“A committee of international chemists and physicists have officially added two new elements to the periodic table: the ultra-weighty elements 114 and 116.

They’re the heaviest members of the table yet, with whopping atomic weights of 289 and 292 atomic mass units respectively. The previous heavyweight winners were copernicium (285) and roentgenium (272).” via Wired

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These Ray-Ban lookalikes have a 720p camera and 8GB of memory, along with micro-USB and Bluetooth connectivity. Also, you can swap out the dark lenses for clear or prescription lenses. This is a Kickstarter project and needs funding before they’re made, but if you’re interested you can preorder your own pair for $150. Check out the project here.

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“Cisco is a giant in tech and telecomm – a giant with prophetic visions. Every June it releases itsVisual Networking Index (VNI), a review and forecast of how IP networks are growing worldwide. This year’s VNI gives a remarkable prediction for 2015 – that the traffic on the internet will total 966 exabytes – four times the current level!” via Singularity Hub

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“It started in 2008 with a smart marketing blitz by Sony, Nissan and PolyPhony Digital, publishers of the wildly successful Gran Turismo racing sim. The idea was to see if accomplished digital drivers could actually translate those skills to tarmac.

[Lucas] Ordóñez, who’d competed in karting as a kid, was among 25,000 online entrants who posted their scores. He was hot enough to represent all of Spain in a real race at England’s famed Silverstone circuit. He won.

His prize? The unprecedented opportunity to compete … Read More → "Gamer goes from Gran Turismo to LeMans"

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DARPA recently released a video demonstrating the evolution of its hummingbird-like Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) from 2006 until now.

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“As computers, data centers and mobile devices become more powerful, their energy requirements are likewise generally increasing. Possible solutions to the problem include power-saving sleep modes, devices that keep computers from drawing a current when supposedly turned off, and water-cooled processors. EnergJ, a new solution created at the University of Washington, takes a different approach – it supplies less power to regions of the chip that are performing processes that don’t require absolute precision. In lab simulations, it has already cut power consumption by up to 50 percent, although that amount could potentially reach as high as 90 … Read More → "EnergJ system could cut computer power consumption by up to 90 percent"

The Electronics Lab 101 kit contains all the components and the know-how to build a number of different electrical projects – in a pocket-friendly Minty Geek tin. Cute!

Read hands-on review here at gizmag

NPR interviews the Crawler Crew

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“Before space shuttle Atlantis can carry astronauts up on the very last shuttle mission ever, workers on the ground first have to carry Atlantis to the launchpad.

The last shuttle launch is planned for July 8. But the shuttle’s final trek to … Read More → "NPR interviews the guys who drive the Space Shuttle Crawler"