Day: January 11, 2011

Antimatter created by Thunderstorms

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Scientists using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth, a phenomenon never seen before. Scientists think the antimatter particles were formed in a terrestrial gamma-ray flash TGF, a brief burst produced inside thunderstorms and shown to be associated with lightning. It is estimated that about 500 TGFs Read more about Antimatter created by Thunderstorms[…]

Dutch .gov wants to store all the car trips you’ve made

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The Dutch have a system on roads that read number plates automatically for speeding purposes. Now – surprise surprise – they want to store not only the number plate information, but also the pictoral information (including the driver’s face) for a period of four weeks. I’m sure they’ll be trotting out the paedofile capturing arguments Read more about Dutch .gov wants to store all the car trips you’ve made[…]