links for 2010-06-02
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How about this, take the 1500cc Vincent twin, drop the compression way down from 13:1 to 8:1 and strap an absolutely huge clutch-driven supercharger on the back? It's 1967, it was the jet age, what could go wrong?
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Apple announced today that you can now self-publish iBooks to the iBookstore.
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Searching for a way to provide unlimited clean energy to Earth's population, Japanese architecture firm Shimizu designed the "Luna Ring," a solar cell that would be wrapped around the Moon's equator and beam energy back to Earth.
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For years, the U.S. Navy has been pursuing a workable ray gun that could provide a leap ahead in ship self-defenses.
Now, with a series of tests of a system called the Laser Weapon System, or LaWS), it may be one step closer to that goal.
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the service's technology development arm, announced today that LaWS had "successfully tracked, engaged, and destroyed" a drone in flight, during an over-the-water engagement at San Nicholas Island, California.
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Last week, a young bottlenose dolphin named Merlin became the first of his species to join the growing number of enthusiasts using the Apple iPad. Dolphin research scientist, Jack Kassewitz of SpeakDolphin.com, introduced the iPad to the dolphin in early steps towards building a language interface.
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Amazon has announced that they will be launching a version of their Kindle application for Google Android smartphones, the Amazon Kindle for Android App.
The Amazon Kindle for Android application will be available as a free download and will let Android owners read Kindle books on their smartphone.