The United States Sorely Needs One Source for Health Information — Have you seen the map presented by Apple News for COVID-19 infections in Vermont today? It shows the entire state infection rate surging, maybe out of control. At least that’s how the map struck me. We are planning a trip to the area later this year. This made me reconsider. …

It will affect the vehicle you drive, the way you cook, heat your home — Until now, we knew that fusion could be attained in reactors. We did not know if it could be sustained for periods required to produce electric power. February 9, 2022 changed that. The UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Joint European Torus (JET) facility in Oxford showed that fusion reactors can continuously…

Fuel for Fusion Reactors Is Literally WATER — Believe it or not, these reactors use water as fuel. It is technically called heavy water, and the subject of an upcoming article. The world of electric power production from thermonuclear fusion has been heating up for the last few years. Recently, it has shifted into high gear. …

Where is this vaccine? A progress report would be helpful. On December 22, 2021 DefenseOne announced: Within weeks, scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research expect to announce that they have developed a vaccine that is effective against COVID-19 and all its variants, even Omicron, as well as previous SARS-origin viruses that have killed millions of people worldwide. …

What’s this plane have to do with your future airline flights? What’s a startup named Keyhole have to do with finding directions on your next trip? Both the plane and Keyhole originated with defense programs. While researching materials for new articles, I was blown away by what appeared to be…

This Was a Surprise as We Planned a Trip for the Spring — After using these quick tests, we had an unpleasant surprise. COVID-19 quick self tests helped our family last summer. We traveled cross country by car, had the two vaccine shots that were available at the time, used N95 masks where appropriate, and kept some distance when we met people. We…

Lifelong Lesson from a High School Experience — Can we blow up our history teacher’s car? Maybe by remote control? That’s what my high school friend asked. He was under pressure from his father to get A’s in all his courses but this teacher seemed likely to give him a C or possibly a B no matter how…

There Is a Path to End COVID-19 Look. This is so clear. We have been given a model of how to deal with COVID-19. The USS Milwaukee, LCS-5, is temporarily isolating in Cuba because some crew members tested positive for COVID-19. They are healthy and only a few show any…

Want a ring to monitor your health instead of a watch or wrist band? There is one. It is rechargeable, measures sleep quality and duration, physical activity, heart rate and temperature. The developers have an app for the iPhone. You manually input your age, sex, height and weight once. …