Sci/tech tracking

• Wallami pines, once thougth to have been extinct for millions of years, were discovered in a small grove in a secret location in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, in 1994. In 2005 they'll be available as a household plant (BBC).


• Philips have developed paper capable of displaying high-refresh-rate video using rearrangeable electronic ink (Story: Nature; discussion: Slashdot).


• Differences in human activities on weekdays vs weekends affecting climate (Article: Scientific American; Discussion: Slashdot)