Former RIAA Lobbyist Now Handles File Sharing Cases as a Federal Judge

And no one sees any conflict of interest?! While many judges around the country are throwing out file sharing lawsuits on account of questionable or faulty arguments, DC federal judge Beryl Howell just recently allowed three cases filed by copyright holders to proceed. What makes it intriguing is that she used to be a former Read more about Former RIAA Lobbyist Now Handles File Sharing Cases as a Federal Judge[…]

Artificial leaf – Spinning the Sun’s Rays Into Fuel

Nearly all the energy we use on this planet starts out as sunlight that plants use to knit chemical bonds. Now, for the first time, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge have created a potentially cheap, practical artificial leaf that does much the same thing—providing a potentially limitless source of energy Read more about Artificial leaf – Spinning the Sun’s Rays Into Fuel[…]