STARMAC Quadrotor Helicopter Project
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ9r2orcaYo] Source: Wired Danger Room.
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Kevin Warwick – “I, Cyborg”: Implants, RFID, Microchips & Cybernetics
We have Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading with us on the program to discuss his latest research in
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Iran and nuclear consequences
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) – When an Israeli cabinet minister said he thought an attack on Iran’s nuclear sites was unavoidable, the price
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Want to Enhance Your Brain Power?
A little brain boost is something we could all use now and then. A new option may be on the horizon. Researchers at
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Microscopic ‘clutch’ puts flagellum in neutral
Ill. Scientists have learned a tiny molecular clutch disengages the flagellum’s tail from the engine that powers its rotation. The action of the
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Chip for Future Eye Implants Runs on Picowatts, Thanks to New Deep-Sleep Tech
To achieve low-power operation, the team actually focused on nonoperation—the idle time that makes up more than 99 percent of the device’s lifetime.
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Synthetic Biology: Social and Ethical Challenges
The electron tomogram of a complete yeast cell reveals the cellular architecture. It shows plasma membrane, microtubules and light vacuoles [green], nucleus,
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The great carbon bazaar
Evidence of serious flaws in the multi-billion dollar global market for carbon credits has been uncovered by a BBC World Service investigation. Source:
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Risk Analysis of Nuclear Deterrence
Even minor changes in our nuclear weapons strategy have been rejected as too risky. The proposed studies avoid that criticism, and by exposing
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What does $120 oil mean for the global economy?
During the 1990’s an increase in oil prices of $10 reduced growth of real GDP by approximately one-half percent. Hence the concern after
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