Those perfect cars you see in TV ads? Here's the Mad Max machine underneath the CGI
This wicked little electric beast looks like a ton of fun to drive, but it's even more impressive than it looks. The Blackbird is a visual effects stand-in for car commercials and filmmaking. Its width, wheelbase, suspension action and engine response can be tuned to match pretty much any car, and its onboard 360-degree cameras can be used to generate perfect reflections when the real car body is overlaid onto it in post production. Those car commercials that look too good to be true? They prob..>> view originalBacteria to fight Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching
A new Queensland study has offered hope that scientists are closer to unlocking the key to securing the long-term health of coral reefs around the world.Tracy Ainsworth, from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, believes that benefical microbes, or "good bacteria", could help keep coral healthy at a time of global warming. A diver checks out the Barrier Reef coral bleaching at Heron Island. Photo: XL Catlin Seaview Survey Dr Ainsworth led the stud..>> view originalResearchers discover oldest evidence of 'farming' -- by insects
IMAGE: A 25 million-year-old termite nest with the remains of a 'fungus garden' preserved inside. view more Credit: H. Hilbert-Worf, James Cook University Scientists have discovered the oldest fossil evidence of agriculture -- not by humans, but by insects. The team, led by Eric Roberts of James Cook University along with researchers from Ohio University, discovered the oldest known examples of "fungus gardens" in 25 million-year-old fossil termite nests in East Africa. The resul..>> view originalYour Self-Driving Car Will Be Programmed To Kill You, Deal With It
A recent survey shows that people want self-driving cars to be programmed to minimise casualties during an accident, even if it causes the death of the rider. Trouble is, the same survey shows that people don’t actually want to ride in cars that are programmed this way. That’s obviously a problem — and we’re going to have to get over it. Image: Hot Tub Time Machine 2 These are the kinds of thought experiments that are taught to Ethics 101 students during the first weeks of class — but now they..>> view originalHow boffins have changed the world and made Internet of Things a reality
Unbelievable advances have happened, which will soon change the connectivity of our world. iStock These days, any number of breathless commentators will tell you how the Internet of Things – or IoT – will change everything.Heart pacemakers reporting directly to doctors, fridges automatically ordering fresh staples from the local supermarket, empty parking spots beckoning to nearby drivers.There are any number of potential applications but they..>> view originalAston Martin GT12 Roadster revealed - Goodwood debut for one-off special
Aston Martin has revealed a one-off Vantage GT12 Roadster at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Based on the formidable GT12 coupe this unique model is a 592bhp, two-seater carbon-fibre bodied roadster, the first to be built by special order for a single customer by the company’s Q by Aston Martin division. Taking a limited run GT12 coupe, Aston Martin’s customer worked with Q division to develop the GT12 roadster in just nine months, with the unique Gaydon built car retaining the coupe’s c..>> view originalSteam Summer Sale 2016: Check Out Top 10 Best Games on Discount
The Steam Summer Sale has begun. The sale runs until July 4 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time so there is plenty of time to take advantage of discounts on thousands of games, software and videos. “Grand Theft Auto V” is now only $36. “GTA V” was recently updated ...>> view originalMysterious Dark Vortex Found On Neptune Fires Up Long-Term Research
This week, NASA astronomers have publicly confirmed the sighting of a dark vortex found on the surface of Neptune. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured new images from Neptune on May 16, and has only recently confirmed the dark vortex found in the planet’s atmosphere. The HubbleSite news center put out a press release Thursday about the find and noted that the features described were had already been seen “during the Voyager 2 flyby of Neptune in 1989 and by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1994..>> view original
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