Amy Grace - Slashdot User

Voters In Many States Must Register By October 6 182

Posted by kdawson on Monday October 06, 2008 @02:12AM from the there-is-no-late dept.

Will F. Johnston writes "Voters in AK, AR, AZ, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IN, KY, LA, MI, MS, OH, PA, TN, TX, and VA must register to vote by tomorrow, October 6, in order to vote in November. Other deadlines coming up soon: IL and NM are October 7. MT is Oct. 6, but you can do same-day registration at the elections office. UT is also Oct. 6, but you can register in person until the 20th."

Comment Re:A researcher says what? (Score 1) 208

by Amy Grace on Monday September 15, 2008 @01:52AM (#25005791) Attached to: Nanotech Paint To Kill Bacteria

Yeah, that was my understanding of it. I was told that it's why releasing detergent into ecosystems via wastewater is a bigger deal than releasing soap. Assuming that what we said is true, it seems more likely that bacteria would develop a resistance to detergent than soap.

Prism Glass Windows Making a Comeback 89

Posted by timothy on Thursday May 29, 2008 @01:12PM from the thinly-veiled-ix dept.

Steve Daley writes "Prism window glass like Luxfer was big back in the 19th century, but now it seems to be making a high-tech comeback in Japan, where several companies are commercializing similar technology that gets enough natural light into factories and offices to do away with electric lighting. It's easy on the pocket and the planet."

Galaxy Sans Dark Matter 92

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday February 07, 2008 @12:00AM from the nothing-extra dept.

ChromaticDragon writes "Astronomers have crunched some numbers on a galaxy to discover that its rotation can be fully explained by the gravity of the observable matter — in effect, this galaxy seems to lack dark matter. This shouldn't come as a total surprise given that one of the stronger observations of Dark Matter was the Bullet Cluster where supposedly a good deal of Dark Matter and good old fashion regular matter had separated."

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