Comment Back to the failure (Score 1) 769
8 more people are now trapped in the modern day indefinitely as the 10 jiggawatts required to collectively power their time-travelling deloreans has been cut off at the plant.
Comment Moving to Graphene Valley (Score 1) 170
I'm moving to Graphene Valley before it gets overcrowded!
Submission + - Motorcycle accident results in bionic bottom. (telegraph.co.uk) 2
Noishe writes: A man involved in a motorcycle accident in the UK has been given an alternative to the dreaded colostomy bag. He now carries around a remote control to activate his "bionic bottom" made out of muscles taken from above his knee. The muscles were wrapped around his sphincter and then attached to electrodes that are controlled by a remote control he now carries in his pocket.
Comment Re:Minnesota (Score 1) 364
Summers in Minnesota are among my favorite but the reason they feel so great is because winter was so awful! My long-term plan is to live 9 months out of the year in the SE or pacific NW and then spend as much time in minnesota as possible in the summer.
Comment Re:Umm... (Score 1) 480
I'd say: "Programming is hard let's do Java"
"Java is hard. Let's do PHP."
Submission + - 6 Major Pre-Production Electric Vehicles Compared
rbgrn writes: With all of the hype surrounding hybrid vehicles today, I thought I'd do some research and post my findings on the next generation of fully electric and plug-in hybrids. The fully-electric EV has had a bad name in the past, mostly due to insufficient battery technology, politics, lack of performance models and other factors. Starting this year with the Tesla Roadster, the EV is going to take on a new form in the eyes of John Q Public. Quiet, efficient EVs will start to become commonplace in the next few years as major manufacturers go into production with the newest generation of vehicle sporting more powerful motors, efficient generators and the latest battery technology.
Submission + - Why ISS Computers Failed (ieee.org) 1
Geoffrey.landis writes: "It was only a small news item four months ago: all three of the Russian computers that control the International Space Station failed shortly after the Space Shuttle brought up a new solar array. But, why did they fail? James Oberg, writing in IEEE Spectrum, details the cause."
Submission + - Nanotech battery claims to solve electric car woes
rbgrn writes: A123 Systems claims to have invented a Lithium Ion battery that not only can discharge at very high rates of current but can be recharged very quickly without damage to the cells or overheating. From their website: "A unique feature of A123Systems' M1 cells is their ability to charge to high capacity in 5 minutes or less. That's a significant improvement over traditional Li Ion, which typically requires more than 90 minutes to reach a similar level of charge."
Using this technology, General Motors has announced a plug-in hybrid SUV and Venture Vehicles is developing a fully electric 3 wheel vehicle.
Politics aside, the main technological hurdle to mass adoption of electric cars has been a fuel station replacement when driving distances beyond a single charge worth of range. Will we finally be seeing high current recharge stations in the next decade?
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