Nothing gets out of a black hole, right? Except useless Hawking radiation, of course. Seth Llloyd of the MIT begs to differ – he reckons quantum information is being leaked out. He also thinks this could help us reach a quantum theory of gravity…and learn how to use black holes as quantum computers.

The European Space Agency’s ‘Cluster’ missions have measured the fundamental properties of magnetic turbulence around the Earth. Some heavy data on the page here regarding the interaction of the field with the solar wind, but the main thing is that the scientists seem pretty stoked with their results.

James Bond, eat your heart out. The ‘Scubadoo’ is a combination of scooter and scuba-gear that allows a person with no scuba training to enjoy the majesty of the deep blue seas.

According to a story in the Irish Examiner, text messaging is gaining ground on the handwritten note as the medium of choice for the suicidal to express their final thoughts. What’s most frightening about this is that these people are able to satisfactorily sum up their lives in the 300 characters or less at which most messages are capped.

The Pentagon is keen to follow the progress of war veterans back into normal life, but recognises they aren’t keen on seeing counsellors. So they are funding the development of wireless bio-sensors to monitor such factors as stress levels and alcohol intake. One assumes that the soldiers will be overjoyed to wear such a device…