September 20 to 26, 2004 < Prev PostPermalinkNext Post >It takes a lot of energy and money to send Oahu's garbage to the mainland. Rather than spreading our trash around the planet, are there better alternatives?
![](cache/071882fa6192dcdd5ed2185aa39b8a39b09d7c71.jpg) The popular Kaimuki neighborhood trolley service ends. There's nothing wrong with more bus lines, but now there's less character, no open-air transportation with wide views, and less fun for tourists and locals:
Hawaii's special-effects industry has some heavy hitters. Kai Bovaird, who set up a local shop, made effects for the Matrix. "There's definitely skilled people (in Hawaii) but you need serious and aggressive action by people with a lot of money to get things started":
PC Magazine and Time give the new G5 iMac top ratings and reviews, named "Gadget of the Week":
Autopsies of the future may require less surgical probing, thanks to CT/MRI scanning:
IBM scientists figure out how to make single-atom magnetic measurements, possibly leading to super-dense storage media:
![](cache/d5bca690a5d906536a3a2826c842e601b6a3f522.jpg) How the iPod's scrollwheel was made (not by Apple):
A new permanent coating prevents glass from fogging up and can make solar cells more efficient:
![](cache/0f43a572c4cba5458e416d543ac84e61d6f69bdc.jpg) The first dental chair to use bone-conducting speakers, preventing patients from drill noises:
New pressure-sensor arrays can give robots "skin":
Surprise of the week - the rich get richer:
Don't say "offshoring" anymore - the politically correct term is "global sourcing":
The first half of 2004 saw 5,000 new Windows viruses: Researchers are studying net viruses using methods used to study human epidemics:
Due to high-priced dorms, Berkeley students are finding it cheaper to rent mansions:
In response to online classifieds, newspapers are holding their own local auctions:
![](cache/b4454747531eba1f5d710b7f5f6561deb08d95a1.jpg) Bombing unarmed civilians in Fallujah - the video:
Vintage war posters modernized for today: I like these:
Jimmy Swaggart talks about killing gays, drawing "laughter and applause" from the congregation:
![](cache/e2a079a7d35f1f9348a5b50b62372a0b60b071c8.jpg) Since 1980, sales of presidential masks have predicted the election correctly:
"Automakers Give Biodiesel a Boost"
Using animal scents - rats for disasters and dogs for cancer:
Discovery - morphine occurs naturally in the brain:
![](cache/6eb95753e04d54160a2926146f46a9471ecd52f1.jpg) A part of the brain that removes fear has been found:
A new report finds that wood is one of the most environmentally-sensitive building materials:
![](cache/6492ce0c26633034c1f92310afbba27fcf413c73.jpg) Option, a new mini enviro-friendly prefab house: Also, the Spacebox, completely self-contained stackable units with kitchen, shower, and toilet:
Researchers are finding ways to reduce buckyball toxicity: Refer to this older article - "Nanotech buckyballs kill fish":
The state-of-the-art in scientific visualization:
![](cache/c73b38de28dcf52c55610b1a3106a7b4785efc8d.jpg) Art speakers:
Nifty two-story wind-powered walking sculptures:
Time-lapse road trip - LA to New York in five minutes:
![](cache/af2d4c1f9c7c1581f4d29eac0aa9cf93389400ca.jpg) "3 Myths About the Recording Industry Debunked"
![](cache/d2d865fdebeec8dafea7fbed98da8b8df59d93b9.jpg) A new business model for artists! Green Day sells blank recordable CD-Rs with album designs:
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