Science & Technology – Week of 03.09.14

CUPID Drone to ‘Shock the World’ with 80,000 Volt Stun Gun
RT | 08 March 2013
A Texas film has revealed an app controlled security drone that can zap intruders with an 80,000 volt taser dart…

Autonomous Taxis: Why You May Never Own a Self-Driving Car
ExtremeTech | 04 March 2013
As the once unimaginable self-driving car moves closer to becoming a reality…

Mysterious New Man-Made Gases Pose Threat to Ozone Layer
BBC News | 09 March 2013
Scientists have identified four new man-made gases that are contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer…

Great Walls of America ‘Could Stop Tornadoes’
BBC News | 07 March 2013
Building three “Great Walls” across Tornado Alley in the US could eliminate the disasters, a physicist says…

Fracking for Geothermal Heat Instead of Gas
MIT Technology Review | 21 October 2013
AltaRock has figured out how to use fracking to get more heat out of a geothermal well…

Batteries May Vie With U.S. Oil Boom as Energy Changer
Bloomberg | 06 March 2014
The rapid development of rooftop solar and battery storage technology could be as…