The Next Best Thing To Oil
In order to create a renewable carbon economy, you can use solar power to split carbon dioxide. Combine the resulting carbon monoxide with hydrogen and you have the beginnings of a solar fuel that could one day replace oil. Since 2008, a European consortium led by Athanasios Konstandopoulos at the Centre for Research and Technology…
Stimulating Your Brain With Electricity Can Boost Visual Memory
Struggling to remember faces? Forgetting how your favorite Backstreet Boys member looks? Help could be on its way in the form of the first non-invasive way of stimulating the brain that can boost visual memory: Scull electrodes. The technique uses transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), in which weak electrical currents are applied to the scalp…
New Jersey Police to Shame Drunk Drivers on Facebook
The police force of a small New Jersey town has a Facebook page. And on it go the mugshots of people caught breaking the law. Car thieves, shoplifters, and even a child pornographer have been named and shamed so far. The police force in Evesham Township, a small town in New Jersey has, for the…
GenCon in photos: Gamers, cosplayers, miniatures, dice and more dice
GenCon brought thousands of gamers to Indianapolis last weekend, and with them some serious geeky fun and costumery. Here’s our photo gallery of the most amazing sights. Special thanks to Shirak Agresta, Ellie Winter and Gary Sandelin for additional photography, and to Kelly Faircloth and Mary Ratliff for formatting the gallery. Cheer up! says the…
