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...trickier challenges that would have to be overcome. Part of the justification for a lunar base has always been that the moon is rich in helium-3, an isotope of common helium that could serve as fuel in eventual fusion reactors. Astronauts could, in theory, mine the stuff and ship it back to Earth. That's fine, but first we have to, well, invent the reactor. What's more, as the beleaguered crews aboard the International Space Station have discovered, sometimes just maintaining your ship can take all your time and the mission itself - scientific research, mining - gets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Promising the Moon | 12/5/2006 | See Source »

...form came with a higher price tag than their pill-based adult counterparts, putting them out of reach for the low-income nations that harbor over 90% of the world's pediatric AIDS cases. It turns out that the bottles required to package the liquid formulations cost more to ship and make than pills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making AIDS Drugs Available to Kids in the Developing World | 12/1/2006 | See Source »

...Philippines Senator and army colonel; for his alleged involvement in a February coup attempt against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; in Quezon City. Honasan, the Philippines' self-described "resident adviser on failed coup attempts," led unsuccessful revolts against Ferdinand Marcos and Corazon Aquino in the 1980s, escaped from a prison ship in 1988 and won a Senate seat in 1995 after being granted amnesty. Honasan, who had been in hiding since the failed coup, denied the charges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 11/20/2006 | See Source »

...question is whether the PS3 is the herald of Stringer's revitalized company, or a techno-turkey. The machine is off to a rocky start. Sony plans to ship just 2 million units this year, about half its initial projections. Customers queuing to buy one braved a shooting incident outside a store in Connecticut last week. And the lucky few who do snag one may be disappointed, since the PS3 can't play some older games without software upgrades that Sony is promising. (For a full review, go to TIME.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Sony Got Game? | 11/19/2006 | See Source »

...snagged by barely visible wires, which are often affixed to bombs. The Army acknowledges the off-label use, and Marine spokesman Captain Jay Delarosa says, "We force Marine trainees to improvise." Shriver is raising money to mail string to Iraq (aerosol cans are haz-mat and costly to ship). So the next time you waste string at a party, remember it could save a life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not So Silly String In Iraq | 11/19/2006 | See Source »

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