Intel touts progress toward intelligent computers - CNET News
SAN FRANCISCO–I hope Intel warned the Luddites and pessimists away at the door, because the chipmaker had a lot of bullish statements Thursday about its belief that computers will become smarter than humans. At the Intel Developer Forum here, Intel

Science Record Setting Photovoltaic Cell is 40.8 Percent Efficient - DailyTech
Solar power is taking off around the world. Europe is planning to deploy various types of solar power to the Sahara to provide for the European Union’s energy needs. Meanwhile, here in the U.S., California is expanding its solar efforts as well

NSW extends cloud seeding for Snowy Mountains - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Seeding is a term normally associated with crop production, but in New South Wales clouds are being sown with chemicals to produce snow. As the name suggests, snow is a major industry in the Snowy Mountains that span Victoria and New South Wales. It

Indium can improve short-term memory
In 2000 a double-blind study using indium was undertaken at the TCM Academy in Bad Ischl, Austria in collaboration with the Austrian Morbus Alzheimer Society. It involved 24 Alzheimer’s patients, half were given indium plus a mixture of Chinese herbs while the other half were given the Chinese herbs alone.

After 30 days those taking indium showed an overall improvement in stamina and short-term memory by an average of 37 per cent compared to an 8 per cent improvement in the non-indium group.2

A larger follow-up study is now under way and HSI promises to keep you updated on the findings as soon as they become available.