Friday, 13. October 2006
Topic: SCIENCE - on October 13, 2006 at 12:00:00 PM CEST
New motor first to be powered by living bacteria
A new motor designed by scientists from Japan offers the best of both worlds: the living and the non-living. The group built a hybrid micromachine that is powered by gliding bacteria which travels on an inorganic silicon track and pushes a silicon dioxide rotor. The combination takes advantage of the precise engineering of synthetic devices along with the efficient energy conversion and potential for self-repair of biological systems.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 13, 2006 at 11:54:00 AM CEST
Canada troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants
Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall.
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Topic: Free - on October 13, 2006 at 10:42:00 AM CEST
10 Windows Explorer alternatives compared and reviewed
Windows Explorer, the default file manager for Microsoft Windows, hasn’t really changed all that much over the years. Below you’ll find reviews, screenshots and links to download 10 11 12 different alternatives.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 13, 2006 at 10:15:00 AM CEST
Is U.S. Government Using LSD for Interrogations?
Old-fashioned journalists have a term for bizarre, interesting and/or disturbing little articles -- "Hey Mabel" stories, they call them. And the New York Sun's Josh Gerstein had a doozy of a "Hey Mabel" in yesterday's paper.
In a new court filing on behalf of alleged dirty bomber Jose Padilla, his lawyers allege that government interrogators forced him to take LSD, Gerstein reported.
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