Sustainable Farming is Being Destroyed to Eradicate E. Coli
sfgate.com — A great story in the SF Chronicle about how major produce buyers are imposing scorched-earth policies on hundreds of thousands of acres where spinach and other leafy greens are grown--in a misguided attempt to eradicate E. Coli. Trees are being bulldozed, animals are being killed, and wastelands of bare dirt are being put in as buffers. More…
Rumor: $800 Apple Tablet Coming in October
wired.com — Apple fans have been clamoring for a Mac tablet for years, and year after year the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has disappointed them. Now a new report with strong evidence suggests that Apple might be releasing their Tablet sooner then you expect. More…
Become An Astronaught -Do A Moon Landing in Realtime
mashable.com — – you can install a desktop widget or a widget for your Facebook . or MySpace page . And don’t forget about Twitter . There’s three different accounts to follow the Apollo mission: Houston Mission Control, the Eagle Lunar Module, and the Apollo 11 Spacecra More…
Ten Things You Didn't Know About the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
popsci.com — This month marks the 40th anniversary of humankind's first steps on the moon. Auspiciously timed is Craig Nelson's new book, Rocket Men--one of the most detailed accounts of the period leading up to the first manned moon mission. Here, we have ten little-known Apollo 11 facts unearthed by Nelson during his research. More…
Robotic Spy Bat: A real life Batman-style gadget
livescience.com — A palm-sized "robo-bat" with shape memory alloy jointed limbs and smart material alloy muscles is being built by North Carolina State University researchers. It's the perfect micro air vehicle (MAV) for surveillance or other kinds of data gathering — Batman could fit this gadget easily onto his utility belt. More…
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