Physicist plans to karate-chop them with super-fast blasts of light. Source: A Nobel winner suggests zapping nuclear waste atoms – Big Think
Skylon’s SABRE Engine Passes a Big Test – Universe Today
Reaction Engines Ltd. recently passed a major milestone with the development of their SABRE engine, which could lead to spaceplanes that don’t rely on rocket boosters. Source: Skylon’s SABRE Engine Passes a Big Test – Universe Today
American Kids Aren’t Getting Enough Sleep and It’s Affecting Their Success at School, Scientists Warn
Sleep “should be considered as vital as exercise and diet,” an expert told “Newsweek.” Source: American Kids Aren’t Getting Enough Sleep and It’s Affecting Their Success at School, Scientists Warn
Panic in Pakistani City After 900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. – The New York Times
Health workers say the reuse of syringes drove the outbreak in the city of Ratodero. Source: Panic in Pakistani City After 900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. – The New York Times
I Bought Used Voting Machines on eBay for $100 Apiece. What I Found Was Alarming | WIRED
Opinion: The fact that voter information is left on devices, unencrypted, that are then sold on the open market is malpractice. Source: I Bought Used Voting Machines on eBay for $100 Apiece. What I Found Was Alarming | WIRED
Real-time Fire Map – Fire in California
Fire in California – Real-time Fire Map Source: Real-time Fire Map – Fire in California
Inside the Phone Company Secretly Run By Drug Traffickers – VICE
Crime blogger Martin Kok was assassinated while leaving a sex club. It turned out MPC, one of his clients, was not an ordinary phone company. Source: Inside the Phone Company Secretly Run By Drug Traffickers – VICE
Secretive military spaceplane lands in Florida after record-long orbital flight – Reuters
The Pentagon’s secretive X-37B spaceplane landed in Florida on Sunday after a record-long orbital flight lasting more than two years, the U.S. Air Force said, capping the latest test mission for an array of military technologies. Source: Secretive military spaceplane lands in Florida after record-long orbital flight – Reuters
James Comey: If Reports Are Correct, Trump Engaged In A ‘Shocking Abuse Of Power’ | HuffPost Canada
“The House has no choice but to pursue an impeachment inquiry,” Comey says in Politicon interview. Source: James Comey: If Reports Are Correct, Trump Engaged In A ‘Shocking Abuse Of Power’ | HuffPost Canada
Massachusetts Sues Exxon Over Climate Change, Accusing the Oil Giant of Fraud | InsideClimate News
Exxon is facing allegations of deceptive advertising, misleading investors and actions that threaten the world economy. It’s already on trial in New York. Source: Massachusetts Sues Exxon Over Climate Change, Accusing the Oil Giant of Fraud | InsideClimate News