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China To Tap Combustible Ice As New Energy Source 185

Posted by timothy on Friday March 12, 2010 @06:00AM from the undra-the-tundra dept.

lilbridge writes "Huge reserves of "combustible ice" — frozen methane and water — have been discovered in the tundra of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Estimates show that there is enough combustible ice to provide 90 years worth of energy for China. Burning the combustible ice may be a far better alternative than letting it just melt, releasing tons of methane into the air."

Comment The CLS Outreach Office (Score 1) 80

by leonidas on Sunday January 11, 2009 @11:14AM (#26407291) Attached to: Synchrotron Gets Sci-Fi Writer In Residence

I have to put in a word of praise for my friends at the CLS Outreach Office, who do a creative job of explaining the complexities of synchrotron science to a popular audience. Their work with high school students is a really amazing ongoing project.

I am not familiar with this author, but I can hardly wait to read a novel populated with my CLS colleagues!

Battlestar Galactica Gets Spinoff Prequel Series 297

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @01:08PM from the frak-here-comes-more-fraking dept.

It was recently announced that sci-fi remake series Battlestar Galactica is getting a whole new spinoff prequel series called "Caprica." Signed on for twenty hours worth of finished product, including a two-hour pilot, the new series is to be set 50 years prior to Battlestar Galactica, and will focus on two rival families, the Graystones and the Adamas. "Enmeshed in the burgeoning technology of artificial intelligence and robotics that will eventually lead to the creation of the Cylons, the two houses go toe-to-toe blending action with corporate conspiracy and sexual politics. 'Caprica' will deliver all of the passion, intrigue, political backbiting and family conflict in television's first science fiction family saga."

Comment Re:Red tape waiting to happen (Score 1) 45

by leonidas on Thursday March 27, 2008 @06:06PM (#22887112) Attached to: Rent a Nanotechnology Lab

Cryophallion, like most physicists, I sit up late at night and dream of actually having power and control to abuse! As much as Dr. Evil might be our role model, most of us are far more like the nerdy kid in a John Hughes movie.

Thank you very much for your kind words. Posting to Slashdot is a bit like hollering into the void. It is very gratifying that you (and the other poster who thanked me) found my explanation of the DOE review process helpful.

If you live near one of the DOE labs, you should look up the calendar on its website. There are public events and open houses several times each year which provide an opportunity to see what goes on behind the fence. And bring the kids.

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