Used Books Nestled In Coziness
Date: 11 December 2005
By C. J. HUGHES
C. HUGHES
Il 10 dicembre 2005 era una sabato sotto il segno zodiacale del ♐. Era il 343 ° giorno dell'anno. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti era George W. Bush.
Se sei nato in questo giorno, hai 20 anni. Il tuo ultimo compleanno era il mercoledì 10 dicembre 2025, 179 giorni fa. Il tuo prossimo compleanno è il giovedì 10 dicembre 2026, in 185 giorni. Hai vissuto per 7.484 giorni, o circa 179.628 ore, o circa 10.777.688 minuti, o circa 646.661.280 secondi.
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