Good news for all you sad Muggles wandering around all visible and everything — scientists say that they're a step closer to developing the technology that will give the power to make things and people (!) invisible. Researchers have demonstrated that they're now able to use artificially engineered materials that redirect light around three-dimensional objects, making them
disappear into thin air, Harry Potter-style.
OK, it's not magic — the reason we can see objects is because they scatter the light that hits them, beaming some of it back to the eye.
One double-click too many. An Illinois facility has become the
first to offer in-patient treatment for Internet addiction. The cases have been serious — like one patient who wouldn't shower or eat for days, and play computer games until dawn, and another patient so addicted to Internet shopping had boxes shipped to her in the treatment center.
My pal Savvy mentioned what
$14,635 can get you on an Airbus A380 flight from JFK to Dubai on Emirates Airlines (in first class, of course). But I'm more interested in the amenities I can get
for only $1,500 in coach. A drop in the bucket, I know.
The Transportation "Security" Administration might have to rethink its name after it misplaced a
laptop containing all of the unencrypted data from 33,000 people who've enrolled in the TSA Clear program for over a week. The info in question includes names and passport, driver's license, and green card numbers — you know, the important stuff.
The laptop belonged to the private company Verified Identity Pass, which runs the program that allows passengers to pay a fee and register to clear security faster in 17 different states.
Hey, don't I know you from somewhere. According to this new study, chances are, yes. Using records of 30 billion electronic conversations from 180 million people the world over,
researchers have concluded that on average, any two people are only separated by 6.6 degrees of separation — meaning they could be linked together by seven acquaintances.
Wanna know a fabulous secret. I'm running for president. I know, you were all so sick of Obama and McCain.
Do you get a newspaper thumping onto your front porch. If you do, chances are the number of people creating that paper has been considerably slashed. A
new study shows that 85 percent of daily papers have cut newsroom staff in the last three years.
The Israeli government, no longer willing to wait to for an Arab television interview, is sending their message to the Arab world via YouTube. Israel's government
uploaded a video in Arabic and English condemning Lebanese militant Samir Qantar as "the most despicable of murderers." Qantar, released Wednesday in a prisoner swap, received a hero's welcome back in Lebanon. He had been jailed since 1979 for killing a 4-year-old Israeli girl, along with her father and two policemen.
Before the general populace relied on key cards, laptops,
iPhones, and cars to get through their busy days, such technological advancements as the typewriter, the skeleton key, and the bicycle were the height of fashion. Not only are these classic shapes superbly functional, they're also quite beautiful, which makes them the perfect inspiration for home accessories.
To add some retro tech flair to your home, .
I found some great accents that rely on 19th- and 20th-century motifs. Do you love them, too?
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