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POPSLike Convergence, Aggregation Is Better In Theory an interesting take, see what Louis Gray says at the end:" I have to believe that aggregation tools are interesting, and useful to a small minority of people. Lifestreaming tools are fun for individuals to highlight their activity. Sites are out there that do a good job, and more are coming, but I am thinking that "aggregation" is the new "convergence". It looks great on paper, and some people will carry a Swiss Army Knife with them everywhere, but most won't.
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POPSJapan Plans Solar Station in Space The next step, expected around 2020, would be to launch and test a large flexible photovoltaic structure with 10 megawatt power capacity, to be followed by a 250 megawatt prototype. JAXA says the transmission technology would be safe but concedes it would have to convince the public, which may harbour images of laser beams shooting down from the sky, roasting birds or slicing up aircraft in mid-air.
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POPSAC Appliance Services AC Appliance Services specializes in the repair of most makes of dishwashers, refrigerators, appliances, microwaves and heating and cooling systems.
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POPSRay Gun--Civilian Population Control Weapon? Non-military sales contracts to be announced soon. Watch for the UK government and Homeland Security, and law enforcement be the first to purchase this new weapon. It seems to suit applications in controlling angry crowds or protestors or times of martial law. Interesting that the first sales will be non-military and commercial, isn't it? The article shows presentations for "pirate control', and the like, but these seem much more far-fetched applications for which it would be less than suitable.
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POPSAN ILLUSION device that makes one object look like another To make a cup look like a spoon, for example, light first strikes the cup and is distorted. It then passes through a complementary metamaterial which cancels out the distortions to make the cup seem invisible. The light then moves into a region of the metamaterial that creates a distortion as if a spoon were present. The result is that an observer looking at the cup through the metamaterial would see a spoon
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POPSColor Coded Right-Wing Terror Alert From the comments at the source: Using the color chart Mon, 07/06/2009 - 20:48 — Zenrage Ann Coulter would rank as Infrared. Michelle Malkin would rank as Microwaves And naturally, Rush Limbaugh would be Radio Waves (which is why we will never get his ass of the radio)
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POPSarctic sea ice the-between pictures are at link- it went on to say that -cycles of natural variability such as arctic oscillation are known to play a role in arctic sea ice extent, but the sharp decline seen in this decade cannot be explained by natural variability alone. Natural variability and greenhouse gas emissions (and the resulting rise in global temperatures) likely worked together to melt greater amounts of arctic sea ice. Some models forecast and ice-free arctic for part of the year before the end of the 21st century
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POPSHurricane-Killing, Space-Based Power Plant I wonder where all that energy goes afterwards. Just remember that your grandkids will probably be doing work that hasn't been invented yet. Makes this sort of thing easier to accept. Can it be reversed by evil scientists to make hurricanes, that is the big one.
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POPSWMD--Weapons of Mosquito Destruction "You can say we are very lucky -- the right place at the right time," says astrophysicist Szabolcs Márka, a Columbia University specialist in black holes. He has a grant to develop a "mosquito flashlight" designed to knock out the bugs' eye-like sensors. Scientists around the world are testing ways of thwarting mosquitoes with microwaves, rancid odors, poisoned blood and other weapons that disrupt the sense of sight, smell and heat mosquitoes use to find their prey. There's work on genetically altering a bacterium to infect and kill a mosquito, and a project to build a malaria-free mosquito genetically enhanced to overtake the natural kind. There's also a researcher in Japan who thinks mosquitoes can be a force for good. He is working on transforming them into "flying syringes" that deliver vaccines with every bite.
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POPSHow to germ-proof your home, without going overboard As it turns out, Eichenbaum did not find anything to be too concerned about in the Austin home. There were bacteria almost everywhere, but they were mostly the benign kind found in a normal environment. While most of these microorganisms are commonly found in or on our body, some that were found on the Austins' floor can produce disease -- such as shigella, staphylococcus pneumonia, or staphylococcus aureus -- if they are inhaled, ingested or touch skin breaks, Eichenbaum said. Still, nobody has gotten sick. She offered tips on maintaining a healthy home, while not overdoing it. Having some bacteria is actually a good thing, experts say.
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POPSThrow out the Microwave I have to admit, I've been spoiled by using a microwave oven for many years...I didn't know how dependent I was till one day it stopped working...now I wonder if I should bother to get another after reading all of its dangerous side effects....guess we all have the right to choose, but if it is so bad for us why don't they come with a more accurate warning label...like cigarettes ?
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