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Archive for July 29, 2009
Transparent aluminum is ‘new state of matter’
July 29, 2009 by alikat.
“(PhysOrg.com) — Oxford scientists have created a transparent form of aluminum by bombarding the metal with the world’s most powerful soft X-ray laser. ‘Transparent aluminum’ previously only existed in science fiction, featuring in the movie Star Trek IV, but the real material is an exotic new state of matter with implications for planetary science and nuclear fusion.” read
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Does Social Media Produce Groupthink?
July 29, 2009 by alikat.
“Once an innovation on the Web catches hold in the market, there’s often a "lock-in mechanism" that freezes out radical changes to that innovation. In the 1970s, Irving L. Janis’s book "Victims of Groupthink" described it as "a deterioration of mental efficiency, reality testing and moral judgment that results from in-group pressures." In the Age of Social Media, where social networks like Twitter and Facebook have consumed our lives, has Digital Man evolved into the the current version of "groupthink" or the herd mentality?” read
picture via inventorspot.com
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Office 2010: a first look
July 29, 2009 by alikat.
“As Microsoft unveils the next version of its flagship Office suite, we ask: is it revolution or evolution?”
Office 2010 Technical Preview: screenshots II
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The "world’s fastest" train
July 29, 2009 by alikat.
“The TGV in Paris, France is claimed to be the "world’s fastest" train, reaching a speed of 357.2MPH (April, 2007). To accomplish this, a modified TGV train rode the track under test conditions — voltage boosted to 31,000-volts, along with tamping an extra ballast onto the right-of-way.”
World Speed Records:
via bbc.com
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