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Is Synthetic Biology (Artificial Life) A Blessing Or A Curse?

May 22, 2010
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Is Synthetic Biology (Artificial Life) A Blessing Or A Curse?

There have been game changers in science, but this Synthetic Biology (Artificial Life) is a whopper. Days ago, it was reported that scientists had created Artificial Life in the lab; this Artificial Life could basically mimic what the scientists wanted it to do. photo credit: Zack Akukumba For example, it is said that scientists...
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Actor Kevin Costner May Have the Solution for the Oil Spill

May 21, 2010
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Actor Kevin Costner May Have the Solution for the Oil Spill

Famous actor Kevin Costner with hits like Fields of Dreams and The Untouchables may have the solution to cleaning up the oil spill in the gulf. Kevin and his brother have apparently invented some sort of machine, which may be able to separate oil from water. Mr. Coster did not go into the technical...
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Oil Spill Live Video Feed Pressures BP into Handling the Situation

May 21, 2010
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Oil Spill Live Video Feed Pressures BP into Handling the Situation

Two days ago the Massachusetts representative Edward Markey asked BP to make its live video footage of the Gulf oil spill available to the public. BP has granted the request and as a result hundreds of thousands of people have been watching the footage or the oil spill. So, it looks like there is...
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New High Efficiency Engine Using 50% less Fuel Compared to Best Engines Currently Available

May 18, 2010
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New High Efficiency Engine Using 50% less Fuel Compared to Best Engines Currently Available

LiquidPiston unveils a new compact high efficiency engine at the SAE world congress. The new engine contains several patents developed by Dr. Nicolay Shkolnik and hin son Dr. Alec Shkolnik. The fuel efficiency of the HEHC engine shows a 20% to 50% improvement over the best diesel engines. This engine is also very lightweight...
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International Space Station and Space Shuttle Atlantis Visible Until May 23

May 18, 2010
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International Space Station and Space Shuttle Atlantis Visible Until May 23

Have you ever wanted to see the International Space Station or a space shuttle? If the answer is yes, then this week is your chance. The space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station are flying together 220 miles overhead until Sunday, May 23. The station and the shuttle will circle the Earth every...
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Consequences Of The British Petroleum Oil Spill

May 18, 2010
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Consequences Of The British Petroleum Oil Spill

British Petroleum’s protracted oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is steadily causing untold damage to the surrounding areas and the constant failures of those responsible for the spill to stem the leak is becoming like Chinese water torture to the American psyche. With all that said, I hope that the radical environmentalist agenda...
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How To Clean Up the Gulf Oil Spill: Diagram

May 16, 2010
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How To Clean Up the Gulf Oil Spill: Diagram

While writing my earlier post about the Gulf Oil Spill, I realized a way that the oil spill could be cleaned up and the flow of the oil stopped. Click on the image below to view/read the diagram in it’s original size. At first, when you are reading this, you might think, “That won’t...
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Gulf Oil Spill: What is Being Done About it and Obama’s Take on It

May 16, 2010
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Gulf Oil Spill: What is Being Done About it and Obama’s Take on It

There is, as you might know a huge oil spill sitting in the Gulf of Mexico. Sitting is a slight understatement as the oil spill continues to grow by over 5,000 barrels per day. There are a lot of things that are being done to try to stop the flow of oil and to...
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The Future of Travel: Hydrogenase – Eco-Airships

May 15, 2010
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Vincent Callebaut, a Belgian architect has designed a new kind of travel. Giant eco-airships. According to CNN these are, “Called ‘Hydrogenase,’ the project combines engineering and biology and is inspired by biomimicry — design inspired by nature’s models and systems — he says.” Callebaut is clearly not lacking in imagination. He envisions his eco-airship...
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