NASA Rocket Scientists Did ‘Frickin’ Fantastic’
Nothing gets the NASA boys fired up quite like a rocket launch. The Ares I-X rocket, a modified prototype of the Ares I rocket that may send humans back to the Moon, and the 2.6 million pounds of thrust it put out, sent the engineers at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral into paroxysms of joy. “You all did frickin’ fantastic,” said Ed Mango, the new launch director at Kennedy, shortly before having his tie cut just above the navel by the director of Kennedy, Bill Parsons. The tie-cutt
Liquavista e-Reader Displays
Reading, writing , reading… Liquavista has rolled out a trio of new e-reader display technologies that are currently in a prototype mode, where they tout speedier page refreshes on e-book readers alongside support for video playback. Apart from that, it is hoped that this new technology would change the way Internet browsing on an e-book reader
Call out Breakdance Halloween
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Sony shows off 3D TV technology
Sony has shown off a new single-lens camera able to capture 3D images. The majority of existing 3D set-ups use two-camera systems to record images tailored specifically for the left and right eye of the viewer. The new camera takes a single image that is split by mirrors and recorded on two sensors, resulting in a “smoother” picture, according to Sony. The prototype camera will be unveiled at next week’s Ceatec electronics show in Tokyo, Japan. Viewers will be able to watch the 3D
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Weather delays Nasa rocket launch
This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition, available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition. The launch of the prototype Ares I-X rocket designed to replace the aging shuttle is delayed by bad weather.
Futuristic Workspace Looks Like a Dinosaur Egg
Do you like to block the world out completely when you’re working at your desk? Copenhagen-based design team GamFratesi has created a prototype for a sleek, dinosaur egg-like work environment that they call Rewrite. It reminds me of those cubicles they had at my grad school library, except they’re a lot nicer-looking. GamFratesi via Boing Boing
Third generation Kia Sportage spy shots
New spy shots ot the 2011 Kia Sportage surface to the web… Spy photographers have caught another prototype of the third generation Kia Sportage crossover. This time, the the new-look Sportage has not been spotted in Korea, but near Kia’s R&D centre in Germany, which is responsible to take on Sportage’s powertrain and handling development. Under
PETMAN Biped Robot Walks Like a Human
Boston Dynamics has created the PETMAN prototype, an amazing biped robot that walks like a human and is used by the US Army to test chemical protection clothing. It’s a follow-up to Boston Dynamics’s quadruped robot BigDog . PETMAN is an anthropomorphic robot for testing chemical protection clothing used by the US Army. Unlike previous suit testers, which had to be supported mechanically and had a limited repertoire of motion, PETMAN will balance itself and move freely; walking, crawling
Video: Army’s Robot-Man Walks Like the Real Thing
The makers of the eerily lifelike robotic mule have a new creation: a machine that walks around like a real human being. Boston Dynamics is building the “Petman” prototype for the U.S. Army, to test out protective clothing. “Petman will balance itself and move freely; walking, crawling and doing a variety of suit-stressing calisthenics during exposure to chemical warfare agents,” the company promises .
Angelina Jolie’s Sex Scandals Bared!
After penning the intimate secrets of the likes of Diana, Tom Cruise, Madonna and Beckham and Posh, Andrew Merton with considerable delight has turned his dreaded pen in the direction of enigmatic wild child Angelina Jolie. And a juicier topic he couldn’t have chosen. The woman has always been the prototype of the strong willed ’ Related posts: Angelina Jolie : Jolie doesn’t read press coverage about her and Pitt Angelina Jolie : Jolie moved to tears while remembering mum-inspired ‘C
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