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Scientists Create Gamma Rays the Most Intense Form of Light in the Lab
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After Math: Keep pace in the space race
A Mag-Racer for Le Mans 2030
The GAMMA concept explores the jump to magnetic levitation racing in the form of a wicked fast hybrid that relies on gasoline to supplement a magnetic engine. On the straightaways, the vehicle hovers on the maglev track at breakneck speeds. Speeds so fast even the wheels need their own individual aerodynamic casings! On the curves, the vehicle makes contact with the ground again. To handle turns at these velocities, each wheels is powered and can turn independently. This gives the vehicle enhanced agility and handling as the angle and rotation of each wheel can be specified by the driver to maximize efficiency and minimize time.
Designer: Dong-Hoon OH
Each wheel’s are separated to give the driver full control of speed and rotation during curves.
Sharp Pantone 5 ICS phone has 8 color choices, 3.7-inch screen — oh, and a radiation detector
Color us shocked and jealous at the new Android 4.0 phone from Sharp -- strange and wonderful even by Japan's highly elevated standards. The eight colors of the 3.7-inch Pantone branded phone from carrier Softbank are nice for sure, but the ability to sense between .005 and 9.99 μSv/h of radiation is in a new category altogether. Though Sharp has hedged a bit by describing the detector as "non-compliant" with Japan standards at this point, the possibilities seem endless for such a feature -- the ability to constantly report your location and radiation level to Facebook comes to mind, for instance. It will be offered -- in Japan only, we presume -- with a 4-megapixel rear camera, eight Pantone colors, 0.3-megapixel front camera, 854 x 480 resolution, and will be dust-proof and waterproof. The price hasn't been discussed yet, but we can't imagine too much quibbling whatever it is, for a phone that could keep you gamma-ray safe.
Update: We have an image after the break showing how Sharp reduced the radiation circuits into a tiny package needed for the Pantone 5. The phone even has a dedicated button for the feature.
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