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Archive for August 2011

Planetsolar catamaran in Hong Kong

August 16, 2011

Planetsolar

Turanor Planetsolar the solar-powered vessel, enters Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Since departing from Monaco on September 27, 2010, the ship has been circling the globe, from Miami to the Panama Canal, to the Philippines and now Hong Kong.

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Black Hole breakout

August 16, 2011

Black Hole

Black holes are objects in space that are so massive and compact they were described by Einstein as “bending” space. Conventional thinking asserts that black holes swallow everything that gets too close and that nothing can escape, but the study by Professor Samuel Braunstein and Dr Manas Patra suggests that information could escape from black holes after all.

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BMW ConnectedDrive- 10 steps How to Steal Jewellery

August 16, 2011


This clip about the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive explains several ConnectedDrive features which ‘might’ be useful if you happen to be in the jewellery theft business…

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Hublot Antikythera Watch (video)

August 16, 2011

Antikythera Watch

An interesting new timepiece under development at Hublot, the Hublot “Antikythera”, based upon an ancient Greek device of the same name.

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Artist’s Center and Performing Arts Theater in Philippines

August 16, 2011

Artist s Center and Performing Arts Theater in Philippines

The Artist’s Center and Performing Arts Theater Complex by Buensalido Architects, shall be the major cultural, ecological and tourism landmark of the Philippines. It shall be a home for the Filipino artist and an urban oasis for the Filipino people.”

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Pregnant Sea Monster 78 million years old

August 16, 2011

Pregnant Sea Monster

A pregnant sea monster that died about 78 million years ago may have solved a mystery that scientists have pondered for almost 200 years. The fossilised remains of a plesiosaur were unearthed in Kentucky carrying a large foetus.

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Nuon Solar Team 2011

August 16, 2011

Nuon Solar

The 2011 Nuon Solar Team unveiled the Nuna6 at the Amsterdam Westergasfactory. This brand new solar vehicle will be used by the team to compete against 30 teams from across the globe at the World Solar Challenge in Australia.

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Greece and Turkey from space

August 15, 2011

Greece and Turkey

Greece and Turkey as seen from orbit, from @Astro_Ron. From the Black Sea, to Aegean sea, to Crete, to the Nile, to Lybia.

A wonderful view of our @FragileOasis
onorbit

Conch Seashell superyacht

August 15, 2011

Seashell yacht

The Conch 90m superyacht takes inspiration from the swirling twists and fluid shapes of a variety of these ocean objects. British Designer Alex McDiarmid is the magical mind behind this seashell-inspired yacht concept.

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London Aquatics Centre’s interior photographs

August 15, 2011

London Aquatics Centre

Photographs of Zaha Hadid‘s recently completed Aquatics Centre for the London 2012 Olympic Games, taken by UK photographers Hufton + Crow.

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