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Submission + - FBI obtains phone records with a Post-it note (idg.com.au)

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angry tapir
angry tapir writes: "The FBI was so cavalier — and telecom companies so eager to help — that a verbal request or even one written on a Post-it note was enough for operators to hand over customer phone records, according to a damning report released on Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General. The full report (PDF) is available here."
Biotech

Submission + - Bacteria Used To Make Radioactive Metals Inert (sciencedaily.com)

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Serenissima writes: Researcher Judy Wall is experimenting with bacteria that can cleanse the radioactivity from toxic areas by rendering the heavy metals into non-toxic, inert versions. The technology is not without it's flaws (the bacteria can't exist in an oxygenated environment yet), but it does have the potential to cleanse some of the world's hazardous sites.

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The bacteria Wall is studying are bio-corrosives and can change the solubility of heavy metals. They can take uranium and convert it to uraninite, a nearly insoluble substance
Space

Submission + - NASA Developing Nuclear Reactor for Moon and Mars (technologyreview.com) 1

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Al
Al writes: "NASA recently finished testing a miniature nuclear reactor that would provide power for an astronaut base on the Moon or Mars. The reactor combines a small fission system with a sterling engine to make a "safe, reliable, and efficient" way to produce electricity. The system being tested a NASA's Glenn Research Center can produce 2.3 kilowatts and could be ready for launch by 2020, NASA officials say. The reactor ought to provide much more power than solar panels but could prove controversial with the public concerned about launching a nuclear power source and placing it on the moon or another planet."

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