dinsdag 10 augustus 2010
'Priceless collection' in Russia was never registered so is therefore worthless and does not officially exist, say developers
'Priceless collection' in Russia was never registered so is therefore worthless and does not officially exist, say developers: "In 1926, Nikolai Vavilov founded the world's first modern seedbank, and amassed a collection which today contains over 90% unique varieties of plant, contained in no other collection in existence. For his opposition to Lysenkoism he died in prison, and several of his colleagues famously starved to death instead of eating their specimens during the Siege of Leningrad. Now the Pavlovsk seedbank facility has been seized by the Federal Agency for Public Estate Management, and pending a court ruling will be demolished - contents and all - to build a housing development. The collection cannot be moved in time because it is a working seedbank of living plants.
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maandag 9 augustus 2010
rocket powered helicopter
One of the more, um, unusual designs to emerge in the ongoing pursuit of personal flying machines combines two awesome ideas we don’t see often enough: Rocket and helicopter.
As menacing as the combination might sound, the Dragonfly is rather tame. It’s super-simple to fly and uses two small but powerful hydrogen peroxide motors mounted at the tips of the rotor. The engines are small, just 8 inches long 1.5 pounds apiece. But don’t be fooled by their diminutive size. This baby will top out at 100 knots if you’re really pushing it.
“Each engine is equivalent to 102 horsepower,” says Ricardo Cavalcanti, the man marketing the latest iteration of an idea that’s been bouncing around since the 1950s. “So 204 horsepower to move a unit that is only 230 pounds.”
And the exhaust? Water vapor.
As menacing as the combination might sound, the Dragonfly is rather tame. It’s super-simple to fly and uses two small but powerful hydrogen peroxide motors mounted at the tips of the rotor. The engines are small, just 8 inches long 1.5 pounds apiece. But don’t be fooled by their diminutive size. This baby will top out at 100 knots if you’re really pushing it.
“Each engine is equivalent to 102 horsepower,” says Ricardo Cavalcanti, the man marketing the latest iteration of an idea that’s been bouncing around since the 1950s. “So 204 horsepower to move a unit that is only 230 pounds.”
And the exhaust? Water vapor.
big bang never happened
according to Eric J Lerner in 1991 and Wen-Yi Shu on juli 2010 and Horava in august 2010
Do these people know each-other? I ask myself.
Do these people know each-other? I ask myself.
zondag 8 augustus 2010
'Gemodificeerde planten vestigen zich in het wild' | nu.nl/wetenschap | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op nu.nl
'Gemodificeerde planten vestigen zich in het wild' | nu.nl/wetenschap | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op nu.nl: "AMSTERDAM – Genetisch gemodificeerde koolzaadplanten hebben zich in de Amerikaanse staat Noord-Dakota waarschijnlijk blijvend gevestigd in het wild. Dat melden wetenschappers in een nieuwe studie.
Uit onderzoek van de Universiteit van Arkansas blijkt dat ongeveer 80 procent van alle wilde koolzaadplanten in Noord-Dakota gemodificeerde genen bevatten.
De gemodificeerde planten zijn beter bestand tegen ziektes, droogte en bestrijdingsmiddelen dan ongemodificeerde koolzaadplanten en kunnen daardoor gemakkelijker overleven. Het gevaar voor het ontstaan van een ‘superonkruid’ is volgens de onderzoekers dan ook groot."
Uit onderzoek van de Universiteit van Arkansas blijkt dat ongeveer 80 procent van alle wilde koolzaadplanten in Noord-Dakota gemodificeerde genen bevatten.
De gemodificeerde planten zijn beter bestand tegen ziektes, droogte en bestrijdingsmiddelen dan ongemodificeerde koolzaadplanten en kunnen daardoor gemakkelijker overleven. Het gevaar voor het ontstaan van een ‘superonkruid’ is volgens de onderzoekers dan ook groot."
zaterdag 7 augustus 2010
Paleo-Future - Paleo-Future Blog
Paleo-Future - Paleo-Future Blog
Een blog die toekomstvoorspelling of futurisme uit het verleden verzamelt. Van 1870 tot gisteren om precies te zijn.
Mooie collectie, zeker de moeite waard. Vooral als je van referentie-sites houdt.
Een blog die toekomstvoorspelling of futurisme uit het verleden verzamelt. Van 1870 tot gisteren om precies te zijn.
Mooie collectie, zeker de moeite waard. Vooral als je van referentie-sites houdt.
donderdag 5 augustus 2010
Innocent glasses transform into GPS-equipped routing mechanism... on video!
Innocent glasses transform into GPS-equipped routing mechanism... on video!: "
The Powers That Be may think that they're pulling the wool over our eyes, but we can see the planned fate unfolding in front of us. Before long, our arms will be effectively useless -- after all, once you can game and navigate with just your face, why bother pumping iron and keeping those biceps toned? Over at Wireless Japan 2010, the Nakajima Laboratory at the University of Electro-Communications showcased a prototype that helps explain the latter. Dubbed a Wearable Personal Navigation System, this GPS-infused pair of glasses has integrated LEDs in the frame that wearers can see in their periphery; there's also a magnetic direction sensor, which detects the orientation of the user's head. Once you point your face in a given direction, the LEDs change color to let you know which way you need to head in order to walk, sprint or gallop to your destination. It's hard to tell how long we'll have to wait before we see these on Pearle Vision's Buy 1 Get 1 rack, but the video after the break ain't making it any easier to wait.
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De veranderingen gaan ook zo snel, het is gewoon niet meer bij te houden
The Powers That Be may think that they're pulling the wool over our eyes, but we can see the planned fate unfolding in front of us. Before long, our arms will be effectively useless -- after all, once you can game and navigate with just your face, why bother pumping iron and keeping those biceps toned? Over at Wireless Japan 2010, the Nakajima Laboratory at the University of Electro-Communications showcased a prototype that helps explain the latter. Dubbed a Wearable Personal Navigation System, this GPS-infused pair of glasses has integrated LEDs in the frame that wearers can see in their periphery; there's also a magnetic direction sensor, which detects the orientation of the user's head. Once you point your face in a given direction, the LEDs change color to let you know which way you need to head in order to walk, sprint or gallop to your destination. It's hard to tell how long we'll have to wait before we see these on Pearle Vision's Buy 1 Get 1 rack, but the video after the break ain't making it any easier to wait.
Continue reading Innocent glasses transform into GPS-equipped routing mechanism... on video!
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Hersens sturen kunstmatige arm | Faqt: Weten Begrijpen Verbazen
Hersens sturen kunstmatige arm | Faqt: Weten Begrijpen Verbazen: "De eerste door de hersens aangestuurde kunstmatige arm is klaar. Binnen een paar jaar moet deze geamputeerde ledematen vervangen.
Wie twee armen en benen heeft, doet het dagelijks duizenden keren zonder er bij na te denken: bewegen. Je hersens sturen een seintje naar je vingers om je telefoon op te pakken, of om te krabben waar het jeukt. Allemaal automatisch, zonder dat je er bewust mee bezig bent."
Wow, en mijn zus kan al 42 jaar niet uit de rolstoel!
Wie twee armen en benen heeft, doet het dagelijks duizenden keren zonder er bij na te denken: bewegen. Je hersens sturen een seintje naar je vingers om je telefoon op te pakken, of om te krabben waar het jeukt. Allemaal automatisch, zonder dat je er bewust mee bezig bent."
Wow, en mijn zus kan al 42 jaar niet uit de rolstoel!
woensdag 4 augustus 2010
US Navy working to make drones laser-proof
US Navy working to make drones laser-proof: "
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No, you're not looking at a still from a purported UFO video. That's an unmanned drone that the US Navy recently shot down with a prototype laser weapon. While that test was a runaway success, it looks like the Navy is now already going the extra mile -- it's begun work on making its drones laser-proof to guard against such weapons eventually winding up in the wrong hands. That's still in the earliest stages, but the Navy has already recruited California-based Adsys Controls and Texas-based Nanohmics to work on the project, which will apparently allow drones to both spot laser weapons before they're fired and deploy countermeasures to avoid being tracked. Head on past the break to see what happens when a drone gets hit by one of the weapons.
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dinsdag 3 augustus 2010
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Obvious from 1840 till now. So your photoos of Napoleon or Ceasar Augustus are fake.
Great idea, needs more publicity.
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