Science & Technology – Week of 10.26.14

Virgin Galactic Crash: Branson Virgin Galactic Crash: Vows to Persevere with Space Travel after Pilot’s Death
Independent | 1 November 2014
Said he was “shocked and saddened” by the event, but pledged…

Plans For New Reactors Worldwide
World Nuclear | 13 March 2013
Numerous power reactors…have had their generating capacity…

‘Tough Day’ for Space Travel as Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship Crashes
LA Times | 31 October 2014
Virgin Galactic’s plans have been repeatedly delayed…

German Student Creates Electromagnetic Harvester that Gathers Free Electricity from Thin Air
Extreme Tech | 13 February 2013
These harvesters can gather free electricity from…

New EU Digital Chief Floats Tough Anti-Google Regulations
WSJ | 30 October 2014
Mr. Oettinger floated various anti-Google ideas…

YouTube Launches 60SPF Video and it Looks Incredible
Forbes | 30 October 2014
This is the first time it has made 60fps…

Germany Develops ‘Smart Factories’ to Keep an Edge
Market Watch| 27 October 2014
Designing a self-operating intelligent manufacturing system…

Heard the One About the Chinese Ship That Sailed on Land? No Joke
Bloomberg | 28 October 2014
In July, almost 700 ships worldwide engaged in identity…

KRAKKOOM! Space Station supply mission in PODULE PRANG EXPLOSION CHAOS
The Register | 29 October 2014
Then there appeared to be a small explosion at the base…

Climate Is Changing, and Some Parks are Endangered, but Humans Aren’t the Cause
National Parks Traveler | 26 October 2014
The climate models do not even come close to forecasting actual…

Embedding Is Not Copyright Infringement, EU Court Rules
TF | 25 October 2014
The Court of Justice, however, now argues that embedding is not copyright infringement.

Hungarian Protesters Urge PM Orban to Scrap Internet Tax
France24 | 26 October 2014
More than 10,000 people marched in Budapest…