Well, not quite: but the physicist who first reported on desktop fusion (more properly, “sonofusion”) says he has definitive proof that it works. Others aren’t so sure.
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A major advance in space propulsion
The European Space Agency and the Australian National University have successfully tested a new design of spacecraft ion engine that is vastly more efficient and effective than current designs: Once ready, these engines will be able to propel spacecraft to the outermost planets, the newly discovered planetoids beyond Pluto and even further, into the unknown …
Tales of Future Past…
…is the name of this fabulous website that takes a look at how the future (our present) was oh-so-wrongly imagined in the past. (Via Defense Tech.) It puts our current attempts at prognostication in perspective, doesn’t it?
The case of the disappearing teaspoons
I don’t often mention politics in my science column, but I feel it is urgent to bring to the attention of all candidates a new field of research in which Australia has taken the lead and in which Canada, I feel, could make important contributions. I’m speaking, of course, of the study of disappearing teaspoons. …
A natural solution to Regina’s Canada goose problem
The Regina area has been experiencing coyote problems. Regina is also home to a large population of Canada geese, much to the annoyance of users of our large downtown park, Wascana Centre. What do the two have to do with each other? Well, according to a study that reveals just how coyotes are thriving in …
It’s a record-breaker!
The show musical theatre purists love to hate, The Phantom of the Opera, is about to become the longest-running musical in Broadway history. This will annoy some of my friends no end.
Great resource for SF writers (and astronomy buffs)
Via Robert J. Sawyer’s new blog I just discovered Solstation.com, which, as the site says, “provides information and software for those interested in astronomy and in writing, education, or entertainments related to science or speculative fiction.” Check it out!
LSD discoverer turns 100
Via Althouse, I learned that the scientist who discovered LSD has turned 100. I had no idea he was still alive. Having spent a few days between Christmas and New Year’s reworking my upcoming children’s biography of Jimi Hendrix, LSD, as I noted in a previous post, has once again been on my mind. Um, …
More on hyperspace drive
Here’s the New Scientist article that is referred to in The Scotsman‘s story about a possible “hyperspace drive” that I blogged about yesterday.
Is this the great e-book breakthrough we’ve been waiting for?
It’s The Sony Reader and it looks intriguing, but you know what? I’m finding my Audiovox Harrier is a jim-dandy e-book reader all on its own. The Sony one looks like overkill for just reading text.
A working hyperspace drive?
The Scotsman sums up the cover story from The New Scientist this week: AN EXTRAORDINARY “hyperspace” engine that could make interstellar space travel a reality by flying into other dimensions is being investigated by the United States government. They’re serious. It probably isn’t really possible. But if it is…wow.
Scenes from Saskatoon
Photo research for my APEGS book took me to Saskatoon today–and a beautiful day it turned out to be, with the sun shining on hoarfrost. Alas, I didn’t have my good camera with me, so I had to make do with my Audiovox Harrier built-in camera. Still, I thought these were worth sharing. Below, from …
My latest live walk and vlog
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