Long range stunner
(New Scientist) The range of Taser stun guns could be dramatically increased by allowing them to generate the voltage they need to disable victims in mid-flight, say inventors in the US. The range of...
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Britain on maximum terror alert after airline bomb plot foiled
(Associated Press) Britain said that police have foiled a plot to cause “mass murder on an unimaginable scale” by blowing up planes to the United States, putting the nation on maximum terror alert and...
Thanks MARTA
How many million on the new card system and you can’t keep the lights and air on the train. — Geoffrey Fortier, https://www.arcane.org/
Fresh2 Bulbs: Odor-eliminating light bulbs
(Kevin Kelly) Fresh2 makes fluorescent compact light bulbs coated with a titanium dioxide film. The fluorescent UV light causes a chemical reaction with the film, and the resulting oxidation eliminates odors. I know it...
First quantum cryptography network unveiled
(New Scientist) The first computer network in which communication is secured with quantum cryptography is up and running in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Chip Elliott, leader of the quantum engineering team at BBN Technologies in Cambridge,...
