The U.S. National Hurricane Center has warned that a weather system near Cuba, centered between islands of Acklins and Great Inagua, may move into the Gulf of Mexico this weekend, reports Bloomberg this morning. “I am still worried about how it will move the oil slick into the coastal areas of L... Read more...
In a major triumph for alternative-energy researchers and enthusiasts, an experimental, solar-powered plane on Thursday successfully completed a 26-hour flight powered by 12,000 solar cells and sunlight-powered lithium batteries. The Solar Impulse, a slender, long-winged airplane, flew through ... Read more...
Speed cameras and red light cameras in the US and Australia accused innocent motorists of wrongdoing. Speed cameras in California, Florida and Australia are not living up to their image of providing infallible evidence of traffic crimes. To the contrary, officials must find clever excuses to cove... Read more...
More information has emerged about Google’s relationship with the government and spook agencies (see PR Newswire below). The revelations should come as no surprise. In 2006, Robert David Steele, a 20-year Marine Corps infantry and intelligence officer and a former clandestine services case offi... Read more...
The latest announcement that the Pentagon’s military research division, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), has created shape-shifting robots sounds like another Terminator sequel, but this is mainstream news. Sure, this is still theoretical, as these robots are just h... Read more...