Aquaman is cooler than you (video)

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2012/07/aquaman_is_cooler_than_you.php

Naval architecture: Airships of the sea

http://www.economist.com/node/17563280

/ bubbles reduce friction air lubrication system /

Tour de France: Are drug-free cyclists slower?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18921784

/ tested positive diuretics withdrew innocence suspended police questioned suspicion using banned substances speed wind riding slipstream anti-doping measures anti doping cheat /

Neanderthals & volcanos: Eruption didn't kill off early humans, new study suggests (video)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/24/neanderthals--volcanos-humans_n_1697755.html?utm_hp_ref=science

/ climate change competition with modern humans Neandertal /

Box embraces Windows Phone

http://gigaom.com/cloud/box-embraces-windows-phone-half-heartedly/

/ cloud storage HTML 5 client enterprise corporate Android iOS Google Apple iPhone iPad /

Cleaner diesel engines: Pouring water on troubled oils

http://www.economist.com/node/16271415

/ University of Delaware soot ships diesels 60,000 deaths heart lung disease annually dirty ships oxides of nitrogen smog land pollution is cleaned up emissions funnels seagoing cargo vessels incomplete combustion long chain hydrocarbons fuel burn easily lighter fractions petrol carbon soot carbon dioxide CO2 oxygen air mixing water burn better heat combustion breaks water molecules hydrogen atoms split hydrocarbon molecules, making them more combustible /

You may never need to wash your car again thanks to new coating technology

http://www.tue.nl/en/university/news-and-press/news/you-may-never-need-to-wash-your-car-again-thanks-to-new-coating-technology/

/ self-cleaning self cleaning car highly water-resistant coating self-cleaning property for long periods superficial scratches will be self-repaired and the water droplets simply roll off the car, taking dirt with them occasional rain shower clean /

Sally Ride dead: First american woman in space dies at age 61

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/23/sally-ride-dead-dies_n_1696459.html

/ science education company pancreatic cancer Challenger shuttle NASA University of California San Diego California Space Institute /

Jellyfish bio-bot built with rat cells to mend broken hearts

Credit: Caltech/ Janna Nawroth/ The Register

“I was surprised that with relatively few components - a silicone base & cells that we arranged - we were able to reproduce some pretty complex swimming & feeding behaviors that you see in biological jellyfish,”

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/23/rat_jellyfish_heart/ / artificial bio-engineered researchers Harvard Caltech building artificial human heart silicon living rat heart cells pump through liquid /

Netgear WiFi Booster for Mobile keeps handhelds connected for $39.99, back porch streamers rejoice

http://m.engadget.com/2012/07/23/netgear-wifi-booster-for-mobile/?icid=eng_latest_art

The rise of inflated job titles

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18855099

/ His Excellency President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of all the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea, and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular surgeon tree CEO /

WikiLeaks calls for donations, dares Visa/MasterCard to shut them down

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/wikileaks-calls-for-donations-dares-visamastercard-to-shut-them-down/

/ Icelandic court ruled merchant services account Iceland-based Web host must be reopened WikiLeaks through a French digital rights advocacy group Germany Australia /

DC Comics superhero art exhibit lets you be a hero too

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/07/21/dc-comics-superhero-art-exhibit-lets-you-be-a-hero-too/

/ T-shirt T shirt print deliver RedLaser app visitors smartphones scan QR codes gallery curatorial cards /

What if a collapse happened & nobody noticed?

http://hipcrime.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/what-if-collapse-happened-and-nobody.html

/ slow motion Roman Peak Oil Zombie Apocalypse" theory fuel energy expectations people institutions resistant change resources preserve status quo system momentum creeping normalcy denial history archaeology pillaging barbarians looting burning ruined cities /

Bill Doyle: Treating cancer with electric fields — Video on TED.com

http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_doyle_treating_cancer_with_electric_fields.html

Get this — some ISPs provide faster download speeds than they promise

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/get-this-some-isps-provide-faster-download-speeds-than-they-promise/

/ bits per second megabits /

South Korea hits 100% mark in wireless broadband

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57477593-94/south-korea-hits-100-mark-in-wireless-broadband/?tag=mncol;editorPicks

/ Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development OECD Sweden /

Researchers improve electric car range with better GPS system

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1077862_researchers-improve-electric-car-range-with-better-gps-system

/ EV electric vehicle car automobile range battery LiIon lithium ion weather traffic charge recharge global positioning system route lightweight chassis design pack weight sophisticated algorithm route-plan route plan energy-efficient route traffic /