40 Tons of Life in One Acre of Soil: Geoff Lawton on the Magic of Soil (Video)
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Image credit: Permaculture Science Whether learning that I am only 10% human, 90% bacteria , or musing on the concept of composting as animal husbandry , my life has taken a decidedly microbial turn of late. And not without good reason. As the video below argues in no uncertain terms, we owe our very existence to the tiniest of beings around. You’ll be astounded at quite how many there are under your feet—… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …EPFL’s fly-inspired 3D camera takes omnipresence to the third dimension (video)
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Just in case you were concerned that the 3D revolution hadn’t yet taken over the scientific research field, EPFL is here to convince you that all is well. Researchers from a pair of EPFL laboratories have recently invented a fly-inspired dome camera that’s not only loaded down with cameras to snag views from (nearly) all angles, but also equipped with an output algorithm that constructs a bona fide 3D image. The trickeration lies within the hardware platform, which calculates depth on each camera image and then reconstructs a 3D visual based on how far away things truly are. That’s a far more sophisticated approach than the stereoscopic one used on existing 3D televisions, as the depth would (theoretically) change as your angle of view changed. There’s an outstanding patent application on the approach, and if the world at large latches on, we could see this thing used for “video surveillance, movie making, and creating backgrounds for video games.” Among other things , of course. A demonstrative vid awaits you just after the break. Continue reading EPFL’s fly-inspired 3D camera takes omnipresence to the third dimension (video) EPFL’s fly-inspired 3D camera takes omnipresence to the third dimension (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Paul McCartney and Oprah Winfrey among Kennedy Center honorees; ‘Tangled’ tops weekend box office; Bristol Palin says mother didn’t force her to dance. (Dec. 6)
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Has Israel’s force of deterrence been compromised by Carmel fire? Israeli officials debate
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Funerals were held Monday for two South Korean civilians killed in last month’s North Korean attack on an island near a disputed sea border. And South Korea was conducting a new round of military drills. (Dec. 6)
Continue reading …Slow Down app slows down your tunes until you slow down your car (video)
December 6, 2010 No Comment
Speeding is easy to do, and like it or not having someone else in the car nagging you about it actually can help. What to do if your mother is unavailable? Check out Slow Down in the App Store . It’s a product of the Belgian organization OVK, Parents of Children Killed in Road Accidents, and it has a very simple idea: if you drive too fast it slows down your music, as demonstrated below. Cross the limit and your thumping beats get run through molasses, but get back to a legal speed and Joanna Newsom’s lilting highs stop sounding like a zombie’s baleful lamentations. We’re not entirely sure whether the app works outside of its native land at this point, and given how unreliable the indicated speed limits in navigation software tend to be we’re not sure we want it to. But, if you have a bad habit you can’t kick, this free app might just help. Continue reading Slow Down app slows down your tunes until you slow down your car (video) Slow Down app slows down your tunes until you slow down your car (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Image credit: Daly3d , used under Creative Commons license. Richard Branson has long argued that business must step up and tackle both climate change and peak oil as a matter of urgency. From proposing waste-based biofuels in aviation, and even towing planes to the runway , through to setting up a carbon war room a… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A community held a candlelight vigil for three young southern Michigan brothers last seen at their father’s home on Thanksgiving. The search for Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton has been temporarily suspended. (Dec. 6)
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Sharing is caring, and imaging devices that pack pico projectors sure do make it easy to care — assuming you’re in a dimly-lit room with a flat, color-free surface at your disposal. BenQ ‘s DV S11 is the latest, a 1080p zoomless camcorder that exists in the Flip style and can also capture five megapixel stills. No specs are listed for the projector itself, except that it’s said to be able to push a 50-inch picture out its hole — presumably only if you’re at the bottom of a cave or in some similarly light-free environment. The combo is available now in Hong Kong priced at $2,399 HKD, which equates to about $300 American. BenQ DV S11 camcorder has a pico up in there originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continuing tradition started by his predecessor Bronislaw Komorowski lights holiday candle with leaders of Warsaw’s Jewish community
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