They’ve gone and done it. The RIAA, who have made no secret that they believe ripping your OWN CD’s to your computer is taking food from their mouths, is actually SUING a user for doing just that. For the life of me I can’t fathom what they hope to accomplish with such a stance and [...]
Among the multitude of 2007 “Top whatever” lists, Wired has trotted one out on the Top 10 Scientific breakthroughs of 2007. Overall it is a pretty solid list. My personal favorite on the list is “Transparent Aluminum” not because I think it’s the most significant, but because I just love seeing science fiction come true! [...]
I don’t intend to do product reviews here, but I received a set of Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studio earphones for Christmas and I just can’t say enough about them. This is my third set of in-ear phones and clearly the best yet. In my opinion all in-ear styles, even the cheapest ones, have better [...]
Researchers at Stanford have developed a new Lithium Ion battery with 10x the capacity of current batteries using silicon nanowires instead of carbon to hold the lithium in the anode. Apparently silicone has been known for some time to hold more lithium than carbon does, but it breaks down due to swelling and shrinking that [...]
I didn’t realize that part of the newly passed energy bill was a ban on incandescent lights as we know them. I can’t help but think this is a bit ill advised given the environmental problems with CFL’s, but I am hopeful that it will drive LED bulbs to reasonable prices. I’m a big fan [...]
For me, the personal nuclear reactor represents ultimate in energy independence. I was excited to read the news that Toshiba had decided to throw their hat in the ring next to small independent companies like Adams Atomic Engines. Give me a home reactor and I’ll be ready to sign up for an electric car like [...]
Popular mechanics tests yet-another-electric-car that no one will ever buy, the Aptera. “Jetsons” styling, great performance and a 120 mile range. Surely big oil and the manufacturers wont let it succeed! Either that or it could be the fact that it is lighter than anything on the road short of a Lotus 7, has no [...]
