Space flights for everyone

Space flights for everyone: "Richard Branson’s Virgin airlines unveiled the vehicle that will bring to the market, space travel for average, rich, people."

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Top 10 Sweet Corn Recipes - Bean Corn Tomato Pasta Recipe

Top 10 Sweet Corn Recipes - Bean Corn Tomato Pasta Recipe: "Use fresh sweet corn kernels in this easy, fresh summer pasta dish. Feel free to add basil, chile, cilantro or other summer flavorings to suit your taste in this Bean, Corn, and Tomato Pasta."

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Jeep revisits its past with the Mighty FC concept

Jeep revisits its past with the Mighty FC concept: "Between the years 1956 and 1965, Willys (and subsequently Kaiser Jeep) built a vehicle called the Jeep Forward Control. Its cab-over design allowed it to have a full-length cargo bed, while keeping its overall length to a minimum – this made it more maneuverable than would otherwise be possible. Jeep and Mopar have now teamed up to revisit the Forward Control, in the form of the Jeep Mighty FC concept."

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Savage Rivale has an interesting way of getting a convertible's top off

Savage Rivale has an interesting way of getting a convertible's top off: "Savage Rivale is in the process of building its anomalous Roadyacht GTS, a four-door, four-seat convertible supercar. Not only is the layout of the car a bit unconventional, but the Netherlands-based company gives us a new take on the retractable hardtop."

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Tomorrow's carbon fiber could be made from plastic bags

Tomorrow's carbon fiber could be made from plastic bags: "Thanks to research currently being conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, our unwanted plastic bags may one day be recycled into carbon fiber. Not only that, but the properties of the fibers themselves could be fine-tuned, allowing different types of carbon fiber to be created for specific applications."

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World's largest paper airplane flies over desert

World's largest paper airplane flies over desert: "At a length of 45 feet (13.7 meters), a wingspan of 24 feet (7.3 m), and a weight of 800 pounds (363 kg), Arturo’s Desert Eagle is claimed to be the largest paper airplane ever made. Its design was based on that of a much smaller paper airplane, created by 12 year-old Arturo Valdenegro of Tucson, Arizona. Valdenegro was the winner of a contest held by the Pima Air & Space Museum, in which children competed to see whose airplane could fly the farthest. A team of engineers proceeded to recreate his winning plane on a grand scale, and last week managed to fly it after releasing it from a helicopter over the Arizona desert."

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Laser-wielding satellite swarm to deflect asteroids

Laser-wielding satellite swarm to deflect asteroids: "A collision between Earth and an asteroid a few kilometers in diameter would release as much energy as the simultaneous detonation of several million nuclear bombs, and with the impact of an asteroid estimated at around 10 km (6.2 miles) in diameter believed to be responsible for wiping out the dinosaurs, numerous strategies have been devised to try and avoid such devastation"

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Giant plug for sealing off subway tunnels in a hurry

Giant plug for sealing off subway tunnels in a hurry: "What’s the best way to plug a giant hole? Why with a giant plug, of course. That’s the thinking of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), which has created just such a giant plug to contain flooding or dangerous gases in mass transit tunnels."

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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta - the fastest Ferrari yet built

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta - the fastest Ferrari yet built: "When Ferrari's new 740 bhp, 6262cc, 65° V12, F12berlinetta hits showrooms later this year, it will be the fastest naturally aspirated car to see series production, taking over from the McLaren F1."

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Experimental headlight system can see through rain and snow

Experimental headlight system can see through rain and snow: "Driving at night in falling rain or snow can be treacherous, but not just because the asphalt is slippery – visibility is also greatly reduced, as the driver’s view of the road ahead is obscured by brightly headlight-lit raindrops or snowflakes."

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Michigan installs talking urinal cakes to combat drunk driving

Michigan installs talking urinal cakes to combat drunk driving: "The United States celebrated its independence yesterday, and one state turned to a unique tactic for fighting the drunk driving that unfortunately goes hand in hand with major holidays. "

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University of South Carolina researchers convert T-shirt into energy storage medium

University of South Carolina researchers convert T-shirt into energy storage medium: "As manufacturers of smartphones and mobile devices strive to make their products increasingly portable, they repeatedly come up against the constraints of existing battery technology. However, Xiaodong Li, a professor at the University of South Carolina (USC) believes that we will soon be able to employ the clothes we wear to help overcome such challenges and to this end, Li has transformed T-shirt material into an energy storage medium which could one day be used to power portable devices."

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