Next iPod Nano to Run New Software With Games?
A Soul-Crushing Computer Glitch [Government]
This is how the State Department informed 22,000 people they were not, in fact, eligible for a special US visa program after a computer glitch bungled the lottery: More »
How Can I Avoid Rebooting My Windows Computer All the Time? [Ask Lifehacker]
Dear Lifehacker,
I feel like I have to reboot my Windows PC all the time, either because I've installed new software or because Windows is always updating. This wouldn't be a huge deal, but my computer takes a while to reboot. Anything I can do to avoid the hassle? More »
Dropbox Told Us Our Files Were Encrypted and Private. Turns Out They Aren’t? [Security]
Security researcher Christopher Sogohain believes Dropbox is lying in claiming that they encrypt uploaded files and keep them from employee eyes. So he filed an FTC complaint against them. More »
Monkey AIDS Vaccine Holds Promise for Us Humans, Too [Aids]
While this is by no means a quantum leap for HIV treatment in humans, any AIDS progress is great AIDS progress. Especially when the progress is in our furry monkey relatives, who are responding terrifically to a new AIDS vaccine. More »
How to Grind Meat for 240,000 Burgers in One Hour [Monster Machines]
I love cheeseburgers. But people like Eric Schlosser and Upton Sinclair have to ruin everything, forcing me to consider where my burger came from. So I had to ask: What's the most powerful meat grinder in existence? More »
Build Your Own Laptop Bag Over and Over and Over Again [Desired]
This laptop bag, made by Unit Portables, is only sold by a single retail shop in Stockholm. But its modular system—letting you add as many pockets as you want, where you want—is too good not to nerd out over. More »
Digital Skeleton Scares New Yorkers into Heeding Speed Limit [Driving]
How do you encourage drivers to stay safe on the road? STARTLE THEM WITH SKELETONS! At least, thats New York City's plan, which is deploying a fleet of new speed limit signs with a speed-activated skeleton warning. More »
Screw MTV. YouTube 100 Makes Music Videos Relevant Again. [Video]
YouTube 100 sheepishly materialized this week. The feature itself is minor, a space in their music section listing the 100 most popular music vids. But for the future of the music video, the implications are HUGE. In the best possible way. More »
11 Wonderful Water Slides and 1 That Was Obviously Built As a Dare [Architecture]
Thor press kit causes bomb scare in bus terminal [LOLCars]
A briefcase-shaped press kit touting Acura's product placement in the film Thor caused a bomb scare and evacuation at a bus station in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich., after a writer for buff book Automobile tossed it in a dumpster. What's so scary about a press kit? More »
Access Denied! 18 Places Google Maps Won’t Let You See [Google Maps]
Google has always tried to keep a very open policy with the general public, but it can't always be entirely forthcoming, as is the case with Google Maps. Google has very little say in what gets censored and what doesn't, be it for personal privacy or national security. Finding censored objects on Google Maps isn't the easiest task, as most look like imaging anomalies, rather than some big black bar with "CENSORED" written in large text. More »
How to Install Netflix on Almost Any Android Device [NetFlix]
Yesterday's launch of Netflix on the Android was exciting, but not without disappointment, as it's only available on a few devices. Here's how to install it on almost any Android phone. More »
Ball Pit Turned into Levitating Rainbow Column [Video]
Okay, internet—I'm not going to let you break my heart again. I know this is almost certainly fake—the product of a CGI firm. But even so, it's beautiful and amazing, and you can't rob me of that. More »
Zweite Fragebogenaktion zu Taetigkeiten mit Nanomaterialien in Deutschland
Die Bundesanstalt fuer Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA) unter Mitwirkung des Verbandes der chemischen Industrie (VCI), des Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Industrie e. V. (BDI) und des Bundesministeriums fuer Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) startet eine zweite Fragebogenaktion zu Taetigkeiten mit Nanomaterialien in Deutschland. Ein pragmatischer Ansatz fuer eine offene Risikokommunikation steht dabei im Mittelpunkt.
What’s the environmental footprint of your nanosilver T-shirt?
Several manufacturers are incorporating nano-sized particles of silver into, among other things, garments like socks and shirts to kill bacteria that cause odor. But does the silver stay in the socks or T-shirts? And what happens to it if it washes out? Also, what is the climate footprint of producing the required nanosilver? To answer these questions, a group of researchers have performed a cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment to compare nanosilver T-shirts with conventional T-shirts with and without biocidal treatment. For their assessment, the team used conventional T-shirts treated with triclosan, a commonly applied biocide to prevent textiles from emitting undesirable odors. The results show significant differences in environmental burdens between nanoparticle production technologies.
New Laser Particle Sizer ANALYSETTE 22 NanoTec plus from Fritsch
With a total measuring range of 0.01 - 2000 micrometers in a single instrument, the Laser Particle Sizer ANALYSETTE 22 NanoTec plus is the ideal, universally applicable Laser Particle Sizer for the effective and reliable determination of particle size distributions in production and quality control as well as in research and development.
Nanotechnology innovations can improve water purification
Research teams are trying different approaches within the nanotechnological field to improve water membrane technologies. One of these is to improve water purification by using nature's own water-transporting channels, aquaporins. However, constructing suitable membranes for industrial processes is a challenge.
Free-standing single-walled carbon nanotube thin films
Researchers have discovered a simple and rapid method to prepare thin multifunctional single-walled carbon nanotube films without any substrate (free-standing films).
Presentations available for "4th Annual Nanotechnology Safety for Success" workshop
The presentations made during the "4th annual nanotechnology Safety for Success Dialogue Workshop" that took place on March 29-30, 2011, in Brussels, are now available for download.