Update-Samsung Solid=Samsung m110

Just found out that the samsung solid is now known as a much more appealing name(sarcasm), the m110.

JCB Tough Phone Rival - Samsung Solid

The JCB Tough Phone has been out for a while now and has become the phone of choice for someone whose phone regularly gets run over, falls in water or is confronted with a dust-storm. It is a very sturdy and strong piece of technology and although lacking in features, serves its purpose.
Samsung has now released its own Tough phone rival, the Samsung Solid (not very original names are they). Like the JCB Tough Phone, it is shock-, water- and dust-resistant. It comes with a built-in flashlight. Its body is made of thick rubber to take anything you care to throw at it.
One feature of this phone which is very interesting is the SOS function. This function, activated by pressing the volume button three times in quick succession, sends out a distress message to a previously-nominated number. This, apparently, niche market of mobile phones has two very able contenders and although they are practical for some people this is a very small minority and I can't see too many other mobile phone manufacturers jumping on the bandwagon for this particular niche market when there is so much money to be made in much larger markets such as multimedia phones. However, I could be mistaken and many mobile phone manufacturers may see this as a great opportunity. The Samsung Solid is an O2 exclusive and is available now.

Nanomaterial turns radiation into electricity

Nuclear power usually generates electricity by heating water and making steam rotate turbines. Thermoelectric materials were then used which generated electricity from the heat. Now new nano-materials are being developed which generate electricity by using radioactive decay rather than the heat. Scientists estimate that 20 times more power could be generated from from radioactive decay than from thermoelectric materials.They are conducting tests using layered tiles of carbon nanotubes packed with gold and surrounded by lithium hydride. Radioactive particles that slam into the gold push out a shower of high-energy electrons. They pass through carbon nanotubes and pass into the lithium hydride from where they move into electrodes, allowing current to flow.
It is a very efficient system and will probably be one of the ideas which get us closer to unlimited energy. If this happens we could see entire countries run off one nuclear power plant if they use the right system to generate electricity. Radioactive waste will also be reduced which would be another huge positive of these new developments. The main problem with nuclear energy apart from the danger involved in some instances is the amount of waste which must be disposed of as all the nuclear radiation is used for is to heat water to generate steam whereas if we were to use the radioactive decay we could use the full electricity generating potential of the radioactive substance. Here's hoping!