October, 2004

October 28, 2004 Crazy NASA projects show the future of space travel -- even spray-on spacesuits! (w/pic) See also How Space Shuttles Work. Graphene is the world's first single-atom-thick fabric and may soon power computers! See also How Diamonds Work. Digital TV coming soon to your cell phone using new chips, antennas! See also How Cell Phones Work. The newest Segway has four wheels and is "physically astonishing"! (with photo) See also How Segways Work. October 20, 2004 New, tiny jet engines may soon be powering cell phones and laptops! See also How Jet Engines Work. Space-based plasma "stations" may soon be powering spacecraft for next to nothing! See also How Satellites Work. It would appear that the Coca-Cola logo actually wires itself into our brains! See also How Your Brain Works. October 19, 2004 List of 10 things you should never buy new - can save you a lot of money! See also How the Stock Market Works. China crashes a 2-meter space capsule through the roof of someone's house! (w/photo) See also How Satellites Work. It would appear that the Coca-Cola logo actually wires itself into our brains! See also How Your Brain Works. Gigantic pumpkin weighs 1,229 pounds and is worth $6,145! (with video) See also How Halloween Works. The newest Segway has four wheels and is "physically astonishing"! (with photo) See also How Segways Work. October 17, 2004 Gigantic pumpkin weighs 1,229 pounds and is worth $6,145! (with video) See also How Halloween Works. Intel reverses course and drops 4-GHz Pentium 4. Will try other techniques instead. See also How Microprocessors Work. New, smaller powerplants using ZEPP technology will be 70% efficient and sequester CO2! See also How the Power Grid Works. 3% of people know instinctively when someone is lying - and are training others! See also How Lie Detectors Work. October 14, 2004 The newest Segway has four wheels and is "physically astonishing"! (with photo) See also How Segways Work. Mount St. Helens has a new lava dome and lots of lava coming out! (with video) See also How Volcanoes Work. The top seven e-mails never to send when you are at work, with examples! See also How E-mail Works. Want a new face? Soon you may be able to get a transplant! See also How Organ Transplants Work. Dogs are allergic to bullets, too -- so now they get special body armor! (w/pics) See also How Body Armor Works. October 12, 2004 Imagine a leather jacket... but it is made from your own skin and the jacket is partially alive! See also How Cells Work. Apple may upgrade the iPod this year so it has a color screen and can display photos! See also How MP3 Players Work. Russians will test the Mars mission by locking six guys in a metal tube for 500 days! See also How Mars Works. See the dirtiest air on earth in this global image of air pollution! See also How Ozone Pollution Works. New shirt will be able to tell when you fall -- and call for help! See also How Computerized Clothing Will Work. October 11, 2004 Using manure, boy grows apple as big as a cantaloupe -- will make two pies! (w/pic) See also How Compost Works. Bio-mimmic robots copy things like lobsters and crickets to solve problems! (w/pics) See also How Robots Work. Scientists discover a way to turn off certain cancers using an antibiotic! See also How Cancer Works. Hybrid cars getting more than 50 miles per gallon top the list of MPG winners! See also How Gas Prices Work. Microcars from Smart are starting to invade the U.S. - 70 miles per gallon! (with photo) See also How Hybrid Cars Work. October 10, 2004 Microcars from Smart are starting to invade the U.S. - 70 miles per gallon! (with photo) See also How Hybrid Cars Work. Soon, your reading lamp and your car's taillights will be able to transmit data with light! See also How USB Ports Work. Arizona car makes its own hydrogen and then burns it! See also How the Hydrogen Economy Works. New gun is the size of a credit card so it fits right in your pocket -- fires two shots. (with photo) See also How Revolvers Work. New red-hot, jet-powered shopping cart speeds you through superstores! (w/pics) See also How Jet Engines Work. October 7, 2004 It's the latest rage: kidney swapping. Two for the price of one. See also How Organ Transplants Work. Soon, your reading lamp and your car's tailights will be able to transmit data with light! See also How USB Ports Work. If you're a NASCAR driver and you cuss on TV, expect to get kicked out of the winner's circle! See also How NASCAR Works. October 5, 2004 New little robot crawls through your intestines to look around, do minor repairs! See also How Robots Work. Air Force is researching new anti-matter weapons to annihilate the enemy! See also How Bombs Work. ...And if that doesn't work, the Air Force can always microwave the enemy instead! See also How Microwave Ovens Work. 500,000 devices sold in Japan cover up, um, noises that people make in the restroom! See also How Toilets Work. Man in Texas proposes to create 100,000 acre-feet of water -- out of thin air! See also How Air Conditioning Works. October 4, 2004 Scientific American takes on that age old question... Why in the world do we dream? See also How Sleep Works. Space station is filling up with trash because the shuttles aren't flying! (with photo) See also How Space Stations Work. Top 10 list of products Microsoft SHOULD deliver, such as Windows Naked! See also How C Programming Works. Cool, in-depth article goes behind the scenes on Halo 2 -- includes a look at the LRS! See also How Xbox Works. October 3, 2004 If you take vitamins, they probably aren't doing any good -- and they may be killing you. See also How Vitamin C Works. New urinal ads sing, speak and try to sell you country music when you stop by! See also How Toilets Work. New rollerblade skates are motorized with 22 cc engine, can go 25 mph! See also How Two-stroke Engines Work.