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World’s Strongest Beer

September 11th, 2005 at 11:26 pm » Comments (0)

A German brewer has concocted what he says is the world’s strongest beer, a potent drink with an alcohol content of 25.4 percent that can only be served in a shot glass.



Long Tail 101

September 11th, 2005 at 11:09 pm » Comments (0)

Chris Anderson:
I’ve updated my About page, which is where I’ve got the most concise definition of The Long Tail. This post is just a cleaned-up and easily linkable version of that.



Marines go Wireless

September 11th, 2005 at 9:25 pm » Comments (0)

The Marine Corps unveiled new Humvee-mounted technology to allow troops in the field to communicate with each other, their commanders, and even headquarters hundreds of miles away — all while driving over 30 miles per hour.



RNA More Important than Originally Thought

September 11th, 2005 at 9:20 pm » Comments (0)

Until 1998, geneticists had a frustrating vacancy in their molecular toolbox. They had abundant tools for adding new genes to cells but no simple way to find out what would happen if they took a gene away. That left one side of genetic research more or less unexplored.



Skype on Your Cell Phone

September 11th, 2005 at 6:44 pm » Comments (0)

IP based voice chat is nothing new. In fact the release of Google talk brought the issue back into the limelight with arguments over which IM (Instant Messenger) was best suited or offered the best voice chatting over IP. This device is called as the IM phone, and is a really simple , easy to […]



The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security

September 11th, 2005 at 6:22 pm » Comments (0)

The IT industry spends a huge amount of money on security — and yet worms, spyware, and other relatively mindless attacks are still able to create massive havoc. Why?



Self-Repairing Spacecraft Using Ant Logic

September 11th, 2005 at 6:23 am » Comments (0)

A spacecraft skin is being developed that assesses the severity of any damage it suffers from space debris and other impacts. The project, which is inspired by the behaviour of ants, is seen as the first step towards a self-repairing craft.



Floating Nuclear Power Station for $200,000

September 11th, 2005 at 12:04 am » Comments (0)

Russia’s Federal Nuclear Energy Agency has made a decision to build a low capacity floating nuclear power plant (FNPP), the first project of its kind in the world.