Chemists at Oregon State University have identified a compound
that could significantly reduce the cost and potentially enable the mass
commercial production of silicon nanostructures – materials that have
huge potential in everything from electronics […]
Pennsylvania man beats wife with meat
William Neugebauer of western Pennsylvania is charged with
hitting his wife with a package of frozen ground beef,
then running away like a scared little bitch when the cops were called.
The 51 year old man was drunk. His wife Wendy Neugebauer sustained
injuries on her rib cage. She told police this was where her husband
beat her with the meat.
DNA evidence reopens 50-year-old missing baby case
In 1964, a baby was stolen from a Chicago hospital. The FBI later
determined that a baby, found in New Jersey, was the missing boy and
gave him back to his parents. Now, DNA evidence shows that the man
raised as Paul Fronczak
isn't actually the same person
as the kidnapped baby called Paul Fronczak. It's a heartbreaking story
for Fronczak and his family, with some important lessons about the
history and future of forensics.
Great debunked scientific theories of yesteryear
Sheep do not grow on trees. Your dirty laundry cannot give birth to a
mouse. Plowing the soil will not ensure plenty of rain. Check out Matt
Simon's great list of these and other
truthy ideas that once had mainstream traction and vaguely plausible scientific explanations.
"Older than dirt" not really that old in the grand scheme of things
The Earth is about
4.5 billion years old. Actual dirt — that is to say, like the stuff in your backyard, not rocks that were
once dirt — probably dates to about
2 million years ago. Dirt is young! (Relatively speaking.)
Twitter forms political action committee, registers lobbyist in Washington
Today, Twitter became an official member of Washington’s "influence economy,"
with a PAC and the appointment of its first registered lobbyist
in the nation's capital. "The seven-year old private company said it
wants to put a bigger priority on its interaction with members of
Congress as it grapples with major policy and political issues related
to free speech on the Internet, government surveillance of
communications, and copyright and patent law reform."
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