Every police force in the UK is to be equipped with mobile fingerprint scanners - handheld devices that allow police to carry out identity checks on people in the street. The new technology, which ultimately may be able to receive pictures of suspects, is likely to be in widespread use within 18 months. Tens of thousands [...] "eliotcobb.com"
Call for big research programme to help aviation industry convert from fossil fuels to nuclear energy. Nuclear-powered aircraft may sound like a concept from Thunderbirds, but they will be transporting millions of passengers around the world later this century, the leader of a Government-funded project to reduce environmental damage from aviation believes. The consolation of sitting a [...] "eliotcobb.com"
A Halloween decoration showing a mannequin dressed as vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hanging by a noose from the roof of a West Hollywood home is drawing giggles from some passers-by and gasps of outrage from others. The mannequin is dressed in brunet wig, glasses and a red business suit. Another mannequin dressed as John McCain [...] "eliotcobb.com"
Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama are heading into the final week of the presidential campaign planning to spend nearly all their time in states that President George W. Bush won last time, testimony to the increasingly dire position of McCain and his party as Election Day approaches. With optimism brimming in Democratic circles, Obama [...] "eliotcobb.com"
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