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- Science
A Fabric That Will Charge Your Gadgets
Forgot your charger? No problem. Scientists have developed a microfiber fabric that can generate enough electricity to juice up a cell phone or a mini-music player. If turned into clothing, the fabric would get its power from the action of your daily movement. The material uses zinc-oxide nanowires that are arranged in pairs—one wire in each grouping is coated with gold, and serves as the electrode. When the fabric moves, the wires move and bend, and the fabric translates this mechanical energy into electricity.
2.14.2008 at 01:54pm - Comment by AyrI heard about this on the radio yesterday. I didn't actually think clothes were going to be /made/ out of the stuff, I thought there were just going to be patches here and there.... Sweet! -- LOL, Limewire Seth the Giant
- Technology
Navy Tests 32-Megajoule Railgun
Um, wow. This video comes from a test firing of the Navys Elecromagnetic Railgun (EMRG), which was carried out yesterday at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia. The gun—which generates a powerful electromagnetic field to hurl projectiles at extremely high speeds—is rated at 32 megajoules, but the railgun engineers have to work up to that number slowly: this test was designed to reach a record-setting muzzle energy rating of 10 MJ. (The actual number turned out to be 10.64 MJ, according to Collin Babb with the Office of Naval Research.) One big question this video begs is, what causes the giant fireball?
2.14.2008 at 01:46pm - Comment by AyrI don't really care what caused it. But... Fire... =D -- LOL, Limewire Seth the Giant
- Entertainment & Gaming
A Virus for V Day
The Storm Worm, malicious software spread via spam, has been so active in recent weeks that the FBI has even gotten involved. The agency posted an alert on the home page of its Web site Tuesday: If you unexpectedly receive a Valentines Day e-card, be careful. It may not be from a secret admirer, but instead might contain the Storm Worm virus.
2.14.2008 at 01:41pm - Comment by AyrWoah, that's crazy. I wonder what it does... Probably, like, deletes your hard drive. And the hard drive of anyone related to you. And then makes your TV record "Gigli". And gives your poodle a hickey. And messes up the Ph balance in your pool. And leaves a bunch of Twinkie wrappers all over the place. And makes you physically attracted to sheep. Et cetera. -- LOL, Limewire Seth the Giant
- Entertainment & Gaming
Spore to go on Sale in September
Spore, the highly-anticipated new game from Sims creator Will Wright, is set to go on sale this September. The game, which we described in detail in this article on Wright, was supposed to come out last year. But the delays arent a huge surprise considering that Wright has invented a game that essentially lets players manage the evolution of creatures from single-cell organisms into complex, space-conquering life forms.
2.14.2008 at 01:36pm - Comment by AyrI've been wanting that game to come out since I heard about it in, like, '05. I can't wait till September! =D Then again, that's when my brother goes to college. Two things to look forward to!! -- LOL, Limewire Seth the Giant
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