Using a special lens Prof Ulf Leonhardt and Dr Thomas Philbin report they can engineer the Casimir force to repel, rather than attract thus producing levitation....

Sounds suspiciously like magic to me..."Apprentices, I will now teach you Casimir levitation using a Leonhardt lens. After that, we'll move on to the altheiometer."

NaughtyThai cops ( Read more... )

Via \., read the transcript of this ABC radio show and see what you think.

In a nutshell, Lestig claims (with experimental evidence) that insulin causes obesity, and reducing a person's insulin levels fixes the problem by making them eat less and, feel better, and want to exercise. He also speaks about how fructose is a big part of the problem ( Read more... )

Via my colleague C, two interesting science articles.

The moment of truth approaches for last thirty five years of theoretical physics

Modelling the brain in hardware

Via /. this report on pyroelectric fusion being used for commercially viable devices.

Not a cheap source of power (yet), but still an interesting technology.

Oh and a special article for valentines day from El Reg :
Women's broken hearts go ignored

A most intersting talk from Matt Visser at the Phoenix meeting tonight, in which he described the theoretical requirements for the creation of stable wormholes that could be used for transportation ( Read more... )