The First £60 3D Printer and Scanner

The First £60 3D Printer and Scanner

3D printing is set to revolutionise the way we design and create. If you are new to 3D, start reading up on it now. The way products and pretty much anything is made is about to change.
3D printers can essentially make anything that can be made out of resin and still perform its intended function.
It works in the same way that an inkjet printer does, dropping tiny particles of ink on the paper, only in 3D, using droplets of a resin like glue and building layer upon layer to form the full three dimensional shape.

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World View Space Balloon Trip

World View Space Balloon Trip

 
“Majestic views of our planet, slowly expanding below, are certain to captivate you, as you ascend to the edge of space. “ World View
World View are proposing to offer passenger flights in a balloon to the outer edges of the atmosphere, or 30 km up, starting in 2016. The official boundary for space flight is 100 km, but you would still get the astronauts view of the world hanging in the void with the stars in the background.

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Manhole Covers Recharge Your Car

Manhole Covers Recharge Your Car

Good news for electric car owners in New York City, you will soon be able to charge your vehicle on the go.
Called ‘Hevo Power’, it is a wireless charging station that will be installed into manholes around NYC—charging your car when you park over them.
It was reported that the charging station can be “bolted to the street or embedded in the pavement”—transmitting energy through a receiver that will be connected to the car’s battery.
There is even a smartphone app that will notify the driver of the charge amount and help drivers line their vehicles up on the charger.

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Computerised Beer Machine eXcellence

Computerised Beer Machine eXcellence

 
Can you wait two and a half hours for a beer? Well, maybe if you are making it yourself. Yes, now you can make a decent beer in under three hours with this new American made machine.
Two brothers Bill and Jim Mitchell and Avi Geiger in Washington have invented surely the most indispensable kitchen appliance of all time, the elaborately named PicoBrew Zymatic™, "The First Fully Automatic All-Grain Beer Brewing Appliance”.

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Excellence is an Attention Powered Car

Excellence is an Attention Powered Car

The RAC of Australia have come up with a unique approach to tackle road deaths due to inattention. The Attention Powered Car. This car requires you to wear a headset that monitors your brain activity, blink rate, gaze rate and eye movement, effectively measuring if you are paying attention or not.
If the driver’s brain activity is low the car will slow down until the driver starts to pay attention again.

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Zac Goldsmith Calls On Government to Bring Natural Capital into the Mainstream

Zac Goldsmith Calls On Government to Bring Natural Capital into the Mainstream

 
The House of Commons debate yesterday evening on the state of natural capital in England and Wales has highlighted the urgent need for Government to bring natural capital into the mainstream and work with businesses to develop best practice in accounting for their use of natural capital.
Zac Goldsmith MP highlighted the UK’s leadership in this field but warned that the Government must do more to incorporate this thinking across all its departments.

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Study of Russia exhibition at Asia House, London ahead of UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014

Study of Russia exhibition at Asia House, London ahead of UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014

 
Ahead of the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014, December 2013 will see Asia House host the exhibition Study of Russia. The exhibition will celebrate Russian cultural icons through the works of Contemporary artist Annya Sand, who has been inspired by Russia’s multifaceted heritage. Some works hark to the pastoral beauty of Russia’s landscape; some celebrate its architectural heritage, while others explore famous faces and figures in Russian society. Study of Russia will also include a panel discussion with leading cultural and political commentators.

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