Digg / Published NewsPligg Web 2.0 Content Management System votesFirst Stars Were Brutes, but Died Young, Astronomers Say- August 1, 2008 The first stars in the universe were short-lived brutish monsters that changed the nature of the cosmos forever, new computer simulations suggest.5 Vote(s)http://diggcore.com/story.php?title=First_Stars_Were_Brutes_but_Died_Young_Astronomers_Say Let the Proton Smashing Begin. (The Rap Is Already Written.)- August 1, 2008 After 14 years, the world's largest physics experiment seems to be getting close enough to becoming a reality for its participants to plan the openin13 Vote(s)http://diggcore.com/story.php?title=Let_the_Proton_Smashing_Begin-_The_Rap_Is_Already_Writ... Discovering How Greeks Computed in 100 B.C.- August 1, 2008 The Antikythera Mechanism organized the ancient Greek calendar in the cycles of the Olympiad, researchers say.14 Vote(s)http://diggcore.com/story.php?title=Discovering_How_Greeks_Computed_in_100_B-C- The Jetpack: From Comics to a Liftoff in the Yard- August 1, 2008 An inventor unveiled what he calls "the world's first practical jetpack" at an air show in Wisconsin.7 Vote(s)http://diggcore.com/story.php?title=The_Jetpack_From_Comics_to_a_Liftoff_in_the_Yard Test of Mars Soil Sample Confirms Presence of Ice- August 1, 2008 A sample of soil being analyzed by NASA's Phoenix Mars lander let out a puff of vapor, providing final confirmation that the lander is sitting over a14 Vote(s)http://diggcore.com/story.php?title=Test_of_Mars_Soil_Sample_Confirms_Presence_of_Ice China Announces More Pollution Controls- August 1, 2008 China unveiled stricter emergency pollution controls for the Olympics that would shutter factories and expand traffic rules.12 Vote(s)http://diggcore.com/story.php?title=China_Announces_More_Pollution_Controls How to Turn Anything Into a Screenplay- August 1, 2008 You may fancy yourself a screenwriter, but have only your household pet as a muse. No problem. According to screenwriting guru Robert McKee, you can 9 Vote(s)http://diggcore.com/story.php?title=How_to_Turn_Anything_Into_a_Screenplay Cheap Catalyst Could Turn Sunlight, Water Into Fuel- August 1, 2008 A new, cheap catalyst developed by MIT chemists could make storing the energy from solar panels feasible. 20 Vote(s)http://diggcore.com/story.php?title=Cheap_Catalyst_Could_Turn_Sunlight_Water_Into_Fuel The $46,616.47 Oil Change and Size-22 Carbon Footprint- August 1, 2008 Someone with more money than sense flies his Lamborghini from Qatar to Britain for an oil change. Environmentalists want the guy's head, but Britain'15 Vote(s)http://diggcore.com/story.php?title=The_46616-47_Oil_Change_and_Size-22_Carbon_Footprint Potentially Disruptive Lender Rule Is Delayed- August 1, 2008 The board that sets accounting rules for U.S. corporations yesterday postponed by a year a plan that could require banks and other financial services10 Vote(s)http://diggcore.com/story.php?title=Potentially_Disruptive_Lender_Rule_Is_Delayed |