The next meet is at Oulton Park on the 5th of June.

http://www.btcc.net/html/home.php

Plato is in a lowly 6th place at the mo

Thank-you very much for the slice of cake and the candle I really did not expect that. Just as well it doesn't have the correct number of candles or we would need a Pyro engineer on hand to take control of the situation.

Found this footage of Grimsvötn plume taken from a helicopter on the Bad Astronomy website.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/23/volcano-followup-pix-video/

Devastatingly beautiful.

Don't know if you've seen this before Snowcrash, but I thought this may be of interest to you.http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/skylon.html

Legion refuses to post this, definitely a female .


Laser smashes data rate records
A pioneering technique beats its own record for data rates, registering 26 terabits per second and using comparatively little power.

Source: Laser smashes data rate records

There is now a new class of planets called 'rogue planets'.

These are planets that have been ejected out from their stars and wander the interstellar space within the galaxy.

Read more...
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/18/the-galaxy-may-swarm-with-billions-of-wandering-planets/
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/19/are-we-in-danger-from-a-rogue-planet/

New carbon 'sponge' could revolutionize energy storage

Researchers have created a novel form of three-dimensional carbon that can be used as a greatly enhanced supercapacitor, holding promise for energy storage in everything from energy grids and electric cars to consumer electronics.

Source: New carbon 'sponge' could revolutionize energy storage