~e; EM week in review

[human being <human@electronetwork.org>]

*** // top story -- radio as biological organism...

Radio emerges from the electronic soup

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992732

"A self-organising electronic circuit has stunned engineers
  by turning itself into a radio receiver."



  1 // the title alludes to a dictation machine for the steering wheel.

Honda Unveils New Voice-Operated Navigation System

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=581&ncid=581&e=5&u=/nm/20020829/tc_nm/autos_honda_navigation_dc

  "Japan's second-largest automaker said its new navigation system, 
called InterNavi Premium Club, offers regularly updated traffic 
reports, news, maintenance and other information as well as the 
ability to e-mail."



  2 // great car, they should sell think! back to another developer.
    // plus, good to know that hybrids and hydrogen is in the works,
    // as agenda. ford or GM just invested in a supercomputer, also...

Ford Says Pulling Plug on Think Electric Car

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=569&ncid=738&e=2&u=/nm/20020830/tc_nm/autos_ford_think_dc_4




  3 // Jedi religion popular until it actually becomes religious.

Bad Movie Hurts Jedi Down Under

http://wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,54851,00.html




   4 // more on hydrogen

Sweet step to hydrogen revolution
Platinum extracts green fuel from glucose.

http://www.nature.com/nsu/020826/020826-5.html

Hydrogen Powered BMW Turns Heads at World Summit

http://ens-news.com/ens/aug2002/2002-08-29-07.asp



   5 // electromagnetic data archaeology and archiving systems.

A Universal Tool to Rescue Old Files From Obsolescence

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/29/technology/circuits/29NEXT.html




    6 // heard of some of PowerLight 's developments in cheap-solar
      // roofing that can be deployed very fast, setup like a kit.

California Deploys Largest State-Owned Solar Electric Rooftop

http://www.eyeforenergy.com/content.asp?news=31322




    7 // more on grid computing... as EM-spacetime-machines...

Computer grids promise leap in computing power

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2002-08-28-grids_x.htm

"Gentzsch likens it to "time machines" such as the internal 
combustion and steam engines, which sped up the world when they were 
introduced."




    8 // war section. seems drones could be more vulnerable to humans,
      // should em-warfare techniques be deployed. and, also may have
      // seen the portable translator at a public .mil expo, impressive.

The Drone Armies Are Coming

http://wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,54728,00.html

US Army tests portable translator

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2219079.stm




    9 // electromagnetism and health...

Sleep Aid: It's All in Your Head

http://wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,54842,00.html

Good legs 'control' paralysed partners

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992726

"In Yu's system, muscle sensors monitor signals from the patient's 
able leg. These are used to trigger pre-programmed electrical 
impulses in 11 electrodes implanted near nerves in the paralysed leg. 
This lets the paralysed leg do what the patient wants it to do - by 
taking its cue from the good leg."




    10 // em-related issues....

U.S. Says No To WEO (world environmental .org)

http://www.techcentralstation.com/1051/envirowrapper.jsp?PID=1051-450&CID=1051-082702A




    11 // next generation digital tape challenges HDTV

Digital VHS teams with HDTV for a picture that comes alive

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techreviews/products/2002-08-27-digital-recorder_x.htm




    12 // some thoughts on a soft-energy path, and US energy policy...

BEYOND FOSSIL FUELS

Power Lunch

What happens when energy executives sit down with environmentalists? 
They come up with a plan for the future that leaves fossil fuels to 
the dinosaurs.

http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200207/forum.asp

"We didn't only talk to environmentalists. We also invited the head 
of a multinational oil company, a labor leader, an architect, a state 
policymaker, and a utility executive."



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