The Science and Technology Archives

Following are my personal links to "recent" news articles of interest regarding science and technology as of 19 October 2008. The links are organized by dates which take the form yymmdd (i.e., 080723 is 23 July 2008).

080509 - 'Lifesaver' Bottle Purifies Water in Seconds http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354735,00.html (Links to more information http://www.gizmag.com/go/8026/ and a related product: "Solar- and Wind-Powered Water Purification System is a Lifesaver" http://ecmweb.com/mag/electric_solar_windpowered_water/)

080514 - Chandra Uncovers Youngest Supernova in Our Galaxy http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/08-062.html

080613 - We may all be space aliens: study http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080613180404.323q4fo0&show_article=1

080723 - Cancer chief sees cell phone risks http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08205/898803-114.stm

080814 - Military AI Could Rule the Internet http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/08/military-ai-cou.html

080901 - Is the End of Unlimited Internet Near? http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=5689480&page=1

080905 - Is Google Turning Into Big Brother? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5727509&page=1

080906 - Fear of black hole machine triggers threats to researchers http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74461

080908 - Biologists on the Verge of Creating New Form of Life
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/09/biologists-on-t.html

080908 - Excitement and Fear Abound Over Super Collider [Luddites take cover] http://news.yahoo.com/s//nf/20080908/tc_nf/61725

080909 - Countdown to man's Big Bang begins http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23552722-details/Countdown+to+man%27s+Big+Bang+begins/article.do

080909 - Hawking bets CERN mega-machine won't find 'God's Particle' http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080909150154.yzfml9cn&show_article=1

080908 - Google makes waves and may have solved the data center conundrum http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9937

080909 - Top Lawyer Is Selected As U.S. Mulls Google Suit http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122091328430212195.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news

080915 - Google search finds seafaring solution (ocean-based server farms) http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article4753389.ece

080918 - How telcos and ISPs are prepping for a pandemic http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/091808-telcos-pandemic.html?netht=ts_091908&nladname=091908dailynewsamal

080921 - Mobile phone use 'raises children's risk of brain cancer fivefold' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/mobile-phone-use-raises-childrens-risk-of-brain-cancer-fivefold-937005.html

080922 - Japan hopes to turn sci-fi into reality with elevator to the stars http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4799369.ece

080925 - Space exploration key to mankind's survival: NASA chief http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080925122953.ty01k9qm&show_article=1&lst=1

080925 - Father of the internet (Vint Cerf): 'web is running out of addresses' http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4819803.ece

080925 - Rejected By World, Rogue Inventor Turns to China to Build His Space Drive [rather bizarre] http://www.dailytech.com/Rejected+By+World+Rogue+Inventor+Turns+to+China+to+Build+His+Space+Drive/article13054.htm

080929 - UCLA Mathematicians Discover 13-Million-Digit Prime Number http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,429201,00.html

080929 - Grid of 100,000 computers heralds new internet dawn http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article4842964.ece

081005 - 'Intelligent' computers put to the test: Programmers try to fool human interrogators http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/oct/05/artificialintelligenceai

081006 - Half of mammals 'in decline', says extinction 'Red List' http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=081006114428.v3nn78li&show_article=1

081006 - Lightbulbs Could Replace Wi-Fi Hotpsots http://www.cellular-news.com/story/33993.php

081009 - Google-sponsored satellite sends first image http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=081009173645.48gx2yxp&show_article=1&lst=1