Twitter Jitters: Can What You Tweet About Police Land You in Jail?

Law.com - Twitter Jitters: Can What You Tweet About Police Land You in Jail?:

"In a statement, Pittsburgh police explained that Madison 'used legal devices for illegal acts.' What exactly those illegal acts were, however, remains unclear. What is clear is that Madison's arrest for sharing information with other protesters online presents broader public policy concerns. Broader because it matters not what medium or Twitter-like technology you use to convey a controversial message. What matters -- and what Madison's arrest here potentially threatens -- is the underlying right to say it. "

Gallery: The Gear of War | Boing Boing Gadgets

Gallery: The Gear of War | Boing Boing Gadgets:

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Saddle Up for the U.S. Army's Robotics Rodeo | Popular Science

Saddle Up for the U.S. Army's Robotics Rodeo | Popular Science:

"At the first Robotics Rodeo, hosted this week by the U.S. Army and the Fort Hood III Corps in Texas, war machines replaced bulls and horses. Soldiers and civilian contractors used the opportunity, starting on Wednesday, to inspect a lineup of robots that could potentially find a place on the battlefield."

EMI Quits Selling CDs to Indie Record Stores

EMI Quits Selling CDs to Indie Record Stores:

"The music industry knows how to hang out itself, even if it lacks the correct length pf rope. EMI, certainly reeling from declining physical album sales like the other Big 4 record labels, is now apparently telling independent album retailers that it will no longer sell them CDs."

How doctors saved Adenhart crash survivor's life

How doctors saved Adenhart crash survivor's life | wilhite, bhatia, skull, jon, spine - News - OCRegister.com:

"The chief spine surgeon was on duty past midnight. The firefighters, trained to extricate severe trauma patients, kept the patient's spine and head rigid. The ER physician, sensing unforgiving injuries, immediately called for a CAT Scan, which showed the skull had been separated from the spine."

Weed-Whacking Herbicide Proves Deadly to Human Cells

Weed-Whacking Herbicide Proves Deadly to Human Cells:

"Used in yards, farms and parks throughout the world, Roundup has long been a top-selling weed killer. But now researchers have found that one of Roundup’s inert ingredients can kill human cells, particularly embryonic, placental and umbilical cord cells.

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Nanomaterial turns radiation directly into electricity - tech - 27 March 2008 - New Scientist

Nanomaterial turns radiation directly into electricity - tech - 27 March 2008 - New Scientist:

"Materials that directly convert radiation into electricity could produce a new era of spacecraft and even Earth-based vehicles powered by high-powered nuclear batteries, say US researchers."

Nine Arctic Nukes Exploded in Eighteen Hours

Nine Arctic Nukes Exploded in Eighteen Hours | Ron Paul Wins! | Campaign for Liberty at the Daily Paul:

"On November 17 and 18, 2008 nine H-Bombs were exploded below the Arctic Ocean near the North Magnetic Pole.

Unveiling the Secret Yellow Printer Dots with the Eyeclops Bionic Eye

Unveiling the Secret Yellow Printer Dots with the Eyeclops Bionic Eye:

"One day, Tim, the boss, introduced me to the secret, invisible marks that our printer was fusing to every sheet that came out of the printer: The marks were designed to help prevent people from printing high-quality counterfeit money. "

Nobel Prize genius Crick was high on LSD

Mayan Majix - Articles - Nobel Prize genius Crick was high on LSD:

"FRANCIS CRICK, the Nobel Prize-winning father of modern genetics, was under the influence of LSD when he first deduced thedouble-helix structure of DNA nearly 50 years ago."

Australian scientists may have worked out the mystery of teleportation | The Daily Telegraph

Australian scientists may have worked out the mystery of teleportation | The Daily Telegraph:

"The research team from the Australian National University developed a new approach to generating quantum entanglement in beams of light using only two parts. Quantum entanglement is a process in which two objects are linked together in such a way that any changes to the properties of one can be measured from the other regardless of the distance between them."

Radio chip mimics human ear, only better - R & D

Radio chip mimics human ear, only better - R & D:

"MIT engineers have built a fast, ultra-broadband, low-power radio chip, modeled on the human inner ear, that could enable wireless devices capable of receiving cell phone, Internet, radio and television signals. "

Bug resurrected after 120,000 years: Scientific American

Bug resurrected after 120,000 years: Scientific American:

"Scientists have brought a newly-discovered bug back to life after more than 120,000 years in hibernation. It raises hopes that dormant life might be revived on Mars. The tiny purple microbe, dubbed called Herminiimonas glaciei, lay trapped beneath nearly two miles of ice in Greenland. It took 11 months to revive it by gently warming it in an incubator. Finally the bug sprang back to life and began producing fresh colonies of purple brown bacteria."

forget-me-not panties

forget-me-not panties:

"This amazing device will answer all of your questions! These panties can give you her location, and even her temperature and heart rate, and she will never even know it's there! Unlike the cumbersome and uncomfortable chastity belts of the past, these panties are 100% cotton, and use cutting-edge technology to help you protect what matters most. "

YouTube - Rapid Cell Regeneration

YouTube - Rapid Cell Regeneration:

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Monsanto's Harvest of Fear

Monsanto's Harvest of Fear | vanityfair.com:

"Monsanto already dominates America’s food chain with its genetically modified seeds. Now it has targeted milk production. Just as frightening as the corporation’s tactics–ruthless legal battles against small farmers–is its decades-long history of toxic contamination."

US breakthrough promises "solar panels" that work in the dark

US breakthrough promises "solar panels" that work in the dark - 13 Aug 2008 - BusinessGreen.com:

"Now researchers at the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory (INL) claim to have unlocked the secret of harnessing that energy through the development of microscopic nanoantennas, each with a diameter 1/25 the size of a human hair, capable of absorbing infra red energy. And they are confident commercial products based on the technology could be available within five years."

Army Mechanic's Garage Tinkering Yields 18-Foot Mecha Exoskeleton | Popular Science

Army Mechanic's Garage Tinkering Yields 18-Foot Mecha Exoskeleton | Popular Science:

"Owens, 31, began building an 18-foot-tall, one-ton prototype at his home in Wasilla, Alaska, in 2004. Working without blueprints, he first built a full-scale model out of wood. "

GPS system 'close to breakdown'

GPS system 'close to breakdown' | Technology | guardian.co.uk:

"US government officials are concerned that the quality of the Global Positioning System (GPS) could begin to deteriorate as early as next year, resulting in regular blackouts and failures – or even dishing out inaccurate directions to millions of people worldwide."

A new technology may be able to track people's movements by detecting evidence of their diet in their hair

A new technology may be able to track people's movements by detecting evidence of their diet in their hair:

"A group of researchers from the LGC Chemical Metrology Laboratory in the UK havs teamed up with the University of Oviedo, Spain. Together they have developed a 'laser ablation' method that makes it possible ‘to detect variations in the sulfur isotopes of a single hair over time’, says Science Daily. This means that scientists will be able to track a person’s movements between different countries, as the sulphur isotopes reveal changes in eating habits. "