Screaming around on the surface of a lake or the
ocean is great fun, but anyone who's had a crack at scuba diving will
understand that it's a whole new world below the surface. Which is why
the Scubacraft is such a sensational invention, even if you're not James
Bond. It's a fully functional speedboat that'll scream along the
surface at up to 50mph, but at the touch of a button it submerges and
becomes an open-top electric submarine. Awesome. Read More
The Texthook has been created by a stay-at-home
mum who likes to keep in touch with the outside world. It’s a
phone-holder that clips to your stroller’s handle bar and makes it
easier for you to text or email while you're out and about (though the
makers recommended you wait until the stroller is stationary before
conversing electronically). Read More
According to NASA, the way to make a helicopter
safer is to crash it – under strict guidance, of course. In order to
test the effectiveness of a new "airbag" system - which is actually an
expandable honeycomb cushion called a deployable energy absorber - NASA
aeronautics researchers at Langley loaded four crash test dummies into a
small chopper and, well, dropped it. Read More
World first 2569 x 1600 projector throws 65-foot image
By Darren Quick
December 10, 2009
Projectors
have come a long way in the last decade, making true home theaters a
reality for many cinema buffs. But why not think a little bigger and
build your own drive-in? With Projectiondesign’s F35 WQXGA projector you
can do just that. With its ability to project a 2560 x 1600 pixel
resolution image measuring up to a whopping 65 feet (19.8m) wide it will
make the neighbor’s home theater efforts look decidedly lacking. Read More
By gathering volunteers' measurements of marble
gravestones of different ages around the world, scientists hope to
produce a map of the weathering rates of those gravestones and thereby
better understand how the atmosphere has been changing. The study,
called EarthTrek, is developed and managed by the Geological Society of
America's (GSA) Education and Outreach group in partnership with
organizations around the globe. Read More
Next-gen Global Hawk HALE UAS completes its first flight
By Darren Quick
December 10, 2009
The first of the next generation of Northrop Grumman’s Block 40 configuration RQ-4 Global Hawk
has successfully completed its first flight. The two hour flight took
the aircraft from Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing facility in Palmdale,
California to Edwards Air Force Base, California. Designated AF-18, the
Block 40 configuration of the high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE)
unmanned aircraft system (UAS) will carry the Multi-Platform Radar
Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) active electronically scanned
array radar that will help warfighters detect, track and identify
stationary and moving targets. Read More
Rollator - the treadmill that takes you places
By Jeff Salton
December 10, 2009
If you like treadmill exercise but are tired of
running up and down on the one spot, or find you don’t have enough time
to exercise because you’re constantly wanted elsewhere, this piece of
equipment could be the answer. Looking more like a cross between a
walker and a treadmill, why not "ride" the Rollator to your next
appointment? It's is also ideal for people looking for a low impact way
to exercise in the great outdoors but don’t fancy themselves as
cyclists. Read More
With the solid state drive market predicted to reach the $1 billion mark in 2010, it seems timely that Seagate
has announced its first foray into this rapidly growing sector. Built
using single layer cell technology, the Pulsar line of SSDs feature a
SATA interface and promise read and write speeds of up to 240MB/s and
220MB/s respectively. Read More
A proof-of-principle study has demonstrated that
it is possible to engineer human blood stem cells into cells that can
target and kill HIV-infected cells. The result is the equivalent of a
genetic vaccine which is not only good news in the fight against HIV -
the process could also be used against a range of chronic viral
diseases. Read More
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