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Japan Wants to Power 300,000 Homes With Wireless Energy From Space

By Adrian Covert Posted on 9.2.2009 61 Comments
Japan has serious plans to send a solar-panel-equipped satellite into space that could wirelessly beam a gigawatt-strong stream of power down to earth and power nearly 300,000 homes.

9.2.2009 at 12:14pm - Comment by trueperspective

Anything that has to do with a 1 gigawatt microwave can't be good. A typical consumer microwave oven consumes 1100 watts and if you stick something alive in there...well it's gross. So imagine a giant consentrated 1 gigawatt microwave beam. Can we say magnifying glass + sun = dead ants!!
Science

Is Quantum Mechanics Selectively Erasing Our Memory?

By Susannah F. Locke Posted on 8.28.2009 20 Comments
In a paper published last week, MIT physicist Lorenzo Maccone hypothesizes that, yes, quantum physics is messing with our minds. The laws of physics work just as well if time is running forwards or backwards. But we all seem to experience time running in only one direction, and in the same direction as everyone else -- a mystery of physics that's yet to be solved.

8.31.2009 at 03:08pm - Comment by trueperspective

I have to agree with Battleshield here. in the case of the dye in water example not only is the dispersion pattern predictable and calculatable but it MUST be predictable and calculatable. Every physical phenomina in the Universe is guided by laws of physics. If there was a force that was truely "chaotic" then that would mean that this force is not bound by laws. If that is the case then this force would be greater then the laws of physics thereby undermining ALL the laws of physics. In other words If there was true chaos then there would not be ANY laws of physics. The two are self defeating. The universe can not be both disorganized and organized at the same time. In the case of the ink in water there are countless millions of variables, of which if all were properly accounted for a computer could generate a pattern of dispersion that would exactly match the real dispersion under those same conditions. If this can not be done then there are no laws of physics.
The Environment

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Seeks To Sue EPA Over Global Warming

By Stuart Fox Posted on 8.25.2009 57 Comments
In an attempt to head off new emissions standards, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is threatening to sue the Environmental Protection Agency. The Chamber is calling it the Scopes Monkey Trial of the 21st Century, and wants to put the evidence supporting global warming on trial in a court of law.

8.27.2009 at 03:51pm - Comment by trueperspective

MitEj, this is a typical response from a libral evolutionist. "If they don't believe in evolution then they must be retarted." Unfortunately that argument doesn't go very far in convincing people that evolution is true. There are a growing number of highly educated people that are finally starting to see past the "wool curtain" and notice the ENORMOUS flaws and failures of both the evolution lie and the supposed global warming fear mongers. What you don't understand and probably will never admit outloud is that there are highly scientifically minded individuals that don't swallow the Kool-Aid of evolution garbage. Please don't play the "intellectual high ground" game. You will lose.
The Environment

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Seeks To Sue EPA Over Global Warming

By Stuart Fox Posted on 8.25.2009 57 Comments
In an attempt to head off new emissions standards, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is threatening to sue the Environmental Protection Agency. The Chamber is calling it the Scopes Monkey Trial of the 21st Century, and wants to put the evidence supporting global warming on trial in a court of law.

8.26.2009 at 03:45pm - Comment by trueperspective

Ahhh, Popsci...over all of the editors desks hangs a diploma from a staunchly libral, evolution sponsoring University. OBVIOUS!
Science

Scientist Vows To Reverse-Engineer Dinosaur From Chicken

By Stuart Fox Posted on 8.25.2009 9 Comments
When I was a kid, the only animal I wanted for a pet was a dinosaur. Seeing as non-avian dinosaurs had been extinct for around 65 million years, I settled for an iguana. However, new research at McGill University in Canada may finally bring me that pet dino I've been waiting 20 years for.

8.26.2009 at 02:38pm - Comment by trueperspective

"A chicken, like all birds, is already a dinosaur."...FAIL! Yes, and uh based on some basic anatomical similarities such as having eyes, skin, and a brain it can be clearly shown that whales are actually humans! Ahhh, you have to love the ridiculousness of evolution. I mean it just comes natural for me to think as Im gnawing on a chicken leg that, "hey, your great grandaddy was a T-Rex." REALLY...wouldn't that be de-evolution to go from an uncontested predator to the most popular dinner item.
Technology

Monotony Dominates During 105-Day Simulated Mars Mission

By Stuart Fox Posted on 7.30.2009 17 Comments
The recent anniversary of Apollo 11 has sparked a revived call for manned exploration of Mars. And many have responded to that call by listing the vast technical challenges that such a journey would entail. However, some have worried that the psychological challenge of sending men to the red planet far outweighs any engineering issue. To test the psychological effect of such a trip, the European Space agency set up simulated Mars missions where six "astronauts" were locked in a tube for months on end. The volunteers for the initial, 105-day, test have just emerged from their titanium chrysalis, and it seems like it wasn't a day to soon.

7.30.2009 at 03:27pm - Comment by trueperspective

Think about it
Technology

Monotony Dominates During 105-Day Simulated Mars Mission

By Stuart Fox Posted on 7.30.2009 17 Comments
The recent anniversary of Apollo 11 has sparked a revived call for manned exploration of Mars. And many have responded to that call by listing the vast technical challenges that such a journey would entail. However, some have worried that the psychological challenge of sending men to the red planet far outweighs any engineering issue. To test the psychological effect of such a trip, the European Space agency set up simulated Mars missions where six "astronauts" were locked in a tube for months on end. The volunteers for the initial, 105-day, test have just emerged from their titanium chrysalis, and it seems like it wasn't a day to soon.

7.30.2009 at 03:27pm - Comment by trueperspective

That's funny... I spent 520 consecutive days in my room playing video games and I never felt any side effects. Future space crews will have to be gamers. We have gone years in isolation, and we weren't even forced.
Cars

Ford Confirms Four-Cylinder EcoBoost Engine

By Posted on 7.21.2009 3 Comments
Ford's already said its twin-turbocharged Ecoboost V6, offered in the company's Taurus SHO, offers the power of a V8 with the fuel economy of a six. Now, take that down two cylinders. The company confirmed at a Dearborn press conference this morning it will build a four-cylinder version of its Ecoboost engine. Following on the company's engine calculus, that means the power of a six-cylinder engine with the fuel economy of a four.

7.22.2009 at 03:05pm - Comment by trueperspective

sigh... why oh why do we continue to develop outdated, inefficient, harmful, and expensive fossil fuel powered cars, when hydrogen power has been in use in cars since the late 80's, early 90's. Why did Stan Meyer have to get poisioned by the Arabs before he could bring his plans to the world. Google it. Politics is the killer of inovation!
Science

Five Human Achievements That Could Top Walking on the Moon

By Stuart Fox Posted on 7.20.2009 62 Comments
Possibly the single most influential event in the public's interest in science and technology (not to mention one of humankind’s greatest adventures), the Apollo 11 mission touched the collective dreams of millions, while pushing science and technology swiftly forward at an unprecedented pace. But in the decades since man first walked on the moon, science has advanced so rapidly that technology which even a few years ago might have been considered magic has become commonplace. Even so, it would be naïve to assume that Apollo 11 ever represented science and technology’s pinnacle, and that nothing forthcoming will similarly explode the world’s collective dreams and perceptions of what it means to be human. So what’s next? What will be the next worldwide event or discovery that fundamentally changes the way we look at ourselves and the universe we live in?

7.22.2009 at 02:17pm - Comment by trueperspective

Number one earth game changer... When people stop confussing the terms religiosity, extremism, and religion. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. If anyone thinks this is Global problem, please explain. However, Religiosity is that oppresor of souls, that bogs humans down in impossible to keep laws, traditions, dress codes, regulations, and unfounded superstitions. In this case we do have a world wide problem. Finally, extremism is violence under that name of a cause (in most cases in the name of a religion), but not always. Lets not forget the Columbine shootings, that was violence in the name of naturalism and natural selection. So, at the top of my list would be for all humanity to embrace true religion so that we all will be enabled to work together to push for the advances in science and technology.
Science

Science and Religion: Bridging the Divide

By Christine Cyr Posted on 3.25.2009 27 Comments
Over the last century, science and religion have been like oil and water: They just don’t mix. Scientists and people of faith seem to disagree about everything, particularly when it comes to hot-button issues like evolution and stem cell research. But not everyone thinks the two groups should be so polarized. John Polkinghorne, a theoretical physicist who worked at Cambridge for 25 years before becoming an Anglican priest in 1982, has spent his career trying to bridge the divide.

3.25.2009 at 03:50pm - Comment by trueperspective

KaylaKaze wrote: "There were no talking snakes, there were no worldwide floods with a magic boat saving all the animals in the world, and people are not made by a magic sky pixie." But there was a magical explosion which created the whole universe, then all this material came together all by itself. Then a planet formed in the perfect spot, which had some muddy water. A lightning bolt struck the muddy water and then inteligence was formed. lol please. YOU live in the clouds my friend. Science changes everyday like the shifting waves of the ocean, but its TRUE, until a month goes by and a different TRUTH is discovered. TRUTH is timeless and unchanging, so how can science be true when they keep proving themselves wrong. Man wake-up.