...

Christmas Tree Torches Room In Less Than 60 Seconds

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Out Of The Blue, DARPA Seeks Means To Manipulate Lightning

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Lightning Mother Nature has it. DARPA wants it. From Popular Science: China and Russia try to control rain clouds and the Dutch use techn...

How Book Publishers Could Clobber Amazon

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From The Raw Feed: Walk into your local bookstore, and all is peace and order. But the tranquility masks an industry on fire. The traditiona...

Apple Poised To Start New Year With Launch Of Tablet Computer

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From The Guardian: The device, likely to be called the iSlate, has no keyboard and allows users to watch TV shows and read online magazines....
Sunday, December 27, 2009

New Clues Emerge For Understanding Morphine Addiction

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Scientists are reporting new clues to understanding morphine addiction. (Credit: US Drug Enforcement Administration) From Science Daily: Sc...

9 Science Stories We Loved, And Hated, In 2009

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From Live Science: The best science answers tough questions, and so some of the hardest-hitting discoveries often elicit controversy, ruffli...

Will Free Wi-Fi Become The Norm?

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From CBS News: McDonalds Is Latest Company to Offer Free Wireless Internet; Airlines and Many Hotels Still Charge. (CBS) I'm a big fan...

North Magnetic Pole Moving East Due To Core Flux

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Blue lines show Earth's northern magnetic field and the magnetic north pole in an artist's rendering. Picture courtesy Stefan Maus, ...

How Tech Touched The '00s

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From CNET News: I've been enjoying all of the end-of-decade lists that have suddenly cropped up . I like knowing what I was intimately...

Dec. 24, 1968: Christmas Eve Greetings From Lunar Orbit

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From This Day In Tech: 1968: The crew of Apollo 8 delivers a live, televised Christmas Eve broadcast after becoming the first humans to orb...

Panasonic Will Market First Li-Ion Storage Battery For Home Use In 2011

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Panasonic's Lithium-Ion Storage Battery Panasonic From Popular Science: The battery could power zero-emissions homes. Bringing power s...

High-Tech Cars Are Trouble For Some Mechanics

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From MSNBC/AP: Automakers hold onto information, bill in Congress would address problem. LOS ANGELES - A sign inside the Humming Motors auto...

Vitamin C 'Could Boost Stem Cell Generation'

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From The Independent: Vitamin C could play an essential role in the manufacture of stem cells for treating human diseases, new research sugg...

Christmas Card Snowflakes 'Corrupt Nature' By Defying Laws Of Physics

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Real snowflakes clinging to a car window. Phoney flakes lack the characteristic six-fold, hexagonal symmetry. Photograph: M Scott Moon/AP Fr...

2009: Year Of The Social Network

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Artwork: Chip Taylor From PC World: As 2009 draws to a close, it's clear that the year was a watershed for social networks and the firm...