Tuesday, August 1, 2006
Liquid Armor
a slashdot post
"Armor Holdings Inc. plans to start selling their 'liquid armor' next year. The new armor, originally envisioned to be spread on like peanut butter, is instead sprayed onto Kevlar in ultrathin coats. From the article: 'it's a mix of polyethylene glycol, a polymer found in laxatives and other consumer products, and nanobits of silica, or purified sand. Together they produce a "sheer-thickening liquid" that stiffens instantly into a shield when hit hard by an object. It reverts to its liquid state just as fast when the energy from the projectile dissipates.'"
wow, now that's freaky cool.
"Armor Holdings Inc. plans to start selling their 'liquid armor' next year. The new armor, originally envisioned to be spread on like peanut butter, is instead sprayed onto Kevlar in ultrathin coats. From the article: 'it's a mix of polyethylene glycol, a polymer found in laxatives and other consumer products, and nanobits of silica, or purified sand. Together they produce a "sheer-thickening liquid" that stiffens instantly into a shield when hit hard by an object. It reverts to its liquid state just as fast when the energy from the projectile dissipates.'"
wow, now that's freaky cool.
Monday, July 17, 2006
calexico radio from pandora
Wow, this is a really cool environment. has its own blog site or will use typepad, so I've posted this manually.
here is a tinyurl to my first explorations of it.
http://tinyurl.com/syhf8
here is a tinyurl to my first explorations of it.
http://tinyurl.com/syhf8
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Vermont Launches Cow Power
Vermont residents can now opt to receive percentages of their electrical power from dairy farms that produce electricity from methane gas produced by cow manure. How far we have come from lighting farts around the campfire.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
for those of you going to NOLA, a Video Round Table plug
Are We There Yet?Digital Delivery of Motion Image Media in LibrariesVideo Round Table 2006Sunday 1:30-3:30 Morial Convention Center rooms 298-299 http://ala.org/vrt/ |  |
| Just think of it! Library patrons and instructors streaming dvd quality video into the home or classroom with access thanks to their library! High quality networked video streaming has been a topic of interest for libraries since before broadband Internet access had a foothold in the U.S. marketplace, and digital media delivery for libraries and the classroom grows closer to being a reality each year. Join the Video Round Table for a panel discussion of the technologies that make digital media delivery possible. The technological, infrastructural and institutional hurdles we face will be discussed along with expert presentations of digital media delivery initiatives happening today. |
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VRT Welcomes
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Look for a short bibliography for digital video and digital rights management, the presenter's presentations and the "Streaming Video Vendor Grid" compiled by Monique Threatt included on the VRT Web site, http://ala.org/vrt/. For information about joining Video Round Table visit the Web site or talk to a member of the round table at our booth #3453 in "The Stacks" or at the program.
-- SB 06/06
sorry for cross postings!
available Sunday afternoon?
http://ala.org/ala/vrt/newsandevents/newsevents.htm
1:30-3:30, Morial Convention center
Video Round Table Program: (coordinated by yours truly)
Are We There Yet?
Digital Delivery of Motion Image Media in Libraries
Just think of it!
Library patrons and instructors streaming dvd quality video into the
home or classroom with access thanks to their library!
High quality networked video streaming has been a topic of interest for
libraries since before broadband Internet access had a foothold in the
U.S. marketplace, and digital media delivery for libraries and the
classroom grows closer to being a reality each year. Join the Video
Round Table for a panel discussion of the technologies that make digital
media delivery possible. The technological, infrastructural and
institutional hurdles we face will be discussed along with expert
presentations of digital media delivery initiatives happening today.
Where: Morial Convention Center, Rm. 298-99
When: Sunday, June 25th 1:30 - 3:30
yours truly,
Steve B.
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Steve Brantley
University of Illinois at Chicago
Daley Library
M/C 234
Box 8198
Chicago, IL 60680
312-996-4032
jbrant1@uic.edu
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