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PHOTOS: Chile Volcano Erupts With Ash and Lightning

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:12:18 -0700

When a volcanic eruption and a lightning storm meet, the result looks like the end of the world. Or possibly a scene from Ghostbusters.

Increasing the Yield of Wind Farms Around the World & Wind Harvest International

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:29:14 -0800

A wind turbine that spins horizontally instead of vertically. Should be cheaper to produce and maintain than regular turbines.

How Super-Precise Atomic Clocks Will Change the World in a Decade

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:40:31 -0800

From the page: "At that level, clocks will be precise enough that they'll have to correct for the relativistic effects of the shape of the earth, which changes every day in reaction to environmental factors. (Some of the research clocks already need to account for changes in the NIST building's size on a hot day.) "

PlanetQuest: Exoplanet Exploration

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:39:43 -0800

Current extrasolar planet count: 264. 6 days later: 268.

The Lyot Project

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:49:15 -0800

The Lyot Project is attempting to be the first to directly photograph a planet outside our solar system (an exoplanet) by blocking out the glare caused by its parent star. They are aiming to have their first image of an exoplanet within the next 2 years.

Terahertz radiation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:14:52 -0700

Terahertz radiation (or "T-rays") can be used to create a superior medical imaging technology. They have the advantages of x-rays, without cancer risk. Even more exciting, there are prototypes of handheld terahertz scanners that could be used in airports and doctors' offices to provide instant detection of concealed weapons or cancerous tumors.

Corning makes Verizons fiber-optic dream possible - August 6, 2007

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:18:08 -0700

Corning has developed a bendable fiber-optic cable. This will be huge for fiber-to-the-home.

Festo - Airic&x2019;s_arm - Airic&x2019;s_arm

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:00:24 -0700

Very nice robotic arm/artificial muscle demo. There's something very life-like about using artificial muscles vs. a series of motors.

WIKISKY.ORG

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:03:23 -0700

Like a "google maps" for the universe. Awesome.

SPACE.com -- Giant Pool of Water Ice at Mars South Pole

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:54:52 -0700

From the page: "Mars is unlikely to sport beachfront property anytime soon, but the planet has enough water ice at its south pole to blanket the entire planet in more than 30 feet of water if everything thawed out."