Links for 18-07-2007
Andy Wheeler looks at the new Gene Wolfe, Project Orion redux, variable throttle for rocket engines, UK govt. recommended to end manned spaceflight ban …
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1 – Chameleon liquid could outshine LCDs
“The liquid contains tiny iron oxide particles coated with plastic. It is cheap and easy to make, and could also be used in flexible, rewritable, electronic paper, the researchers say.”
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2 – Andrew Wheeler on Pirate Freedom by Gene Wolfe
“Reviewing a Gene Wolfe novel is a tricky business; he’s a writer who works almost entirely by indirection and the slow accretion of incidental details.” A tantalising preview.
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3 – Updating Project Orion: External Pulsed Plasma Propulsion
Just crazy enough that it really might work. Though I can’t see the general public getting behind it just yet …
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4 – Building an Engine that Can Throttle Down
“A variable acceleration rocket would tremendously useful for landing on the Moon.” And a whole lot of other things too, I’ll bet.
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5 – Britain should end manned space flight ban, say MPs
“They warn that an outright rejection of human space flight could lead to the UK being unable to take part in future international missions and weaken the country’s standing in space science.” Damn straight.
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10 – Comedy album review: Patton Oswalt – Werewolves And Lollipops
