Reversing Alzheimer's

A new drug has been shown to halt & reverse the effects of Alzheimer's in mice.  Not time to start celebrating just yet, but this looks like real progress.

http://www.gizmag.com/tspo-ligands-alzheimers-mice/27618/ / cure disease research conducted University of Southern California drug drugs TSPO translocator protein ligands scientists successful successfully halted reversed effects male genetically engineered to develop progress tested elderly steroid hormones animals testing existing testosterone levels kept low before beginning treatment aging castration castrated level treatment treatments improvements pathology improvements memory behavior /

Keyprop™: Simplest stand + clap-to-snap app by Integral Design (video)

Credit: Integral Design/ Kickstarter

It fits on your keyring!  It fits in your headphone jack!  It fits in your Lightning dock!  It props up your smartphone for comfortable viewing or taking photographs!  It comes with a free self timer app!  It's a Kickstarter project!

It's Keyprop!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alisonw/keyprop-simple-smartphone-stand-self-timer-app / viewing angle tripod bulb timer photograph selftimer photograph photography /

NSW Police test the "Liberator" 3D-printed gun (video)

Risk to the shooter is almost as great as the target.  Gives a whole new meaning to the words, "single shot pistol".

Interesting comments too.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/05/watch-the-nsw-police-test-the-liberator-3d-printed-gun/ / gun firearm 3D printer cheap download public domain file data danger to operator shoot fire Liberator New South Wales Australia /

Uncertainty is no excuse for procrastinating on climate change

One of the favorite arguments of climate deniers is, "You can't be certain."  So what else is new?  We can never know the future with certainty, & always plan for the future with imperfect knowledge.

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/5/27/science-environment/uncertainty-no-excuse-procrastinating-climate-change?utm_source=exact&utm_medium=email&utm_content=303153&utm_campaign=cs_daily&modapt= / carbon dioxide CO2 greenhouse gas global warming climate change anthropomorphic /

Better Place electric vehicle service files for bankruptcy

Credit: Brian of London/ Green Car Reports

Despite the favorable reception the Better Place battery leasing/ charging/ swapping service has received in some quarters, the bad news continues, with the parent company filing for bankruptcy in Israel.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1084406_better-place-electric-car-service-files-for-bankruptcy

Tesla, (the only company in the world making a profit manufacturing electric cars) on the other hand, is doing very nicely, thank you.

http://qz.com/88214/the-lesson-from-better-places-bankruptcy-be-more-like-tesla/

Or how does a battery with a 1,000 mile range sound? Aluminum-air chemistry:

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1083111_phinergy-1000-mile-aluminum-air-battery-on-the-road-in-2017 / EV car LiIon lithium ion battery charge recharge battery swap exchange battery lithium ion LiIon electric vehicle EV quick charge recharge level 2 robot robotic automatic automated unmanned attendant attended unattended replacement remotely installed Renault Fluence model required only eligible vehicle 2012 Renault Fluence ZE mid-size sedan Turkey France lease battery pack company /

Network transparency: How future mobile networks could be built into glass windows

http://gigaom.com/2013/05/24/network-transparency-how-future-mobile-networks-could-be-built-in-glass-windows/ / Ericsson engineers experiment experimenting cell site embedded window demand mobile data grows grow growth network denser more dense building increasingly smaller cells closer to mobile users glass surfaces cover homes businesses vehicles CTIA Wireless Ericsson Networked Society Evangelist Mats Guldbrand technology equipment maker booth small antenna element embedded pane shielded glass Wi-Fi cellular signal nearby phones tablets laptops aggregate connections sending combined transmission LTE cell tower mobile simultaneous hand-overs cell towers network might battery life is repeater range-booster kits /

How does copyright work in space?

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recently performed David Bowie's Space Oddity on the International Space Station. It is now playing to an international audience via YouTube.
Credit: NASA/ The Economist

Warning: copyright is even worse in space than it is on Earth.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/05/economist-explains-12 / space International Space Station sing singer performance guitar vocalist Major Tom ground control your circuit circuit's dead is there something wrong nation states Japan USA United States of America Chris Hadfield Canadian YouTube views of his free-fall rendition of David Bowie Space Oddity International Space Station Canada astronaut guitar gravity microgravity low orbit  Commander Hadfield terrestrial intellectual property regimes song lyrics video countries and the rights to it belong to distribution European Space Agency ESA consortium Russia Japan agreement /