Antimatter chemistry, PKD cover-art gallery, instrument-free musicians…

• 1 – MediaCoder – more than a universal audio/video transcoder
  “MediaCoder is an open source universal audio/video batch transcoder (converter) … capable of transcoding among different audio/video formats.”
  (tags: mp3 tool software resources OSS media freeware encoding conversion format application audio)
• 2 – Antimatter and matter combine in chemical reaction
  ” … physicists in Geneva have found a new way to make the two combine, at least briefly, into a single substance. This exceptionally unstable stuff, made of protons and antiprotons, is called protonium.” Good name, that.
  (tags: CERN matter protonium antimatter particle fundamental physics chemistry science)
• 3 – Philip K. Dick – Book Cover Art Gallery
  “Philip K. Dick fans from around the world have contributed to this scanned collection of over 650 PKD book covers.” Does exactly what it says on the tin. Via Robert Monroe.
  (tags: images sf scifi fiction science retro PKD Dick Philip design cover books art collection)
• 4 – Largest Asteroid Might Contain More Fresh Water than Earth
  “…computer models now suggest Ceres has a differentiated interior – dense material in the core and lighter stuff near the surface. Possible configurations include a mantle rich in water ice around a rocky core.” Via Brian Dunbar.
  (tags: water composition interior differentiated belt asteroid Ceres astronomy space)
• 5 – Musicians give jamming the finger
  “Dr Alistair Riddell at the Australian National University has developed a system that allows groups of people to make music with a sensor system that translates finger movement into sound.” Air-guitarists of the world, rejoice!
  (tags: art instrument electronic sensors movement finger technology music)
• 6 – More Internet users may be taking phishing bait than thought
  I think this speaks volumes about literacy and common sense myself, but then I’m cynical that way.
  (tags: theft identity fraud spoof literacy research eBay scams email phishing)