Friday, December 18, 2009

Avatar's moon Pandora could be real, planet-hunters say. In the new blockbuster Avatar, humans visit the habitable -- and inhabited -- alien moon called Pandora. Life-bearing moons like Pandora or the Star Wars forest moon of Endor are a staple of science fiction. With NASA's Kepler mission showing the potential to detect Earth-sized objects, habitable moons may soon become science fact. [ScienceDaily: Latest Science News]
7:17:30 AM

Warning as climate deal emerges. A deal is emerging at the UN climate change talks but there are fears it will not prevent a 3C (5.4F) rise in temperature. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]
7:13:02 AM

Avatar -Chic CyberQuad UAV Trades Rotors for Fans] [UAVs] . Cyber Technologies' CyberQuad UAV, implementing four silent, ducted fans in lieu of traditional rotor blades, has already been used to survey damaged oil rigs. Someday it will be used to transport... [Gizmodo]
7:11:24 AM

Dec. 18, 1878: Let There Be Electric Light, Before Edison. English chemist Joseph Swan demonstrates a remarkable little invention in Newcastle. Why don't more people know about this guy?

[Wired Top Stories]
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