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Sci Craft: Make Your Own Thought-Screen Helmet and Prevent Alien Abduction
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According to inventor Michael Menkin, this helmet has been "successfully used by former abductees for nine years". Yes, they are serious.
Dec. 21st, 2008
Sci Craft: Make Your Own Thought-Screen Helmet and Prevent Alien Abduction
According to inventor Michael Menkin, this helmet has been "successfully used by former abductees for nine years". Yes, they are serious.
STRANGE VEHICLES OF PRE-WAR GERMANY & THE THIRD REICH (1928-1945)
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A variety of strange vehicles including the German Ball Tank (Yes, a tank shaped like a ball) and the proposed walking tank (think scout walker), both shown above.
Crystals turn roads into power stations - tech - 10 December 2008 - New Scientist
Israeli researchers propose seeding roads with peizoelectric crystals. They expect that a 1-km stretch of 4-lane highway could generate 400 kilowatts of energy. The plan to begin testing on a 100 metre stretch of highway in January.
Big Sugar Won't Like This Princeton Study On Addiction
Princeton researchers believe they have observed the last of three criteria for addiction related to sugar intake. Previously they had observed that sugar consumption in mice demonstrates a behavioural pattern of increased uptake and signs of withdrawal, but the missing element was craving and relapse.
Airborne Laser lets rip on first target - tech - 15 December 2008 - New Scientist
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SPACE.com -- SpaceShipTwo Carrier Craft Makes Successful First Flight
 The WhiteKnightTwo mothership is designed to carry the SpaceShipTwo aloft. When the combo achieves sufficient altitude, SpaceShipTwo detaches and heads for suborbital space, all for $200,000(US) from each of it's six passengers. |
SPACE.com -- Discovery Indicates Mars Was Habitable
 The presence of large quantities of carbonates, which don't form in conditions hostile to life, indicate that Mars was once benign enough to support life. The green areas in the image are areas that contain carbonates. Much of the Martain surface was also once covered with salt-rich (acidic) water, but carbonates dissolve quickly in acids so extensive areas must have been far less salty, raising the possibility that such areas could have supported life. |
SPACE.com -- Habitable Planets: Four Types Proposed
A UK academic has suggested four classifications for habitable worlds. Class 1 is Earth-like and acts as a baseline. Class II are Mars-like planets that were formerly habitable like Mars and Venus. Class III are Europa-like ice worlds with liquid oceans. Class IV are worlds composed almost entirely of liquid water.
Doc Zone Documentaries
Dec. 21st, 2008 05:04 pmDoc Zone Documentaries
CBC Documentaries, viewable online. I wonder if they are viewable to people outside Canada. Anyone want to check this out?
The Disappearing Male - Doc Zone | CBC-TV
Dec. 21st, 2008 05:09 pmThe Disappearing Male - Doc Zone | CBC-TV
 A CBC documentary which postulates that the increase in male reproductive problems are chemicals found in everything from shampoo to sunglasses. I haven't seen it yet so I can't comment as to whether this is more sensation or scientific reporting. |
Technoccult interviews Alex CF, cryptozoological pseudoscientific artist | Technoccult
 Shown here is an example of his work, more of which are interspersed throughout the interview |
International Photography Contest 2008 - National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic holds weekly photography contests in categories of People, Places, and Nature. They also have online jigsaw puzzles for those so inclined.