10:46 AM
Tests of drinking water in 35 major cities in the US found that *25* of the cities had higher levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium than is said to be safe. Chromium became famous when it was spotlighted in the movie Erin Brockvich, about the case where PG&E had to pay $333 million since their leaking chromium into the ground water caused the town to get cancer:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jGZd1TG128r23nJKVixnkLSQGObA?docId=CNG.e3e5f80d414a6156c689824808235ca9.801
Florida police found an interesting (and fun!) alternative to the UAVs that other big-budget police departments have started to use...they have been using a 4-man paraglider unit to give them a bird's-eye view of crime scenes and helping police search for things:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/paraglider-unit-gives-police-eye-sky
DARPA is looking to fund new ideas that could give soldiers the ability to see behind them--basically, a heads-up display that would give soldiers eyes in the back of their heads:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/new-camera-technology-may-give-soldiers-eyes-back-their-heads
The TSA announced that terrorists might use insulated beverage containers to hide explosives, so passengers will see extra security related to insulated beverage containers:
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/public_notice_insulated_beverage_containers.shtm
Honda disclosed the details of the electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid vehicle that they are starting testing on:
http://www.i-micronews.com/lectureArticle.asp?id=6060
North Carolina boy with a severe disability (Pitt Hopkins Syndrome) got an awesome Christmas present from his father--the ability to communicate by pointing to pictures on the iPhone or iPad. The boy's father is a professor at Wake Forest and worked with his students this year to design an app to enable his son to communicate:
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16937276
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jGZd1TG128r23nJKVixnkLSQGObA?docId=CNG.e3e5f80d414a6156c689824808235ca9.801
Florida police found an interesting (and fun!) alternative to the UAVs that other big-budget police departments have started to use...they have been using a 4-man paraglider unit to give them a bird's-eye view of crime scenes and helping police search for things:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/paraglider-unit-gives-police-eye-sky
DARPA is looking to fund new ideas that could give soldiers the ability to see behind them--basically, a heads-up display that would give soldiers eyes in the back of their heads:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/new-camera-technology-may-give-soldiers-eyes-back-their-heads
The TSA announced that terrorists might use insulated beverage containers to hide explosives, so passengers will see extra security related to insulated beverage containers:
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/public_notice_insulated_beverage_containers.shtm
Honda disclosed the details of the electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid vehicle that they are starting testing on:
http://www.i-micronews.com/lectureArticle.asp?id=6060
North Carolina boy with a severe disability (Pitt Hopkins Syndrome) got an awesome Christmas present from his father--the ability to communicate by pointing to pictures on the iPhone or iPad. The boy's father is a professor at Wake Forest and worked with his students this year to design an app to enable his son to communicate:
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16937276