Science & Technology – Week of 11.17.13

How Tesla Found Itself on the Defense
USA Today | 21 November 2012
Being a media darling isn’t as easy as it looks…

Volcano Spawns New Japanese Island
RT | 21 November 2012
An undersea volcanic eruption has given Japan a tiny patch of new territory…

Court Requires ISPs to ‘Police the Entire Internet’ to Combat Pirate Bay Proxies
RT | 21 November 2012
The Supreme Court of Belgium has ordered internet service providers throughout the nation to begin proactive efforts to search and censor proxy services for the Pirate Bay…

Genetically-Modified Insects Proposed to Control Olive Pest
UPI | 20 November 2012
British biotechnology company says it has applied for permission to carry out the first field trial in Europe of a genetically modified insect…

15-Yr-Old Kelvin Doe Wows M.I.T.

YouTube | 16 November 2012
15-Year-Old Kelvin Doe is an engineering whiz living in Sierra Leone…

The Invisible Bicycle Helmet | Fredrik Gertten
Vimeo
“If people say it’s impossible we have to prove them wrong.”

Microsoft Releases 3D Printer App for Windows 8.1
Gizmag | 16 November 2013
Microsoft has released a 3D printing application for Windows 8.1 called 3D Builder….

The Link Between Sunspots, Global Cooling And Agenda 21
One Radio Network | 12 November 2013
David Hathaway, head of solar physics research at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Ala…

Nasa’s Maven Mars Mission Set for Launch
BBC | 17 November 2013
The US space agency (Nasa) is all set to launch its latest mission to Mars…

“Robot Warriors” to Fight on Real Battlefields
The Guardian | 18 November 2013
Armed drones, unconventional warfare, special forces, private contractors, rapid developments in technology, are changing the nature of the battlefield beyond recognition…

Rotterdam: Designing a Flood-Proof City to Withstand Climate Change
The Guardian | 18 November 2013
Water plazas, green walls, floating neighbourhoods. Rotterdam, the famous Dutch university city, is building a captivating new infrastructure, but not out of vanity…

Volcano Discovery Hints at Fire Below Ice in Antarctica
LA Times | 17 November 2013
A volcano may be stirring more than a half-mile beneath a major ice sheet in Antarctica, raising the possibility of faster base melting that could ultimately affect climate…

Chinese Appliances Are Shipping With Malware-Distributing WiFi Chips
Geek.com | 29 October 2013
Was the iron in the last hotel room you stayed in made in China?

Volvo Trucks – The Epic Split Feat. Van Damme

YouTube | 13 November 2013
Watch Jean-Claude Van Damme carry out his famous split between two reversing trucks…

Selective Laser Sintering, Birth of an Industry
The University of Texas at Austin | 07 December 2012
This is the story of the birth of an industry that began here in the 1980s…

Utron Flying Saucer – Ralph Ring Interviews
http://youtu.be/12PZ9469cVs
YouTube | 14 December 2012