“PTC, a world leader in high end computer design software applications, makes their Creo Elements/Direct Modeling Express 4.0 software system available for free download. Featuring real-time realistic 3D modeling, an easy to use and understand interface, simple install, and quick start project capability, the free version supports up to 60 parts. By ‘parts’, they mean that assemblies designed with the system can have up to 60 distinct components.” via robots dreams

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From now until Aug. 7, you can swim with sharks from your desk, thanks to a live webcam embedded in the world’s largest shark tank. via Wired

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“Wander for a few minutes around the trade show floors at Intersolar, one of the largest solar conferences in the U.S., being held in San Francisco at Moscone Center this week, and it’s easy to get a little bored. The rooms are full of racking systems, inverters, silicon materials, and more than anything else, lots of solar panels that all look alike.” via GigaOM

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“A street-legal copy of the smoother, slinkier Batmobile that first appeared in 1989’s Batman, built by Ohio auto restorer and designer Casey Putsch in just five months out of race car and military surplus parts, the vehicle is incredibly faithful to the original … to the point that it’s powered by an actual jet engine.” via gizmodo

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“The future of ambient lighting might lay in glowing walls, according to Philips. The company has announced its plans to develop wallpapers containing integrated LEDs. The luminous sound-absorbing textiles would glow in variety of colors accordingly to the user’s requirements. To develop the luminous wallpaper panels, Philips is collaborating with customizable acoustic panels manufacturer Kvadrat Soft Cells, based in Denmark.” via gizmag

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The Dutch cycle company has released their new and improved version of the Vanmoof – the NO. 5 – and boy is it packed with goodies. Aside from its classic good looks, it features a durable frame and solar-powered LED lights that are built right in to foil would be thieves.” via Inhabitat

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Photofly, a service from Autodesk that builds 3-D models from photographs, has spawned a mini-genre of YouTube videos showing what can be done with the service.

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“Devices and systems for storing solar energy are thankfully becoming more and more common, but a team from MIT may be on the cusp of creating a solar battery made from carbon nanotubes that can be recharged constantly via exposure to the sun.” via Inhabitat

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This 11-minute animation depicts key events of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, which will launch in late 2011 and land a rover, Curiosity, on Mars in August 2012.

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