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Scientists Develop Earth-Friendly Process To Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries
By Craig Rucker ~ Lithium-ion batteries have their pluses. Their energy density is typically twice that of the tradition nickel-cadmium ones. They are low maintenance. And their discharge is less than half compared to regular batteries. Despite these advantages, however, they do have some environmental drawbacks. One is the fact that they use rare-earth metals […]
Move Over Energizer Bunny! New Batteries Could Come From Viruses
April 10, 2020 by PA Pundits - International
From the team at CFACT ~ While the world reels from the tragic impact of the coronavirus crisis, there are other types of viruses that may provide a dose of hope to humanity instead of disaster. Angela Belcher, a bioengineering professor from MIT, has developed a process that uses viruses to build the positive and […]
CRISPR Biotech Made Easy: Who Am I Kidding?
February 15, 2020 by PA Pundits - International
By Dr. Jay Lehr ~ By now most everyone has read the acronym CRISPR, the hottest thing in biotechnology, hailed as the path to many medical cures. But just about no one knows what the letters stand for. I will tell you but you will have forgotten by tomorrow or sooner. The full name is […]
Elon Musk: Brilliant At Gaming The System
September 9, 2019 by PA Pundits - International
By Dr. Jay Lehr ~ Elon Musk is a gamer, but I do not mean the term for video gamer though I am sure he would be great at that too. I mean he really knows how to game systems, be they federal or state tax benefits or praying on public fears, such as his […]
CHINESE INFORMATION WARFARE – A THREAT TO FREE WORLD
February 8, 2019 by PA Pundits - International
BY SANDOMINA ~ “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”―George Orwell – 1984 Chinese state and its leadership(Chinese Communist Party – CCP) are getting uneasy at the pace of progress of their global dominance and how the world is reacting to it. They firmly believe that history repeats itself. In their zeal […]
Trump Announces New Cybersecurity Strategy
September 24, 2018 by PA Pundits - International
This is the first update in cybersecurity in 15 years, and it is focused on America first. National Security Desk ~ On Thursday, the White House announced a new cybersecurity strategy for the nation, the first in 15 years. The announcement noted, “This Administration will not treat cyberspace as a separate arena. Instead, we are integrating […]
You Know You’re Old When . . .
August 9, 2018 by PA Pundits - International
A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ Back in the “old days”I did a full page Friday cartoon in the Jerusalem Post. I often did a feature called “You know you’ve been here too long when. . . ” I was thinking of those golden oldie days when I did today’s cartoon. If you remember those old […]
No, Robots Won’t Put Us All On The Unemployment Line
April 13, 2017 by PA Pundits - International
By Betsy McCaughey, PhD ~ Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is taking flak for saying he’s “not worried at all” about robots displacing American workers. Yet he’s spot on: Robots will soon spark a productivity boom, leading to improved economic growth, higher wages and a higher standard of living. Just what America needs after a decade […]
Brooklyn Federal Court Sides With Apple, Emboldening Tech Giant In San Bernardino Case
March 4, 2016 by PA Pundits - International
By Andrew C McCarthy ~ Congress, not the courts, should sort out competing claims of privacy and security in today’s high-tech communications. In a ruling that could have ramifications for Apple’s battle with the FBI over the iPhone of the San Bernardino terrorist, a federal magistrate-judge in Brooklyn yesterday denied the government’s request in a […]
If It Ain’t Broke . . .
January 7, 2016 by PA Pundits - International
A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ The old saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” does not seem to apply in our digital age. It seems like every time that I “update” one of my phone apps it becomes worse, instead of better. So now they’re going to “fix” or “upgrade” Twitter?? According to Forbes: […]
Privacy!
May 6, 2015 by PA Pundits - International
A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ The generation gap is getting wider! Read More by Yaakov Kirschen at Dry Bones . http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/
Test Yourself
April 15, 2015 by PA Pundits - International
A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ Test Yourself. Read More by Yaakov Kirschen at Dry Bones . http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/
The Future Is Arriving Faster Than Ever
January 2, 2015 by PA Pundits - International
By Alan Caruba ~ On the last day of 2014 I received a lapel pin from the Society of Professional Journalists in honor of my having been a member since 1979, thirty-five years ago. I confess I was a little stunned to think I had been an editor and reporter that long ago. Indeed, I […]
Privacy!!
June 11, 2014 by PA Pundits - International
A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ The generation gap is getting wider! Read More by Yaakov Kirschen at Dry Bones . http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/
Wonder
March 17, 2014 by PA Pundits - International
A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ I wonder if they could make phones with screens you could read in sunlight. Read More by Yaakov Kirschen at Dry Bones . http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/
Google Fined $17M By State Attorneys General For Safari Hack
November 19, 2013 by PA Pundits - International
(Re: Title – It couldn’t happen to a nicer gang of scoundrels. —ed) By Wendy Davis ~ The Daily Online Examiner ~ Last year, Google agreed to a $22.5 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission for circumventing Safari users’ privacy settings. Now, the search company has also agreed to pay $17 million to 36 […]
Mindboggling Manufacture
November 11, 2013 by PA Pundits - International
By Tom McLaughlin ~ My brain is still buzzing with what I saw at the “Digifab ’13 Expo” put on jointly by the University of Southern Maine together with SME – the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. This old cerebrum was pried open and pushed into a different dimension. Only recently have I wrapped my mind […]
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Putin: Obama “Idiot” For Adopting Socialism
MOSCOW (SR) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned the Obama administration against adopting further socialism, saying Russian history clearly proves it is a recipe for failure. “Any fourth grade history student knows socialism has failed in every country, at every time in history,” said Putin. “President Obama and his fellow Democrats are either idiots or deliberately trying to destroy their own economy.” ... Read more plus comments: Click on Image or use this URL: http://wp.me/pJrS-3pj
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- American Minute for January 25thAmerican Minute with Bill Federer Robert Boyle-Father of Chemistry & Blaise Pascal-Father of Hydraulic Engineering - The "Father of Chemistry" wanted to evangelize America ... and warned of the end of the world! Robert Boyle was born JANUARY 25, 1627. He studied Sir Francis Bacon, René Descartes, and other of his contemporaries of the Scientifi […]
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