A long, long time ago–say, 1990 or so–when I was still at the Saskatchewan Science Centre, the hot technology promising us a near-magical future of levitating trains, cheap power and ultrafast computers was room-temperature superconductors. It’s been a long time coming–a lot longer than some people predicted–but it may be in sight at last.
Winds of Change posts a regular roundup of news about non-fossil-fuel energy sources: the latest one is up.
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Although his leg hurt, and although he had allowed the ancient manservant to help him pull off his borrowed clothes and pull on a borrowed nightshirt, Anton did not go back to bed at once.
Today’s gorgeous Astronomy Photo of the Day, a digital mosaic of the recent solar eclipse over Turkey, led me to this fabulous gallery of astrophotography by Stefan Seip. Check it out!
I am informed by my optometrist I am beginning to suffer from presbyopia. Presbyopia is an affliction that is not, despite, its name, limited to members of a particular Christian denomination with Calvinist roots. Rather, it’s the loss of ability to focus on very close objects. It’s caused by the stiffening of the eye’s internal …
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Busy. Busy busy. Busy busy busy. Busy. Bzzzz…
As Brenna moved further into her chambers more magelights came on, activated by her presence.
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Brenna’s hert skipped a beat and took a moment or two to return to a normal, albeit it much faster than usual, rhythm.
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