Source: The Facts.com Written By: Bridie Isensee (The Facts) Submitted by: Lesmond FREEPORT — Saltless seawater might be available for taste-testing by summer as part of a pilot project to tap a drought-proof water supply. Poseidon Resources Corp., a Stamford, Conn.-based company, is preparing to launch a pilot program in the spring for a regional [...]

Source: Oh My News Written By: Nicholas Mercader Submitted by: Lesmond A science fiction concept becomes a reality Robot With 20,000 Brain Cells Built to Learn The thinking robot - Nomad Most real robots you see nowadays are really nothing more than overachieving remote controlled toys. These automatons provide the "ooh's" and "ahh's" from watchers [...]

Source: CNN Science & Technology Astronauts want plan to prevent cosmic collision CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- Imagine last year's tsunami, last month's earthquake in Pakistan, and Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma all rolled into one -- and then some. If nations can't handle those calamities, what's going to happen when an asteroid collides with [...]

Source: PCmag Written By: Niclas Mika (eWeek) Submitted by: Nina Electronic Paper Moves from Sci-Fi to Marketplace AMSTERDAM (Reuters)—In Neal Stephenson's sci-fi novel "The Diamond Age," a young girl's companion is a book with amazing qualities—it talks, and the words magically change with the story.

Source: Space.com Written By: Tariq Malik (Space.com Staff Writer) The International Space Station So Far: Five Years of Service, But Incomplete The International Space Station (ISS) hit a milestone for human spaceflight Wednesday, marking five years of continuous human habitation in Earth orbit.

Source: Business Week Submitted by: Nina An international research group has published a catalog of human gene variations that promises to open dreamed-of realms of diagnosis and care

Source: Seattle pi Written By: Nicholas K. Geranios (The Associated Press) Submitted by: Lesmond Life beyond Earth likely to be alien to sci-fi fans Bad news, "Battlestar Galactica" fans: If there is life on other worlds, it probably doesn't look like a swimsuit model.

Written by: Uncle Sam Here We Go Again! The longer I am on this planet the more I have come to appreciate the wisdom of Solomon. He stated nearly 3000 years ago that "there is nothing new under the sun." That statement is very befitting to the current situation in today's worldwide space program.

Source: Yahoo News & Live Science Military: New Aluminum Windows Stop .50-Caliber Bullet A new type of transparent armor made of aluminum could one day replace glass in military vehicles.

Source: NASA Written by: Uncle Sam When someone claims you're as dense as a rock...stand proud..you come from good genes.

Source: Berkeley News Center Press Release Guest Contributor: radik Written by: Uncle Sam Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are now able to control the speed of light.

Source: Live Science Written By: Ker Than (Live Science Staff Writer) End of the World? Not Likely, Scientists Say The recent spate of natural disasters affecting the globe "might be" signs that the Biblical apocalypse is near, says Christian televangelist Pat Robertson.