NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to send back images from Mars, including 3D shots that show the intimidating terrain, as the robotic explorer continues to ramp up to full functionality. The new photos use the multiple Hazcam cameras mounted at Curiosity’s extremities, pairing multiple fames to give a red/blue anaglyph 3 … Read More → "NASA’s Curiosity beams back 3D photos of Mars"
Automated personal transport might not be quite as far away as one might think. Google‘s fleet of self-driving cars has now completed more than 300,000 miles of testing under computer control without a single accident. Though the company has not yet mentioned precisely how many of these miles were garnered on public roads, the total is still impressive. In addition to this, Google has announced that members of the team will begin driving the cars solo … Read More → "Self-driving Google cars reach 300K miles without accident"
… Read More → "Fastest testers in America face off in New York"Eleven contestants from all over the country are coming to Times Square for the annual competition Wednesday afternoon. The winner gets $50,000. Competitors range from 16 to 24 years old. Last year’s champion Austin Weirschke (Wear-Ski) is coming back to defend his title.
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Long before lolcats, Internet memes, and even DVICE, the Web was a barren land of white space just waiting to be conquered by hyperlinks and spinning gifs. 21 years ago yesterday, the first website was published and it looked — and still looks like — this.
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< … Read More → "10 surprising uses for WD-40 (and 5 places it should never be sprayed)"Everybody knows WD-40 is the go-to product for silencing squeaks, displacing moisture, preventing rust, and loosening stuck parts. You probably have a can sitting in your garage right now. It has a ton of uses, but it’s no panacea. In fact, there are a some jobs that the lube will absolutely ruin.
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Tesla likes to do things its own way.
So while the company still refuses to report sales in the usual manner–at the end of every month like every other automaker–it does release bits and pieces of data on its corporate publicity site.
On Thursday, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] said that since June 22, when it started deliveries of its 2012 Model S, it has built 50 cars.
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Here you have it. It’s not the super-HD panoramic image that everyone is eagerly awaiting for, but this is the first high(ish) resolution image of the 3-mile-high Aeolis Mons, commonly known as Mount Sharp.
These photos are being taken not by the main cameras, but the hazard cams (Hazcams), which will help scientists to drive the rover.
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The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL, aka the Curiosity) has two mast cameras, as seen here. One has a fixed 34mm f/8 lens that covers a 15° field of view, covering 1200×1200 pixels on a 1600 by 1200 CCD. The other is a fixed 100mm f/10 lens, with a 5.1° field of view on an identical sensor. You can see some pre-launch images taken with them … Read More → "These are the cameras currently shooting on Mars"
It’s not easy being a wolf. You finally find a delicious sheep to eat, but before you can take a bite it sprays you with repellent chemicals and then texts a shepherd who comes and chases you off with a horrible big stick.
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Tests have already been carried out on 12 unlucky sheep, who were scared by muzzled Czechoslovakian wolfdogs while their heartbeats were monitored, revealing that the grass-munching animals’ heart rates jumped significantly when stressed out.
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