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Submission + - Tesla's Tower of Power (blogspot.com)

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karthikmns

on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @05:44AM

karthikmns writes: "In 1905, a team of construction workers in the small village of Shoreham, New York labored to erect a truly extraordinary structure. Over a period of several years the men had managed to assemble the framework and wiring for the 187-foot-tall Wardenclyffe Tower, in spite of severe budget shortfalls and a few engineering snags. The project was overseen by its designer, the eccentric-yet-ingenious inventor Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856 — 7 January 1943)."

Submission + - Boeing 787, The Electric Airplane (therunningtally.com)

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Drivintin

on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @05:44AM

Drivintin writes: "Here is a piece highlighting the first electric start of a large turbine engine. The Boeing 787, Dreamliner, is shifting away from not only bleed air systems, but in some cases even hydraulic systems to electrical ones. This in THEORY should increase safety and reliability. There is even a video showing the first electric start of the engines."

Submission + - Scientists Call Hubble a 'Whole New Telescope' (space.com)

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viyh

on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @02:39AM

viyh writes: "The Hubble Space Telescope appears better than new as NASA puts the 19-year-old observatory through a battery of tests after its final facelift by an astronaut repair crew.

Ed Weiler, NASA's science missions chief, said Hubble is in the midst of meticulous systems and calibration checks following the successful upgrades and repairs by Atlantis shuttle astronauts.

"All of those have gone beautifully," Weiler told reporters after Atlantis' smooth California landing on Sunday. "Everything is going well, as far as I can tell."

The calibrations and electronics tests should run their course by the end of summer, with a new and improved Hubble once more ready for science observations in late August, Weiler said.

Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts touched down at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California at 11:39 a.m. EDT (1549 GMT) on Sunday, though it was early morning at their desert runway. The astronauts returned triumphant after a 13-day Hubble service call."

Submission + - Chuck Norris: "I May Run For President of Texa (cnn.com) 3

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chareverie

on Thursday March 12, 2009 @11:38AM

chareverie writes: "In a column Chuck Norris wrote for WorldNetDaily, Chuck Norris asserts that if Texas were to secede from the Union, that he may run to be the president of Texas. Norris writes, "That need may be a reality sooner than we think. If not me, someone someday may again be running for president of the Lone Star state, if the state of the union continues to turn into the enemy of the state" and "Anyone who has been around Texas for any length of time knows exactly what we'd do if the going got rough in America. Let there be no doubt about that.""

Submission + - VegaWatt: Powering Restaurants WIth Deep Fried Fue (inhabitat.com)

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Mike

on Wednesday March 11, 2009 @12:58PM

Mike writes: "Here's a brilliant idea for biofuels: rather than filtering used fry oil for use in vehicles, why not simplify matters and use it to heat and power the restaurant itself? The VegaWatt turns used vegetable oil into clean heat and energy for restaurants, eliminating the dirty and costly mess of oil disposal while producing 10-25% of the electricity needed to run a small restaurant. It also produces fuel free of chemicals or fossil fuels, unlike standard biodiesel."

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