The Maersk Triple-E is the largest cargo ship in the world. Photographer Alastair Philip Wiper got the chance to visit Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering , the South Korean port where nine of these behemoths are currently being build. These are his amazing photos, originally published on Wired . Read more…
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Pictures of the World’s Biggest Cargo Ship Make You Feel Tiny
Audi On Tuesday, permits for self-driving cars issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) took effect for the first time. Applications for the permits began in May 2014. Only the Volkswagen Group (which includes Volkswagen and Audi cars among others), Mercedes Benz, and Google have been issued permits for their 29 total vehicles. Overall, that represents a miniscule fraction of all 32 million registered cars in the Golden State. Bernard Soriano, a DMV spokesman, told Ars that Tuesday also marked the first time those numbers had been disclosed outside of the agency. “There are a handful of different companies that are completing their application,” he added, noting that the DMV expected to issue more permits soon. “They’re all large automakers.” Read 6 remaining paragraphs | Comments
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Watch out, California’s self-driving car permits take effect today
Defense giant Lockheed Martin, Notre Dame University, DARPA and the Air Force Research Lab have begun flight testing a streamlined and greatly miniaturized airborne laser turret that has the potential to totally transform air combat as we understand it today. Read more…
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Lockheed’s New Laser Super Turret Could Change Air Combat Forever
We’ve mentioned before that knowing a few words in the native language can help improve your travel experience. Knowing some of the local slang can help, too—though it’s a bit tougher. Natalie Holmes at Conde Nast Traveler lays out local slang for a few major international cities. Read more…
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Learn Some Local Slang for Major International Cities
Qatar, the 2022 host of the World Cup, is not a large country, with a population just over 2.1 million. So to prepare for the millions who’ll descend on the country eight years from now, it’s going to great lengths—including building an entire new city from scratch. Read more…
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Qatar’s $45 Billion Plan to Build a Brand New City for the World Cup
Making and sharing your own Google Map is getting easier thanks to the newly rebranded and relaunched ” My Maps ” tool. There’s also a new Android app so you can make and manage your maps on the go. Read more…
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Making and sharing your own Google Map is getting easier thanks to the newly rebranded and relaunche
With roughly 12, 383 miles of coastline, the US has plenty of potential installation sites for offshore wind farms. Floating data collection centers like the one shown above will help energy companies and government agencies alike find the windiest, and most effective locations along America’s shores. Read more…
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A Million-Dollar Buoy Will Spot the Best Sites for Wind Farms
Breakfast cooked as it should be – on a levitating aluminum hot plate . From Popular Science , 1966.
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Bacon and eggs grilled in air
When it comes to camouflage, we lowly humans are far behind the cephalopod. Octopus, squid, and cuttlefish have the amazing ability to change color or texture —going from scarlet red to bone white, bumpy to smooth in just seconds. But we’re making progress. Scientists at MIT and Duke have created a new stretchy camouflage skin inspired by these creatures. Read more…
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This Synthetic Material Changes Color and Texture Like Octopus Skin
Sepsis is an nasty and surprisingly common way to die. The illness is triggered by blood infections but, ultimately, it’s your own immune reaction—not the bacteria or virus—that poisons you to death. Filtering those pathogens out of blood right away, though, could be a promising treatment. Enter a new device made of m agnetic nanobeads coated in sticky proteins that attract bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Read more…
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Magnetic Nanobeads Can Snatch Bacteria and Virus Out of Blood