New Nickel Zinc Batteries with 35% more energy

Here is another breakthrough in battery technology.

New Hybrid Honda Insight 2010, $18500, 60 mpg

Here is a new Honda hybrid for 2010 that may break some ground in the USA.

Ron Paul Delegates Harassed

I have refrained from posting political content on this blog site but this story about Ron Paul delegates being harassed at the RNC by Secret Service Agents is very disturbing. IMHO, this is indicative that the citizens in this country are not free. We are property to be controlled and managed. It is sad.

The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have

How many of these do you think Ford could sell in the USA? How about it we start producing large amounts of biodiesel? It could put lots of people to work in this country.

Sun Spotless Last Month

Speaking of the sun, how about this? A full month has passed without a single visible sunspot being observed. This has not happened in nearly 100 years. What does this indicate? For one thing, it does have an effect on the climate on our planet.

Bell Labs Kills Fundamental Research

Here is an article from Wired.com on how the parent company of Bell Labs is giving up the performance of basic research and replacing it with work on marketable areas such as networking, high-speed electronics, wireless, nanotechnology and software.

In light of my previous post, this would seem to be very short-sighted.

Radioactive Decay Affected By The Sun????

This could be a big discovery that turns physics on it's head. This paper makes a case for the alteration of radioactive decay rates by varying distances from the sun. The mind boggles at the possible implications.