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The year of virtual travel: the benefits of exploring the world through webcams | The Conversation
Author David Jarratt Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of Central Lancashire As our freedom of movement continues to be curtailed due to COVID-19, webcam travel seems set to continue. During the first UK lockdown I received an email from … Continue reading
This Rare Vintage Typewriter from the 1950s Lets You Type Sheet Music
Ever wonder how sheet music was printed before the advent of computers? By Jessica Stewart on March 14, 2019 While most composers like to handwrite their sheet music, over the years there have been all types of machines invented to … Continue reading
The Quantum Internet Will Blow Your Mind. Here’s What It Will Look Like | Discover Magazine
The next generation of the Internet will rely on revolutionary new tech — allowing for unhackable networks and information that travels faster than the speed of light. By Dan HurleyOctober 4, 2020 Call it the quantum Garden of Eden. … Continue reading
Europe plans space claw to capture orbiting junk | ScienceMag
A rendering of how the ClearSpace-1 mission will grapple a discarded payload adapter with its four-arm claw. CLEARSPACE SA/EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY By Daniel CleryDec. 1, 2020 , 2:00 PM The European Space Agency (ESA) today finalized a contract to … Continue reading
Sonic Utopia — Twenty Thousand Hertz
Art by Matthew Fleming. This episode was written and produced by Casey Emmerling. Technology has the power to transform the way our world sounds. It could even give us entirely new ways to experience our surroundings. In this episode, we … Continue reading
Why the front of the Jet Engine is NEVER painted..
Why are most aircraft painted WHITE and why is the front of the Jet engines NEVER painted?
Q: What Is a Hole? A: We’re Not Sure! | Kottke
How many holes does a donut have? That’s pretty easy: one. What about a straw? Two (one at each end) or just one? (Isn’t a straw just an elongated donut?) Does a coffee mug have one hole or two? Does … Continue reading
Lewis Hamilton: the man from Stevenage who became the moral compass of F1 | Guardian
Equalling Michael Schumacher’s seven titles will underline that the British driver is perhaps his sport’s last great champion – but his world is a bigger place than the paddock by Richard Williams Colour has always mattered in Formula One. Bugattis … Continue reading
How to Wire a Computer Like a Human Brain
The goal of neuromorphic computing is simple: mimic the neural structure of the brain. Meet the current generation of computer chips that’s getting closer to reaching this not-so-simple goal. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » … Continue reading
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