Scientists Closer To Developing Invisibility Cloak

In something that sounds like it should be on the Sci-Fi channel, scientists say that they are near their goal of developing materials to make people and objects invisible. The scientists are from the University of...

NASA spies liquid in Titanic lake

"NASA scientists have announced that at least one of the giant lakes previously spied on Saturn's moon Titan contains liquid hydrocarbons - making it the "only body our solar system beyond Earth known to have liquid...

Operation Nabucco II: Turkey Under Radar Of Ergenekon And Oil War

Some so-called “patriots” or “laicists” have plotted against the Republic of Turkey in “Ergenekon”. Two days after their indictment is accepted two bombs explode in Instanbul. Today 11 people died in oil-rich Kirkuk. And next month Irans President Ahmadinejad is...

British Columbia: Police unveil cardboard cops

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWell I have seen unattended Police cars on the side of the road as decoys to slow down speeders, now Cardboard Cutouts of Cops to slow down speeders is a new one on...

Is NBC Blocking Recording of My Programs in Windows Media Center?

Chris Pirillo uncovers some potential monkey business in Seattle."I use Tivo, and I am getting tired of paying $13 a month just for a program guide. So I’ve been looking into some computer-based alternatives. Windows Media Center had been on my radar until some shows were...

UN Claims Georgian Spy Drone Shot Down By Russians, Government Denies it

Between the results of investigations by the Georgian military and the United Nations, along with video of the clearly Russian-made fighter that destroyed it, it seems surprising that the Russian government would...

Radar map peels back secrets of Martian north pole

"Washington (ANTARA News/afp) - A radar map of the Martian north pole reveals a four-layer ice structure laid down over a period of five million years, on top of sedimentary rocks hundreds of kilometers thick, scientists said Thursday in a report.The data provided by NASA's...

High Resolution NASA Radar … Maps The Moon :: Oblate Spheroid

"NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has recently released new high-resolution radar maps of the Moon's south pole. The mapping technique is unique in that it uses digital radar information gleaned from one array of the...

US backs 'virtual fence' for border

"WASHINGTON - A 28-mile "virtual fence" that will use radar and surveillance cameras to try to catch people entering the country illegally has gotten final government approval."

Wind Farms ‘Threat to National Security’

Latest reports are that Jack Bauer has been dispatched to the scene and will be dealing with these 'wind farms' personally. Apparently the Ministry of Defence has objected to at least four on-shore wind farms that...

Hear This! Converting Waste Heat Into Electric Power :: Oblate Spheroid

"It sounds like magic but it is really science. The University of Utah Physics Department has developed a way for devices to take wasted heat derived from everyday processes and through converting the heat to sound...

Controller Error Leads to Newark Near-Miss (AP)

Technology and procedure still needs people to make it all work, and where there's a user, there's a chance for user error. That appears to be what happened on Wednesday, as mixed frequencies came close to causing a...

Russia threatens to counter US missile shield plans in Europe

""If a radar (in the Czech Republic) along with missiles in Poland are deployed, this will be a military operation ...to weaken Russia's nuclear deterrent potential," Mikhail Kamynin said in a statement that was reported by RIA Novosti."We will have no other option but to...

Spielberg is not leaving Dreamworks, says spokesman

"DreamWorks was acquired by Paramount Pictures in 2005 for $1.6 billion. Under the deal, Spielberg and partner David Geffen agreed to stay on with Viacom through the end of 2008. But there has been persistent speculation the two principals are unhappy and may choose to leave...

No survivors in Turkish jet crash

"All 56 people on board a passenger plane that crashed in south-western Turkey have died, the airline's chief executive has said. Initial reports from rescue helicopter teams found no survivors, said Tuncay Doganer,...

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