News from somewhere else...

People say extremely weird things in their time of dying
http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/23-09-2006/84599-death-0

Ancient Indian spaceport discovered
http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/14-09-2006/84439-harappan-0

Humanoid robots existed in ancient civilizations
http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/11-09-2006/84374-robots-0

New, Tough Paper Won't Burn
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2006/09/25/nanopaper_tec.html




Deep-sea oil rigs inspire MIT designs for giant wind turbines

Oil rig floatation technology adapted for off-shore wind turbines, enabling deployment in the higher winds, and out of view of the on-shore horizon. Will this proposal defeat other floating designs by competitors in the race for cost-effective clean wind energy?
http://pesn.com/2006/09/22/9500238_MIT_floating_wind_turbines/#Ref.%201