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Why Shoot Down a Satellite? Analyzing an Analysis
Slashdot - Writing in the IEEE Spectrum, James Oberg analyzes whether there was, in fact a significant risk to humans from the satellite which the US military shot down on 21 February, purportedly 'to head off the possibility of its splashing a half ton of toxic hydrazine fuel somewhere on Earth.
Scientists Closer To Invisibility Cloak
Slashdot - "Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible. Researchers have demonstrated for the first time they were able to cloak three-dimensional objects using artificially engineered materials that redirect light around the objects. Previously, they only have been able to cloak very thin two-dimensional objects."
Blue Screen of Death Strikes Bird's Nest During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting
Gizmodo - Well this is just perfect. At the exact moment Li Ning was rounding the lip of the Bird's Nest during the amazing torch-lighting climax, someone snapped this photo of our good friend the BSOD nestled amongst the Nest's steel twigs.
iPhone Apps: One Month And 60 Million Downloads Later. But Not One Of Them Is A Killer App
TechCrunch - Steve Jobs shared some stats on how the iPhone App store is doing one month after launch with the WSJ’s Nick Wingfield. There have already been 60 million downloads, the majority of them free. But paid downloads are doing just fine, pulling in $30 million in revenues in the first 30 days.
New Meta-material Doesn't Actually Render Anything Invisible
ars technica - Researchers demonstrate the first bulk negative index material for light. However, it is not quite what the invisibility hype makes it out to be.
