Sunday, October 11, 2009

Science and Technology Links for the week of 10/05/09

Ars Technica

Microsoft Research demoes five multitouch mice

CCDs, fiber optics take home Physics Nobel Prize

Fusion 3.0 gains Snow Leopard, Windows 7 Aero support

97 percent of Intel testers recommend Windows 7

Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 hits RTM

Obama bans "texting while driving" for 4.5M govt workers

Technology Review

How Neutrinos Could Revolutionize Communications with Submarines

Flash Forward for Mobile

Startup That Builds Biological Parts

Light-Switched Drug Delivery

Behind the Big Apple's Data Dump

How Fruit Flies Execute In-Flight Turns

Time Lens Speeds Optical Data

Scientific American

Astronomers Discover Solar System's Largest Planetary Ring Yet around Saturn

Abruptly Forgotten: Working Memory Disappears in a Blink

Unraveling the Ribosome: Chemistry Nobel Awarded to Modelers of Cells' Protein-Maker [Updated]

New Vaccine May Immunize Addicts from Cocaine's Pleasurable Effects

Pirate Economics?: Captain Hook Meets Adam Smith

Climate change may mean slower winds

Flashy Fungi: Researchers Still in the Dark over Glowing Jungle Mushrooms

Popular Mechanics

10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009: Microsoft Natal - This looks very, very promising, and if it works anything like the demo, I might consider getting an X-Box 360 in the future just for its sake alone. But in the meantime, let me get in a plug for the Wiimote's new accessory, the WiiMotion Plus. I recently purchased it, and the control on this is extraordinary.

MythBusters Q&A: New Season Filled With Bullets, MPG Tests and Duct Tape

What Does a Beer Taste Like After the Singularity?

Earthquake Research Digs Deep to Find Timely Warning System

The Science Behind The Invention of Lying: Hollywood Fact vs. Fiction

Bonus website pointed to by an article at this site: Will It Blend? If you ever wondered what would happen if you put consumer electronics in the blender, this is the site for you.

Discover Magazine

Boosting a Brain Wave Makes People Move Slow-and Bad at Video Games

Would You Pay $39.99 for an Energy-Efficient Light Bulb?

Brain-Saving, Mind-Blowing, Hi-Tech Medical Imaging

Does Evolution Explain Human Nature?

I Didn't Sin-It Was My Brain

When Less Information Is More - Relates to Genomics and informing people of genetic abnormalities

The 9 Industries That Will Be Most Screwed by Global Warming - Pardon the French, the gallery's interesting.

Popular Science

The World's First Image of an Entire Sunspot's Structure

Physicist Looks to Build a Kilometer-Long Cannon for Space Launches

Google Working on "Smart Charging" Software for Electric Cars

Electron Microscopes Powered by Quantum Mechanics Could See Through Living Cells

Breeding Super-Hygienic Bees to Take the Offensive in Colony Collapse Fight