Wednesday, 2 October 2013


Plastic Bags Transformed Into High-Tech Nanomaterial — Carbon Nanotube Membranes Created From Common Litter Item (via Clean Technica)

A new process for creating high-tech carbon nanotube membranes out of a very common waste material — plastic bags — has been developed by researchers at the University of Adelaide. The innovative approach to nanotube production could potentially…


Plastic Bags Transformed Into High-Tech Nanomaterial — Carbon Nanotube Membranes Created From Common Litter Item (via Clean Technica)

A new process for creating high-tech carbon nanotube membranes out of a very common waste material — plastic bags — has been developed by researchers at the University of Adelaide. The innovative approach to nanotube production could potentially…


Android is Best for Malware; Apple iOS Gets Phished Instead (via slashdot)

The malware market reached a weird little milestone this week, with the list of known malware and high-risk applications for Android devices passing the 1 million mark. The number emphasizes (if any enterprise infrastructure specialists ever doubted…


Investors Want Bill Gates Gone from Microsoft: Report (via slashdot)

A trio of Microsoft investors wants Bill Gates to leave the company he helped co-found, according to a new Reuters report. Those three investors hold roughly five percent of Microsoft’s stock. The newswire’s unnamed sources, apparently familiar…


iPad Mini with Retina Display reportedly delayed (via Pando Daily)

On October 2, 2013An iPad Mini with an ultra-high resolution (“Retina”) display has been delayed due to supply constraints, according to Reuters, which questions what improvements will be announced during an event said to be taking place this month…


Move slow, make it perfect: The three year development of Spin, Skype’s hot new competitor (via Pando Daily)

By Carmel DeAmicis On October 2, 2013I was really excited when Tara Lemmey demoed her product Spin for me. Like, really excited. Think, ‘kid in a candy store, bro at a beer pong championship, Travis Kalanick when he’s making other founders cry‘…


Indian cyclists' vent anger as Kolkata bans bikes on key roads (via AFP)

Angry cyclists held noisy protests in the centre of the Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday over the local government's move to ban them from major roads in the congested metropolis. Under strong sunshine, crowds gathered in the Esplanade area of the…