SCIENCE IN THE NEWS WEEKLY
10 Pernicious Myths About Clean Energy
In a special report, Popular Mechanics debunked the top 10 energy myths that could derail progress toward energy independence. "Picking the best path requires avoiding both starry-eyed hype and cynical fatalism."
In other technology news, an experimental solar-powered airplane stayed aloft for 26 hours last week, powered overnight by energy collected during a daylight flight over Switzerland.
In other aeronautical news, the Christian Science Monitor reported on efforts by the U.S. military to develop versatile flying spy drones the size of hummingbirds.
Elsewhere, American scientists have used the world’s brightest X-ray laser to create what they called hollow atoms, a neat atomic trick on the road to greater ambitions. The ultimate goal for the laser is to take pictures of individual molecules.
By controlling how 4-foot-tall robot named Nexi interacts with people, scientists have a new and powerful way to study the signals that allow people to trust one another, or not, within minutes of meeting.
And, finally, Smithsonian magazine examined how technology is changing the way we read and write. "Today some 4.5 billion digital screens illuminate our lives."
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