DARPA program aims to “see” through clouds.
DARPA’s Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) program seeks to develop and demonstrate an Extremely High Frequency (EHF) targeting sensor which operates through clouds as effectively as today’s infrared (IR) sensors operate in clear weather.
The brief from DARPA seems to indicate they’d like to use the technology on airborne drones, to keep watch over enemy movements for a strike from the air or to relay the information to troops on the ground.
Source: darpa.mil
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Dual-mode transport
gizmag has a special post (incl. 184 pictures) about the future of dual-transportation:
One of the many interesting trends evident at Auto China in Beijing last week was the ongoing development of vehicles offering dual modes of transport - cars containing another transportation device of some sort. China is facing all the same pollution and congestion problems as the rest of the world, but on a much greater scale. For Chinese consumers it seems that having a primary vehicle contain a smaller electric “Transportation Appliance” offers a more comprehensive transportation solution. […] We now have the design, manufacturing know-how and materials to make very small, very efficient personal mobility appliances that can increase the unaided mobility of the population well into old age. The biggest issue for first world countries in the introduction of such systems will be liability issues and regulatory approval in the myriad state jurisdictions. […]
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Dual-mode transport
gizmag has a special post (incl. 184 pictures) about the future of dual-transportation:
One of the many interesting trends evident at Auto China in Beijing last week was the ongoing development of vehicles offering dual modes of transport - cars containing another transportation device of some sort. China is facing all the same pollution and congestion problems as the rest of the world, but on a much greater scale. For Chinese consumers it seems that having a primary vehicle contain a smaller electric “Transportation Appliance” offers a more comprehensive transportation solution. […] We now have the design, manufacturing know-how and materials to make very small, very efficient personal mobility appliances that can increase the unaided mobility of the population well into old age. The biggest issue for first world countries in the introduction of such systems will be liability issues and regulatory approval in the myriad state jurisdictions. […]
Source: gizmag.com
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European Space Agency planning mission to move an asteroid.
The program, called Don Quijote, has been underway since 2002, and aims to send two spacecraft to a near Earth asteroid. One craft would be used to smash into the asteroid to throw it off course, with the other to orbit the asteroid and watch the effects of the collision. Scientists hope to use this data to allow a future mission to be quickly launched, if an asteroid is found to be heading towards Earth.
New research published last month is now pushing for extra equipment to be placed on the orbiting satellite. They argue that watching the impact is not enough - the spacecraft also needs to measure the mass, density, speed, and type of material of the asteroid to allow the required calculations to be completed.
While it will make the mission better overall, it does add a huge cost to the mission which is currently being funded solely by the European Space Agency.
(via 8bitfuture)
Source: technologyreview.com
“RIP Amy Winehouse” - by Sam Spratt
Yet another example of a troubled yet talented human being who was berated and bashed for years and only upon death was she treated like a human being. A little more kindness from the world and the media while alive—may have made all of the difference. I took this as a chance to not just pay tribute but also make it very clear that no matter how troubled a person may be, praising them at death doesn’t make the ridicule during life suddenly “ok”. Back to black, Ms. Winehouse.
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We thought that ghosts were trying to scare us off with an abrupt “Boo!”, but in reality they were trying to educate us gamers. Nedroid.com cleared it all up for us.
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