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Solar-Powered Plane Starts First Ever Round-The-World Trip
Post Date: 2015-03-09 05:57:13 by Tatarewicz
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Solar Impulse 2, a plane running exclusively on sun power, has taken off from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and is set to complete the first ever solar around-the-world flight in five months. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The aircraft, piloted by Swiss Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg took off at 07:12 a. m. local time (03:12 GMT) from the Al Bateen Airport. A man walks past the Solar Impulse 2 during its presentation at the Al Bateen airport in Abu Dhabi January 20, 2015. © REUTERS/ Ahmed Jadallah Solar Powered Plane to Fly Around World Next Month Solar Impulse 2 was first flown last year. Its single wing is covered by 17,200 sun batteries that power the ...
Researchers in China make breakthroughs in space technology
Post Date: 2015-03-08 06:48:49 by Tatarewicz
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Want... Scientists in China have produced a Hall effect thruster and a hollow-cathodes lamp (HCL) that may have the world's longest life, reports Duowei News, a US-based Chinese-language news outlet. The 801st Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)'s Sixth Academy (the Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology) said it has produced a thruster which may last for 18,000 hours and a lamp which can last 75,000 hours. Currently a thruster's life is determined by how long it is used, while there is no internationally recognized measurement for a lamp's life. The institute has carried out the research on the two items for over three ...
Not stellar noise: Potentially habitable super-Earth Gliese 581d exists, new study claims
Post Date: 2015-03-08 01:24:14 by Tatarewicz
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RT... Astronomy has had to go back on its word twice in a year now, as a super-Earth previously dismissed as stellar ‘noise’ did after all turn out to be a planet. A new study shows Gliese 581d had been the victim of bad analysis. In 2009, as scientists searched for far-away planets that were in the habitable zone orbiting around their host stars, a spectrometer picked up 581d’s ‘wobble’ – which is a slight change in the wavelength of light caused by a celestial body passing by its star and changing the amount of light the star gives off. The now-suspected planet and its siblings orbit a red dwarf named Gliese 581. Because the distance is some 20 light years ...
Tomsk scientists develop lighter, more flexible solar batteries
Post Date: 2015-03-07 06:30:49 by Tatarewicz
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Interfax/RBTH Scientists from the New Materials Department of Tomsk State University and their colleagues from the Russian Academy of Sciences are working on a new type of flexible solar batteries using Gratzel cells, the Tomsk State University reported on Friday. The foundation for these batteries are oxide nanomaterials and their compositions. "Solutions used to obtain oxide compositions can be put on any flexible carrier: thin glass, tissue, and metal and polymer materials. After baking, a composite cover is formed on the surface of the carrier, which is capable of transforming solar light into electrical power," the press release says. A sunny future in Russia: Developing ...
Lockheed Martin Creates Laser That Can Disable A Truck In Seconds From More Than A Mile Away
Post Date: 2015-03-06 07:44:10 by Buzzard
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It wasn't a projectile or ammunition that destroyed this truck. But rather, a laser: (pictures at source) Defense and aerospace company Lockheed Martin announced this week that its new fiber-optic laser weapon system, dubbed ATHENA (Advanced Test High Energy Asset), successfully took out a small truck “from more than a mile away” during a recent field test. The ATHENA system uses a technique called "spectral beam combining," which involves merging multiple laser modules to create a single and super-powerful 30-kilowatt laser beam. The system is described as having the “highest power ever documented by a laser weapon of its type." “To put that in ...
Revolutionary Engine Could Fuel Human Life on Mars
Post Date: 2015-03-06 01:07:48 by Tatarewicz
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Sputnik...Thanks to groundbreaking research at Northumbria University in Newcastle, England, those who wish to one day colonize Mars have a new technique at their disposal to harvest energy from carbon dioxide. Researchers want to power a new kind of engine using a phenomenon known as the “Leidenfrost effect.” The Leidenfrost effect occurs when a liquid comes into near contact with a surface much hotter than its boiling point (think about what happens when drops of water appear to dance across the surface of a very hot frying pan.) Upon contact, a layer of vapor forms between the liquid-solid interface, creating a barrier between the two. This also applies to dry ice, which can ...
Lockheed Martin Promises Portable Fusion Nuclear Engines Within the Decade
Post Date: 2015-03-06 01:01:15 by Tatarewicz
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Sputnik... Lockheed Martin, the world’s biggest defense contractor, is aiming to use nuclear fusion to create cheap electrical power that uses water for fuel, produces byproducts that are totally safe and releases no air pollution. With the United States spending less on defense, Lockheed Martin is showing more interest in the energy business than ever. "Energy is certainly an area of growth for us," CEO Marillyn Hewson told reporters at the corporation's media day outside Washington last month. "In a relative sense, it's not a large business for us, but it's a growing business for us. So, we'll continue to invest in that area." The team of ...
Huawei releases MediaPad X2 phablet at MWC, priced at $320
Post Date: 2015-03-05 02:17:09 by Tatarewicz
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Want... Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei released its next-gen MediaPad X2 phablet at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on March 2. The device will be priced at 1,999 yuan (US$320), reports Hong Kong's Phoenix New Media. Mimicking the design of the Ascend Mate 7, the 7-inch phablet MediaPad X2 is equipped with a high resolution 1920x1200 display, weighing in at 239 grams and 7.18mm thick. It runs on the Android 5.0 operating system and has a octa-core processor. The X2 standard version will be priced at 1,999 yuan (US$320) with 3GB RAM plus 16GB storage, with an upgraded version available for 2,499 yuan (US$400) with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. Pre-orders go live on ...
Scientists have created the perfect music for cats
Post Date: 2015-03-03 06:35:22 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... It's much purr-ier than human music, and it could help keep felines calm in stressful situations. Anyone who loves music knows how therapeutic it can be, and now researchers have shown that a good melody may have the same affect on cats. But they think our human-tunes suck. To work out whether cats could respond to music, scientists from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the University of Maryland, both in the US, composed 'cat-centric music'. "We looked at the natural vocalisations of cats and matched our music to the same frequency range, which is about an octave or more higher than human voices," lead author Charles Snowdon told Jennifer ...
Kenworth W900L - 3 Stick Shifting (BTP Holdings, git yer ass in here!)
Post Date: 2015-03-02 20:22:51 by X-15
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Poster Comment:I have no idea what was going on there? Please explain 3 sticks and what I'm seeing!
GMO dangers revealed by former U.S. government scientist
Post Date: 2015-03-02 17:18:43 by BTP Holdings
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GMO dangers revealed by former U.S. government scientist Saturday, February 28, 2015 by: Jonathan Landsman (NaturalNews) Since 1996, when genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were first introduced, we have seen a dramatic rise in the rates of food allergies, autism, reproductive disorders and digestive problems. Of course, companies like Monsanto, DuPont and Syngenta - which own approximately half of the entire proprietary seed market - would have you believe that GMO dangers don't exist. Yet, nothing could be further from the truth. Independent GMO research gets attacked and suppressed. But, on the next NaturalNews Talk Hour, you'll get to hear (first hand) what a former USDA ...
Ikea turns furniture into wireless phone chargers
Post Date: 2015-03-02 06:42:46 by Tatarewicz
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local.se)...Swedish furniture giant Ikea has become the first global budget retailer to launch a set of desks, tables and lamps that will wirelessly charge phones and other devices. The new collection will use Qi wireless technology to charge devices that are placed on or near the furniture. "Through research and home visits, we know that people hate cable mess. They worry about not finding the charger and running out of power," Ikea's business area manager of lighting and wireless charging, Jeanette Skjelmose, said in a statement. "Our new innovative solutions, which integrate wireless charging into home furnishings, will make life at home simpler," she added. ...
HTC to launch first virtual reality headset in March
Post Date: 2015-03-01 06:55:52 by Tatarewicz
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Want... Taiwan's smartphone maker HTC is set to release its first VR (Virtual Reality) headset for US$300 before the end of the first quarter this year, reports our Chinese-language sister newspaper Commercial Times. A VR headset is a head-mounted display or helmet-mounted display (HMD) that shows computer-generated images directly in front of the wearer's eyes. Oculus VR, a US virtual reality technology company, met with huge success after it launched the Oculus Rift in 2012, a VR headset for 3D gaming that allowed users to step inside a virtual world of their games. The company was acquired by Facebook for US$2 billion in March 2014, the same time Japanese entertainment giant ...
Human head transplants could be a reality in just two years
Post Date: 2015-02-27 06:49:33 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... A controversial new project to perform the world’s first human head transplant by 2017 will be launched later this year, amid a storm of ethical issues and questions over the actual science involved. First proposed two years ago by neuroscientist Sergio Canavero from the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group in Italy, the idea came about in considering how to improve things for people who have experienced severe muscle and nerve damage because of cancer. The biggest challenges involved, such as connecting the severed spinal cord of the transplanted head to the recipient’s spinal cord, and figuring out how to introduce such a huge part without the body rejecting ...
Supermassive black hole swallows accepted theories
Post Date: 2015-02-27 06:38:16 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV... The newly-spotted black hole questions the rate at which they grow. (National Geographic) The newly-spotted black hole questions the rate at which they grow. (National Geographic) Astronomers have discovered a black hole that is 12 billion times more massive than the sun. The new finding, described in a study published in science weekly Nature on Wednesday, could challenge a generally accepted theory about how black holes are formed. The supermassive black hole, estimated to have been formed only 875 million years after the big bang, is the largest black hole ever spotted for that period, when the universe was just six percent of its current age. This questions the rate at ...
Bitcoin's Killer App
Post Date: 2015-02-26 16:38:27 by BTP Holdings
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Bitcoin's Killer App Since the beginning of Bitcoin, entrepreneurs and scholars a like have searched for the killer application of this brand new technology. In marketing terminology, a killer application (commonly shortened to killer app) is any computer program that is so necessary or desirable that it proves the core value of some larger technology, such as computer hardware, gaming console, software, a programming language, software platform, or an operating system. In other words, the killer app is the application of a tool or protocol like bitcoin that drives mainstream users in droves to using the new technology. In this video I share with you what I think Bitcoins Killer app ...
China exhibits multiple launch rocket system in Abu Dhabi
Post Date: 2015-02-26 05:01:12 by Tatarewicz
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Want... China North Industries Corporation is seeking to find new markets in the Middle East by displaying the AR3 multiple launch rocket system at the International Defence Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi between Feb. 22-26, according to the state newswire Xinhua. Described as the most powerful multiple launch rocket system in the world, the AR3 can be fitted with two pods consisting of four launch tubes for 370mm rockets each or five launch tubes for 300mm rockets. It is designed to engage remote strategic targets such as airfields, command centers, support facilities, air defense batteries and large concentrations of troops. The attack range of the AR3 rocket system is up to 280 ...
Sun’s rays now contain dollar signs.
Post Date: 2015-02-23 17:04:37 by BTP Holdings
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Sun’s rays now contain dollar signs. I understand that times are tough. Obama and his people keep telling us that the economy is improving, but individuals, businesses, states, counties and even countries are trying to figure out ways to generate more revenue in order to balance their budgets. But officials in Spain have come up with something that is so outlandish that I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t seen it. They’ve decided to start taxing people who have installed solar panels on their roofs. And what exactly are they taxing? Their usage of the sun. Believe it or not, they are actually taxing people’s use of the sun to generate electricity in their homes. ...
Scan reveals 1,000-year-old monk seated inside of Buddha statue
Post Date: 2015-02-23 08:15:31 by Ada
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Mummified buddhist master Liuquan. ! Using CT scanning technology and using an endoscope, researchers at Meander Medical Center in the Netherlands have been able to identify the body of a Buddhist monk encased inside of a 1,000-year-old Buddha statue, according to Colossal. Click for Full Text!
So what's a hybrid car's overall impact on the environment? The answer may surprise you.
Post Date: 2015-02-22 00:11:27 by Tatarewicz
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NEGATIVE environmental impact! Say WHAT? You thought buying a hybrid would be the ultimate expression of concern for Mother Earth, a gesture that would help reduce smog and save trees and whales alike? Well, not exactly. First and foremost, hybrids are still internal-combustion, gasoline powered cars. While they might use less of it than other vehicles, they still depend on a fuel that often comes from volatile and war-torn parts of the world, and they still create emissions when they drive around. The batteries inside hybrid cars depend on materials like lithium and cobalt. Mining for those minerals is an extremely destructive process, and one that has left entire mountains leveled in ...
Swedish researchers discover previously unknown brain cells
Post Date: 2015-02-21 02:21:23 by Tatarewicz
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STOCKHOLM, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Scientists at Sweden's Karolinska Institute have produced a detailed map that identifies 47 different kinds of cell types. The findings by a group of scientists led by professor Sten Linnarsson were outlined in the journal Science. "If you compare the brain to a fruit salad, you could say that previous methods were like running the fruit through a blender and seeing what color juice you got from different parts of the brain," said Linnarson, who is a senior researcher at Karolinska's department of medical biochemistry and biophysics. "But in recent years," Linnarsson continued, "we've developed much more sensitive ...
Spy agencies could be funding geo-engineering research in pursuit of weaponising the weather, scientists claims
Post Date: 2015-02-20 07:26:03 by Ada
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A leading climate scientist said calls purportedly from the CIA left him ‘scared’ about the consequences A senior American climate scientist has spoken of the fear he experienced when US intelligence services apparently asked him about the possibility of weaponising the weather as a major report on geo-engineering is to be published this week. Professor Alan Robock stated that three years ago, two men claiming to be from the CIA had called him to ask whether experts would be able to tell if hostile forces had begun manipulating the US’s weather, though he suspected the purpose of the call was to find out if American forces could meddle with other countries’ climates ...
I'm @ -5
Post Date: 2015-02-19 16:11:01 by Jethro Tull
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New Material Could Mean Major Gains for Electric Vehicles
Post Date: 2015-02-19 01:00:31 by Tatarewicz
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Sputnik... Researchers in California have developed a material that could significantly boost the energy delivering capacity of lithium-ion batteries, and could potentially be a boon to the electric car industry. The “paper-like” material was developed at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering and is made up of silicon nano-fibers that form a sort of sponge. Lithium ion batteries are some of the most common rechargeable batteries used in consumer electronics. They are conventionally produced using a mixture that includes graphite, but scientists are experimenting with silicon since it has a much greater specific capacity — the ...
Breakthrough in graphene production achieved in China
Post Date: 2015-02-18 06:21:01 by Tatarewicz
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Want... A researcher shows a 15-inch single-layer graphene cell at the Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Chongqing, January 2013. (Photo/Xinhua) A researcher shows a 15-inch single-layer graphene cell at the Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Chongqing, January 2013. (Photo/Xinhua) Research and development of the multi-purpose material graphene is entering a new era in China, as the production of large-sized graphene membrane has made possible by a research team from AVIC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, reports China Aviation News. Led by Dr He Limin, the team ...
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