Super slow motion highlights from Danish TV show “Dumt & Farligt”.

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Imagine working in a building designed in harmony with its environment. A building where you can work by natural daylight and breathe fresh air, one designed and constructed to LEED Platinum standards and decorated with materials that are beneficial to your health. An done so smart and intuitive it knows exactly how much energy you’re using — and adapts itself based on weather, season and work … Read More → "NASA’s latest mission on earth: the sustainability base"

This beautiful image captures an entire day passing in the picturesque Greek countryside. It is the result of 30 hours of arranging and snapping hundreds of shots from sunrise in the east, until sunset in the west.

The 360-degree panorama was created by Greek photographer Chris Kotsiopoloulos. He tracked the sun as it travelled across the sky and ended with brilliantly starry skies above a domed, stone building.

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Until now, electrons have been regarded as elementary particles—which means that scientists thought they had no component parts or substructure. But now, electrons have been observed decaying into two separate parts—causing physicists to rethink what they know about the particles.

The electrons split into two separate parts, each carrying a particular property of the electron. In layman’s … Read More → "Electrons can split into two"

Two 70-year-old papers by Alan Turing on the theory of code breaking have been released by the government’s communications headquarters, GCHQ.

It is believed Turing wrote the papers while at Bletchley Park working on breaking German Enigma codes.

A GCHQ mathematician said the fact that the contents had been restricted “shows what a tremendous importance it has in the foundations of our subject”.

It comes amid celebrations to mark the centenary of Turing’s birth.

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Smart has provided some more information on the company’s first foray into transportation of the two-wheeled, pedal-assist variety. With help from the likes of parent company Daimler, the bike’s battery supplier, and GRACE, the Berlin-based e-Bike manufacturer that helped in its design, the smart ebike was put through its paces in February in Majorca to test the bike ahead of its impending … Read More → "Smart ebike cruises through final testing phase"

Photographer Shane Murphy has published a helpful step-by-step tutorial on how to best capture ISS flyover shots like the fantastic one he took, above.
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Satellite data gives forecasters a leg up on severe weather. NASA has just released an animation of visible and infrared satellite data showing the development and movement of the Great Plains tornado outbreak, using data from NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite. There were more than 135 reports of tornadoes … Read More → "NASA satellite movie shows Great Plains tornado outbreak from space"

RoboGames is the Olympics of Robots – we invite the best minds from around the world to compete in over 50 different events: combat robots, fire-fighters, LEGO bots, hockey bots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo bots, and even androids that do kung-fu. Some robots are autonomous, some are remote controlled – but they’re all cool! As an open event, anyone can compete – this means you.

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When it comes to particle science, it’s not all about huge winding tunnels and god particles. Super/collider, a group that aims to promote science through eye-catching creative methods, teamed up with designer Patrick Stevenson-Keating to craft this relatively simple — but working– particle accelerator for Milan Design week.
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