Goals for greener flight - NASA's big ideas for the future of flight (photos) - CNET News

Goals for greener flight - NASA's big ideas for the future of flight (photos) - CNET News: "NASA has some pretty lofty goals for the future of commercial aviation, and in working with some of the aircraft industry's biggest players this past year, the space agency is hoping to create partnerships that will lead to cleaner and greener ways to fly."

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Corning's mind-blowing concept of a glass future | Crave - CNET

Corning's mind-blowing concept of a glass future | Crave - CNET: ""A Day Made of Glass 2" is a montage of "how highly engineered glass, with companion technologies, will help shape our world," according to Corning. It is mind-blowing to imagine everyday objects suddenly having rich, interactive displays and multiple functionalities."

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Russian drilling team close to reaching Antarctic lake hidden for 14 million years | Geek.com

Russian drilling team close to reaching Antarctic lake hidden for 14 million years | Geek.com: "After more than twenty years of drilling, the Russian exploration team that has been working at Vostok station to reach the sub-glacial lake of the same name is on the precipice of success. They are just forty or so feet away from breaking through to a body of water that has not seen light for 14 million years, and in so doing, the team is poised to make history."

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HyperSolar harnesses sunlight to produce cleaner-than-clean hydrogen fuel

HyperSolar harnesses sunlight to produce cleaner-than-clean hydrogen fuel: "HyperSolar claims it is developing a zero carbon method of producing hydrogen gas from wastewater by harnessing solar energy. Hydrogen gas is a clean source of fuel in that, theoretically at least, the only waste product is water. But hydrogen gas does not occur naturally on Earth, and requires energy to create."

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Virtual Projection emulates laws of physics for screen sharing between devices

Virtual Projection emulates laws of physics for screen sharing between devices: "Researchers are investigating a means of virtually projecting images from handheld devices onto computer screens. Beyond simply being a means of screen sharing across devices, the research looks at traditional projection - physically shining a still or moving image onto a flat service - as a metaphor for multi-device interaction. In a video demo, researchers manipulate the "projected" image on the larger screen using iPhone accelerometer controls and gestures."

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Act of Valor - YouTube

Act of Valor - YouTube: ""

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Wear-resistant surfaces inspired by scorpions

Wear-resistant surfaces inspired by scorpions: As any graffiti-removal specialist will tell you, sand-blasting is definitely an effective method of removing substances that have bonded onto hard surfaces. Unfortunately, sand or other abrasive particles suspended in air or liquid also have a way of eroding not just spray paint

Insiders suggest XBox 720 will have six times the power, play Blu-Ray discs

Insiders suggest XBox 720 will have six times the power, play Blu-Ray discs: The rumor mill has been spinning about the next-generation XBox for some time, but Tuesday and Wednesday of this week saw first IGN, and then Kotaku, reveal what appears to be the first non-gaseous (if not concrete-solid) information from inside sources as to the machine's spec.

The DUBE takes an out-of-the-box approach to percussion

The DUBE takes an out-of-the-box approach to percussion: If you're getting weary of trying to wrap your head around things like smartphones that answer questions, self-driving cars or microscopic machines, perhaps this might be more to your liking ... a wooden box. Well OK, the DUBE isn't just a wooden box. It's actually a percussive musical instrument, that caught our eyes and ears last week at NAMM.

Version 2.0 of Focus Designs Self Balancing Unicycle now ready for primetime

Version 2.0 of Focus Designs Self Balancing Unicycle now ready for primetime: "Two things are certain in this crazy world - unicycles are cool and unicycles are seriously hard to ride. Well no longer. Now anybody can clown about on a unicycle and what's more, you don't even have to pedal."

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BMW gives X6 Sports Activity Coupé a refresh

BMW gives X6 Sports Activity Coupé a refresh: "BMW launched its X6 in 2008 dubbing it "the world's first ever Sports Activity Coupé." The SAC moniker was adopted because the vehicle combined the high ground clearance and all-wheel drive attributes of an SUV, with the body styling of a coupé."

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BMW's amazing new 381 bhp 740 Nm 45 mpg triple turbo diesel (and four cars that will get it)

BMW's amazing new 381 bhp 740 Nm 45 mpg triple turbo diesel (and four cars that will get it): "BMW M Performance is adding four new models to its product range, all powered by a new triple-turbocharger, piezo direct injection, three liter diesel motor that looks to be a contender for the engine of the year already - 280 kW, 740 Nm, instantaneous response, very economical, low emissions."

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