Sept '03 Offworld Report: Weird Science
01/09/2003 . Source: Stephen Hunt 
The Loch Ness Monster is dead, the pulse-engine gets ready to replace the jet engine, DNA computing evolves, the Pentagon plans their nanotech warrior, and Russian scientists announce their plans to construct a nuclear power station on Mars. September 2003's round-up of all that is worth mentioning offworld the 'Nest when it comes to matters of weird science, space science and technical oddities. Searching for the 'Real' Waterworld
Writers have long imagined worlds completely covered by an ocean, but what if one really existed? Would such a world support life, and what would this life be like? Red Planet: Radioactive Planet
Russian scientists announce their plans to construct a nuclear power station on Mars. No Drinking on Mars
NASA finds evidence that there never were any oceans on Mars Moon River
The technology will soon exist to set up a lunar outpost within twenty years, says a leading scientist. DNA Computing?
How DNA strings could form the basis of incredibly powerful new computers. The Superhero Cape
When the Skyray goes into production you’ll be able to strap on your own set of carbon fiber wings and skim the skies 200 mph. The Nanotech Warrior
How the Pentagon is building nanotech into the next generation of US ground force gear. 
Feel my Pulse
Why the jet turbine is about to be replaced by a much more efficient source of Mach-busting airpower … the pulse-detonation engine. Dark Days Indeed
Astronomers confirm the stars will all stop twinkling one day. Asteroid Killer
With the threat of killer-asteroids unquantified, will it be left to hobbyists to save the planet? Upgrade my Brain Now Please
For the two NASA probes heading toward Mars, ground control is scrubbing old code and beaming out new software on the fly. Stars in Her Eyes
A spacefarer on the International Space Station marries his girl on Earth, despite official objections from the Russians. The Matrix for Real
The movie the Matrix steps closer to reality with the announcement of a way blood can be used to turn us into human batteries. Solar Sales?
Critics say our new understanding of physics makes the practical application of the solar sail as a propulsion system impossible. Mars 2007
NASA chooses a new craft to dig two feet down into the Red Planet's soil to locate water-ice in 2007. Nessie Dead
The most extensive sonar survey ever undertaken of Loch Ness shows no sign of the mythical beastie. Reds in Space
China schedules their first manned spacecraft launch in October 2003. If it works out, they will become the third nation to send a human into orbit. 
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