~e; Electromagnetic News & Views #2
From
human being <human@electronetwork.org>
Date
Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:24:31 -0500
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Electromagnetic News & Views -- #2 beta
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0) Electronetwork.org Commentary (10/10/2002)
1) Links to Top Stories of Electromagnetism
2) Electromagnetic health & medicine
3) Electromagnetic trash & treasure
4) Electromagnetic security & surveillance
5) Electromagnetic power & energy
6) Electromagnetic current & human affairs
7) Electromagnetic science & physics
8) Electromagnetic warfare & warfighting
9) Electromagnetic trends & inventions
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0) --commentary--
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The past few weeks have had a flurry of electromagnetic
news of interest, and it is guessed that this rapidly
increasing progression in the further development of
electromagnetic art, science, and technology will make
it difficult to separate electromagnetic from non-EM
news, which would may somewhat difficult to argue already.
As a work in progress, on the fly analysis means picking
out issues from the plethora that exist in the newstream,
and as they are so wide and varied, this proves difficult.
It could be war. It could be medicine. It could be new
disoveries. It could be the digital divide. A whole news-
paper or magazine could be devoted to this subject, and
thus, the way to address such issues may be in actually
developing content streams to help define ways that all
of these developments could be relatable, in greater detail.
Yet, if there is one angle that may be taken as a lens,
it may be the compilation of links which together may
describe themselves, as a unified development, relating
issues of mini-nukes, war, oil deals, weather disasters,
powerplant soot, fuel cells by auto manufactuers and
new infrastructures, and the double-edged sword of all
developments- as can be found below. For instance, a
surveillance network that may help prevent a medical
catastrophe through monitoring distributed citizen health
while at the same time, these or other approaches also
bringing on an overwhelming change in surveillance states.
The mind being electromagnetic, and equipment, and their
relation being fused ever closer together, to work with,
and hopefully not equally as greatly as against, as the
present-day developments indicate.
It may be a rare loss for words in the realm of things
electromagnetic. And yet, as a theme, or realm for one
to observe the world and its activity, it is one of the
rare instances that underpins much of what is occuring
day to day, and once in a lifetime, also. Hopefully the
developments that are found in medical technologies that
are used to free us, as people, are later not also used
to further contain our possibilies to change for the better
and these tools of liberation become the chains of bondage.
~e.org
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1) --top stories--
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Honda, FuelMaker unveil at-home natural gas refueling system
// this may be the in-between system that actually works. the
// local paper had an image of the device, which looks like a
// circuit breaker box, but on a garage wall. it would be much
// quicker than building out a long-term hydrogen infrastructure
// anew, immediately, and instead would enable the necessary
// transitions and acclimations to occur, in people & industry.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/3353524.html
DaimlerChrysler to offer fuel-cell cars next year
http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/3353414.html
Controlling Robots with the Mind
People with nerve or limb injuries may one day be able
to command wheelchairs, prosthetics and even paralyzed
arms and legs by "thinking them through" the motions
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=00065FEA-DAEA-
1D80-90FB809EC5880000
Small jolts move artificial muscle
http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/2002/100202/
Small_jolts_move_artificial_muscle_100202.html
Climate Related Perils Could Bankrupt Insurers
// this foretells the future effect of not implementing
// a sustainable energy policy, where funds go to fixing
// the past/broken system, and not in investing in a future
// and viable system. proactive energy policies can change this...
http://ens-news.com/ens/oct2002/2002-10-07-02.asp
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2-- electromagnetic health & medicine
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Tiny Body-POWERED Battery Could Run Medical Implants
http://www.technologyreview.com/offthewire/3001_2392002_1.asp
Cellphone ruling will hinder cancer lawsuits
http://salon.com/tech/wire/2002/10/01/cellphones/index.html
Cellphone: A Convenience, a Hazard or Both?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/01/health/01BROD.html?todaysheadlines
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3-- electromagnetic trash & treasure
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High-tech royal flush: Japanese betting on 'smart toilets'
http://www.iht.com/articles/73169.html
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4-- electromagnetic security & surveillance
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Wi-Fi "wartrappers" nab drive-by hackers
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-961405.html
Encrypted Video Surveillance Technology Assures Privacy Rights (thanks
H)
http://www.yet2.com/app/insight/techofweek/26031?sid=70
Space probe kit will fight terrestrial crime
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992869
HEATHER NEWMAN: Wireless gadgets may not be as safe as you think
http://www.freep.com/money/tech/newman9_20021009.htm
One nation, under surveillance
http://www.iht.com/articles/72196.html
Super-secret codes head for space
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?art_id=23998757
&
Encryption breakthrough could secure 'leaky' satellite
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/10/
02/financial1406EDT0156.DTL
US plans a system to detect bioattack
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/276/nation/
US_plans_a_system_to_detect_bioattack+.shtml\
"The CDC is committing $1.2 million to a trial of the computerized
surveillance network, which will review thousands of diagnoses
daily for unusual patterns, such as a sudden increase in reports
of flu-like symptoms that could signal an anthrax attack."
Agency Probes D.C. Wireless Network
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20020929/D7MBJKPG0.html
Plastic tag makes foolproof ID
http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/2002/100202/
Plastic_tag_makes_foolproof_ID_100202.html
Warplane system 'could stop mid-air explosions'
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992865
New P2P network funded by US government
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992861
Critical US satellites could be hacked
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992905
EU: UK setting up "Mobile Detection Unit" for external border controls
- "cutting-edge technology" includes "heart beat detectors" to find
migrants
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2002/sep/13uk.htm
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5-- electromagnetic power & energy
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Cheney argues against giving Congress Records // energy task force
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/28/politics/28CHEN.html?todaysheadlines
US Energy Secy Expects Final Energy Bill Next Week
http://www.slb.com/ba.cfm?baid=4&storyid=584356
Kill the (US) Energy Bill // NYT op-ed
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/05/opinion/05SAT1.html
Thousands march on Cheney's house
http://salon.com/news/wire/2002/09/29/cheney/index.html
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(US-Russian Collaboration on Oil Ventures)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/28/business/28RUSS.html
US Protects Columbian Oil Pipeline
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/04/international/americas/04COLO.html
The truth about American foreign policy // political essay that
outlines the role of oil in foreign policy of the United States.
http://salon.com/news/col/scheer/2002/10/02/imperialism/index.html
Energy, Corporate Responsibility and Globalization
http://www.eyeforenergy.com/content.asp?nli=energy&nld=10/3/
2002&news=32295
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From Humble Materials, a Burst of Power for Batteries
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/03/technology/circuits/03NEXT.html
Fuel cell approved for use on planes
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-960823.html?tag=dd.ne.dtx.nl-sty.0
'Soot to blame for China's dries and lows'
http://www.iol.co.za/
index.php?click_id=31&art_id=qw1033317721470B251&set_id=1
CU Boulder Wins Solar Decathlon on National Mall
http://ens-news.com/ens/oct2002/2002-10-07-01.asp
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6-- electromagnetic current & human affairs
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Mexico Unveils Plan to Develop Software, IT Industries
http://www.schlumberger.com/ba.cfm?baid=3&storyid=584759
Mobile money spinner for women // It offers women low-cost
loans to set up a mobile phone exchange in villages where
there are few if any landlines.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2254231.stm
WorldCom Suffers Widespread Internet Outage // something has been
seriously wrong with local/global internet access for 4+ days here...
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=575&u=/nm/20021003/
wr_nm/tech_worldcom_outage_dc_5&printer=1
Chess Champ Kramnik Trounces Deep Fritz Computer // yes!
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-chess.html
Techs weather port closures
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-960776.html
Mitnick hawks notorious laptops
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-960540.html
Drunken guard triggers a dam disaster
http://www.iol.co.za/
index.php?click_id=24&art_id=qw1033213320271B241&set_id=1
Sputnik 1: The Satellite That Started It All
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/
sputnik_45th_anniversary_021004.html
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7-- electromagnetic science & physics
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At 40, accelerator center full of energy
Stanford lab's researchers set sights on cosmic puzzles
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/09/30/MN142018.DTL
Atomic memory developed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2290707.stm
Why your PC is no better than a $15 wristwatch // interesting
// article, mentions the use of atomic clocks in satellites...
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2882143,00.html
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8-- electromagnetic warfare & warfighting
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(Nuclear Bunker Buster bombs, or, mini-nukes)...
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/article/0,12543,351094,00.html
Small Asteroid Could Be Mistaken for Nuclear Blast
http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=sciencenews&StoryID=1531650
Cisco Aims at Mobile Market by Air, Sea and Land
// constant wireless data access
http://reuters.com/
news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=1524309
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Non-Lethal Weapons Shoot to Hurt
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,55337,00.html
Texas Man Charged for Using Stungun on Stepson
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=573&ncid=757&e=1&u=/nm/
20020928/od_nm/crime_stungun_dc
Hand-held translators: New tool for U.S. soldiers overseas
http://www.startribune.com/stories/789/3345871.html
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9-- electromagnetic trends and inventions...
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U.N.: Robots Could Lighten Load of Household Chores
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=581&ncid=581&e=1&u=/
nm/20021003/tc_nm/tech_robots_dc
Madison Avenue and your brain
http://salon.com/tech/feature/2002/09/30/ad_brain/index.html
"New advances in neuroscience are explaining why people just
do it, exactly as they're told to, when that commercial comes on."
Human handshake opens data stream
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992891
Wireless technology would use human body to conduct signals
http://www.startribune.com/stories/789/3350019.html
Radio Wants a Digital Revolution
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,55655,00.html
Better PCs With Plastic Magnets
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,55386,00.html
Auto Execs Call for Acceptance of Greener Vehicles
http://ens-news.com/ens/sep2002/2002-09-30-04.asp
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