,560MPH, 12.32 km/h. That was the whizzing speed of NASA’s spacecraft Deep Impact as it approached comet Hartley on its EPOXI mission. Here’s a time lapse video of its complete trajectory, just released by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. More »
One hundred and sixty thousand citizens of Sydney, Australia had their faces photographed in order to make one set of composite faces for the city. See the faces of the city’s neighborhoods below. More »
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Scientists have found dead and dying coral reefs 4,500 feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico. The dead coral means that oil from the BP oil spill is harming marine life in the deep ocean too. More »
Finally, a parody of The Social Network that’s actually about The Social Network. It’s funny! And as is so often the case in life, the highlights mostly come from Justin Timberlake. More »
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Huawei might be making inroads into the US consumer smartphone market, but the Chinese telecom supplier’s attempts to break into big business have been stonewalled. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that Sprint is excluding both Huawei and competitor ZTE from a multi-billion dollar contract — where they would have been the lowest bidders — primarily because of national security concerns. The US Secretary of Commerce reportedly called Sprint CEO Dan Hesse to voice concerns about letting firms with possible ties to the Chinese government supply local communications infrastructure, a perspective also penned by eight US senators back in August. “DoD is very concerned about China’s emerging cyber capabilities and any potential vulnerability within or threat to DoD networks,” the Department of Defense told the publication, without naming Huawei or ZTE directly. We’re not doctors, but it sounds like someone’s got a serious case of supercomputer envy.
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Robin Hood wannabes, here is something for you to check out – the Air Hunterz Z-Curve Bow that costs all of just £19.99. The trusty bow has been Robin’s weapon of choice for a long time now, as well as his band of merry men, and you can now continue in his legacy without having [...]
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Panasonic has announced the successor to one of the highly sought after Micro Four Thirds shooter to date known as the Lumix DMC-GF1, which is the logically named Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2. This compact mirrorless camera is also Panasonic’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens system camera, where it will feature a built-in flash to boot.
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Only food prudes are afraid to dabble with a little hot sauce occasionally. But why do any of us enjoy it at all? Capsaicin, the chemical behind hotness, causes your brain to literally think your tongue is on fire. More »
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