Solar Power Bringing Light and Opportunity to the Poor

Meeting the South’s energy needs will be crucial to achieving radical improvements in quality of life and human development. It is estimated that 1.7 billion people around the world lack electricity (World Bank),...

Unlucky woman wrecks twice at same intersection

"Unlucky woman wrecks twice at same intersection""POCATELLO, Idaho - An intersection in southeastern Idaho has proven unlucky for a woman who's been in two car accidents at the same crossroads since August. Kris...

Small asteroid HEADED FOR EARTH !!!

"Small asteroid headed for light show over Africa"" WASHINGTON (AP) -- A small asteroid was headed for a fiery but harmless dive into Earth's atmosphere early Tuesday morning over Africa, astronomers said in...

Since Bush lifted the Oil Drilling Ban oil has dropped to 90 dollars a barrel

Since Bush lifted the Oil Drilling Ban oil has dropped to 90 dollars a barrel"NEW YORK (AFP) — Crude oil nosedived below 90 dollars a barrel Monday as deepening global financial turmoil and plunging stock markets...

Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record At 40.8 Percent

It's an "inverted metamorphic triple-junction solar cell". Advances in solar are going the way of computer processor speed and storage and many other information technologies; increasing power, speed and efficiency, decreasing cost, space, waste.Solar Power to Rule in 20...

Journey to unlock 'out of body' mysteries

"Journey to unlock 'out of body' mysteries Penny Sartori's research led to a book on near death experiences In September, medical teams at 25...

NTSB Reported Radio Silence Minutes Before Crash

"September 23, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by Metrolink accident attorneys, the National Transportation Safety Board the audio recordings between the Metrolink engineer and the conductor showed they...

NTSB Seeks Order Banning Use of Cell Phones by Train Operators

"September 16, 2008- Ever since the news that teenage train enthusiasts were text messaging the train engineer at the time of the train crash in Chatsworth, the NTSB has sought an order banning the use of cell phones...

Another Week Another Train Crash :: Train Hits Bus in Los Angeles

"September 19, (by Otto Smyth) According to reports a Metro Blue Line light rail train struck a bus in the Long Beach downtown area. This collision occurred during the morning commute and injured 14 passengers when...

A clock that eats time

Created from his personal funds and now having a 1.8 Million dollar value."The beast—with its long needle teeth and barbed tail— rocks back and forth, ultimately inserting its talons in notches at the top of the...

Bus collides with commuter train in LA, 13 injured

Another commuting accident in Los Angeles injured 13 Friday, after a light train collided with a Metro Blue Line bus.  The accident happened during the Friday morning commute, raising more questions about the safety of public transportation in California."The light rail...

7th-Grader Designs Three Dimensional Solar Cell

Not only can 7th Graders play video games and skateboard better than me, they can invent better solar cells... 3 D ones, with as much as 500 times the light absorption of today's."Hugh Pickens writes "12-year-old William Yuan's invention of a highly-efficient,...

Double your rockin' with Rock Band 2

I am a product of the Atari Generation. My first video game was Pong. I've been playing video games for a quarter of a century. However, my wife, who is nine years younger than me, vaguely remembers Sega Genesis. She...

Churches attacked in coastal Karnataka

"In what appears to be a planned series of attacks on church-goers in different districts of the state, separate groups of miscreants unleashed violence on churches in Udupi, Mangalore and Chikmagalur on Sunday morning.Around ten prayer centres in Mangalore were vandalised,...

BigBang Collision Live

"An Australian physicist says a science experiment which begins in Switzerland today is a major milestone in the history of scientific discovery. Scientists have built a 27-kilometre long underground circular tunnel that houses the Large Hadron Collider, which will allow...

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