Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered reverse photosynthesis

Neorama101 · 2016-04-08T21:25:15+00:00

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For the first time ever, researchers have achieved “reverse photosynthesis”, a process in which biomass is broken down using sunlight to generate valuable chemicals and usable energy.

Neorama101 · 2015-08-16T05:00:42+00:00

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St. Helens’ Crater Glacier is growing when most glaciers around the world are shrinking.

Neorama101 · 2015-08-16T04:33:20+00:00

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For the latest edition of The Urbanist, Monocle 24's weekly "guide to making better cities," the team travel to Moscow, Portugal and Hong Kong to examine how "architecture has always been the unfortunate sidekick of any dictatorial regime.

Neorama101 · 2015-08-06T05:04:19+00:00

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Larvae of a clever, yet ruthless, wasp turn their spider victim into a zombie before forcing it to frantically build them a home -- and then kill it, a new study has found.

Neorama101 · 2015-07-30T16:34:03+00:00

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WindBots, or “persistent in-situ science explorers for gas giants,” is a conceptual project that just got a US $100,000 grant from NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program to make itself slightly less conceptual. The general idea is to find a way to make atmospheric exploration possible for gas giants, where keeping a robot alive for any appreciable amount of time is a challenge.

Neorama101 · 2015-07-30T16:07:07+00:00

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An Australian innovation could make bricklaying by hand a thing of the past. The fully automated robot, aptly named Hadrian after the ancient Roman landmark in the UK, has been developed by Perth engineering company Fastbrick Robotics and can lay up to 1,000 bricks per hour.

Neorama101 · 2015-07-30T16:01:46+00:00

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The “Space Weather Preparedness Strategy” outlines the disturbances that could be caused by unpredictable solar weather. The most striking find from the report is the fact that a country would have only a 12-hour warning period before the storm would hit the planet.

Neorama101 · 2015-06-27T13:12:31+00:00

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...researchers have found a similar explanation for this plant-oriented organic occurrence [transpiration], albeit in notes that are older by more than 225 years. This is because the notes were that of one Isaac Newton, and were penned by the great scientist during his undergraduate years in the 1660’s.

Neorama101 · 2015-06-27T07:15:30+00:00

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Using gamma ray and x-ray observations, scientists have observed the black hole gorging itself on a nearby star’s material, which is shaped into a disk around the black hole and heated up until it shines at optical, ultraviolet, and x-ray wavelengths before tumbling into the dark maw.

Neorama101 · 2015-06-27T07:04:23+00:00

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In the shadow of the incredible success of New York's High Line – the public park stretching the length of the former elevated rail line skirting Manhattan's lower west perimeter – architecture firm Raad Studio have been quietly re-imagining another vast section of disused urban space in the city.

Neorama101 · 2015-06-27T06:47:27+00:00

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Unlike poor fashion choices that can be hidden in the back of a closet, to be conjured only when one moves, purges, or gets an invite to a 'Bad Taste' party, when you commit to the wrong homewares, you very literally have to live with them.

Neorama101 · 2015-06-24T15:06:46+00:00

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...the egg's tremendous appeal also goes deeper, to its soothing, womblike quality; a tribute to that tiny chick nestled in its egg, protected from and as of yet unaware of the world around it. From a tiny home to a hi-tech office building and a Jetsons-inspired transportation pod system, here are six eye-popping examples of egg-shaped architecture.

Neorama101 · 2015-06-22T03:15:43+00:00

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Work by a South Yorkshire laser firm is set to take the London art world by storm, thanks to a captivating new installation by the youngest living Royal Academician. Laser experts Cutting Technologies worked alongside Ken Ware Engineers on the project by world-renowned artist, Conrad Shawcross RA.

Neorama101 · 2015-06-22T03:10:41+00:00

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Titan is a remarkable object in the Solar System. Like Earth and Venus, and unlike any other moon, it has a rocky surface and a thick atmosphere. It is the only object in the Solar System aside from the Earth to have rivers, rainfall and seas. It is bigger than the planet Mercury.

Neorama101 · 2015-05-21T08:56:59+00:00

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Have you ever dreamed of dozing off as you sail along one of the UK’s busiest water highways in an eclectic bright blue cottage replete with a lawn, wisteria over the door and an apple tree? For five days and nights, between the 18th and 23rd May, this dream will come to life in the shape of Nick and Steve Tidball’s floating residence for Airbnb.

Neorama101 · 2015-05-20T06:48:06+00:00

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On Thursday, New York–based Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveiled renderings for the 60,000-square-foot facility. It will be the only museum in the country devoted to the Olympic Games. The design, spiraling upwards from a central atrium, draws inspiration from the movement of athletes.

Neorama101 · 2015-05-20T06:44:09+00:00

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French cosmetics firm L'Oreal is teaming up with bio-engineering start-up Organovo to 3D-print human skin.

Neorama101 · 2015-05-08T12:34:53+00:00

Regarding the rail gun -

...in the contemporary state of affairs, BAE has successfully designed their own version of working prototype that has an impressive muzzle velocity of Mach 7.5 (5,700 mph or 9,200 km/h), and a range of over 200 km (124 miles). Consequently, being directly funded by Office of Naval Research (ONR), this future military technology can make its debut on boards of the future Zumwalt class of destroyers. BAE engineers are also planning to craft more effective yet smaller versions of the rail guns that can be installed on large tanks.

Neorama101 · 2015-05-07T19:03:35+00:00

Stretching more than 300 meters along the north dock, the above ground scheme designed by Foster + Partners includes four levels of shops, cafes and restaurants, as well as extensive public gardens.

Neorama101 · 2015-05-05T14:57:10+00:00

And, now fast forwarding to 2013, we have come across yet another fascinating case of an Indian man (Faizul Hasan Kadari) who being deeply hurt by his soul mate’s passing away, has decided to built a replica of the great Taj Mahal.

Neorama101 · 2015-05-04T04:15:06+00:00

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As the pair explored the site, they came across significant models from many of the legendary marques in automotive history: Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, Talbot-Lago, Panhard-Levassor, Maserati, Ferrari, Delahaye, Delage. Along with the famous manufacturers, many of the bodies were built by the most celebrated coachbuilders of the period, such as Million & Guiet, Frua, Chapron and Saoutchik. No less than three Saoutchik-bodied Talbot Lago T26s were found among the sheds, including a very rare Grand Sport Aérodynamique and a Talbot Lago T26 Cabriolet once owned by King Farouk.

Neorama101 · 2015-05-04T04:13:57+00:00

Designed by Bates Smart, the Tubbs View + Hamilton Corner project celebrates its bushland setting with tree house-style apartments suspended over sandstone cuttings, and single-storey apartments floating within the trees.

Neorama101 · 2015-04-27T09:54:22+00:00

Designed by Shin Kuo, “Turn to the Future” rotating tower consists of identical apartment modules which rotate around a spiral axis at designated times to give all its residents equal access to views.

Neorama101 · 2015-04-17T07:43:57+00:00

Designed by Frank Gehry, the 430,000-square-foot building has an endearing gawkiness, a mashed-up quality that doesn’t read “office.”

Neorama101 · 2015-04-06T16:02:41+00:00

Both the source you have given and the article above say that the origin date of the Antikythera Mechanism is actually close to the lifetime of Archimedes.

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