Owner: David DickmanLocation: Pensacola, FloridaFound on: AutotraderPurchase Price: $10,000Years owned: 15I always liked the mini trucks from the mid-eighties, like the Nissan Hardbody. The Cyclone was so cool because it had that look, but it was also really fast. I remember when it beat a Ferrari back in ’91, when I was a teenager. They were selling for crazy money, and were out of my realm.Being turbocharged, it’s a spaghetti mess of vacuum hoses....
Media Platforms Design TeamJellyfish can be problematic for fish and for people: They out-compete other animals in disrupted ecosystems, sting swimmers, and even shut down nuclear power plants by clogging cold-water intake pipes, . But how do these seemingly wimpy swimmers beat the predatory skills of fish to grow so big and so multitudinous?as happened in Sweden last weekA new study says jellies are much more efficient than scientists thought: They can get ahead without even trying....
Makita made a splash at this year’s World of Concrete by introducing the new 18V X2 LXT (36V) brushless cordless rear-handle 7-1/4 inch circular saw. The blade is on the left, but don’t call it a worm-drive saw, as it doesn’t have that type of gearing. Although it looks similar to a hypoid saw, Makita is not calling it that, either. Instead, Makita’s new saw utilizes a helical gear that offers better transmission efficiency, oil free maintenance, and larger cutting capacity....
When Earth’s magnetic field is struck by solar storms, it releases a series of high frequency waves that form a haunting tune.These magnetic waves, scientists discovered, are much more complex and intricate than previously thought. There are several layers in Earth’s magnetic field that these solar wind particles pass through. When Earth’s magnetic field is bombarded by electrically charged particles carried along solar winds, it sings an incredible song. Creepy, but incredible....
Boston Dynamic’s various bots have been amassing a series of superpowers. Atlas can backflip. SpotMini can open doors and fight back against interlopers. But they aren’t the only game in town. MIT’s Cheetah bot, which had already demonstrated its ability to hop hurdles mid-sprint, is now leaping up onto tables, and navigating completely blind. View full post on YoutubeThe recent demonstration of the Cheetah 3 model demonstrates a few different improvements....
View full post on IframeOne of the scariest things about living in New York City in the summer is that you’re constantly being dripped on. You can never be sure if it’s rain, air conditioner condensation, or worse, someone else’s sweat.The only way to beat the heat? Head to the beach, or stay encapsulated in air conditioning. On on today’s episode we looked into how to do both. We asked a sculptor in Florida how to make a stand-up paddle board you can ride on waves or flat water, then we learned about hacking an air conditioning window unit to fit an outdated electrical system....
Antibiotics have changed the world since their invention in the early 20th century, but their usefulness might be coming to an end. Bacteria are evolving resistances to most antibiotics, making these increasingly useless for fighting diseases. A new study gives hope that scientists can find an effective replacement for antibiotics: viruses.We often think of viruses as deadly pathogens, but most of them are harmless to us. The biggest victims of the world’s viruses are bacteria, and viruses that only target bacteria are called bacteriophages....
After his buddy traded a fully trained dog team for the services of an Alaskan bush pilot, photographer Ken Tape found himself following his friend’s progress in the 1000-mile Yukon Quest dog race—from the air. The mushersstarted out from Whitehorse, Canada, on Feb. 10, and are our now making their way towards Fairbanks, Alaska. Tape will be filing reports here from checkpoints along the course. CARMACKS, Yukon Territory, Feb. 13 — Saturday night, teams arrived at the Braeburn checkpoint, 100 miles into the race....
There was, and is, water on Mars. You’ve heard that one before, because scientists had suspected for a long time that rivers once ran on the Red Planet and confirmed that fact over the last 20 years. But a new study gives us a good answer to where, how, and when, and helps reconstruct the ancient climate of Mars.In a paper published today in Science Advances, researchers took multiple angles of the same rivers gathered together by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HIRISE camera....
DIY gene therapy is far from the mainstream, but the numbers of people who are attempting to genetically engineer their own bodies is rising. People like Tristan Roberts, working with companies like Ascendance Biomedical, have publicly been testing their gene therapies on everything from HIV/AIDS to herpes. This has been met with skepticism by the FDA. While Ascendance appears to be deteriorating as entity, its scientists are still at work. Justin Atkin, a Floridian scientist associated with Ascendance who also runs a YouTube science channel The Thought Emporium, had a challenge of his own: severe lactose intolerance....
A new device created by researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia can purify water through solar power. While there have been previous attempts to merge solar power and clean water, the scientists say they have developed a new three-stage system that radically increases efficiency.The need to combine water purification through clean means is a growing one, giving the rise in man-made climate change. Water scarcity is increasing throughout a variety of places on the planet, from South Africa to India....
After a summer that engulfed the Pacific Northwest in wildfire after wildfire, flames are still leaping across North America. A blaze in Fort McMurray, Alberta is the latest of the destructive infernos. While there are no shortage of footage of the flames, one live clip of a reporter on the scene demonstrates just how fast these fires can move. As Global News reporter Reid Fiest was reporting on the fires, the flames took a sudden and scary leap toward a main highway....
Media Platforms Design TeamIt’s the bubble that keeps troops out of trouble. U.S. soldiers at small, far-flung combat posts will now be able maintain high-bandwidth, multi-band communications with rest of the U.S. military thanks to a lightweight, inflatable GATR satellite antenna.Transported in two carrying cases, GATR (Ground Antenna Transmit & Receive) is a flexible parabolic dish located in what looks like a giant beach ball with a 2.4-meter diameter. Together, the two pieces weigh only 25 pounds....
The U.S. military’s growing force of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters is temporarily grounded until the services can inspect the planes for a potential problem. The Pentagon office overseeing the fighter program linked the grounding to the F-35’s first crash last month in September. A Marine F-35B crashed near a military base in Beaufort, South Carolina, a crash from which the pilot safely ejected. The Pentagon announced the grounding this morning, October 11th, stating that Air Force, Navy, and Marines would take 24 to 48 hours to check fuel tubes in all versions of the Joint Strike Fighter....
Most of the U.S. military’s laser projects have to do with using the focused beams of light either as as weapons or as aiming devices for weapons. But now, the Pentagon is experimenting with lasers for an unlikely purpose: actually mimicking human speech. The result is a system that could be useful for psychological operations, making announcements, or just plain weirding out the enemy.DefenseOne reports on this profoundly weird Department of Defense program....
Media Platforms Design TeamToday Apple announced two new iPhones: the iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus. Described by CEO Tim Cook as the “biggest advancement in the history of iPhone,” both phones sport screens larger than the current display: 4.7-inch and 5.5-inches, respectively.“They are without a doubt the best iPhones we’ve ever done,” Cook said.In addition to having larger screens, both phones are also thinner than their predecessors. The iPhone 6 is 6....
If you were a child of the 1980s, or are just a fan of very-late-night cable television, then you’ve most likely seen Michael Knight (played by a pre-Baywatch David Hasselhoff) and his chatty supercar sidekick, KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand), do battle with bad guys on the small-screen action-adventure show Knight Rider.At first glance, KITT appeared to be a sporty 1982 Pontiac Trans Am, fresh off the assembly line. But thanks to a little Hollywood razzle-dazzle, the car transformed into a virtually indestructible machine—possessed with advanced artificial intelligence that allowed it to accept voice control commands, interact with “The Hoff” and make decisions on its own....
The European Space Agency is sending a rover to Mars next year, and they’ve just decided on a name for it. The upcoming rover will be called Rosalind Franklin, after the chemist whose work was used to determine the structure of DNA.The upcoming rover is part of the ESA’s ExoMars program, designed to study if life ever existed or currently exists on Mars. The program initially launched an orbiting spacecraft to Mars in 2016 called the Trace Gas Orbiter which sits in orbit and looks for signs of certain chemicals like methane that could indicate life on the Red Planet....
So-called “smart suitcases” are getting their first taste of pushback, with airlines and trade associations calling for more guidance on luggage that will also charge your phone. Companies like BlueSmart, Raden and Away make luggage that includes GPS tracking, can measure its own weight, and yes, charge phones. But for all those features, these pieces of luggage need power in the form of lithium-ion batteries, which are generally seen as fire risks on planes....
It’s often said Star Trek needs a second season to find its footing. Star Trek: The Next Generation certainly had a few rough patches in its opening episodes and subsequent series weren’t immune from the first season slump either. But with Star Trek: Discovery things somehow felt different. Everything was too different, the tone was completely off, and the world felt completely foreign to most Star Trek fans. But while the new season hasn’t quite shrug off that J....
