Things Are Good

Some scientists have invented a robotic shoe that has six legs. Anyone wearing the shoes can walk safely through a minefield. The shoe is designed to help works in humanitarian missions – particularly land-mine clearers.
“The six-legged shoes protect the wearer by lifting up a leg if it is over a mine so that the device [...]

The Economist Intelligence Unit has relased their 2006 e-readiness rankings and e-things are looking up according to the EIU!
“With over 1bn Internet users and 2bn mobile-phone users worldwide, and continual progress in most qualitative indicators of technology-related development, the world in early 2006 may be proclaimed ever more “e-ready”. This year’s e-readiness rankings reflect such [...]

A really neat technology has been demonstrated in a creative way in the struggle to use gas more efficiently in cars. The Mazda RX-9 is the most futuristic car I’ve seen in awhile. Specialized, “slick skin,” plastic body panels get an electric charge as air rushes by it, which in turn provides power to the [...]

Surgical techniques that do not require blood transfusions are becoming more and more popular, according to an article on MSNBC. Surgeons use a variety of techniques and technologies to minimize or remove the need for costly blood transfusions during surgery.
These bloodless operations were once only available to Jehova’s Witnesses, who’s religion prohibits blood transfusions, [...]

Looks like a stalwart for backwards economic policy has decided to give in to some demands for democracy. The IMF is going to let almost-rich countries speak.
“The IMF has announced that it plans to boost the voting shares of big, rapidly growing developing countries, particularly China. And the IMF will organize multilateral consultations with top [...]

Sure, the exploration, extraction, exploitation, transportation, and many other blank-tion realated to oil have done a lot of damage to the world, so it is nice to see that a little less damge will be done.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered that an oil pipeline be re-routed around an environemtnally sensitive area. The pipeline [...]