Trebuchet Issue 4

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Unlocking the Mysteries of Physics : Quantum Turbulence

Quantum turbulence is the chaotic motion — at very high rates — of fluids that exist at temperatures close to zero....

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Google Glasses to Guide Surgeons

Report on the early uses of Google Glass in the healthcare setting...

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Miami Will Drown, Scientists Say When

Sea level rises threaten Miami. Scientists predict how long the city has got....

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HRH Prog 2 Festival

There were complaints from some quarters that it was an inconvenient location. But it was an equal opportunity inconvenience; it takes just as long wherever you're coming from. HRH Prog 2...

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The Music of Bernard Parmegiani at LCMF

While in Paris Parmegiani's work is usually presented in state of the art, state-subsidised spaces, here it manifests in multi-storey car parks and former carpet factories, both in formerly abject...

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Quantum Cryptography for your Phone

Study into the production of the first 'NSA proof' mobile phone...

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Parcelforce : Payments, Fines, Duties and Pain

It seems the issue is that some post offices, especially at busy times, aren’t careful to mention every eventually that might concern you....

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Black Police Good For Comedy Value

'many United States citizens are not ready to accept an African-American in a serious authoritative role'...

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The World’s Rarest Comic Book

The discovery of a medium grade copy in a thrift sale (following the death of Day’s daughter Gracia) has been confirmed....

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Slammed : Phone Companies Stealing Your Number

Telephone companies can take, replace, steal or remove your number, leaving you with few options, little recourse to complain, and in the dark as to how this can happen...

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Now Computers Can Detect Your Pain

A computer system spots real or faked expressions of pain more accurately than people can...

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Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang : Four Foot Shack

There will be someone out there, bored by the usual, willing to listen to a bluegrass barn-dance inspired acoustic record that contains covers of the Bee Gees and Alice in Chains....

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The Debilitating Effects of Shame

Shame on you. These three simple words can temporarily — or, when used too often, permanently — destroy an individual's sense of value and self-worth....

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Gran’s Meds are Making Her Sick

More than 9 million older adults in the U.S. are being prescribed medications that may be causing them more harm than benefit...

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Biological Tests for Happy Worker-bots

Combining information obtained from questionnaires along with biological measures - to make you a sleeker, more efficient profit-unit....

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Dealing With Women in Art

Women are undoubtedly still having to fight against our traditional patriarchal society, but surely the art world is one that can lead by example?...

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Sarcasm, Cynicism, and International Relativism

Cynicism and sarcasm don't have a place in international affairs. Let's fight for what's right....

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Panda Versus Horse Deathmatch

Livestock, particularly horses, have been identified as a significant threat to panda survival. ...

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Def Leppard : Interview

There are so many artists, bands and so many different ways of getting them. It’s taken the special out of it. There’s too much out there. ...

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E. Coli – A Simple Solution

A small piece of freshly cut sapwood can filter out more than 99 percent of the bacteria E. coli from water...

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Plug Car In – Black City Out. Oops.

The growing fleet of electric cars will put a lot of new strain on the United States' aging electrical distribution systems. News item...

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Your Best Memories, All Before 25?

By the time most people are 25, they have made the most important memories of their lives, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire....

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Gagging the Opposition

The UK Parliament has just passed a new gagging law. How will gagging affect a loyal opposition?...

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LCMF Presents the music of Bernard Parmegiani

LCMF Presents the music of Bernard Parmegiani 21-23 March, Britannia House E1...

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Hanging Offence: Parallax Art Fair

Art objects do not have “magical healing” properties either. They cannot make people feel better or worse; informed or misinformed. That is wishful thinking. ...

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Macklemore’s Grammy Gold

After pop rapper Macklemore took Grammy gold, many are crying cultural appropriation. ...

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Rainbow : Singles Box Set 1975 – 1986

If you listen very carefully, you might hear the sound of a barrel being scraped...

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The Drug Dealers and Their Money Men

Legal marijuana dispensaries can't deposit their money, despite the fact that American banks have conspired with violent drug cartels for years. ...

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Drilling into Magma for Geothermal Energy

Drilling into magma is a very rare occurrence anywhere in the world and this is only the second known instance, the first one, in 2007, being in Hawaii...

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Poisoning Coal Country Isn’t Freedom

A Mining Disaster in Coal Country Pushes the Limits of 'Freedom' in Industry...

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