2nd March 2013 Archive

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• Tito's Mars mission to use HUMAN WASTE as radiation shield

  Bags full of urine and feces lining spacecraft walls

  The team behind a planned private manned mission to Mars say they've come up with a way to protect voyagers from radiation exposure during the long trip: pack the walls of the spacecraft with a layer of the astronauts' own waste. "It's a little queasy sounding, but there's no place for that material to go, and it makes great …

  Science 2 Mar 00:47

• Canadian cyborg says Google Glass design is cracked

  Bad choices could 'set the movement back years'

  Wearable computing pioneer and self-proclaimed "cyborg" Steve Mann says it's fine that Google is popularizing wearable technology with its Project Glass, but he's concerned that the online giant may be making serious mistakes with its design. "I have mixed feelings about the latest developments," Mann writes in the March issue …

  Hardware 2 Mar 02:35

• Health pros: Alcohol is EVIL – raise its price, ban its ads

  Hooch 'brings forth a whole world of harm'

  A broad coalition of UK health organizations has released a report detailing the evils of demon rum (and whisky, vodka, brandy, gin, lager, ale, wine, et al.), and calling for a series of government actions to suppress its use, including sharply increased pricing and a ban on alcohol advertising and sponsorships. "In …

  Policy 2 Mar 02:36

• Review: Livin' in the cloud with Google's new Chromebook Pixel

  Nice legs – shame about the concept

  It has been well over two years years since Google released its first Chromebook, the CR-48, and set off on a quest to convince the world of the benefits of living in the browser. Last week, the company unveiled its latest attempt to seduce the public – the luxury touchscreen Chromebook Pixel – and gave The Reg a $1,449 LTE- …

  Laptops 2 Mar 19:58