How to turn a drone into a vicious flying taser of doom

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/how-to-turn-a-drone-into-a-vicious-flying-taser-of-doom/

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Could extended range electric vehicles save the rotary engine? Mazda says "Yes"

Lots of interesting ideas here, but don't hold your breath.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1078844_could-range-extended-cars-save-the-rotary-engine-mazda-says-yes / EV car automobile efficiency small size compact battery charge on board generator /

Auto cable winder cures knotted headphone cables (video)

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/auto-cable-winder-cures-knotted-headphones/

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Elon Musk: Solar really is the future for electric cars

Increasing use of solar & other renewables as energy sources means that an electric vehicle becomes cleaner the further it is driven. Contrast this with internal combustion engine cars which become dirtier the further they are driven as dirtier sources of petroleum come into production (off shore oil wells, tar sands etc).

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1078869_elon-musk-solar-really-is-the-future-for-electric-cars

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Grooveshark Android app removed: Google Play gives no explanation

http://www.bgr.com/2012/08/31/grooveshark-android-app-removed-google-play/

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Solar System scale: Weigh yourself on planets where gravity isn’t so harsh

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/solar-system-scale-weigh-yourself-on-planets-where-gravity-isnt-so-harsh/

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Survivor: German firm's apology for birth defects caused by thalidomide, "not enough"

Thalidomide was prescribed for morning sickness during the 1950s & 60s. It was responsible for birth defects, most commonly deformities of the arms & legs, but including problems in the heart, sight, hearing & less commonly, brain damage.

Perhaps the saddest irony is that the thalidomide molecule has left & right hand versions, one of which is effective against morning sickness; the other causes birth defects. If the offending version of the molecule had been eliminated from the marketed drug, all of those birth defects could have been avoided.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/01/health/germany-thalidomide-apology/index.html

/ Pharmaceutical firm Gruenenthal apologized drug thalidomide /