Archive for July 3rd, 2006
More Invisibility
Can they make you invisible? (Telegraph)
This is an excellent article talking about four different approaches to invisibility being researched in the UK. There is also a show coming up for anyone lucky enough to be there.
The coolest technology is the first one they describe. Right now, it only works for some very exotic materials that [...]
Who da Person?
Everyone is speculating as to who can, would, or should be the Democratic nominee for ‘08. I think it’s frankly way too early to pick and choose. The mid-term election is far more important right now. If Dems can take back congress, they can at least put El Presidente in a straight jacket, figuratively speaking, [...]
Read More..>>A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
AP Wire | 07/03/2006 | Large asteroid makes harmless pass by Earth
As Asteroid 2004 XP14 passed just outside the orbit of our moon yesterday, we got a great closeup (relatively) of one of our closest periodic neighbors. XP14 will also revisit us several times in the next 100 years, and after that, it will wipe [...]