WiTricity - Wireless Electricity

Transmitting electricity through the air is now a reality.

Witricity, standing for wireless electricity, is a term coined by MIT researchers, to describe the ability to provide electricity to remote objects without wires.

Witricity is based upon coupled resonant objects to transfer energy between objects without wires. The system consists of a Witricity transmitter, and devices which act as receivers.

Like radio receivers, the devices must be in range of the transmitter. Currently the project is looking for power transmissions in the range of 100 watts.

The MIT researchers successfully demonstrated the ability to power a 60 watt light bulb from a power source that was seven feet (2 meters) away at roughly 40% efficiency.

Source: techamazing.com

Cadillac One - The Armored Car

Informally known as "Cadillac One", the Presidential State Car is the official state car used by the President of the United States.

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General specifications

Most details of the car are classified for security reasons. It is completely fitted with military grade armor 8 inches thick for maximum protection, and the wheels are fitted with run flat tires.

The car can seat seven people, including the president. The front seats two, and includes a console-mounted communications center.

A glass partition divides the front from back. Three rear facing seats are in the back, with cushions that are able to fold over the partition. The two rear seats are reserved for the president and another passenger; these seats have the ability to recline individually. A folding desk is between the two rear seats. Storage compartments in the interior panels of the car contain communications equipment.

The Secret Service refers to the heavily-armored vehicle as "the beast".

Source: wikipedia.org

Spider on Drugs

In 1995, NASA scientists seeking to measure toxicity relationships examined the webs of spiders dosed with various chemicals. Their experiments have shown that common house spiders spin their webs in different ways according to the psychotropic drug they have been given. NASA scientists believe the research demonstrates that web-spinning spiders can be used to test drugs because the more toxic the chemical, the more deformed was the web.


The marijuana spider did pretty good, but stopped about halfway through. The benzedrine (amphetamine) spider worked hard, but failed to do much planning. The caffeine spider was just ineffective, and the chloral hydrate (sedative) spider fell asleep.

Source: thinkorthwim.com, genetologisch-onderzoek.nl