Month May 2011

‘Aero train’ floats above the ground

The Aero Train is a ground-effects vehicle”¦kind of like a combination between a Harrier VTOL jet and a hovercraft. Using electrically-powered motors, the aero train hovers just inches above the ground, eliminating any rolling resistance and allowing for a smooth…

Journalism school wants to survey lefties

From Barb Kaye, Ph.D and professor, School of Journalism & Electronic Media, University of Tennessee- Knoxville My academic research partner and I are investigating social media use and political attitudes and behaviors. We are specifically looking for politically interested online…

That means he apologizes after savaging a nation

Strauss-Kahn believed in healthy and robust regulation and monitoring. Strauss-Kahn has always been concerned about the human and national victims of an amoral global economic order. I was discussing DSK and his approach at IMF yesterday with Steve Hynd, podcasting…