The miracle cure that’s hiding in plain sight

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/the-miracle-cure-thats-hiding-in-plain-sight/

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Ogio Renegade RSS backpack review

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/08/15/ogio-renegade-rss-backpack-review/#more-101273

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How to stay calm instead of losing it

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/08/how-to-stay-calm-instead-of-losing-it/

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This US military test aircraft can jet from London to New York in an hour

If this ever becomes a commercial reality, best leave it for cargo (& robust cargo at that) given the acceleration forces involved.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/this-us-military-test-aircraft-can-jet-from-london-to-new-york-in-an-hour/

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Water balloon Russian roulette

All the fun without the catastrophic end.

http://www.blessthisstuff.com/stuff/living/toys/water-balloon-russian-roulette/

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Exogear Exovolt Plus — stackable power – update

Need more battery for your gadgets? Just add more battery modules to provide the amount of power you need.

Battery too heavy? Remove modules to reduce weight.

This is battery power you can tune to the requirement of the moment.



http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/08/15/exogear-exovolt-plus-stackable-power/

Update 2017: Exovolt Plus doesn't appear to have had any success – all online references seem to be from 2012. If you want the promised functionality, get a few portable battery chargers & take as many as required when you leave the house. / portable battery charger cell LiIon lithium ion pack /

DARPA’s floating CAAT tankboat hits the water

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/darpas-floating-caat-tankboat-hits-the-water-11-08-2012/

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US DOE releases comprehensive profile on US wind sector

http://www.climatespectator.com.au/news/us-doe-releases-comprehensive-profile-us-wind-sector

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Back to the drawing board for "Morpheus"! the green spacecraft

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/13/nasa-sustainable-spacecraft-morpheus-crash-lands/

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