KentuckyFC writes “Bird flu gets all the headlines but ordinary flu kills several orders of magnitude more people each year and represents a significant threat to our society. The frightening thing about ordinary flu is how little we understand about how it spreads. According to a report at the physics arXiv blog, researchers trying to […]
Roland Piquepaille writes “Wind power is one of the world’s fastest growing electric energy sources, but as wind is intermittent, a single wind farm cannot deliver a steady amount of energy. This is why scientists at Stanford University want to connect wind farms to develop a cheaper and more reliable power source. Interconnecting wind farms […]
At first glance, the iMacs in this commercial may look really, but in reality, they were created in Maya, with Maxwell Render taking care of lighting effects. Video after the break.
Then light effects were added in after with Maxwell Render, which could be manipulated in real time on the production system, a quad core Mac […]
The Roland FR-7 is touted as the world’s first fully digital accordion, featuring a self-contained 51-speaker system, 40 programmable accordion tones, and 22 orchestral sounds. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Indie rock band Arcade Fire recently unveiled the first video for a song from its sophomore album, “Neon Bible.” Set to the record’s title track, the clip — which launched on the Internet in early October — allows users to control the movement of images by mousing and clicking.
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realwx writes “New Zealand scientists have found a bacterium, named ‘Methylokorus infernorum,’ that eats a key global warming chemical. Found in a hot spring, the bug lives off of methane emissions from geothermically active areas. A scientist quoted in the article stated that a cubic meter of liquid containing the bacterium would consume about 11kg […]
Why bother with a digital camera and frame, when you’ve got the Samsung SS 700. It basically “takes the two great things about digital photography and simplifies them - quickly snapping pictures and showing them off.” No word yet on pricing and availability. Click here for first picture in gallery.
The camera does all the thinking […]
GT provides us with the latest BlackSite: Area 51 “multiplayer abduction” gameplay footage. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery. Here’s the bottom line:
Coming into its release, it seems most people have a pretty positive impression of BlackSite whether it’s from the impressive movies Midway’s released or from previewers — like […]
Yves Rossy — also known as the “Jet Man” — built a deployable 3-meter wing, powered by dual jet engines, that is capable of reaching speeds of up to 100mph. In the demonstration, he jumps from a plane and flies for approximately 4-minutes, landing safely. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in […]
Yes, someone is selling a Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster replica on eBay. Despite its beautiful exterior, the interior and engine seem to be lacking. Auction page. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
While twelve cylinders may be a bit much to ask for, something at least a little better than what appears […]
