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Comment: Re:lol (Score 3, Interesting) 289

by Dark007 on Wednesday June 22 2011, @11:41AM (#36529324) Attached to: An Entirely New Class of Aircraft Arrives

I believe the Westland Wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Wasp uses negative collective pitch to enable the helicopter to stick to the deck until it able to be lashed to the deck. I think the Merlin also has that feature. Very useful in heavy seas.

Bug power makes salt water sweet -> 0

Submitted by ewenc on Monday August 24 2009, @09:42AM

ewenc writes "It's not often that bacteria make water more drinkable, but a new microbial desalination cell does precisely that, according to a story in New Scientist. The proof-of-principle system removed 90 per cent of the salt from a seawater-like solution.Microbial desalination could offer big advantages over the methods currently used to purify seawater, which require enormous pressure to operate, and gobble up huge amounts of energy. The experimental microbial desalination cell could eventually run on waste water, scientists say. Full disclosure: I work for New Scientist."
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Comment: Re:A hayday for sky divers! (Score 1) 109

by Dark007 on Monday December 04 2006, @11:56AM (#17099772) Attached to: Computer Monitor In Eyeglasses

It would also be good in a modified form for scuba divers. Depth, temperature, ascent rate, gas, bottom time, among other instrumentation would be very useful in a HUD. Perhaps 3D mapping as well for navigation around dive sites. We were actually discussing this on holiday in Dahab. Currently, wrist mounted dive computers are used for this sort of thing.