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High-Pressure Diamond Anvil Creates a New Solid from Xenon and Hydrogen

By Jeremy Hsu Posted on 11.23.2009 12 Comments
Science under pressure can produce marvelous results, such as an entirely new way to store hydrogen fuel. Researchers combined the noble gas xenon with molecular hydrogen (H2) to make a never-before-seen solid that opens the doors to an entire new family of materials for hydrogen storage.

11.24.2009 at 01:42pm - Comment by extremechiton

helium might work. its lighter than argon
Technology

Boeing's Latest Mobile Laser Weapon Tracks and Shoots Down Drone

By Clay Dillow Posted on 11.18.2009 12 Comments
Boeing has just announced it successfully tracked and shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle with a laser weapon. Actually, it shot down five UAVs at various ranges with the trailer-mounted Mobile Active Targeting Resource for Integrated eXperiments (MATRIX).

11.20.2009 at 08:36pm - Comment by extremechiton

you would have to use a lot of decibles to achieve a weapon that can break bullet proof armor. although the intense vibration of the sound waves might cause headaches to humans and animals.
Technology

Batteryless Remote Control Pulls Power from Your Button Presses

By Stuart Fox Posted on 11.19.2009 10 Comments
We've all been there, angrily jabbing the remote control at the cable box in a futile attempt to change the channel. When remote control batteries die, my sanity often follows closely behind. Well, soon that will be a problem as quaint as running out of whale oil for a lantern, thanks to a new remote control that charges itself with the energy from its buttons.

11.20.2009 at 08:27pm - Comment by extremechiton

dude yea man. like when u step on the sidewalks, it powers the street lights or when u drive ur car on the road, it powers the grid. and when you walk around ur house, or jump on a trampoline, it powers ur lights in ur house. as for kinetic watches: can we use that technology in wii remotes? or is it not significant enough for it to work long periods of time?
Technology

Weapons Manufacturer Unveils Black Box for Guns

By Jeremy Hsu Posted on 11.16.2009 11 Comments
Military and police higher-ups can now see just how many shots a particular weapon fired during the course of a battle or incident. The Register reports that a new black box device designed for rifles and submachine guns could report on ammo usage and weapon jamming, as well as who shot whom at what time.

11.16.2009 at 10:28pm - Comment by extremechiton

also a good way to view how much ammo you have left.
Science

Modified Algae Produce Clean, Easy Hydrogen

By Clay Dillow Posted on 11.16.2009 15 Comments
Algae get a lot of airtime as a possible future source of biofuels to wean us from dirty fossil fuels, but even biofuels don't go so far as to eliminate hydrocarbons (and their constituent carbon emissions) from our energy diet. But a different use for algae could prove a better solution to the future of fuel. A new process that produces clean, sustainable hydrogen from photosynthesis in algae could change all that. The means of manufacturing clean, usable hydrogen has heretofore required a high-energy process that drastically dilutes the upside.

11.16.2009 at 10:26pm - Comment by extremechiton

hydrogen powered fire places. that would be fun. hybrid cars that run on li ion, water , and hydrogen emitting algae. actually with out the water, electrolosys would take too much energy to separate o from the h.
Technology

Scientists Test First Universal Programmable Quantum Computer

By Jeremy Hsu Posted on 11.16.2009 5 Comments
Physicists have been taking baby steps toward creating a full-fledged quantum computer faster and more powerful than any computer in existence, by making quantum processors capable of performing individual tasks. Now a group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed the world's first universal programmable quantum computer that can run any program that's possible under the rules of quantum mechanics.

11.16.2009 at 10:21pm - Comment by extremechiton

im imagining, and this is what i see: a giant computer with web browsing so fast, it goes to the next page before u think of clicking the mouse. uv ray movies in 2050p HD Holographic screens, 3 and a half D displays,gesture recognition, hackproof systems and files, infinite number of tracks in itunes. etc. everything on a mac pc and laptop, plus much more and... ive lost it. some one wake me up in a few years when i can get one of these for less than haf a million
Technology

Kaboom! Blitzer Railgun Completes First Successful Test Firing

By Stuart Fox Posted on 11.11.2009 33 Comments
This is my boom stick. Well, not mine, but General Atomics'. Known primarily for manufacturing the Predator drone, General Atomics has also moved into the weapons business, as demonstrated by this first ever successful test of their "Blitzer" rail gun. This involved the cannon firing a number of rounds down the range at the US Army's Dugway Proving Grounds.

11.11.2009 at 09:37pm - Comment by extremechiton

o.o ide like to see the plasma armature.
Technology

First-Ever Transition Contact Lenses May Replace Sunglasses

By Stuart Fox Posted on 11.11.2009 5 Comments
I wear glasses, but don't own contact lenses. And while this normally doesn't make a difference, staring into the midday sun often leads me to think about switching to contacts simply so I can wear sunglasses. Well, just as I all but convinced myself to switch, the Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) in Singapore goes ahead and makes sunglasses all but useless for contact lens wearers. Behold, the first ever transition contacts.

11.11.2009 at 09:33pm - Comment by extremechiton

ive thought of this idea before... now i can actually....(trails off in some wonderland full of scientific breakthroughts)
Technology

Laser-Wielding Scotsmen to Turn Landmarks into Holodeck Experiences

By Stuart Fox Posted on 11.5.2009 13 Comments
In April, a team from Glasgow School of Art will shoot lasers at the heads of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Thomas Jefferson. And they will do it all in the name of preservation. The Scottish artists have perfected a system of laser scanning giant monuments, ensuring the digital preservation of even their finest nooks and crannies. They have already completely digitized Scottish landmarks like Rosslyn Church and Stirling Castle. The team is also working in conjunction with CyArk, a non-profit dedicated to laser scanning 500 UNESCO world heritage sites.

11.7.2009 at 05:57pm - Comment by extremechiton

or maybe take tours of other planet, like mars, or the moon.
Technology

Laser-Wielding Scotsmen to Turn Landmarks into Holodeck Experiences

By Stuart Fox Posted on 11.5.2009 13 Comments
In April, a team from Glasgow School of Art will shoot lasers at the heads of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Thomas Jefferson. And they will do it all in the name of preservation. The Scottish artists have perfected a system of laser scanning giant monuments, ensuring the digital preservation of even their finest nooks and crannies. They have already completely digitized Scottish landmarks like Rosslyn Church and Stirling Castle. The team is also working in conjunction with CyArk, a non-profit dedicated to laser scanning 500 UNESCO world heritage sites.

11.7.2009 at 05:56pm - Comment by extremechiton

with visualtours, maybe they can integrate this with a hologram so you actually feel like ur walking through, say ... king tutankahmun's chamber in hte great pyramids, or the taj mahal, some lava tubes in hawaii, or the grand canyon. ect