No posts for a few days- recovering from a nasty bout of food poisoning- but here are a few stories you might find interesting.
Quentin Tarantino to write/direct Beverly Hills Cop 4? I'm not a huge fan of Tarantino- Kill Bill 2 was a massive waste of time and money and he should have condensed the story into one film- but his movies are certainly watchable. Perhaps a vehicle like this could bring a return to the days of the likes of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.
A consortium of high school students and retirees has developed a paint which is self-sterilizing, with the aim of reducing the spread of infections via frequently touched surfaces in public areas like schools. They have added a common detergent ingredient found in shampoo to the paint. Simple but effective.
A NASA scientist is developing a high-tech robot skin. The aim of the body-covering sensor is to enhance the abilty of robots to function when working along humans in space exploration but I can see this having Earth-bound applications.
Scientists are possibly, just maybe on the verge of cold fusion- or if not that, then a hand-held X-ray machine. Looks like the technology of science fiction is slowly but surely becoming science fact.
The Cassini probe seems to have discovered a "cryovolcano" on the surface of the Saturn moon, Titan. The volcani vent erupts ice instead of lava and may be the source of the high concetrations of methane found on the moon.
The Mercedes Benz Bionic car has a diesel engine which gets 70mpg and meets emission standards. It's also an ugly looking brute.
Scientists have found a bacteria which will eat toxic chemicals and produce electricity.
Moonbat extraordinaire Al Gore believes that New York will have to be evacuated within decades because of global warming. I guess he took The Day After Tomorrow a little too seriously.
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