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Ding ding, all aboard. The Routemaster returns to London

“(independent.co.uk)— Feb 27-  At 1.33pm today, the bright new hope of London’s transport network finally reached its terminus at Victoria station. The six-mile journey aboard the new Routemaster on route 38 from Hackney in east London had taken longer than a Eurostar train from the capital to Lille in northern France. Even so, the 21st-century Routemaster won plenty of admirers along its short and winding road.” read more

Salomon Freeski TV: "Kashmir Dreams"

 

http://www.gulmarg.org/

Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world

Okinawa Churaumi aquarium official site

The Georgia Aquarium is the largest aquarium in the world.

Computer modeling: brain in a box

“(kurzweilai.net)- Henry Markram’s controversial proposal for the Human Brain Project (HBP) — an effort to build a supercomputer simulation that integrates everything known about the human brain, from the structures of ion channels in neural cell membranes up to mechanisms behind conscious decision-making — may soon fulfill his ambition.” read more

Human Brain Project (HBP) - Official Site

Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year’s End

“(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)- People who constantly reach into a pocket to check a smartphone for bits of information will soon have another option: a pair of Google-made glasses that will be able to stream information to the wearer’s eyeballs in real time.

According to several Google employees familiar with the project who asked not to be named, the glasses will go on sale to the public by the end of the year. These people said they are expected “to cost around the price of current smartphones,” or $250 to $600.” read more

(nytimes.com) - Behind the Google Goggles, Virtual Reality

Augmented reality promises astronauts instant medical knowhow

“(esa.int)– A new augmented reality unit developed by ESA [European Space Agency] can provide just-in-time medical expertise to astronauts. All they need to do is put on a head-mounted display for 3D guidance in diagnosing problems or even performing surgery.” read more

Google tops Greenpeace IT ranking

“(guardian.co.uk)– Google has today taken top spot in Greenpeace’s annual Cool IT Leaderboard ranking technology firms’ environmental efforts, seizing the crown from networking giant Cisco.

The influential campaign group said Google had climbed to the top of the table on the back of its high profile investment in renewable energy projects and its vocal support for US clean energy policy and EU efforts to increase the ambition of its climate change targets.” read more

Down the Rabbit Hole

 

The question is how far down the rabbit hole do you want to go?

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