First pics of RED "Spike" camcorder prototype surface

First pics of RED "Spike" camcorder prototype surface - Engadget

This camcorder features 4K resolution at 60fps ... My Kind Of Camcorder ... ;-) ... and if you can come up with sufficient RAID .. it can be your kind of Camcorder too ... :)

Hospitals cut medicine tube infections in study

Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Hospitals cut medicine tube infections in study

Wash your hands, folks .....

Samsung shows off fuel cell dock with one month of laptop power

Samsung shows off fuel cell dock with one month of laptop power - Engadget

Fill 'er UP! ... :)

Ancient Insects Used Advanced Camouflage

LiveScience.com - Ancient Insects Used Advanced Camouflage

Cool fossil from 47 million years ago ..... This is one of the few fossils, that I guess we can assume with virtual certainty --- was Green --- when the insect was alive. The veins might have had some color variegation ... who knows ...

Mission guide: Corot

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mission guide: Corot

WILL BORAT VIEW COROT? :

Since Corot will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan .... I wonder if Borat will be on hand? ..... ;-)

Seriously .. this spacecraft will hopefully launch today, and find somewhere in excess of between 50 to 200, rocky Earth-like planets ( 2X Earth-size at minimum ) in the first 150 days (after shakedown month) ... and hundreds of Gas Giant Planets similar to Jupiter.

'Longevity gene keeps mind sharp'

BBC NEWS | Health | 'Longevity gene keeps mind sharp'

Since they mention that the "longevity" gene makes a larger-than-normal version of fatty cholesterol particles, in the blood ... I wonder if this could be related to the mutation, that creates the apoA-1 Milano version that doctors and scientists are investigating, that dissolves arterial plaques? .....

Elpida Memory Begins World's First Mass Production of DRAM Using 70nm Process

Elpida Memory Begins World's First Mass Production of DRAM Using 70nm Process Technology

Bigger--Cheaper--Faster .... My Goals for Myself, for ye olde New Years Resolution .... ;-)

Shotgun sequencing finds nanoorganisms

12.21.2006 - Shotgun sequencing finds nanoorganisms

I'm still waiting for more discoveries, related to the nanobacteria that some think, start the formation of kidney stones. Some scientists have, in the past, doubted their existence.

More HERE.

Obesity link to gut bug balance

BBC NEWS | Health | Obesity link to gut bug balance

Now ... is this Cause ... OR ... Effect? .....

More HERE.

New ergonomic backpack lightens the load

New ergonomic backpack lightens the load

Interesting concept ...

More HERE.

Newfound diversity in gamma-ray bursts puzzles astronomers

Newfound diversity in gamma-ray bursts puzzles astronomers

Hmm ... Doesn't fit the established paradigm ...

Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds

Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds - life - 20 December 2006 - New Scientist

A moth proboscus with hooks and barbs on the end, that evolved to fit under two sets of eyelids, is an amazing feat. I'd really love to find out more about the functionality of the tip, and the DNA lineage of these moths.

Two-headed lizard spied in a fossil

Two-headed lizard spied in a fossil - life - 20 December 2006 - New Scientist

Hmm ... Hard enough to find this kind of thing, in modern times ...

Facial recognition makes finding Web photos easier

Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Facial recognition makes finding Web photos easier

That SOUND you hear ... is that of hundreds of celebrity-look-alike agents Weeping Tears Of Joy! ... ;-)

More HERE and HERE.

'Tis nobler in the mind to read Shakespeare

'Tis nobler in the mind to read Shakespeare - Britain - Times Online

More HEREst ... ;-)

Recordings of electrical activity reveal internal brain dialogue

Recordings of electrical activity reveal internal brain dialogue - Health & Science - International Herald Tribune

Wonder where the "rewind button" is located .... ;-)

Repeat HERE.

Surprises in the wild side of Borneo

Surprises in the wild side of Borneo - World - Times Online

There must be hundreds and hundreds of species, over in Borneo, waiting to be discovered ...

Red light debut for exotic 'metamaterial'

Red light debut for exotic 'metamaterial' - tech - 18 December 2006 - New Scientist Tech

Negative refractive index ... How cool is that? ....

Hint of dark matter caught on camera

Hint of dark matter caught on camera - fundamentals - 18 December 2006 - New Scientist Space

Film! ... What a Concept! .... ;-)

Google to Put NASA Data on the Web

PC World - Google to Put NASA Data on the Web

They do it all .... :)

More HERE.

Google Phone: Free to consumers?

» Google Phone: Free to consumers? | Digital Markets | ZDNet.com

I've been thinking for a while, that Google might be moving in the direction of world-wide, free phone service/Internet connectivity .. paid for by ads, of course ... especially with their buying up, of all that dark fiber, a while back ...

We shall see ....

More HERE.

Hynix Rolls Out Fastest PC Memory

The Korea Times : Hynix Rolls Out Fastest PC Memory

Hmm .. I thought 1 Ghz memory was already on the market ... Oh Well ....

More HERE.

Unleash your inner bloodhound – start sniffing

Unleash your inner bloodhound – start sniffing - being-human - 17 December 2006 - New Scientist

Sniff ... Sniff .... :)

Google searches U.S. patent database

Google searches U.S. patent database

Looks Very Good .....

South Pole's ancient winds mapped

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | South Pole's ancient winds mapped

ALWAYS REMEMBER ...

(FROM THE ARTICLE):
"Sastrugi are the meringue-like waves sculpted in the Antarctic snowscape by strong winds."

....

.. AND .. that Scientists can figure out just about anything, if they ponder it long enough, and put in enough effort to tease the details out ...

Google Gets Into Web Site Registration

Google Gets Into Web Site Registration - Breaking - Technology - theage.com.au

They just seem to do it all .... :)

Handheld device sees more colours than humans

Handheld device sees more colours than humans - tech - 14 December 2006 - New Scientist Tech

The picture, showing how oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flows in the human eye, is a remarkable example of the imaging capability of this new technology.

Breakthrough sheds light on cause of diabetes

Breakthrough sheds light on cause of diabetes - health - 15 December 2006 - New Scientist

Interesting, that one of the fundamental assumptions, about how Type-1 diabetes develops, may have been wrong, all along ....

Dust holds secrets from out of this world

Dust holds secrets from out of this world - Natural History Museum

I've looked at quite a few of these particles myself, ... and they DO look like a veritable Zoo ....

More HERE and HERE and HERE.

Samsung squeezes DRAM and SRAM into OneDRAM

Samsung squeezes DRAM and SRAM into OneDRAM

Sounds very synergistic ...

"Ancient Gliding Beast" Changes Mammal History

Photo in the News: "Ancient Gliding Beast" Changes Mammal History

Doesn't look a thing like the flying-squirrel I gave my cousin .... :)

Mountain range spotted on Titan

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mountain range spotted on Titan

Already ... some intrepid folks are talking about skiing this range ..... ;-)

Microsoft Releases New Robotics Dev Kit

News from PC Magazine: Microsoft Releases New Robotics Dev Kit

Download the free, public, robotic-platform-agnostic software HERE.

Appears to also work in a virtual-mode, so you don't even have to own a physical copy of the robot, you are programming .....

IBM And AMD Unveil Breakthroughs In 45-Nanometer Chip Production

IBM And AMD Unveil Breakthroughs In 45-Nanometer Chip Production - Hardware News by InformationWeek

Water, just never stops being necessary AND useful ..... ;-)

Possible Alzheimer's Fingerprint Found

Possible Alzheimer's Fingerprint Found, Scientists Find Possible Fingerprint of Alzheimer's in Spinal Fluid - CBS News

Very Much Needed .....

More HERE.

Ice-free North Pole by 2040

Ice-free North Pole by 2040 | The Nation | The Australian

According to the Australian article, this may be an underestimatation ...

More HERE.

Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo available 2007

Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo available 2007 - On the Radar - Digital Cameras - Reviews - CNET Asia

32 Gigs ... Sweet! ...

Volcanic Blast Likely Killed and Preserved Juvenile Fossil Plesiosaur Found in Antarctica

Volcanic Blast Likely Killed and Preserved Juvenile Fossil Plesiosaur Found in Antarctica

Well-preserved juvenile plesiosaur skeleton found in Antarctica ...

IBM has Flash-killer on the cards

iTWire - IBM has Flash-killer on the cards

500 times faster than flash-memory and uses less than half the electricity ... :)

More HERE and HERE and HERE.

How To Unlock Your Phone

ABC News: How To Unlock Your Phone

Like the guy in the article says, ... you've bought a product, not leased it ... your contract is fulfilled ... why should the phone be useless ... why does a specific provider, think they have they have the right to keep you locked in ...

A shrimp from 50 million BC and other miracles of the sea

Independent Online Edition > Science & Technology

With some of these shrimp, swimming around in 176 degree Fahrenheit water ... I imagine, that they could probably swim laps, if you threw them in a pot of boiling water ..... :)

Jurassic shrimp HERE.

Researchers clear way to stronger glass

Researchers clear way to stronger glass

A promising technique ...

Informatics scientists' ‘active cookies’ put bite on cyber crooks

Informatics scientists' ‘active cookies’ put bite on cyber crooks

I was hoping this would work more like a homing beacon, to find the perp .... :)

Computer scientists unravel 'language of surgery'

Computer scientists unravel 'language of surgery'

Wow .. interesting concept .. BTW, these da Vinci robotic surgery machines are simply incredible. I can see, if this "surgery language" is perfected, how machine-vision systems might eventually, evaluate the necessary steps, and perform warp-speed, robotic surgery unassisted .....

Mixed Prairie Grasses Better Source of Biofuel Than Corn Ethanol and Soybean Biodiesel

Mixed Prairie Grasses Better Source of Biofuel Than Corn Ethanol and Soybean Biodiesel

I find that surprising ...

40% efficient solar cell developed

40% efficient solar cell developed | TG Daily

Might have figured this wrong ... but at 9 cents per Kilowatt .. I think this might pay for itself, in about 3.8 years .... OOPS .. Eager-Solar-Novice-ERROR ... I was thinking about USING the electricty 24 hrs a day ... but Solar on the Earth's surface, doesn't get PRODUCED 24 hrs a day ... :) ... in Alaska maybe .. sometimes ... ;-)

More HERE and HERE and HERE.

Water flows on Mars, before our very eyes

Water flows on Mars, before our very eyes - space - 06 December 2006 - New Scientist Space

Well, I'm convinced .... Let's Go There! ..... :)

Probe's powerful camera spots Vikings on Mars

Probe's powerful camera spots Vikings on Mars - space - 05 December 2006 - New Scientist Space

This thing doesn't miss a trick .... ;-)

Toshiba intros 1.8" 100 GB hard drive

Toshiba intros 1.8" 100 GB hard drive | TG Daily

Incredible amount of storage, at such a small size ....

World's richest 1% own 40% of all wealth, UN report discovers

World's richest 1% own 40% of all wealth, UN report discovers | News_ | Guardian Unlimited Money

Richest X % -- Own Z %
--------------------------------------------
1 -- 40
2 -- 50
10 -- 85

Poorest X % -- Own Z %
--------------------------------------------
50 -- 1

Guess the remaining middle-ish 40% split up the remaining 14% ...

More HERE.

Belkin Announces Cable-Free Wireless USB Hub

News: Belkin Announces Cable-Free Wireless USB Hub - LaptopLogic.com

Less WIRES is "A Good Thing" ..... :)

More HERE and HERE.

Swiss expert welcomes Nasa plan to build moon bases.

swissinfo - Swiss expert welcomes Nasa plan to build moon bases.

At this rate, ... and based on this timetable ... we will be back on the Moon, 48 years AFTER the last man walked on the Moon ....

A new wide-angle lens for video surveillance

» A new wide-angle lens for video surveillance | Emerging Technology Trends | ZDNet.com

Interesting picture of the university bookstore .... notice the black spot in the center, where the bullet camera is positioned.

More HERE and HERE.

Star trek 'will save humans'

Gulfnews: Star trek 'will save humans'

Considering the many massive extinction events, that have happened on Earth, over the millions of years, this is very prudent thinking.

Branson agrees to take Hawking into Space. WARNING:ADULT THEMED PHOTO(S)

Wish list for Moon-based astronomers revealed

Wish list for Moon-based astronomers revealed - space - 29 November 2006 - New Scientist Space

Since the Sun makes dust rise off the lunar surface in a regular cycle ... I say that the Moon would be a bad place, to put delicate sensors, in a difficult-to-reach-and-service vacuum. ... A large Radio Telescope --- Perhaps --- but put the fine sensors, in orbit in deep space ...

Meteorite's Organic Matter Older Than the Sun, Study Says

Meteorite's Organic Matter Older Than the Sun, Study Says

That Tagish Lake meteorite, certainly fell in an opportune local .....

More HERE.

Ancient Moon 'computer' revisited

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Ancient Moon 'computer' revisited

Some of these Ancients, were as brilliant, or even MORE brilliant than some of our best scientists today ....

More HERE and HERE.