California Shark Strikes at Surfer

Recently, a deadly shark attack has taken place yet again in Central California. Thirty-nine year old surfer went out for a ride and the shark snuck right up on him. No shark warnings were posted for the area. His friend saw him and rushed to pull him from the water. Unfortunately it was too late and his friend had already lost too much blood to sustain his body. They have decided not to release the name of the victim, due to publicity issues. LT Erik Raney, from the S.B. Police Dept., speaks about the sightings saying, " It's very well known in the area that there are sharks, and there have been sightings. There are sharks up and down the shoreline, and a lot frequently." The Santa Barbra Police Department has not identified what kind of shark it was that killed the surfer. Shark attacks are rare, but they do happen when you least expect them, and certainly without any warning.

Fox News: http://video.foxnews.com/v/1921135279001/

No Internet in Syria?

In Aleppo, Syria, mysterious texts are being sent out to numerous people in the area. They do not know who is sending them, or what is. One of these texts, translated from Arabic, was "Game Over." The government believe that the people with pre-paid phones who did not receive this text, many of those who are Opposition Fighters, were told to surrender their weapons. "Those on prepaid phones -- including many opposition fighters and activists, who tend to throw their devices away after several uses to avoid detection -- did not receive the text, or subsequent messages, signed by the Syrian Arab Army, telling them to surrender their weapons." -Karen Leigh of CNN Tech. Much of the government knows that opposition fighters communicate through the use of satellites phones. The government is now in the decision to shut down satellite activity and usage to Syria. This could be a very similar event to what happened in Egypt in 2011. The focal point that the investigating is Aleppo. Service was shut down for 10 days, until it was restored September 20th. They are still investigating where these threats are coming from and why exactly they are being sent. 

Site and Info:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/10/tech/web/syria-internet/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Introducing the Liquid Battery!

Just as you thought that innovation couldn't get better; liquid battery power. Rice University has beat scientists to the next new technology advancement. The problem with today's batteries is that they're bulky and take up much space. A couple years back scientist started researching and creating a battery form that took up less space but could hold the same charge. After many experiments and tests and trials; in 2009, they created a battery on a simple page of printer paper. They used nanotubes to store energy and generate electricity. After the announcement they predicted that printable battery power would be available to the public soon since this technology had been discovered. Today we now have a technology that can be virtually painted on any surface. The liquid battery contains lithium ion and use of a solar cell. The two created light-emitting diodes to create the word "RICE" at a steady 2.4 volts. The liquid battery lasted six hours. How is that for impressive?

Check out the original link here: http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/0924/Liquid-power-New-battery-can-be-painted-on-most-surfaces

Russia's Big Secret

Russia has a secret that can supply global markets for another 3,000 years right in Eastern Siberia. Forty-two years ago, Russia found the jackpot of all fortunate findings. Under a thirty-five million year old asteroid crater that has 62 mile diameter, a diamond field was found containing supposedly trillions of carats. They say that these diamonds are impact stones, created by force by the crater hitting earth and hitting a diamond deposit. Though these gems could quite well be from space inside of the rocks. They would be inside of the crater, of course, because they are the last mineral to form and crystalize. This great finding will soon have great plans because of the uniqueness. The main customers for the gems are expected to be big corporations and scientific institutions.

Attention! Attention! Which is best?

Recently a new website called Bingiton.com has a competition going between google and bing. Bing was created by Microsoft, which Microsoft claims that their search engine is a more accurate and helpful engine for the public to use. The goal of the website is to leave it up to the user behind the screen to vote from two columns of information that helped them the most. They do not reveal which one was chosen more over the other after five "rounds". They give you a few keywords, or you can come up with your own. Basically it is  a survey put out by Bing, or more over Microsoft to see which search engine is of better use to the public. Many believe it is of internet search habits that google is chosen more likely than Bing, but Bing insists that it is the much better and useful engine to use. This is not the first time that Microsoft has used blind-test methods of getting people's attention to their products over any others.

MPGe to the Future!

What is the new term MPGe? It is a term to describe what the new innovating future of cars will be. The newest term MPGe simply is a way of telling a customer the electric energy being used the car equivalent to gas. What if you could buy a car that get 126 MPGe in the city? Mitsubishi will present their latest accomplished project called “Mitsubishi i”. The term MPGe does not settle with all science majors, because of measurement differences. But Margo Oge believes that it is easier for the public to relate to and understand. He says, “We had a lot of our technical people that were excited about using kilowatts per hour or per mile, but when you go and talk to the general public, they are very familiar with m.p.g. and they love m.p.g.” Of course this is what they are use to, and use to hearing. This was challenging to create a measurement that was familiar out of two sources of energy that have different unit measurements. They created the bridge when they discovered that one gallon of gas creates 115,000 of British termal units of HEAT. They ran a test to electricity to create the same amount, which turns out to be 34 kilowatt-hours. Even though you have you equivalent ways of measuring, gasoline and charging the car are not the same prices. To charge the car for 100 miles, if your paying 12 cents per kWh, which is average, will cost you $4.32. You can expect to pay 36 kWh times whatever your home electricity bill is. These nifty little cars are not expected to reach high retail numbers, but you can see as the world is being changed by upcoming innovation, cars will be challenged to become more fuel-efficient. Make sure to check out http://fueleconomy.gov/ For a better understanding this new technology.

Shannon Smits