Day April 2, 2008

Can nanotech poison us?

Maybe. Nanosilver is already being used commercially, and it “can damage both human cells and wild ecosystems.” Are there other such substances? No one really knows for sure.

Fill up your diesel with tree sap

The Brazilian Copaifera langsdorfii can be tapped (ala maple syrup) for a natural diesel fuel that requires only simple filtering before being poured into a truck. The catch? The diesel only has a shelf-life of about 3 months. Ranches and…

Bohemian Financial Rhapsody

Adam Curry mentioned on a recent podcast he’d seen humorous lyrics circulating to the tune of “Bohemian Rhapsody” about the current financial market maladies. He sent them to a friend, Geoff Smith, who put it to song. Option Monster now…

Would you like change with that?

Doug Henwood, economist and editor of Left Business Observer, on Obama. Big capital would have no problem with an Obama presidency. Top hedge fund honcho Paul Tudor Jones threw a fundraiser for him at his Greenwich house last spring, “The…

There’s no bear market here

At least not compared to China, where the Shanghai market is down 45% in six months. Hordes of housewife and businessmen stock traders have gotten wiped out. Some invested all of their life savings in the market while others made…