Freitag, 30. September 2011

Sonntag, 25. September 2011

Faster Than The Speed Of Light… OPERA Update — Speed Of Light Broken, An Expert’s View — Speed Of Light Discovery: Would You Go Back In Time?



Neutrinos travelling faster than light have been found, say particle physicists in Italy. Photograph: Dan Mccoy /Corbis - Speed of light discovery: would you go back in time? (Guardian, Sep. 23, 2011): Physicists’ discovery of neutrinos that may travel faster than the speed of light raises the prospect of time-travelling particles. You’re not a tachyon, [...] continue reading the breaking news

Mittwoch, 21. September 2011

The Future For Drones: Automated Killing



- A future for drones: Automated killing (Washington Post, Sep. 20, 2011): One afternoon last fall at Fort Benning, Ga., two model-size planes took off, climbed to 800 and 1,000 feet, and began criss-crossing the military base in search of an orange, green and blue tarp. The automated, unpiloted planes worked on their own, with [...] continue reading the breaking news

Samstag, 17. September 2011

Madness Just Hit Record Highs: US Unable To Account For 36,000 Pounds Of Its Own Weapons Grade Uranium And Plutonium!



- The U.S. Is Unable To Account For 36k Pounds Of Its Own Weapons Grade Uranium And Plutonium (Business Insider, Sep. 15, 2011): Under special nuclear cooperation agreements, the United States sent 38,580 pounds of enriched uranium and plutonium to more than two-dozen foreign agencies and is unable to account for 36,000 pounds of the [...] continue reading the breaking news

Dienstag, 13. September 2011

Radioactive Leak Risk After France Nuclear Site Blast



- Leak risk after France nuclear site blast (AFP, Sep. 12, 2011): There is a risk of a radioactive leak after an explosion in an oven Monday at the Marcoule nuclear site near the city of Nimes in the south of France, emergency services said. The blast hit the Centraco nuclear waste treatment centre belonging [...] continue reading the breaking news

Donnerstag, 8. September 2011

Virginia: North Anna Reactors ‘Control Rods Dropped INTO The Reactor Core And Stopped The Nuclear Chain Reaction, Shutting Down The Reactor’



- Dominion: North Anna Reactors Won’t Restart Until Safety Assured (WHSV, Sep. 5, 2011): Dominion Virginia Power said Friday it won’t restart the two nuclear reactors at its North Anna Power Station rattled by the Aug. 23 earthquake until the company is convinced it is safe. The plant about 11 miles from the central Virginia [...] continue reading the breaking news

Samstag, 3. September 2011

Pakistan: Government Bans Accessing Internet Through Virtual Private Networks!



Nice dictatorship! - Pakistan to ban encryption software (Guardian, August 30,  2011): Millions of internet users in Pakistan will be unable to send emails and messages without fear of government snooping after authorities banned the use of encryption software. A legal notice sent to all internet providers (ISPs) by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority, seen by [...] continue reading the breaking news