Disposable Lighter Pyrotechnics - YouTube

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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo glides towards first powered flight

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo glides towards first powered flight: "After returning to the air earlier this year following a nearly nine-month long break which saw the integration of rocket motor systems, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo completed its 23rd guide flight this week. The significance of this flight is that it was the spaceplane’s first glide in powered flight configuration."

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MirrorCase – the covert (pervert?) photography accessory for iPhone 4/4S

MirrorCase – the covert (pervert?) photography accessory for iPhone 4/4S: "OK, so here's the imaginary mental conversation I'm having with the developer of the Mirrorcase for iPhone. Please read it in the style of Clarke and Dawe's brilliant "The Front Fell Off" sketch:"

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The Helmet That Can Save Football | Popular Science

The Helmet That Can Save Football | Popular Science: "Athletes in the U.S. suffer 3.8 million sports-related concussions each year. While helmet makers dither with small improvements, Swedish scientists have built something that could protect us all."

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Gizmag | New and Emerging Technology News

Gizmag | New and Emerging Technology News: "The idea of an automated farm has probably been around since rural electrification started in the early 20th century. Replacing back-breaking labor with robots has an obvious appeal, but so far cheap labor in many countries and the insistence of agriculture on being so darn rural has made automation limited in application."

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Induced "pacemaker" heart cells could take the place of man-made pacemakers

Induced "pacemaker" heart cells could take the place of man-made pacemakers: "Scientists at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have successfully reprogrammed ordinary heart cells to become exact replicas of so-called “pacemaker” heart cells. Such replica cells could conceivably one day be used instead of electronic pacemakers, in patients with heart disease."

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Liquid metal electrical wires can be stretched without breaking

Liquid metal electrical wires can be stretched without breaking: "Things like earbud cords have a nasty way of getting hooked on things and breaking. Such incidences may become a lot less common, however, as scientists from North Carolina State University have created conductive wires that stay intact even when stretched up to eight times their regular length."

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New Zealand's W2 presents Romotow – the fold-out Swiss Army Caravan

New Zealand's W2 presents Romotow – the fold-out Swiss Army Caravan: "New Zealand architectural and interior design firm W2 has never designed a caravan before – and it shows. The Romotow fold-out luxury caravan is unlike anything we've come across before."

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New computing devices will allow touch, smell – IBM

New computing devices will allow touch, smell – IBM: "WASHINGTON (AFP) – Future computing devices will push further into the senses by developing capacities to mimic the ability to see, smell, touch, taste and hear, IBM says in an annual forecast Monday."

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Top 10 things you CAN have for Christmas 2012

Top 10 things you CAN have for Christmas 2012: "Having dealt with all the things you are not getting for Christmas this year, it's time to turn our attention to what Santa's elves have really been hammering away at. So from consumer favorites to clever innovations to quirky surprises, here's our selection of the top 10 things you CAN have for Christmas 2012."

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Vector-based video could mean no more pixels

Vector-based video could mean no more pixels: "Unlike traditional bitmap graphics, which are made up of an array of pixels, vector graphics consist of lines, curves and shapes that are based on geometric formulas. Not only do they take up far less memory than bitmaps, but sections of them can also be enlarged without any loss of resolution. "

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Gizmag's top 10 ski gadgets for 2013

Gizmag's top 10 ski gadgets for 2013: "So far, the Northern Hemisphere's 2012-2013 ski season is off to a rather sluggish start, at least in the heart of American ski country. It looks like it could be another warm, dry year. That doesn't mean that the skiing has to be boring, however. These ski-centric gadgets will wring more enjoyment out of the big powder days that do come and provide a fun distraction when conditions are less than ideal."

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