April, 2004

April 29, 2004 The future of cell phones should be amazing - 100Mbps for one thing... See also How Cell Phones Work. Al-quaeda's giant chemical cloud was thwarted this time. What's next? See also How Biochem Warfare Works. New laser system superimposes images over what you naturally see. See also How Lasers Work. Tiny Wi-Fi detector for your keychain lets you easily find hotspots. See also How WiFi Works. By scanning your brain scientists can now tell if you are lying about a crime or not. See also How Lie Detectors Work. April 26, 2004 You can now read your text messages with your thumb. See also How Cell Phones Work. New fart-absorbing pads for dogs help control the odor problem. See also How Flatulence Works. Synthetic life lets scientists assemble BioBlocks to create new organisms. See also How Cells Work. Utah hosts practice Mars missions as future astronauts prepare for the red planet. See also How Mars Works. By scanning your brain scientists can now tell if you are lying about a crime or not. See also How Your Brain Works. A beer delivery robot is the accessory you need with that plasma screen. See also How Beer Works. April 23, 2004 Batman and Robin have been spotted fighting crime in England. No, really! See also Crime and Punishment. A new system will allow safe cell-phone use on passenger planes. See also How Cell Phones Work. Senator Chuck Hagel has suggested the U.S. may need to reintroduce the military draft. See also How the U.S. Draft Works. Five-mile-high dust devils add an additional challenge for human exploration of Mars. See also How Mars Works. Using mutant DNA, scientists have bred a mouse with two moms and no dad. See also How Cells Work. A six-year-old boy is reliving his memories as a WWII fighter pilot. See also How WWII Fighter Planes Worked. April 19, 2004 Libya has disappeared unexpectedly from the Internet. See also How the Internet Works. You can eat cicadas when you get tired of listening to them. Taste like Chicken. See also How Cicadas Work. A six-year-old boy is reliving his memories as a WWII fighter pilot. See also How WWII Airplanes Worked. Duke University is eliminating all of its 8AM classes to give students more sleep. See also How Sleep Works. How Do Spammers Work? is the title of this article - become a spammer yourself. See also How Spam Works. The CEO of McDonald's has died from a heart attack. See also How the Heart Works. April 18, 2004 If you enjoyed safecracking, then this article on combo locks is fascinating too. See also How Safecracking Works. The high cost of inkjet ink is finally starting to get some attention. See also How Inkjet Printers Work. Paper disks from Sony may soon be able to store 25 Gigabytes of data. See also How DVDs Work. April 15, 2004 Starbucks Coffee has far more caffeine than other brands. See also How Caffeine Works. The luckiest people are born in May, the unluckiest are born in October. See also How Time Works. A surge of California earthquakes may soon be on their way. See also How Earthquakes Work. A seven-year-old boy almost got x-rayed during a ride on a baggage conveyor. See also How Baggage Handling Works. Proposed Mars rover will be able to sequence DNA on the red planet. See also How the Mars Rovers Work. Heavy Social drinkers are damaging their brains by consuming alcohol. See also How Alcohol Works. April 14, 2004 Up to 10 people witnessed the same UFO hovering in Indiana. See also How Urban Legends Work. The FDA has approved human brain implant devices for paralyzed patients. See also How the Brain Works. A new form of water does not get things wet when used to douse a fire. See also How Fire Engines Work. Spam is celebrating its 10-year anniversary of infuriating recipients. See also How Spam Works. Krispy Kreme donuts are filling the overhead bins of a Hawaiian airline. See also How Krispy Kreme Works. A giant sinkhole has swallowed 12 cars and started a flash flood. See also How Quicksand Works. April 13, 2004 The UFO mysteries of the Tatra Cave are waiting to be revealed in Slovakia. See also How Bunker Busters Work. Barry Bonds has tied Willie Mays' home run record. See also How Performance-Enhancing Drugs Work. The big Easter rocket war happens every year on the Greek island of Chios (with photo). See also How Rockets Work. Wal-Mart is selling a DVD player that skips over violence, swearing and nudity. See also How DVDs Work. Google's new Gmail system gets its first hands-on test. See also How E-mail Works. New digital billboards will change the ads they display during the day. See also How Jumbo TVs Work. April 12, 2004 Russians have announced plans to put six men on Mars by 2011. See also How the Mars Rovers Work. U.S. Robotics has 802.11g running at 125 Mbits per second. See also How Wireless Networks Work. A new Toyota hybrid concept is a sporty two-seat sports car (with photos). See also How Hybrid Cars Work. The BBC plans to air the world's first sperm race (with photo). See also How Human Reproduction Works. A small airplane equipped with an emergency parachute has landed safely. See also How Skydiving Works. The Big Five music companies plan to raise prices on the MP3 files you buy. See also How MP3 Files Work. April 9, 2004 Surgeons who play video games are 37% more accurate and 26% faster. See also How Video Games Work. Voice over IP from Skype is now available for Pocket PCs that have Wi Fi cards. See also How VoIP Works. A new underwater scooter is the Segway of the Sea (with photo). See also How SCUBA Works. April 8, 2004 Cell phones may cause cancer by increasing the attractive forces between cells. See also How Cell Phones Work. New Russian flying saucers will help U.S. monitor pipelines and forest fires (with photo). See also How Airplanes Work. A wedding party in Serbia shot down a small plane with celebratory gunfire. See also How Machine Guns Work. April 7, 2004 New wooden speaker cones, made with the help of sake, improve sound. See also How Speakers Work. CNN reports that a new machine can see the bacteria on dirty hands. See also How Cells Work. Wal-Mart managed to double-bill almost a million credit cards. See also How Credit Cards Work. April 6, 2004 The crew on the ISS has heard another loud banging noise. See also How the Space Station Works. San Antonio has been named the binge drinking capitol of the U.S. See also How Alcohol Works. Scientists report that the bone of first land animal has been discovered (with photo). See also How Evolution Works. April 5, 2004 The San Francisco Giants are making their ballpark a huge WiFi hub. See also How WiFi Works. A new Japanese air cannon can focus aromas directly at your nose. See also How Smell Works. London police are using a giant mobile X-ray machine to search suspects for drugs. See also How X-Rays Work. April 2, 2004 ABC news has photos of one of the Madrid bombs - 22 pounds of C-4 plus nails and a phone in a bag. See also How C-4 Works. A new rocket from SpaceX costs 60% less than Delta launchers and promises a new era. See also How Rockets Work. Hitatchi has a new PDA powered by a fuel cell - shooting for 40 hour life. See also How Fuel Cells Work. April 1, 2004 Artificial life - cells created completely by humans - are almost here. See also How Cells Work. Three people timed the ball on a roulette wheel and won $1.5 million. See also How Slot Machines Work. ABC News is reporting that you can now clone your favorite cat for $50,000. See also How Cloning Works.