Novell declares war on SCO
Novell claims that SCO is going down, and seeing as all of SCO’s intellectual property is actually licenced from Novell, they want all the money SCO owes them before SCO goes bust as a result of frivolous lawsuits.
Day: January 11, 2007
India has a space programme!
And they’ve just managed to launch 4 satellites. Now they’re going to see if they can recover the space capsule.
Liquid body armour
Shear Thickening Fluid has the property that when struck with force it turns into a rigid barrier. A while after impact it reverts to gel. As it’s light, it can be incorporated into clothing and make bullet proof vests lighter.
A busy week for US military adventurism
The US is having a busy week! In Iraq they’ve stormed an Iranian consulalte They’re also sending in a ‘surge’ of troops – 21,500 – which is half the troops their generals think they need for the surge tactic to work. This will bring force levels to around 150,000. A reinforced squadron of F-117A’s (15-20 Read more about A busy week for US military adventurism[…]