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Submission + - World's most powerful non-nuclear bomb is Russian 1

Submitted by traveller604 on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @06:45PM

traveller604 writes: The Russian military says it has successfully tested the "dad of all bombs," a powerful thermobaric device that is said to be the world's most powerful non-nuclear weapon.

Submission + - Mars rover begins cater descent (nasa.gov)

Submitted by Thyrsus on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @06:42PM

Thyrsus writes: Today, Sept. 11, NASA directed rover Opportunity to descend into the Victoria crater.

Submission + - 20 YR OLD Captures Abusive Police Officer on Tape (wikinews.org)

Submitted by

teambpsi

on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @06:41PM

teambpsi writes: ""Brett Darrow, 20, had installed a hidden camera inside his car, much like the way some police officers do, and caught the entire incident on tape. Darrow then posted the video on the internet on places like YouTube.com."

Combine this with a GPS and a in-car monitoring system and we could kick off a "Bigger-Sister" project to counter Big Brother :)"

Submission + - Saltwater burned as fuel (engadget.com)

Submitted by EzRider on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @06:30PM

EzRider writes: A gentleman from Erie named John Kanzius made a somewhat "shocking" discovery while he was working on a radio-wave generator he had developed for the treatment of cancer. While attempting to desalinate sea water using radio frequencies, he noticed flashes, and within a few days, had saltwater burning in a test-tube as if it were a candle. The discovery spawned interest from the scientific community, mostly concerned with whether or not the water could be used as a fuel, and of course, healthy doses of disbelief. Last week, a Penn State University chemist named Rustum Roy held a demonstration proving that the science is sound, noting that the water doesn't burn, though the radio frequencies weaken the bonds holding together the salt, releasing hydrogen which is ignited when exposed to the RF field. Mr. Kanzius and Dr. Roy say the question now is the efficiency of the energy, and are presenting the technology to the US Department of Defense and Department of Energy to investigate how useful the technology will be. Of the plentiful maybe-fuel (which apparently burns so hot it can melt test-tubes) Dr. Roy says, "This is the most abundant element in the world. It is everywhere," and (without recognition of the poetic irony, as far as we can tell), "Seeing it burn gives me chills." Check the TV report after the break to see the water in action.

Submission + - U.S. free of canine-rabies, according to CDC (itwire.com)

Submitted by

WaltonNews

on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @06:12PM

WaltonNews writes: "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on September 7, 2007, that the United States has eliminated rabies transmitted from dog-to-dog. The CDC states it is "one of the major public health success stories in the last 50 years"."

Submission + - A Geostationary Banana Over Texas (geostationarybananaovertexas.com) 2

Submitted by

eldavojohn

on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @06:02PM

eldavojohn writes: "As a piece of art, plans are underway to launch a hollow banana that would remain geostationary orbit over Texas. While most parts of this site are simulations, there actually seems to be an effort to achieve this."

Submission + - Study: Frequent cell phone use slows brain

Submitted by thefickler on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @04:03PM

thefickler writes: Frequent mobile phone users have demonstrated slowed brain function in a recent European-Australian study. The brain activity from frequent mobile phone users shows more slow activity (increased Delta and Theta) and a slowing of the Alpha Peak Frequency, interpreted as a general slowing of brain activity.

Submission + - EU Commissioner Calls For Censorship Of Web Search (reuters.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @03:49PM

An anonymous reader writes: According to the Reuters, "Internet searches for bomb-making instructions should be blocked across the European Union, the bloc's top security official said on Monday". Franco Frattini, the EU Justice and Security commissioner, "intend[s] to carry out a clear exploring exercise with the private sector ... on how it is possible to use technology to prevent people from using or searching dangerous words like bomb, kill, genocide or terrorism ..." So, how long before the tech companies in USA are being investigated for assisting the evil EU to curb free speech of their citizens? And what chances there are for the Europeans among us to kick Mr. Frattini out of his office before it's too late to even talk about it in the Internets?

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