«A new type of speed cameras which can use satellites to measure average speed over long distances are being tested in Britain. Drivers are going to love cloudy days :) »

Source: telegraph.co.uk, 20minutes.fr

«As Grand Designs Live opens, TV presenter Kevin McCloud selects 10 products from recycled scourers to insulating blinds:
 

• Sting plus: upholstery made from nettles
• Smile Plastics: recycled plastic worktops
• Parans: solar lighting
• Giles Miller: cardboard furniture
• Hemcrete: greener concrete
• EcoForce: recycled everyday homewares
• Black Mountain Sheepswool: insulation
• Newform Energy: combined solar electricity and hot water
• Heatsaver Shades: insulated blinds
• Tirex from Interface Flor: flooring made from recycled rubber ..»

Source: guardian.co.uk

«M LIVE puts your audience in the middle of the action so they can experience an individual viewing adventure.. Each viewer can independently look up, down, sideways, and all around the arena for a complete 360° view of the action»

Watch the demo: immersivemedia.com

«In a series for the Discovery Channel the renowned astrophysicist said it was “perfectly rational” to assume intelligent life exists elsewhere. But he warned that aliens might simply raid Earth for resources, then move on. »

Source: BBC News

«Jouer avec l’exemplaire unique d’une très ancienne statuette égyptienne ou tourner dans tous les sens sa future voiture avant de l’acheter… Il devient possible de prendre à pleines mains les trésors du passé comme du futur grâce à l’HoloCubtile. Créé par la société bordelaise Immersion, ce drôle de dispositif est unique en son genre..»

Source: 20minutes.fr

«What´s emitting the most CO2 per day? Iceland’s Eyjafjoell volcano is emitting between 150,000 and 300,000 tonnes of CO2 per day…According to the European Environment Agency (EAA), daily emissions from the aviation sector in the 27 nations of the European Union are around 440,000 tonnes per day.»

Source: informationisbeautiful.net

«Money can’t buy you love, happiness or even respect. Cash, however, might provide some relief from pain.

In a series of experiments, people who counted money felt less pain when their hands were dipped into scalding water. The soothing power of cash also helped them shrug off the emotional pain of social exclusion.»

Source: discovery.com

« Thin is in, especially regarding digital displays like television and laptop screens. Now new graphene-based electrode technology has been developed which promises to provide affordable glowing displays which can be applied as wallpaper or applied to ceilings to provide a green, energy-saving alternative to light bulbs, according to ScienceDaily.com. »

Source: MNN - Mother Nature Network

«The world’s largest working hydro-electric wave energy device has been officially launched in Scotland. Known as Oyster, the device was installed this year and is, at present, the world’s only hydro-electric wave energy device which is producing power.

Oyster produces power by pumping high pressure water to its onshore hydro-electric turbine which feeds into the national grid to power homes in nearby. The manufacturer believes that a farm of 20 Oysters would provide enough energy to power 9,000 three bedroom family homes.»

Found at Yankodesign.com: In ten years from now, there probably will be no war amongst manufacturers with regards to display; coz there simply will be NONE! Holograms will replace the screens! Trou Hologram Mobile Phone relies totally on 3D holograms being projected in the vacant display area. Tiny projectors line the inner surface of the hollow and bring to life the many aspects of the technology. Imagine seeing 3D maps of a particular area and much more..

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