Paul W. Klipsch Items on Display at the 2015 CES

 



At this year's CES, Klipsch Group will be displaying several historical artifacts linked directly to the legendary Paul W. Klipsch.  Click here for a link.

I had the pleasure of attending a lecture on acuoustic theory by Paul Klipsch when I was in college in 1972 at Henderson St. University.  One of my college buddies was arrested for wearing a t-shirt with the Klipsch "B*** S*** moto a few years later in Fayetteville, AR due to an ambitious local prosocuter.  The story made the "Grapevine" alternative newspaper.  The charges were dropped.

I now have two Klipsch Forte spearkers, two Kg4 speakers, and several S4i Headphones for our iPhones.  They all provide amazing audio free of distortion.

My Great-Aunt Discovered Francium and It Killed Her

Here is an interesting article from the New York Times by Veronique Greenwood about her Great-Aunt, Marguerite Perey, and her pioneering work with Marie Curie in the radiochemistry laboratories of the Radium Institute of Paris, France.  This was difficult and dangerous work, but the hazards and risks were not well understood back in the day.

Synthetic Fuel from Seawater: The Science

Dr. Heather Willauer of the NRL describes her team's success at using nuclear heat to
manufacture synthetic jet fuel from seawater.

Why Are We So Fat? The Multi-Million Dollar Scientific Quest To Find Out

So much of what the medical and dietary professions espoused about what we should or should not eat has turned out to be based on flawed science. Gary Taubes and Peter Attia are working to set things straight.  Read more about it here at Wired.

Since March 2014 I have cut out most of the starch and unsprouted wheat out of my diet along with a big cutback on sugar.  The results have be significant.  Lower blood sugar, lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure, a weight decrease of about 15 pounds.  I think Taubes and Attia are on to something.

Why the Security of USB is Fundamentally Broken

Andy Greenberg of Wired has a good article that raises a lot of questions about how we use the USB memory devices and the potential dangers we may face.  The U.S. federal government has banned the use of so called 'memory sticks' in government computers and there may be a very good reason why.

Is Nuclear Power Ever Coming Back?

Here is a thoughtful and realistic article on the question of whether nuclear power can make a comeback in the USA. A solution that uses up all the stored spent power reactor fuel and uses molten salt reactor technology seems to hold the most promise. Our federal govenment bureacracy is one of the main hendrances as things stand today.

Chernobyl 28th Anniversary

Here is an interesting article from the New York Times on the status of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station and how measures are being taken to safeguard the structure and prevent releases of additional radioactivity into the environment.  The political turmoil in the Ukraine is not yet a problem, but it could be only a matter of time before there is an impact on site maintenance and protection.