In an interesting article on EETimes, the Chinese are now creating “anti-cloaking” devices to counter America’s cloaking devices. Could a new cold war (first suggested by colleague George Leopold in a newsletter) spur on some new innovations in the field? It truly is a shame that it has to occur like this, but there is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘science’
New Scientific Cold War?
September 4, 2008Decision ’08 and lack of discussion on science/energy program
August 14, 2008A very good article from Embedded.com and subsequent debate regarding the need for a new energy policy for the US. link to article
Government suppressing scientific information
June 10, 2008Looks like NASA has been under a pseudo gag order regarding climate change information. It is interesting as they have the vantage point (space) that no other organization has. This information should be shared freely and openly, but they do receive their marching orders, and money, from the US government. Hopefully this will change with [...]
The Final Frontier
May 29, 2008I just finished watching the keynote speaker at a local stop of the EDA Tech Forum, a Dr. Steve Chien of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech. What made his keynote address so interesting was not that Dr. Chien was a great speaker, which he was, it was the topic: Move Over HAL – Autonomous [...]
Biofuels – Environmental Disaster?
May 14, 2008My friend and colleague, Don Scansen, (who maintains an excellent Tumblr site, Scansen Uncensored and also writes the SemiSerious blog) pointed out an interesting IEEE article about the water it takes to produce fuels. As America continues to push for ethanol/biofuels as a way to be less reliant on foreign oil, what are the costs [...]
Dubai–Next Silicon Valley?
May 8, 2008I am always intrigued by regions that try to replicate the innovative atmosphere that exists in Silicon Valley in California. I am a current denizen of Silicon Valley North (I’m not sure they use that term anymore) and have also resided in Cambrige that once called itself the Silicon Fen. I’ve also heard of numerous [...]
Clinton vs. Obama on Technology
May 6, 2008I really wanted to explore what the two Democratic Candidates want to do about Technology. I found a few articles, but nothing really meaty. Alternative energy seems to be the focus (both for the environment and as an alternative to oil), with a little bit on education. Research and development–keeping America in the forefront of [...]
Plastic Bottles continued.
April 23, 2008I have done further research on plastic bottles and the recycling symbols. Here is a brief synopsis: Recycling number Comments ————————— 1 Used in pop/water/juice bottles. Good for one use but not recommended beyond that. 2 Unsure 3 Unsure 4 Unsure 5 Safe for use and reuse (as far as we know) 6 Not Safe [...]
Baby Bottle Plastics
April 18, 2008Canada is thinking of banning any plastic bottle that contains BPA. BPA is an acronym for Bisphenal-A, a compound found incertain plastics, specifically the hard “Nalgene” type bottles. I have done some research on the web and found out a quick way to tell if the bottle contains BPA is look at the recycling number on [...]
