Archive for November, 2013
Atmospheric Electricity Powers Small Motor
November 27th, 2013Update: Atmospheric Powered Motor 2.0 Via: LaserHacker: — Via: Laser Hacker:
Narcotrafficking, Murder and Toxic Soup
November 27th, 2013Betrayal: Toxic Exposure of U.S. Marines, Murder and Government Cover-up by Robert O’Dowd and Tim King Via: MCAS El Toro Superfund Site: As was his custom when expecting a visitor, Marine Colonel Jim Sabow placed his television on mute, arose from his easy chair, and left his house through the patio door. He walked the […]
U.S. B-52s Flew Through China’s Newly Declared Air Defense Zone
November 26th, 2013Update: Japanese Airliners Also Ignoring Chinese Directive — Via: CNN: Two U.S. military aircraft flew into China’s newly claimed and challenged air defense zone over the East China Sea, a U.S. official said, an action that could inflame tensions between the world powers. The large U.S. Air Force B-52 planes — which were not armed […]
Quantum Light Harvesting Hints At Entirely New Form of Computing
November 26th, 2013Via: MIT Technology Review: Light harvesting in plants and bacteria cannot be properly explained by classical processes or by quantum ones. Now complexity theorists say the answer is a delicate interplay of both, an idea that could transform computation. Physicists have long known that plants and bacteria convert light into chemical energy in a way […]
Gold Fix Drawing Scrutiny
November 26th, 2013Via: Bloomberg: Every business day in London, five banks meet to set the price of gold in a ritual that dates back to 1919. Now, dealers and economists say knowledge gleaned on those calls could give some traders an unfair advantage when buying and selling the precious metal. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is scrutinizing […]
Hollywood’s Arnon Milchan Says He Was Israeli Spy
November 26th, 2013Via: MSN: Stories about Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan’s alleged double life have been circulating for years. Now, the Israeli businessman behind hits like “Pretty Woman,” ”Fight Club” and “L.A. Confidential” has finally come forth with a stunning admission — for years he served as an Israeli spy, buying arms on its behalf and boosting its […]
New Inks and Tools Allow 3-D Printing of Lithium-Ion Technology
November 26th, 2013Via: MIT Technology Review: By making the basic building blocks of batteries out of ink, Harvard materials scientist Jennifer Lewis is laying the groundwork for lithium-ion batteries and other high-performing electronics that can be produced with 3-D printers. Although the technology is still at an early stage, the ability to print batteries and other electronics […]
Software Mines Science Papers to Make New Discoveries
November 26th, 2013In other news: Majority of Landmark Cancer Studies Cannot Be Replicated. Via: MIT Technology Review: Software that read tens of thousands of research papers and then predicted new discoveries about the workings of a protein that’s key to cancer could herald a faster approach to developing new drugs. The software, developed in collaboration between IBM […]
Cicada 3301
November 26th, 2013Via: Telegraph: For the past two years, a mysterious online organisation has been setting the world’s finest code-breakers a series of seemingly unsolveable problems. But to what end? Welcome to the world of Cicada 3301. Wikipedia: Cicada 3301 Similar: OTP22: Calling the ‘Beautiful Minds’ of Cryptogon [OTP22 is very active with many unsolved puzzles.]
Britain: £150 Cosy Cob Home
November 26th, 2013If this sort of thing calls to you, see: The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage by Ianto Evans. Via: Daily Mail: Smallholder Michael Buck spent eight months constructing the house using the ancient technique of cob – building with a mixture of sand, clay, straw, water and earth. […]
