Sweet Home Gaborone

Landed at J’burg at 0835. Took off for Gaborone at 1200.
Landed in Gabs at 1300. Temperature 26 deg C.

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GM and Segway unveil new two-wheeled urban vehicle

The 300-pound prototype runs on a lithium-ion battery and uses Segway’s characteristic two-wheel balancing technology, along with dual electric motors. It’s designed to reach speeds of up to 35 miles-per-hour and can run 35 miles on a single charge.

Viruses ‘could power cars’

Most electric cars, from the production Tesla Roadster to futuristic show stand concepts, are powered by lithium-ion batteries similar to those found in mobile phones. The problem is, the amount of power demanded to run a car makes them heavy and bulky, and they’re also expensive to manufacture and difficult to recycle.

Hotelicopter

This massive flying machine features everything from room service and private entertainment systems to extras like yoga classes, tea garden, spa treatment, gaming and many others that someone would anticipate from a 5-star hotel.

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google me business card by ji lee

google me business card., designer and advertising creative director ji lee

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Smart Robots: Monitoring Water Pollution With Robotic Fish

Monitoring Water Pollution With Robotic Fish

These mechanical, articulating sea creatures were designed and tested by the Robotics Department at the University of Essex. At a cost of $3.6 million, through a European Union grant, these fish will test the water for oxygen levels, detect oil slicks and other contaminants pumped into the water.

Un-TreeHugger: Botanicalls Now Allows Your Plants to Tweet For Water

image: Botanicalls

The Poop bag: A very painful joke

Designer Anders Wilhelmson, in collaboration with Camilla Wirseen and Peter Thuvander,Peepoo bag – a single-use, disposable toilet bag intended to improve sanitary conditions in developing nations. has developed the

I could have sworn this was meant for dogs, but no, it actually is meant to be used by people in  the so called ‘developing world’.

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Giacomo Costa: The Chronicles of Time

Giacomo Costa: The Chronicles of Time, photography and digital techniques.

[ATTO N.3, 2006 | image source]

[ATTO N.4, 2006 | image source]

[ATTO N.10, 2007 | image source]

[PERSISTENZA N.2, 2008 | image source]

see more here: http://www.giacomocosta.com/

Cars

100-MPG Hybrid Evokes The Classic ‘63 Corvette

…and how it works?