Showing posts with label Discovery-News-Top-story. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Discovery-News-Top-story. Show all posts
Monday, October 3
Coffee-Fueled Car Shatters World Record
Coffee Car drives into Guinness World Records for fastest vehicle powered by organic waste.
Friday News Feedbag: Lunchlady Land and Embarrassing Moments
The Friday News Feedbag is taped before a live studio audience .... (not really) On this week's show, James visits the school cafeteria, where new and tricky ways to get people to eat better are being implemented. (Spoiler alert: Make ...
Trekking the Rocky Road of Happiness in Bhutan
An expedition takes off to cross the mountainous country to figure out what makes this the happiest place on earth.
Boys Want to Look, But Not Too Good
Like girls, boys are pressured to look fit, thin and attractive, but because of other pressures, they don't want to look like they care too much.
Surfer Grabs, Saves Great White Shark
When the words "surfer" and "shark" appear together in a headline, the news usually bloody. Not this time.
Mercury: The Little Planet Full of Surprises
NASA's Mercury Messenger spacecraft is unraveling a more complex planet than anyone had previously imagined.
Self-Claimed Vampire-Werewolf Accused of Murder
A Florida teen accused of murder claims she's a vampire-werewolf hybrid. She's not the first.
GPS-Guided Hard Floor Cleaner
Mint Plus has a reservoir and a stronger battery for more cleaning time.
Tevatron Shuts Down After 28-Year Run
Good physics will continue to be done, but America has largely ceded its leadership role in particle physics.
As Temps Rise, Amphibians May Vanish
Frogs and other amphibians will have a hard time finding escape routes from warming environments.
Shark Fans and Victims United Against PETA
PETA says its new ad is "biting." Critics use less complimentary adjectives.
Sunday, October 2
Blacker-Than-Black Material Could Boost Solar Power
Normally silver and aluminum are highly reflective, but on the nano-scale, they absorb sunlight better than anything.
Shackleton's 104-Year-Old Biscuit Sold
The biscuit, taken by Sir Ernest Shackleton on his Antarctic expedition, sold for 1,250 Euro at auction.
A New Spin On Wind Turbines
The unique design offers a way to harvest wind energy from offshore turbines even when the wind isn't blowing.
Cutting Diamonds To Make Machines
A new way to cut diamonds opens the way to building microscopic machines.
Arm Band Detects Toxic Gas
The Chameleon arm band device holds up to ten disposable cartridges that detect hazardous chemicals.
SpaceX: The Falcon is Dead, Long Live the Falcon?
SpaceX has frozen the production of the Falcon 1 rocket due to a softening in the small satellite launch market. But it's larger sibling, the Falcon 9, is seeing a boom in popularity.
New Amazon Kindle Fires Up E-Reader Fans
Amazon's new Kindle Fire won't kill the iPad, but it should make Apple nervous.
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