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Mile-High Mega Kites Could Pull Giant, Floating Power Plants
Take a huge oceanic catamaran, stick a hydroelectric turbine underneath it, and hitch it to a 6.5 million-square-foot parafoil flying nearly a mile in the air. That’s a Korean research team’s new proposal for generating gigawatts of clean energy. As…
The protective suits worn by bomb diffusers in "The Hurt Locker" are real, right down to those fabulously popped collars, and they really do save lives. The secret is all in the materials, which provide a barrier against both shockwaves…
God, gays and cultural imperialism
Lexington's notebook God, gays and cultural imperialism Lexington Is Uganda's anti-gay bill America's fault? AS MANY people have observed, the anti-gay bill being mooted in Uganda is pretty rough stuff. It proposes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality" and jail…
I love this brilliant hardware sorting box from Craftster user Wulf. A simple series of graduated boxes allows pieces of hardware to be dropped into their proper storage location. [via Dinosaurs and Robots] Read this article | Comment on this…
Free exchange European Monetary Fund R.A. | WASHINGTON European leaders warm to the idea OVER the weekend, Germany declared its support for a European Monetary Fund, modelled on the IMF, that would address crisis conditions like those brewing in southern…
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VW Bus Celebrates 60 Years. Again.
Today is the 60th anniversary, again, of one of the most recognizable and beloved vehicles to ever clatter down the road. The exact anniversary of the Volkswagen Type 2, known affectionately as the Microbus or just the Bus, is open…
Greece: not a simple fable about ants and crickets
Charlemagne's notebook Empathy in short supply Charlemagne Greece is a real country, with tough politics and grim history EMPATHY is always in short supply in recessions, even within the European Union where we are all supposed to understand each other…
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