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Mount Taranaki – North Island, New Zealand
| March 15, 2015
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| March 14, 2015
University installs prototype ‘pee power’ toilet
| March 11, 2015
A prototype toilet has been launched on a UK university campus to prove that urine can generate electricity, and show its potential for helping to light cubicles in international refugee camps.
Students and staff at the Bristol-based University of the West of England are being asked to use the working urinal to feed microbial fuel cell (MFC) stacks that generate electricity to power indoor lighting.
Lockheed Laser Weapon Destroys Truck From a Mile Away
| March 11, 2015
Witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational laser from Lockheed Martin. The victim: a small truck, which was disabled “in a matter of seconds” from more than a mile away by the device.
The 30-kilowatt laser burned through the truck’s engine manifold while the vehicle was mounted on a test manifold, the company announced earlier this week. While not ready for the battlefield yet, Lockheed Martin thinks its laser is destined for greater things.
Man Arrested For Refusing To Unlock Phone At Border
| March 8, 2015
Quebec man charged with obstructing border officials by refusing to give up his smartphone password says he will fight the charge.
The case has raised a new legal question in Canada, a law professor says.
Alain Philippon, 38, of Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., refused to divulge his cellphone password to Canada Border Services Agency during a customs search Monday night at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
5 myths about daylight saving time
| March 7, 2015
Daylight saving time strikes again Sunday at 2 a.m., at least for every state outside Hawaii and Arizona. Though DST has been part of life in the United States since World War I, its origin and effects remain misunderstood, even by some of the lawmakers responsible for it. Here are some common myths.
1. Daylight saving time was meant to help farmers.
2. The extra daylight makes us healthier and happier.
3. It helps us conserve energy.
4. DST benefits businesses.
5. Standard time is standard.
