Used Books Nestled In Coziness
Date: 11 December 2005
By C. J. HUGHES
C. HUGHES
10 Aralık 2005, Cumartesi yıldız işaretinin altında bir ♐ idi. Yılın 343 günüydü. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Başkanı George W. Bush idi.
Bu günde doğduysanız, 20 yaşındasınız. Son doğum gününüz 10 Aralık 2025 Çarşamba, 179 gün önceydi. Bir sonraki doğum gününüz 10 Aralık 2026 Perşembe gün sonra, 185 günü. 7.484 gün veya yaklaşık 179.628 saat veya yaklaşık 10.777.723 dakika veya yaklaşık 646.663.380 saniye yaşadınız.
Date: 11 December 2005
By Jascha Hoffman
Jascha Hoffman
Jascha Hoffman article, in review of year's notable ideas, on system developed for Samsung that allows group to decide whether it is acceptable for one member to accept incoming cellphone call; elaborate system includes special electronic badge that everyone must wear and use to cast 'vote' as to whether to allow interruption; drawing (M)
Date: 11 December 2005
By STEWART AIN
Stewart AIN
Date: 11 December 2005
By LAURA MANSNERUS
Laura MANSNERUS
Date: 11 December 2005
By Rebecca Skloot
Rebecca Skloot
Rebecca Skloot article, in review of year's notable ideas, on Bruce Hamaker's solution to why there are always unpopped kernels of popcorn; study at Purdue University found that popcorn that is more likely to pop has hull that is more crystalline; hull is made of thin sheets of cellulose and, when it gets hot, it changes structure; its sheets become crystals that bond so tightly, water cannot get through it, so, because water cannot leak out, it is more likely to pop (M)
Date: 11 December 2005
By PETER MEEHAN
Peter MEEHAN
Date: 11 December 2005
By Noah Shachtman
Noah Shachtman
Noah Shachtman article, in review of year's notable ideas, on Boomerang system employed in Iraq by American troops; uses seven microphones placed in omnidirectional array to discern direction from which gunfire is coming; drawing (M)
Date: 11 December 2005
By ELIZABETH MAKER
Elizabeth MAKER