Every single iMessage to and from this man’s iPhone—his friends call him Wiz—has been sent to us by accident. We know about his job, sex life, and address. Apple, you might want to fix this. More »
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From Gizmodo: Xappr Gun Brings Lazer Tag To the Smartphone Generation
From Gizmodo: Brilliant! Wire Stripper Lights Up When You’ve Cut Deep Enough
Thingiverse user Brian Beebe created this fantastic wire stripping tool that uses a simple electric circuit and a couple of razor blades so you always know when to stop cutting. More »
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From EPIC FAIL Funny Videos and Epic Fail Funny Pictures: WIN!: Doppelgangers WIN
My family loves they Mythbusters! So this is just plain awesome!
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Weeping with reverence right now? Science understands you.
From Autoblog: Report: New BMW 328i actually more fuel efficient than old 335d diesel
Wow! That’s awesome gas mileage!! 24/36 mpg city/highway! And quick to boot… Nice comeback for the 3-series, I say!
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Saying automotive journalists like diesel sedans is like arguing the color pink is going to do well with the 5-year-old-girl demographic this quarter. You’re not going to find too many dissenting voices. So, it should be no surprise that we love ourselves some BMW 335d. With plenty of power and impressive fuel economy, the outgoing diesel is a mechanical wonder child. And yet, thanks to the new F30-generation BMW 328i, with its 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine produces 240 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque, there’s some competition for the title of most fuel efficient 3 Series.
Admittedly, the 328i’s numbers are a far cry from the 265 ponies and 425 lb-ft of torque cranked out by the diesel-fueled 3.0-liter inline six in the 335d. Even so, the 2012 328i is considerably lighter and more aerodynamic. It also boasts a next-generation transmission, which helps the car get to 60 mph one tenth of a second quicker than the old 335d. That’s surprising, but not nearly as surprising as the fact that the 328i manages 1 mpg better than the diesel in the combined cycle. According to the EPA’s just-released figures, the 328i nets 24 miles per gallon in the city and an impressive 36 mpg on the highway. The 335i? 23 mpg city and 36 highway.
We’ll give you a moment to pick up your jaw from the floor. Now all BMW needs to do, as Automobile points out, is drop a diesel four-cylinder behind the headlights of the 3 Seriesto go after even bigger green credentials. Fingers crossed.
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How cool is that?!!
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From Ars Technica: Engineered E. coli produce biofuel from seaweed
While I think it is awesome to get biofuel, I just shudder at what could go wrong if E. coli got out to public…
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Biofuels may hold the key to reducing our dependence on foreign oil and cutting down on our greenhouse gas emissions. Ethanol is currently the biofuel of choice, with almost all gasoline bought at the pump in the United States containing 10 percent ethanol. Right now, though, most ethanol comes from corn and sugarcane, and there are concerns that growing our fuel from these crops could drive up food prices (“food versus fuelâ€).
Biofuels made from macroalgae, aka seaweed, avoid this problem. Seaweeds do not require arable land, fertilizer, or fresh water, and they are already cultivated as food (though not a staple crop like corn), animal feed, fertilizers, and sources of polymers. Traditionally, scientists ignored seaweed as a biofuel source because its main sugar component was too difficult to process. A recent paper published by Science describes how researchers genetically-engineered a microbe that is capable of producing ethanol from seaweed.
from Ars Technica