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  Science: Fermilab — Excursions Into Matter, Space and Time 2007-08-27 12:19

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday August 27 2007, @12:19PM
from the lots-of-good-work dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Fermilab is one of the great physics research facilities in the U.S. It is mainly known for its Tevatron proton/anti-proton accelerator to help physicists understand how materials interact with each other. TG Daily has a extensive article detailing Fermilab's accelerator chain and the work that is being done there. It's an interesting read, especially since many of us won't have a chance to visit Fermilab and the fact that the Tevatron accelerator is scheduled to be shut down next year."
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  Device disables car when payments are missed 2006-11-10 09:36 zero_offset

Submitted by zero_offset on Friday November 10 2006, @09:36AM
zero_offset writes "A device called On Time, designed and sold by Payment Protection Systems, is designed to disable a car's ignition system if the buyer misses the loan payment due-date. Several days leading up to the due-date, numeric indicators light up to warn the driver that the deadline is approaching. The company also offers a GPS-locator option. Apparently the On Time device has been in production since 1999. It is primarily marketed to used car dealerships who cater to higher-credit-risk buyers. The device has appeared in the news several times in the past year (for example, stories in Billings Gazette, St. Petersburg Times, and The Arizona Republic), suggesting its popularity with dealers is on the rise. The part which caught my attention was this: despite the relative simplicity of vehicle ignition systems, the PPS website claims that removal of the device is "virtually impossible," but other than citing a mysterious wireless signal sent from an "untraceable location" there is no further explanation of how it actually works.

(p.s. Slashdot really needs an "Automotive" section or topic.)"
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  Where the US Stores Nuclear Weapons 2006-11-10 08:23 thermopile

Submitted by thermopile on Friday November 10 2006, @08:23AM
thermopile writes "The Federation of American Scientists has a fascinating article and Google Earth tour of the 10 US sites and the roughly 6 overseas sites that house and store the nuclear weapons. I was surprised to see how close things like houses appeared to be to some of these sites."
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