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Archive for July 2009
New ion engine could reach Mars in 39 days
July 30, 2009 by alikat.
“(gizmag.com)–The VASIMR engine could make a manned flight to Mars in about a sixth of the time of conventional rockets.” read
The Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR®)
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Balance Your Media Diet
July 30, 2009 by alikat.
“Practicing good nutrition keeps your mind sharp, your body fit, and your life long. The same could be said for consuming media. (Seriously, knowledge is power.) When you add it all up, the average American spends roughly nine hours a day glued to some kind of screen, and like your diet, quality is as important as quantity. Here are Wired’s suggested servings for optimal media health” read
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Playing For Change
July 30, 2009 by alikat.
“Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. The idea for this project arose from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. No matter whether people come from different geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds, music has the universal power to transcend and unite us as one human race. And with this truth firmly fixed in our minds, we set out to share it with the world.”
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New Ferrari 458 Italia to be unveiled in Frankfurt
July 30, 2009 by alikat.
picture from Ferrari.com
“(network.nationalpost.com)–Ferrari has announced it will introduce the brand new 458 Italia, the latest incarnation of the mid-engined berlinetta, at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.” read
“(latimesblogs.latimes.com)–The 458 Italia – debuting in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show – is the slinkiest road-going Ferrari ever, with a fluid, flowing, barely-there bodywork that clings to the car’s chassis like a red silk scarf in an F5 tornado.” read
Official website-Check out the sound!
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Transparent aluminum is ‘new state of matter’
July 29, 2009 by alikat.
“(PhysOrg.com) — Oxford scientists have created a transparent form of aluminum by bombarding the metal with the world’s most powerful soft X-ray laser. ‘Transparent aluminum’ previously only existed in science fiction, featuring in the movie Star Trek IV, but the real material is an exotic new state of matter with implications for planetary science and nuclear fusion.” read
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Does Social Media Produce Groupthink?
July 29, 2009 by alikat.
“Once an innovation on the Web catches hold in the market, there’s often a "lock-in mechanism" that freezes out radical changes to that innovation. In the 1970s, Irving L. Janis’s book "Victims of Groupthink" described it as "a deterioration of mental efficiency, reality testing and moral judgment that results from in-group pressures." In the Age of Social Media, where social networks like Twitter and Facebook have consumed our lives, has Digital Man evolved into the the current version of "groupthink" or the herd mentality?” read
picture via inventorspot.com
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Office 2010: a first look
July 29, 2009 by alikat.
“As Microsoft unveils the next version of its flagship Office suite, we ask: is it revolution or evolution?”
Office 2010 Technical Preview: screenshots II
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The "world’s fastest" train
July 29, 2009 by alikat.
“The TGV in Paris, France is claimed to be the "world’s fastest" train, reaching a speed of 357.2MPH (April, 2007). To accomplish this, a modified TGV train rode the track under test conditions — voltage boosted to 31,000-volts, along with tamping an extra ballast onto the right-of-way.”
World Speed Records:
via bbc.com
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Ferrari’s Massa Stable After Surgery on Skull
July 26, 2009 by alikat.
“BUDAPEST — Felipe Massa, a Brazilian driver who finished second in the Formula One series last year, was in stable condition Sunday after surgery for a skull fracture, his Ferrari team said.” read
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