World Future Society : Ideas to Inspire Action

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 @ 1:12 am by mr.jade

From Marcus Aurelius to Margaret Mead, great thinkers inspire futurists to build a better tomorrow. Join the World Future Society next conference. Learn more: http://www.wfs.org or http://www.wfs.org/2010main.htm

Robotics: Self-folding sheet offers lazy way to origami

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 @ 1:53 pm by mr.jade

Thanks to scientists at Harvard and MIT, programmable electronic sheets can now fold themselves into a cute little boat or plane that virtually any origami aficionado could appreciate.

E. coli engineered to make convenient ‘drop-in’ biofuel

Friday, July 30th, 2010 @ 4:00 am by New Scientist - Tech
Genetically modified bacteria that munch on sugar to produce refinable oil could bring down the cost of switching to cleaner liquid fuels


Satellite quantum-communication circles closer

Friday, July 30th, 2010 @ 12:03 am by New Scientist - Space
A trick used in 3D-movie theatres could enable totally secure quantum communication with satellites


Spinning black holes could expose exotic particles

Thursday, July 29th, 2010 @ 10:30 pm by New Scientist - Space
If a potential dark matter particle – the axion – exists, it could reveal itself in explosions around black holes


Shields up! Force fields could protect Mars missions

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 @ 7:35 pm by New Scientist - Space
Interplanetary adventurers must contend with deadly solar radiation – but the moon's magnetic memories may hold the key to safe space flight


Time to go atomic on space station

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 @ 4:00 am by New Scientist - Space
The most accurate clock ever sent to space will soon be hosted by the International Space Station – it could help to reveal changes in nature's fundamental constants


Smart glass helps pioneering solar sail to steer

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 @ 3:03 am by New Scientist - Space
Japan's IKAROS spacecraft has used liquid-crystal layers to steer using only the pressure of sunlight – a first for solar sails


Biodiesel from algae may not be as green as it seems

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 @ 2:24 am by New Scientist - Tech
The search is on for better ways of growing algae for fuel – current methods use more carbon emissions than the biofuel saves


How Wikileaks became a whistleblowers’ haven

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 @ 1:32 am by New Scientist - Tech
The release of tens of thousands of secret documents about the war in Afghanistan relied on a network of servers that cover a leaker's online tracks


Laughter’s secrets: Faking it – the results

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 @ 11:03 pm by New Scientist - Tech
Can a computer produce a realistic laugh? We asked you to judge – and here is your verdict


Master stroke: A formula for record-breaking rowing?

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 @ 10:30 pm by New Scientist - Tech
There are many ways to row a boat, but it took a physicist to figure out which should work best
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