Things that make me go Hmmm . . .

Politics Slows the Wind

9 Mar 2010 14:00:45 GMT

The growth of wind power may be curtailed by a growing coalition of naysayers, ranging from electric utilities to Senators

Disposable Toilet That Could Help Grow Crops

9 Mar 2010 13:57:00 GMT

A Swedish entrepreneur is trying to market and sell a biodegradable plastic bag that acts as a single-use toilet for urban slums in the developing world.

Popular Science 137 year archive - Free

7 Mar 2010 16:04:46 GMT

Popular Science announces that it has partnered with Google to offer our entire 137-year archive for free browsing. Each issue appears just as it did at its original time of publication, complete with period advertisements. It's an amazing resource that beautifully encapsulates our ongoing fascination with the future, and science and technology's incredible potential to improve our lives.

Tumbleweed Rover to Dominate Mars

7 Mar 2010 15:26:26 GMT

Cue the Tumbleweed Mars rover, an ingenious concept vying for attention in the hope of becoming an entirely different method to explore vast regions of the Martian surface, one that rolls across the surface instead of six-wheeling.

Chilean Quake Shifted Earth’s Axis

3 Mar 2010 17:04:49 GMT

The earthquake that killed more than 700 people in Chile on Feb. 27 shifted the Earth’s axis and shortened the day, a NASA scientist said.

World Wide Speed Dating

22 Feb 2010 18:11:17 GMT

Chatroulette - You need a webcam and mike to really take advatage of this.
The Chat Roulette Website allows you to first test your webcam settings, and when you click on "Play" it will connect you to someone, someplace for video chatting, fair warning, like you they may be dressed or undressed.
Their picture will pop up and if you like what you see you can just start chatting with them. If you don't like what you see just click on next and it will take you to someone else until you find something you like.

US brought to its knee's by CyberAttack

19 Feb 2010 17:04:09 GMT

During the simulated cyber attack that took place yesterday in Washington and was recorded by the CNN, one thing became clear: the US are still not ready to deflect or mitigate such an attack to an extent that would not affect considerably the everyday life of its citizens

FCC Proposes 100 Mbps to the home

19 Feb 2010 16:57:46 GMT

The FCC wants service providers to offer home Internet data transmission speeds of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) to 100 million homes by a decade from now, Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said.

Sukhoi SU-27 Garage Sale

19 Jan 2010 16:42:08 GMT

The Russian Sukhoi SU-27 has a top speed of Mach 1.8 (more than 1,300 mph) and a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than 1:1. In other words, it can accelerate while climbing straight up. $5M Buys the Ride of Your Life

ENUM: Dragging telephone numbers into the Internet Age

19 Jan 2010 04:53:48 GMT

In this article we will first look into what a traditional telephone number is and how it came to be, then look into how the Domain Name System (DNS) and a technology called "ENUM" (short for E.164 Number Mapping) can keep it the single most important contact number for years to come.

Space station needs 'extension to 2020'

19 Jan 2010 04:44:22 GMT

At the moment, no programme for its use nor any funding has been put in place to support the platform beyond 2015.