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Friday, June 25, 2004
Introducing the world's smallest 100mW fuel cell, Microsoft under your skin, more
Toshiba today announced a prototype fuel cell that can be used to operate devices such as MP3 players -- in fact the 8.5g cell generates 100mW of power - enough, Toshiba said, to run a MP3 player for 20 hours.
As if Microsoft isn't everywhere already, they've now received a patent to use the human body as a power source...Of course, no mention if we have to have the MS window tattooed somewhere on our bodies if we become a walking wireless network...and would that mean someone sitting next to me on the bus can use my body to transmit his hip hop?
Is GM outsourcing all it's engineering and design to GM Daewoo in Korea? Well, they have hired 200 new engineers in Seoul to run with this...
Finally, National University's School of Engineering and Technology is going to offer a MS degree in homeland security and safety engineering.
Monday, June 21, 2004
They did it, now what?
SpaceShipOne flew 62 miles just breaking free of the atmosphere and then coming back to earth.This CNN link also features a 3d movable model of the Burt Rutan design. The pilot became the first privately-sponsored astronaut in history during his historic two-hour flight.
So what's next? Now they have to put together 3 folks to duplicate the trip in order to win the $10 million X Prize. But there are 24 other private entities world-wide also in the running.
