Links for 2010-12-13

ThumbDrive inventor out to prove he is no one-hit wonder
The FluCard — a postage stamp-size storage device that can also transmit data wirelessly — is Tan's new baby, and he hopes to see it used by millions of people; just like the USB drive.
(tags:tech computing )
No more solar wind for Voyager 1 spacecraft
"The solar wind has turned the corner," said Ed Stone, Voyager project scientist based at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif. "Voyager 1 is getting close to interstellar space."
(tags:space )
BendDesk introduced: the desk that is a touch screen (w/ Video)
A research project from the RWTH Aachen University Media Computing Group and Department of Work and Cognitive Psychology in Germany is developing a desk in which the entire curved surface is a multi-touch touch screen and display, removing the need for keyboard, mouse and separate display.
(tags:tech computing )
SpaceX looking to launch next Dragon spacecraft – to the ISS
With the success of the first and second launches of the Falcon 9 rocket as well as the successful recovery of the Dragon spacecraft, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has stated its intent to accelerate the pace of the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program that the private space firm has with NASA.
(tags:space )
BBC News – Chinese archaeologists unearth 2,400-year-old 'soup'
Chinese archaeologists have unearthed what they believe is a 2,400-year-old pot of soup, state media report.
(tags:history )