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Tag Archives: Technology
Casual Friday — don’t break the internet!
For those who haven’t become saturated by the argument (in the U.S., anyway) over the SOPA / PIPA bills floating around in Congress, here’s a bit more background for you…
Casual Friday — build a 30-story building in 360 hours
Lest there’s any doubt that ingenuity is driving China to a real estate bubble, here’s the latest construction innovation to come from the Middle Kingdom: a prefab 30-story hotel built in 360 hours…
Casual Friday — Curiosity on its way
I normally try to avoid repeating myself on posts here — but this week’s video is just too good to put off until later…
Casual Friday — getting ready for Curiosity
If all goes well, the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity will launch from Florida tomorrow morning (10:25 a.m. Eastern Time, 1525 GMT). JPL put together this video of highlights in the rover’s planned mission…
Posted in Astronomy, Geology, Space, Technology, YouTubing
Tagged Astronomy, Geology, Space, Technology
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The scientific tourist #201 — a pilot’s eye view…
Posted in History, Sci / Tech Tourism, Technology
Tagged aircraft, DC-3, History, museum, Technology
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Casual Friday — how much does the internet weigh?
It all comes down to electrons (direct link): For an earlier estimate of this weight, you might want to compare this. H/T: Andrew Sullivan
Casual Friday — Fobos-Grunt, how it was *supposed* to happen
Well, if you are at all tuned into space news, you’ve heard that the Russian space agency’s latest attempt to send a spacecraft to Mars is pretty much dead. Here’s a video (11+ minutes long) of how things were supposed to play out…
Posted in Space, Technology, YouTubing
Tagged Mars, Russia, Space, spacecraft, Technology
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Casual Friday — watch Shenzhou-8 dock with Tiangong-1
So now China’s joined the orbital “club,” and performed it’s first rendezvous and docking of two spacecraft
Casual Friday — fun and games with superconductors
A fun bit of video demonstrating the Meissner effect — the ability of a superconductor to float over (or if you prefer, under) a magnet…
Posted in History, Physics, Technology, YouTubing
Tagged History, Physics, superconductivity, Technology
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The scientific tourist #197 — Ike’s ride
Another interesting bit of history from the South Dakota Air and Space Museum — a B-25J “Mitchell III” bomber, converted into a transport for General Dwight Eisenhower during WWII…
Posted in History, Sci / Tech Tourism, Technology
Tagged aircraft, History, South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Technology, U.S. Air Force, World War II, WWII
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