Manipulating plants' internal clock offers possibility of all-season crops

Manipulating plants' internal clock offers possibility of all-season crops: "Circadian rhythms are a roughly 24-hour cycle governing biochemical, physiological, or behavioral processes that have been widely observed not only in humans, but other animals, fungi, cyanobacteria and plants."

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1300 bhp monster truck delivers 50-60 yards per gallon (and fires refrigerators)

1300 bhp monster truck delivers 50-60 yards per gallon (and fires refrigerators): "Modern technology is capable of creating some astounding vehicles, as is evidenced by a behemoth of remarkable proportions that will be one of the attractions at the forthcoming Top Gear Live shows in the U.K. "

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Pico Flex Dolly makes for smooth moves

Pico Flex Dolly makes for smooth moves: "Few things add to the production value of a video like a good tracking shot - you know, where the camera is on wheels, and moves around or towards the subject. While full-size dolly systems for 35 mm movie cameras are financially out of reach for most low-budget and hobbyist film-makers, guess what?"

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BAE's ADAPTIV technology renders vehicles invisible to infrared

BAE's ADAPTIV technology renders vehicles invisible to infrared: "Infrared imaging is used for a range of military applications - such as target acquisition, night vision, homing and tracking - which means that any vehicle with some kind of infrared "invisibility cloak" would hold significant advantages on the battlefield"

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The airship finally takes off - Hybrid Air Vehicles has first civil customer

The airship finally takes off - Hybrid Air Vehicles has first civil customer: "The famous and well documented Hindenburg disaster of 1937, when the hydrogen-filled airship burst into flames whilst attempting to tether to its moorings in New Jersey, killed off the 'lighter-than-air' aircraft industry, as well as 35 unfortunate souls."

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