Prototype Quadrotor with Machine Gun! - YouTube

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Cadillac road testing semi-autonomous “Super Cruise” technology

Cadillac road testing semi-autonomous “Super Cruise” technology: "While much work is being done to bring autonomous vehicles to the roads, the closest most of us have yet got is cruise control, which has actually been around since the 1950s, appearing as “Auto-Pilot” in 1958 Chryslers and Imperials. Now Cadillac is looking to update things with road testing currently underway on a semi-autonomous technology dubbed “Super Cruise” that offers fully automatic steering, braking and lane-centering in highway driving – under certain conditions."

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Acoustic wind pavilion makes music out of thin air

Acoustic wind pavilion makes music out of thin air: "Aeolus, a fascinating acoustic wind sculpture made by prolific Bristol artist Luke Jerram, is as much a feast for the ears as it is for the eyes. Named after the mythical Greek ruler of the four winds and built in conjunction with the University of Southampton's Institute of Sound and Vibration Research and the University of Salford's Acoustics Research Center, the giant aeolian wind harp is intended to inspire the public to learn more about the amazing things that can happen when engineering, acoustics and aerodynamics are blended together."

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620 bhp Eterniti Hemera super-SUV production engineering prototype in Beijing

620 bhp Eterniti Hemera super-SUV production engineering prototype in Beijing: "Boutique luxury carmaker Eterniti Motors is a London-based manufacturer of prestige performance automobiles. The company's first offering is named the Eterniti Artemis - a remanufactured Porsche Cayenne that will compete against the new SUVs from Bentley, Lamborghini and Maserati in the luxury SUV segment."

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Urus concept signals Lamborghini’s (re)entry into luxury SUV segment

Urus concept signals Lamborghini’s (re)entry into luxury SUV segment: "When looking for a practical daily driver, Lamborghini probably isn’t the first name that springs to mind. But the company is looking to change all that with the Urus concept car it unveiled at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show. Intended to usher in a whole new product line and capitalize on the continuing popularity of SUVs, the Urus retains the aerodynamic lines for which the company is renowned while aiming to deliver the practicality of a family car."

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Video: First-Ever Albino Killer Whale Filmed Off Russian Coast

Video: First-Ever Albino Killer Whale Filmed Off Russian Coast: "Russian scientists claim they have spotted the first ever adult albino killer whale (or orca) in the wild. Albino orcas have been spotted before, but this is the first mature adult sighting. The whale was nicknamed “Iceberg.”"

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Innovative "lucky coin" building under way in China

Innovative "lucky coin" building under way in China: "By this time next year, a walk along the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China, will come with an unusual bonus: a view of the completed Guangdong Plastics Exchange research center/warehouse."

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U.S. Marine Corps takes delivery of latest V-22 Osprey

U.S. Marine Corps takes delivery of latest V-22 Osprey: "The tilt-rotor Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey program received a boost last week when the U.S. Marine Corps took delivery of the latest variant. The Osprey, which began development some 30 years ago,"

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Ferrari 250 GTO sells for more than US$30 million

Ferrari 250 GTO sells for more than US$30 million: "Resale value is one of the many factors to consider when buying a car. But for some serious return on automotive investment it's hard to beat the Ferrari 250 GTO. Produced from 1962 to 1964 by Ferrari for eligibility into the FIA's Group 3 Grand Touring Car category, potential U.S buyers at the time not only had to fork out US$18,000,"

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A garden in a sack

A garden in a sack: "We made a garden in a burlap coffee sack to demonstrate a simple way to garden when you don't have much space (the link is to engineeringforchange.org's sack garden how-to guide). These garden sacks are popping up in impoverished urban neighborhoods in Kenya and other developing countries. They also work in small yards or on apartment balconies."

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Super Moon due to Appear on May 5th, 2012 [Video] - How-To Geek

Super Moon due to Appear on May 5th, 2012 [Video] - How-To Geek: "A Super Moon appears approximately once each year and the event is due to happen in early May this year. So here is your opportunity to plan ahead and get ready to enjoy some Lunar enhanced goodness."

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HemLoft treehouse is a quiet forest retreat ... if you can find it

HemLoft treehouse is a quiet forest retreat ... if you can find it: "Described by its creator as "a secret treehouse hiding in the woods of Whistler," in the Canadian province of British Columbia, the HemLoft is, unlike many buildings that describe themselves such, a treehouse in the truest sense: the entire weight of the egg-shaped structure is supported by the tree around which it is built. Though welcome to visitors - the right sort of visitors, at least - one first has to find it. And the ongoing story of the HemLoft's ever-widening profile is as compelling as the story of its construction - and it's a story with an uncertain ending."

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