I was born in New Mexico, and on every childhood trip that took us back through that state, my parents always made a point of stopping to have a look at Shiprock. I never saw it like this, though.
No, really. Somboon’s system will use 15 chemical-sensing microchips, or electronic noses, to pick up a broad range of aromas. These are then used to create a digital recipe from a set of 96 chemicals that can be chosen according to the purpose of each individual gadget. When you want to replay a smell, drops …
I’ve been wondering why we haven’t heard from the writers and producers of the Tommy Douglas miniseries recently pulled by CBC for being historically inaccurate. Well, now we have (the “Smith” in the quote below is writer Bruce Smith):“‘I stand by my portrayal of Jimmy Gardiner without reservation,’ Smith said in a written statement released …
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The power to make people act more honestly. And they’re not even real eyes!
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…is letting Fabien Cousteau, grandson of Jacques, cruise incognito among great whites. (Here’s a diagram of the sub.) Bonus: it was inspired by Tintin!
…just because I like blimps. (Via Defense Tech.)
Do you have trouble falling asleep? Do you have trouble waking up? By one estimate, 75 percent of adults have some kind of sleep problem every week, so it’s not surprising some people use artificial means to both get to sleep and to wake up. According to a 1998 study from the Henry Ford Health …
“Making Radioactive Scorpion Venom Therapy Safe.”
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Dinosaur computers, that is. A great collection of photographs of Photo Galleries >computers from 1980-1983, just after I left university and began to become interested in computers. *Sniff.* Those were the days. Ol’ C-64, how I miss you…
