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Don't Eat The White Snow Either
loteck writes "An interesting article about an Australian ski resort that is converting human waste into freshly driven snow. The waste is converted "through a three-step purifying process of UV light filtration, ozonation and ultra-filtration", and they say it's "even cleaner than that made from nearby creek water." I think that says more about the creek than it does the waste." -
USMC Shows Off New Toys
jonerik writes "And speaking of the future of unmanned combat, Wired today has this article on several new toys being developed for the U.S. Marine Corps. The Dragon Eye is a small remote-controlled airplane which can be disassembled and carried in a field pack. The Dragon Runner is a miniature camera-equipped wheeled truck about the size of a shoebox which can be sent into dangerous areas as a scout. The Dragon Warrior is a small unmanned helicopter which looks like a toilet seat with wings. Perhaps most intriguing is a device unofficially dubbed the RoboLobster, which skitters around on eight mechanical legs, detecting and disarming mines. Although the Dragon Eye is scheduled for deployment next year, the other three devices are still in the development stage." -
Diamonds Are A Space Station's Best Friend
strredwolf writes: "Research is being done to replace standard solar cell pannels commonly used in satelites with one's made with diamonds. Supposedly, they would be more durable to conditions in space, as well as generate more power at the same cost. Same cost? The kicker is that they're not using gem-quality diamonds. Article on Beyond 2000, which amazingly is still around." Note: this is still a work in progress, not a finished technology, but if it pans out, this offers several benefits over traditional solar cells. -
Diamonds Are A Space Station's Best Friend
strredwolf writes: "Research is being done to replace standard solar cell pannels commonly used in satelites with one's made with diamonds. Supposedly, they would be more durable to conditions in space, as well as generate more power at the same cost. Same cost? The kicker is that they're not using gem-quality diamonds. Article on Beyond 2000, which amazingly is still around." Note: this is still a work in progress, not a finished technology, but if it pans out, this offers several benefits over traditional solar cells. -
Neural Coloring In: How The Mind Sees Color
fluppy88 writes "Beyond 2000 has a very interesting article about how the mind interprets color. Scientists in Australia have developed a mathematical model for how the brain sees color, and believe their discoveries could eventually be used in bionic vision-type devices to cure color-blindness, among other things." -
Neural Coloring In: How The Mind Sees Color
fluppy88 writes "Beyond 2000 has a very interesting article about how the mind interprets color. Scientists in Australia have developed a mathematical model for how the brain sees color, and believe their discoveries could eventually be used in bionic vision-type devices to cure color-blindness, among other things." -
Sandia's Distributed Anti-Cracking Bot
tgw writes: "Beyond 2000 is reporting that Sandia National Laboratories has created a unique type of bot that can defend against cracking attacks and viruses. The bot 'runs on multiple computers in a network and depending on circumstances the separate copies of the agent can act alone or together as a single, distributed program. The [bots] across the network constantly compare notes to determine if any unusual requests or commands have been received from external or internal sources.'" A cool-sounding project, to be sure -- but how much control is too much to cede to the intelligent agents? -
Sandia's Distributed Anti-Cracking Bot
tgw writes: "Beyond 2000 is reporting that Sandia National Laboratories has created a unique type of bot that can defend against cracking attacks and viruses. The bot 'runs on multiple computers in a network and depending on circumstances the separate copies of the agent can act alone or together as a single, distributed program. The [bots] across the network constantly compare notes to determine if any unusual requests or commands have been received from external or internal sources.'" A cool-sounding project, to be sure -- but how much control is too much to cede to the intelligent agents?