Futures The purpose of this section is to highlight recent scientific progress that may transform our future. January 17, 2010 Bell Bio-Energy Update In the past (see below) I’ve reported on Bell Bio-Energy, a private firm that proposes to solve all our energy needs through transforming biomass into energy. The project is taking longer than expected but the potential still appears limitless. The US Government is cooperating but I don’t expect too much from them. Please see the World Net Daily link here: livepage.apple.com July 19, 2009 Radiation Poisoning? We can fix you up One of the nice things about being a sci-fi writer is being ahead of the curve, and eventually being proven right. In the Soldier series, Legion troopers don’t worry about being fried by radiation because the Body Shop will fix them up later. I didn’t explain how that was done but I was sure it would be possible sometime in the future. Well, here we are - it’s here already. From World Net Daily, please see http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104381 . December 20, 2008 Clean Energy Here’s another very promising invention that may prove to be the Holy Grail for clean energy. MIT chemist Daniel Nocera has been using sunlight and water to produce hydrogen gas. The process is similar to photosynthesis, producing oxygen and hydrogen gas which can be stored for later use. The process can also be used to create fresh water from salt water. The magazine Technology Review (which I recommend) has a major article on this subject at http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/21536/ November 9, 2008 Something Big Lurking Out There National Geographic is reporting on what appears to be a startling new discovery that some huge unknown substance is tugging at our entire universe and everything in it. This is really interesting. Please see the article at http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081105-dark-flow.html August 31, 2008 Age: 125. Health: Excellent In 20 years the above may not be at all unusual, according to an article in the Mail Online (through World News daily). Scientists have bred some cancer-free super mice that live 45% longer, and pass on those characteristics to their offspring. According to the scientists they believe they can use the same techniques on people. Scientists have been doing amazing things with mice lately. I hope they get to work on people soon because otherwise these super mice may seize power and get rid of inferior species like homo sapiens. Please see the article at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1050920/Gene-tests-man-live-healthy-125-remove-threat-cancer.html July 7, 2008 More on Bell Bio-Energy It appears that Bell Bio-Energy is on schedule and making impressive progress in the plan to produce oil and gas from natural biomass and the genetic manipulation of bacteria. Please see my article below dated March 21. This new company now has its website on-line; please see www.bellbioenergy.com There is an audio interview with the founder, J.C. Bell, dated June 30 that updates us on the latest progress. It’s worth a listen. It took a lot of mouse clicking before the audio finally kicked in for me but it was worth the wait. This effort is one of many recent developments that will help us to ultimately achieve energy independence from our Saudi masters. I’m still optimistic enough to believe that this will happen because the American people will demand it, and I sure hope our government just gets out of the way and doesn’t interfere. May 20, 2008 Scientists Reject Global Warming Agenda I’ve long been suspicious of the global warming gang because they act more like religious fanatics than scientists, and refuse to even discuss the possibility that they might be wrong. Here is a very interesting World Net Daily article that claims they are wrong: livepage.apple.com April 22, 2008 Ending Aging I’ve just finished reading Ending Aging, a very interesting book by Aubrey de Grey PhD. The subtitle is The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime. This is no longer a dream, but will soon be scientific reality. According to the back cover blurb: “The most realistic way to combat aging is to rejuvenate the body at the molecular and cellular level, removing accumulated damage and restoring us to a biologically younger state.... Comprehensive rejuvenation therapies can feasibly postpone age-related frailty and disease indefinitely, greatly extending our lives while eliminating, rather than lengthening, the period of late-life frailty and debilitation.” This is a fascinating book on a very complex subject. De Grey relates exactly what must be done and outlines all the recent progress in this field. I recommend the book to anyone interested in this subject. Please also see the May 2008 issue of Scientific American which has an article entitled How Cells Clean House. After reading de Grey’s book I found this article illuminating. April 16, 2008 Very, Very Promising Progress Against Cancer Here is some astounding news that promises a clean, non-surgical cure for all types of cancer, with zero side effects, using radio waves and nanoparticles. Please see the 60 Minutes video clip. If this works out, human testing should be underway in as little as four years. As usual, the most revolutionary concepts are invented by one guy, working alone in his garage. Here’s a glimpse of the future. The video clip begins with a short ad; please be patient. http://gizmodo.com/379952/guy-invents-potential-cancer-cure-with-radio-machine-built-out-of-pie-pans-and-hot-dogs April 12, 2008 Interesting News on Alzheimers Here is more promising progress against the scourge of Alzheimers. I am convinced that this disease, along with many others, will be cured within the near future. From the Independent, via World Net Daily: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/scientists-claim-videos-are-proof-of-alzheimers-breakthrough-808144.html March 24, 2008 Inconvenient Facts - Goodbye Global Warming From World Net Daily we have more scientific evidence that global warming is not happening. Please see http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23411799-7583,00.html March 22, 2008 Regeneration In the Soldier of the Legion series, Legion troopers are able to regenerate limbs (and other body parts and organs) lost in combat, thanks to ConFree’s advanced science. The science in this series is based on my view of the future, but that view is based on current scientific progress extended into the future. Here is an article from Scientific American about current progress on regeneration. The salamander has always been able to regrow missing limbs and scientists are examining these creatures to find out how they do it. The goal, of course, is to enable humans to do it as well. Our thanks to Scientific American: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=regrowing-human-limbs March 21, 2008 Oil? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Oil! A Georgia company has found a natural, simple way to convert anything that grows into hydrocarbons to fuel vehicles. The pilot plant will be running within 2-3 months and the larger facility will be operating within 2-3 years. If the article is correct, this will end our dependence on foreign oil within a few years. And we may not even need oil at all in the future. Please see the World Net Daily site at http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=59402 March 8, 2008 Science Reveals Heaviest Element Research has led to the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. 

These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert; however, it can be detected, because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A tiny amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction normally taking less than a second, to take from four days to four years to complete. 

Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2-6 years. It does not decay, but undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, Governmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes, not to mention multiple oxymorons. 

This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to believe that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration. That hypothetical quantity might normally be called "critical mass" but, in this unique case it is known as "critical mess". 

When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium (Am), another just-discovered element that radiates just as much energy as Governmentium since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons. 

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 Reversing Loss of Memory According to The Independent, via World News Daily, scientists in Ontario have recently discovered - by accident - how to stimulate long-suppressed memories in the brain. Making new discoveries by accident is a long scientific tradition. What this new technique may lead to is unlocking how memory works, and bringing memories back to Alzheimer patients. This is incredibly important. Please see the article at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-discover-way-to-reverse-loss-of-memory-775586.html January 26, 2008 Global Cooling I’m getting so sick of people with gigantic carbon footprints blaming me personally for global warming that I thought I’d post this article on global cooling. A Russian scientist believes that global warming has peaked and that another ice age is on the way. This article is from the Russian news agency RIA Novosti- http://en.rian.ru/science/20080122/97519953.html September 23, 2007 Alzheimers? Forget it! Sorry, I couldn't resist the above title. If you're a pessimist I'd recommend keeping up on recent scientific advances in fighting diseases that have been plaguing mankind throughout history -- that will turn you into an optimist. One of the scariest diseases is Alzheimers, where your brain gets infected with a plaque that causes your nerve cells to degenerate and you slowly lose your memory. Finally you don't even remember your wife and kids, and you don't even know who you are. A recent article in Science News by Patrick Barry ("Curry Power") summarizes recent progress in experimenting with turmeric, which herbal medicine practitioners from India use to treat a variety of ailments. Turmeric is a yellow-orange spice that is used in yellow curry. The active ingredient is a compound called curcumin. It is a powerful anti-oxident and anti-inflammatory agent. Curcumin has been shown to counter plaque formation in the brains of mice. There is good evidence that it does the same for people, although a definitive study is still underway. Until the results are in, Mr. Barry recommends eating yellow curry. People in India have a much lower incidence of Alzheimers than Americans. If turmeric/curcumin is effective against Alzheimers, we won't even have to worry about waiting for FDA approval. Just eat your curry! Click here for Futures Archive http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=121955http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104381http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104381http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/21536http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081105-dark-flow.htmlhttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081105-dark-flow.htmlhttp://www.bellbioenergy.comhttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=64734http://gizmodo.com/379952/guy-invents-potential-cancer-cure-with-radio-machine-built-out-of-pie-pans-and-hot-dogshttp://gizmodo.com/379952/guy-invents-potential-cancer-cure-with-radio-machine-built-out-of-pie-pans-and-hot-dogshttp://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/scientists-claim-videos-are-proof-of-alzheimers-breakthrough-808144.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/scientists-claim-videos-are-proof-of-alzheimers-breakthrough-808144.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/scientists-claim-videos-are-proof-of-alzheimers-breakthrough-808144.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23411799-7583,00.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23411799-7583,00.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23411799-7583,00.htmlhttp://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=regrowing-human-limbshttp://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=regrowing-human-limbshttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=59402http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=59402http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-discover-way-to-reverse-loss-of-memory-775586.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-discover-way-to-reverse-loss-of-memory-775586.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-discover-way-to-reverse-loss-of-memory-775586.htmlhttp://en.rian.ru/science/20080122/97519953.htmlFutures_2.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1050920/Gene-tests-man-live-healthy-125-remove-threat-cancer.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6shapeimage_1_link_7shapeimage_1_link_8shapeimage_1_link_9shapeimage_1_link_10shapeimage_1_link_11shapeimage_1_link_12shapeimage_1_link_13shapeimage_1_link_14shapeimage_1_link_15shapeimage_1_link_16shapeimage_1_link_17shapeimage_1_link_18shapeimage_1_link_19shapeimage_1_link_20shapeimage_1_link_21shapeimage_1_link_22shapeimage_1_link_23shapeimage_1_link_24