There are some scientific breakthroughs that are trumpeted from on high, while some are never given the respect they deserve.
A couple of Dutch inventors, for instance, have developed a new kind of cloth that could be used as a television screen. So pretty soon you’ll be able to watch Free Willy on my underpants.
Then we have the British satellite that can spot rainfall and vegetation growth in Africa. As a result, farmers there will be able to bring some shock and awe to the locust breeding grounds before the Larry and Loretta the Locust’s rumpy pumpy gets going.
