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Submission + - MIT Student Arrested for Bomb Hoax

Submitted by lechuck on Friday September 21, 2007 @12:55PM

lechuck writes: An MIT student was arrested at Logan International Airport this morning. She was in possession of a proto-board, LEDs, Resistors, and Play-Doh. Story says that she brought said equipment to the information desk and asked about the status of an arriving passenger. State Police Maj. Scott Pare is quoted as saying that "Thankfully, because she followed instructions as was required, she ended up in a cell as opposed to the morgue." I wonder if it was a picture of Err, since the local police seem to hate that little guy.Local Story Here.

Submission + - Future Looks Bright for Large Scale Solar Farms

Submitted by

Hugh Pickens

on Friday September 21, 2007 @12:44PM

Hugh Pickens writes: "The economist reports that Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems that capture and focus the sun's rays to heat a working fluid and drive a turbine, are making a comeback. Although the world's largest solar farm was built over twenty years ago, until recently no new plants have been built. Now with the combination of federal energy credits, the enactment of renewable energy standards in many states, and public antipathy to coal fired power plant, the first such plant to be built in decades started providing 64 megawatts of electricity to Las Vegas this summer. Electricity from the Nevada plant costs an estimated 17 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), but projections suggest that CSP power could fall to below ten cents per kWh as the technology improves. Coal power costs just 2-3 cents per kWh but that will likely rise if regulation eventually factors in the environmental costs of the carbon coal produces."

Submission + - Mobile phone makers agree on universal cable std. (blogspot.com)

Submitted by

Kaz911

on Friday September 21, 2007 @12:44PM

Kaz911 writes: "Mobile phone manufactures agree on universal cable standard!

According to Press Release from OMTP — the Open Mobile Terminal Platform — have agreed to use Micro USB as the future cable standard for charging and connection to computers and other devices.

Micro USB is NOT mini USB — the connector on many phones today.

Among the participants in OMTP are Operators like Vodaphone and T-Mobile — and sponsors are Nokia and Ericsson among others. The work has spearheaded by Nokias Markku Verkama.

According to the press release Markku says — "The OMTP's work to bring consensus for what is such a simple yet significant recommendation will have wide reaching benefit. With the reduction of cables needed for mobile data connectivity, we can further enhance user experiences in our devices while reducing the burden to the environment."

So welcome to the new bright future — many phones and gadgets — ONE CHARGER! (and after a while — a few gadgets and even more chargers...)"

Submission + - LEDs trigger panic in Boston again (foxnews.com)

Submitted by smf28 on Friday September 21, 2007 @12:27PM

smf28 writes: An MIT student who was picking up someone at Boston's Logan Airport had an LED circuit board strapped to her shirt in plain view, triggering panic amongst State Police who termed the device a "fake bomb" and was charged for disturbing the peace and possessing a hoax device, the second time police in the Boston Area have panicked from LED displays.

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