Links for 09-06-2007
Document layout tips, ion-propelled jetpack, slowing aging in fruit-flies, patenting biotech, writing the invisible character…
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1 – The Eyes Have It
“The fact is, documents have to be formatted so they facilitate, not debilitate, a readers experience. That means putting thought not only into what you say, but how the words on the page or screen look.”
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2 – French Say ‘Non’ to U.S. Disclosure of Secret Satellites
“They told us, ‘If we have not published it in our catalogue, then it does not exist.’ So I guess we have been tracking objects that do not exist. I can tell you that some of these non-existent objects have solar arrays.” PWNT!
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3 – The ion-propelled, remotely-powered jetpack – gizmag Article
“Personal Flight Systems (PFS) has recently been awarded the patent for personal flight using ion electronic air propulsion – a clean technology that has none of the dangerous explosive risks involved with combustion engines.” Want one.
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4 – Super Fruit Fly May Lead To Healthier Humans; Aging Slowed With Single Protein
“…the discovery that a single protein can inhibit aging holds implications for human longevity and for treatment of some of the world’s most feared diseases.”
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5 – Scientists Apply for First Patent on Synthetic Life Form
“There’s a new wrinkle in the argument over patenting life: can you patent synthetic life?”
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6 – Reason #64 why I Love my Editor
“During our discussion … she told me to develop a character who never actually appears in any of the three … books, including this one. And you know what? She was right. Several aspects of the book just acquired a whole lot more depth.”
