MonorailCat - Slashdot User

Comment Re:I have my doubts... but, (Score 1) 557

by MonorailCat on Thursday July 31, 2008 @10:53PM (#24427617) Attached to: Using Sun's Energy to Split Water Means Solar Power All Night

Agreed, in my relatively car-friendly city I find for distances between 0-2 miles per hour biking is almost always faster, over longer distances the car will win, but there's almost nothing i NEED my car for

New Wave Power Research Rising Off Oregon Coast 158

Posted by Zonk on Saturday December 08, 2007 @09:12PM from the less-smoky-than-coal-less-radiationy-than-nuclear dept.

necro81 writes "A prototype buoy has been launched off the Oregon coast to try generating electrical power from the ever-present waves. The OSU device works like a giant shake-up flashlight. It is one of several competing designs to take advantage of a potential clean energy goldmine. It will be years before substantial power is contributed to the grid, but several companies have received permits to develop test platforms. The New York Times has an article that surveys the current outlook for wave energy, which it compares to wind energy's prospects back in the 1980s. Concerns about impacts to wildlife and fishing remain to be answered."

Submission + - Brain Differences In Democrats and Republicans

Submitted by i_like_spam on Monday September 10, 2007 @12:24PM

i_like_spam writes: Scientists from NYU and UCLA report in Nature Neuroscience that the brains of Democrats and Republicans process information differently. This new study finds that the differences are apparent even when the brain processes common information, not just political topics. From the study, liberals were more likely to be accurate and showed more brain activity in the region associated with analyzing conflicts. A researcher not affiliated with the study stated, liberals 'could be expected to more readily accept new social, scientific or religious ideas.' Moreover, 'the results could explain why President Bush demonstrated a single-minded commitment to the Iraq war and why some people perceived Sen. John F. Kerry ... as a flip-flopper.

Submission + - 1300 Unopened Fry's Rebate Forms Found In Dumpster (consumerist.com) 2

Submitted by

blackmonday

on Thursday September 06, 2007 @01:23PM

blackmonday writes: "The Consumerist is reporting a find of 1,300 unopened rebate submissions in a dumpster belonging to Vastech, a rebate processor hired by Fry's Electronics. Vastech's management blames it on a bad employee."

Submission + - HIV vaccine ready for clinical trials (pressesc.com)

Submitted by

amigoro

on Saturday July 21, 2007 @07:05PM

amigoro writes: "A vaccine that is capable of delivering a double whammy against AIDS-causing human immunodeficiency virus by both providing immunity against the infection while at the same time destroying cells infected by the virus is ready for clinical trials, a group of Russian researchers announced today."

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