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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Aging B-52 bomber gets new Sniper pod upgrade

Aging B-52 bomber gets new Sniper pod upgrade: "Last week, the United States Air Force’s 2nd Bomb Wing made its first live run with a new Lockheed Martin Sniper pod installed on the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress. Taking off from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, the practice run introduces new combat abilities that will give the aging bomber better integration with ground forces and laser-guided bombs for precision strikes."

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Review: The Benefits of Traveling with the Kindle Paperwhite

Review: The Benefits of Traveling with the Kindle Paperwhite: "f you know me, you know I’ve got a gadget obsession. But these days, it’s not just about the latest doodad anymore. I’m more interested in what my newest toy can do to keep me offline (chalk it up to getting older). And while Amazon’s newest Kindle is not a perfect device by any means, its many benefits – especially while traveling – outshadow its obvious compactness."

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Space tourism is coming soon from Virgin Galactic

Space tourism is coming soon from Virgin Galactic: "Richard Branson’s Virgin airlines unveiled the vehicle that will bring to the market, space travel for average, rich, people. The plan is to have space travel for paying customers coming for everyone in less than 1 year. After almost 10 years and close to $400,000,000,"

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Tardigrades

Tardigrades: "The toughest creature on earth is likely one that you have never heard of, it’s called a Tardigrade, also commonly referred to as a water bear, or moss piglet."

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Monday, March 25, 2013

Graphene aerogel takes world’s lightest material crown

Graphene aerogel takes world’s lightest material crown: "Not even a year after it claimed the title of the world’s lightest material, aerographite has been knocked off its crown by a new aerogel made from graphene. Created by a research team from China’s Zhejiang University in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering lab headed by Professor Gao Chao, the ultra-light aerogel has a density lower than that of helium and just twice that of hydrogen."

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A clean-sheet V-Twin engine for the new 2014 Indian Motorcycles line

A clean-sheet V-Twin engine for the new 2014 Indian Motorcycles line: "ndian Motorcycles has once again risen from the dustbin of history. Purchased by Polaris Industries in 2011, the 2014 model year involves a complete redesign of the Indian motorcycle line. The most notable new feature is the new Thunder Stroke 111 V-Twin engine. A fresh design from the ground up, the design goals included keeping the classic Indian engine look while implementing a 49 degree V-Twin geometry with modern technology."

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Landsat's first LDCM images show Rocky Mountains in stunning detail

Landsat's first LDCM images show Rocky Mountains in stunning detail: "e haven't heard anything from NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft since its launch in February, but the satellite is now ready to start sending its first images back home. The first batch of photos are part of a three-month testing period, and show the meeting of the Great Plains with the Front Ranges of the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming and Colorado. Viewed from space, it's already a pretty spectacular scene, but the images from the LDCM managed to enhance it even further."

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Hottest place on Earth

Hottest place on Earth: "There has been some dispute and controversy over the past 90 years about what place on Earth holds the record for the highest temperature reading. In July 1913 there was an official reading at Furnace Creek in Death Valley of 134 degrees. In 1922 there was a temperature recorded in Northern Libya of 136 degrees, that took the record away from Death Valley."

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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Camera sensor size: Why does it matter and exactly how big are they?

Camera sensor size: Why does it matter and exactly how big are they?: "The megapixel myth has treated camera manufacturers well over the years, those ever increasing, and often meaningless, numbers have sold millions of cameras."

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