Experiments at the National Ignition Centre in the US show a potential obstacle to producing energy by laser fusion has been swept aside. Read more…
Archive for January, 2010
Authors and firms file objections with a New York court to reject a deal that would allow Google to build a vast digital library. Read more…
Why would anyone buy a Kindle for $259 when they can have an iPad for $499? Read more…
Quick: which nation builds the most wind turbines? If you guessed America, with its blustery Great Plains dotted with whirring GE blades, you’d be wrong. In 2009, China became the planet’s largest producer. Read more…
NASA will launch Space Shuttle Endeavour on February 7, which will be the first of five launches this year before the shuttle fleet is retired. Read more…
Members of the STS-129 shuttle mission present a specially minted silver medallion to National Football League officials on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The coin, which was flown in space during the November flight of Atlantis, will be used for the official coin toss prior to [...]
New Mexico’s Spaceport America is turning into reality as America’s first commercial spaceport runway takes shape. Read more…
My god, am I underwhelmed by the iPad. This is as inessential a product as I’ve ever seen, but beyond that, it has some absolutely backbreaking failures that will make me judge anyone who buys one. Read more…
Tired of waiting for approval from Apple, Google releases a new browser version of Google Voice for the iPhone. Read more…
iPhone was once a gaming platform suitable only for the extremely casual or the extremely bored. Not after last year. The landscape of the iPhone has changed dramatically over the past twelve months, with gameplay evolving… Read more…