2015 BMW i8 To Feature World's First Laser Headlights

2015 BMW i8:-

BMW introduced new plug-in hybrid i8 sports car which will one of the most exciting cars of 2014 with advance technology. It will also be the world's first production car to use laser headlights.The use of a new 1.5-liter three cylinder turbocharged engine and its electric drivetrain will make it world best and unique car. The 2015 BMW i8 said that the fuel consumption as low as 94 mpg as well as acceleration from 0-60 mph within the low 4 second range and a top speed of 155 mph.Due to its electric drivetrain, energy use is very low meaning less power drawn from the battery for lighting.The best feature of headlights are that a very accurate beam pattern and a large light range at 600 meter.Laser light is a different kind of light to that of regular light, as it's monochromatic laser light is produced in only one wavelength.Laser headlights will not blind other vehicle.One of the best benefit is that the high quality of the light available, energy input is also low, which means decreased energy consumption for a vehicle.The i8, will be available in the spring with a starting price of $135,925.The BMW i8 also introduces a new generation "smart" key fob.

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Facts About the Glasswing Butterfly ""Greta oto"

Glasswing Butterfly "Greta oto":-

The glasswing butterfly "Greta oto" has clear, transparent wings and founds in Central America, ranges from Mexico to Panama.The glasswing butterfly is not common all over the world.Its Spanish name is espijitos, which means in English "little mirrors".The Glasswing butterfly gets its name because the tissue between the veins of its wings looks like glass.A butterfly with transparent wings, glass wings is rare and beautiful.The most obvious fact about glasswing butterfly is that it contains transparent wings, normally with border of black, brownish and  orange.The wings are allowing light to pass through them and it has a wingspan of 5.6 to 6.1 cm.The length of a glasswing butterfly is approximately 28 to 30 mm.The butterfly belongs from Nymphalidae family and the Lepidoptera order .When the glass winged butterfly lays eggs, the caterpillar considers to be poisonous.For this reason, predators do not eat this toxic caterpillar.As an adult, glasswing butterfly drinks the nectar of certain flowers.The glasswing’s body absorbs chemicals from the nectar which make the glasswing taste unpleasant which prevent from predators to eat it.Greta oto adults also show a number of interesting behaviors, such as long migrations and lekking among males.They migrate for long distances as compared to other species of butterflies and travel 12 km in a day.

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Meet the man who builds weapons to challenge the TSA

The 31-year-old North Carolinian "Even Booth" who builds weapons to challenge the TSA.Last month Booth uploaded several videos to YouTube about weapons he made, and they immedately went viral, sparking discussions about security at airports on Russian television and British radio.“Fragguccino,” his popular video, shows how quickly he can build a bomb.With the timer counting upward, Booth moves apart lithium AA battery and puts the contents in a stainless steel travel coffee mug.As the clock comes close to the eight minute mark, he throws the coffee mug behind him. Quietly it falls to the ground with hisses sound for two seconds, then explode.The explosion is loud and small depend on batteries power.

When he was kid, Booth built almost the same explosive equipments with his older brother.He works as a security consultant but mostly as a freelance Web developer.Recently he made a musical holiday e-card for a travel company.His weapon building,"Terminal Cornucopia", is his idea of fun.

He said he does not want to criticise the TSA, but he does want people to know that airports and airplanes may be less safe than they think.Booth took the chance to study airports.He selected flights with long stay so he could take photos of the security checkpoints stores.After his 30th birthday, he declared the upcoming year a “year of creativity.”He started painting, wrote a song and stories.His friends share his interest in exposing systems.Two of them work as hackers who break into bank websites to highlight fualts in their codes.Another is a security engineer, they meet to discuss lock picking and computer hacking.Booth’s colleague Harvey Molotch said, "what they’re doing is a form of art.”Booth said he thinks the TSA and others can find the videos useful.TSA representative Ross Feinstein told that the agency is aware of Booth’s videos but would not say whether the TSA thinks them useful.

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The shortest day of the year: December Solstice 2013

Winter Solstice 2013:-

The December solstice happens when the sun reaches south pole at -23.5 degrees and the North Pole is 23.5 degrees away from the sun.According to the Gregorian calendar, the December solstice happens between December 20 and December 23.When it happens all places are in darkness which are above a latitude of 66.5 degrees north and rest of places are get 24 hours of daylight which are below a latitude of 66.5 degrees south.The sun is directly overhead on the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere during the December solstice. It also makes the longest day of the year in terms of daylight hours for those living south of the equator.All locations south of the equator have day lengths greater than 12 hours at the December solstice. Meanwhile, all locations north of the equator have day lengths less than 12 hours.Those who are living towards the South Pole will see the midnight sun during this time of the year and those who are living towards the North Pole will not be able to see the sun during this time of the year.In the northern hemisphere, the December solstice marks the day of the year with the least hours of daylight.Earth does not move at a fix speed in its elliptical orbit.Therefore the seasons are different of length.The relative location of the Earth's axis to the sun changes during the cycle of seasons. This fact is the reason why the sun’s height above the horizon changes throughout the year. It is also responsible for the seasons through managing the intensity and duration of sunlight received at several different locations around the planet.In ancient times the December solstice has played an important role in the lives of many people.The December solstice is also known as the "summer solstice" in the southern hemisphere. It is the winter solstice only in the northern hemisphere.In Poland the ancient December solstice people involved showing forgiveness and sharing food. It was a tradition that can still be seen in what is known as Gody.In the NE corner of Pakistan and among the Kalash Kafir people,celebrates a seven day celebration takes place in the Winter Solstice.In the Neolithic and Bronze Age, Winter Solstice was a way for people to find the actual time for harvests and sowing of new crops.

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2015 Honda Fit ready for global debut at Detroit Motor Show

Honda Debuting 2015 Fit in the Motor City, 2014 Detroit

 Auto Show:-

Honda has announced that it will show new models the 2015 Fit's and will take the wraps off its third-generation, 2015 Fit January 13 at the 2014 Detroit auto show.Honda won’t detail the 2015 Fit until closer to the Detroit show, but we do know it will carry a close resemblance to the Japanese-market Fit that was released in the begin of this year.The 2015 Fit will be made in Mexico, and go on sale midway through next year.
The 2015 Fit will build on the car's introduce new packaging, flexible cargo capability and fun to drive character.Honda’s name for its latest generation engines powertrain. The inner part will be bigger and more refined and have “leading edge connected car technologies.According to Honda the new Fit will be more fuel efficient.

Honda is assured that it would score fairly well in the safety test conducted Euro NCAP in its segment.Honda says the car will earn leading safety ratings. Autoweek sister publication Automotive News reported that "the new Fit will have Honda's Earth Dreams 1.5-liter inline four producing 127 hp and 111 pounds feet of torque, as well as a CVT".The 2015 Honda Fit will be launched at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show on January 13.

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China to launch moon rock-collecting probe in 2017

China to launch moon rock collecting:-

China to launch a fifth lunar probe with the purpose of bringing lunar soil and rocks samples back to Earth after a successful moon landing of another space probe.The new mission planned for 2017 would mark the third and final phase of China's robotic lunar exploration program and pave the way for possibly landing an astronaut on the moon after 2020.Wu Zhijian, spokesman for the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense said "Phase three will be a difficult task."On Saturday, Chang'e 3 landed on the moon, marking the first soft landing of a space probe on the moon's surface in 37 years and will lead or guide scientific examinations of the landing site for a year and the rover will move about and examine the moon's structure and look for natural resources.China sent its first astronaut into space in 2003, becoming the third nation after Russia and the United States.Chang'e 4 is designed to be an improved version of the Chang'e 3 that will pave the way for the fifth probe.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Features

Leaked Information from Korean Site Reveals

Samsung Galaxy S5 Features:-

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is still one of the most porular phones on the market.A short time ago reports have indicated that Samsung is working on multiple new versions of its 2014 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5.A new Samsung Galaxy S5 will be using Exynos Octa eight core chip, 64-bit technology, improved camera abilities, waterproofing and it's not confirm whether this will be the Snapdragon 800 or the newly released Snapdragon 805.The First change is the new Quad HD LCD or Super AMOLED Display with 2560x1440 resolution.Reports claim Samsung is producing an Iris scanner which purposes to challenge the iPhone fingerprint detector.In order for Iris identification to work the camera quality will need to be extremely high, able to read your eye from a distance.Reports also claim that they would be the first company to introduce the 2560 x 1440 display at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.ETNews reports that the S5 will be not damage by dust and water, which possibly goes hand in hand with the rumour above concerning a metal body.The Galaxy S5 will support quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked to 2.5Ghz, Android 4.4 KitKat, an Adreno 330 GPU and Samsung has developed a new 13MP camera module for its 2014 generation of smartphones.Samsung’s flagship phones could soon include a 20MP camera and previous rumours indicated the Galaxy S5 would feature a 16MP setup. According to Korean site ET News.It's also possibled Samsung plans to sell 360 million smartphones, with 16MP next year and develop 20MP smartphones for a 2015.The Galaxy S5 will use a 4000 mAh battery.The S5 will be introduced in January, from Korean news outlet Naver and according to the Digital Journal which recommends that we will see Galaxy S5 in March 2014.

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Jason Padgett Becomes Accidental Mathematical Genius After Brutal Mugging

Jason D. Padgett has Acquired Savant Syndrome:-

Jason D. Padgett has Acquired Savant Syndrome from Anchorage Alaska and living in Tacoma Washinton. When he started drawing he had no conventional math training and could draw what he saw as math, and has only since become a student in order to better describe the geometry.Ten years ago, one night he was walking out of a karaoke club in Tacoma when he was vioently attacked by muggers who beat and kicked him in the head repeatedly and his brain was damaged.After that he does not see the world in the simplest way.Everywhere he looks, he sees complicate mathematical formulas and rules like the Pythagorean theorem.He said “I see littles and pieces of the Pythagorean theorem everywhere.” Every single little curve, every single spiral, every tree is part of that equation.”A physicist saw his drawings and helped him get traditional mathematics training skills to be able to describe in equations the complex geometry of his drawings. The beauty of numbers and their relation to the pure geometry of space time and the universe is shown in his fractal diagrams.Jason Padgett’s fractal drawings are extremely good, exciting and encouraging.His drawing of E=MC^2 is based on the structure of space time at the quantum level.

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Volkswagen XL1 138-MPG Diesel Plug In Hybrid

Volkswagen XL1 Hybrid:-

The XL1 cars that Volkswagen will build and sell in Europe.The engine is a 48 horsepower 0.8 liter direct put and turbocharged two cylinder diesel and the VW XL1 has a 5.5 kilowatt hour lithium-ion battery pack that can be plugged into the electric grid to recharge.The passenger seat is arranged about 6 inches at the back of the driver.The XL1 is built of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP),  with aluminum and magnesium crash structures and stiffening beams where needed and weight about 2000 pounds.Volkswagen acceleration timing  0 to 62 mph in 12.7 seconds.The Volkswagen XL1, has no rear window and no traditional door mirrors, which increase a car's aerodynamic move a great deal.A pair of video cameras inset into its gull wing doors transfer images to rectangular screens at the front of the inside door panels.It is expected to be priced at approximately $150,000.

 

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LG Announces the LG Gx, With Hardware Navigation Buttons

LG Announced the LG Gx in Korea:-

LG has released the LG Gx for Korea.The LG Gx support a 5.5-inch with 1080p full HD IPS display, and below that rests a trio of hardware buttons consisting of a physical Home key as well as ability to Back and Menu buttons.The LG Gx’s 9.2 mm thick frame, with 2 quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor and 2GB RAM, with 32GB internal storage and a 3140 mAh battery.LG Gx has 13 megapixel rear camera and 2.1 megapixel front facing camera.The device is fully supported the standard 2G and HSPA (3G+) and have availability of LTE (4G) and the Voice over LTE (VoLTE).The LG Gx is operated by Android Jelly Bean,it will be upgraded to Android 4.4 Kit Kat and includes several new features.The LG Gx provides some new software features, includes "Q Remote" that allows the phone to be used as an IR based remote control for many devices such as TVs and ACs."Media Time" that offers lock screen media controls and also the ability to launch a particular app when headphones are plugged in."Smart Day" that will provide glanceable information such as Time, Weather and daily schedule on the lock screen.It is expected to be  priced at $808.35 to $846.39 US dollar.

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Sony and Strontium launch USB drives for smartphones and tablets

Sony and Strontium launch USB drives for smartphones and tablets:-

Sony have introduced USB flash drives which provide external storage option for smartphones and tablets.The USB flash drive has been designed for users with very low storage capacities on their Android smartphones or tablets.By this device users directly transfer files from their phone to PC without removing the microSD card.In other words, you can transfer photos, videos, music, documents, and other files without a USB cable.Sony offers a free File Manager app which you can download from the Google Play Store.The micro USB flash drive is a full USB 2.0 port and a microUSB connector.The device can be used with Android devices with USB flash drive connectivity using Android version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and will compatible with Android 4.4 KitKat.The Sony USB flash drive will be available at cost of $19.99 for 8GB, 16 GB at $29.99 and 32GB at $62.99 with three different cap colours.These drives are expected to available globally in January 2014.Like Sony, Strontium has also launched USB On-The-Go drives for smartphones and tablets.Strontium On-The-Go USB drives will be available in capacities of 8GB to 64GB with 5 year warranty.

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2015 BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe

BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe introduced with lighter curb weights, more power:-

BMW has introduced two new models the M3 Sedan and the M4 Coupe high-performance versions of the new 3 Series and 4 Series that launched this year.The two M models offer a new 3-liter engine that is about 10 kilograms lighter than the current V8.The new 3.0-liter makes 425 turbocharged horsepower from 5,500 rpm to 7,300 rpm and makes possible the car to go from 0 to 60 MPH in 3.9 seconds.The automaker thoughts that the 3.0-liter six consumes approximately 25 percent less fuel than the V8 and produces almost 25 percent less emissions.The M4 Coupe, weighing in at 3,300 pounds, is 176 pounds lighter than M3.There’s an M-DCT transmission, with the standard 6-speed transmission option bumping that time up to 4.1 seconds.Both the M3 and M4 can achieve an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph.The new engine offers complete cooling system with a main radiator and a water cooler located to the side, an engine air intake with an indirect intercooler.Both the M3 and M4 come standard quality with a six-speed manual transmission, connected to a carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) driveshaft, connected to a mechanical limited-slip differential.Standard wheels are 18-inchs with 255-section tires in front and 275-section at the back end.The both cars will go on sale in summer as 2015 models.

  

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Dell Introduced Chromebook 11, Will Sale in january 2014

Dell Chromebook 11 official as company's first Chrome-laden machine:-

Dell announced its education focused notebook called Chromebook 11.The new Dell Chrome OS laptop 11 is an affordable and is easy to carry or to move Chromebook.The new device is fast, secure and easy to manage access to Google apps for education with Dell resources, services and support.Dell Chromebook 11 works with an 11.6-inch display and  includes Intel HD graphics display of resolution 1366x768 pixels, 1.4GHz Intel Celeron 2955U processor, 2GB or 4GB DDR3 RAM, front facing 720p webcam and up to 10 hours of battery life.The device will be working with Wi-fi a 802.11 a/b/g/n for connectivity and two USB 3.0 ports for data transfer and also works with HDMI-out port for 1080p video and Bluetooth 4.0 for low-power devices.Its weigh about only 2.9 pounds.Its boot time “less than 8.4 seconds” and has a capacity of 16GB Solid State Drive internal storage.The device will be available in two models, one will be available with 4GB of internal DDR3 RAM in January 2014 and next will be available  with 2GB of RAM during the first quarter of 2014.It is expected to available at price of $300 in the United States and UK.

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Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon 410 Chipset

Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon 410 Chipset with Integrated 4G LTE World Mode:-

Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 410 chipset, the first mobile chipset that supports 64-bit processing.The new Snapdragon 410 chipsets are manufactured using 28nm process technology.Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 is processor base on ARM Cortex A53 with 64-bit support.Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 comes with four-cores.Jeff Lorbeck a said,"We are excited to bring 4G LTE to highly affordable smartphones at a sub $150 price point with the introduction of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor" Qualcomm Technologies, China.They feature processors that are 64-bit capable along with superior graphics performance with the Adreno 306 GPU, 1080p video playback and up to a 13 Megapixel camera.Snapdragon 410 chipsets integrate 4G LTE and 3G cellular connectivity for all major modes.The Snapdragon 410 chipset supports all major operating systems,e.g the Android, Windows Phone and Firefox operating systems.The Snapdragon 410 processor is expected to be in commercial devices in the second half of 2014.

Features:-

• 4G LTE World Mode
• ARM Cortex A53
• LTE support
• new Qualcomm Adreno 306 graphics processing unit.
• Built on 28nm process technology.
• 13 Megapixel camera support
• Support Dual and Triple SIM
• Wi-Fi,FM and NFC functionality
• Bluetooth,GPS, GLONASS, and China’s new BeiDou for navigation
• smartphones at $150 price.

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Life on Mars: Martian fresh water lake may have supported life

Martian fresh water lake may have supported life

NASA says Curiosity rover has found fact of an ancient fresh water lake on Mars that existed 3.5 billion years ago and may have supported small organisms life for ten millions of years, but uncertain about the origin of the organic matter.“This environment would have been almost earthlike,” says Caltech planetary scientist and MSL project scientist John Grotzinger, “in terms of geochemistry and in the presence of water.”The water wasn’t big news, sign that Mars was once a very wet place has been coming in since the early 1970’s, when the Mariner 9 orbiter first marked what looked uncannily like dry riverbeds.
Curiosity examined solid material from the bottom of a long vanished lake and found that it harbours large amounts of organic matter of some kind.It is think possible that over 4 billion years ago Mars may have had sufficient fresh water on its surface to produce clay minerals which may have supported life but that it underwent drying that left any remaining water is acidic and briny to support life.Tons of organic matter falls on Mars every year in the form of meteorites and cosmic dust.The environment around Gale Crater in Yellowknife Bay where Curiosity made the discovery does not seem to have been very pleasant environment for life.By drilling into not protected sedimentary rock at a site nicknamed Yellowknife Bay, the rover has discovered minerals containing hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and sulfur.Such a lake would supply (give) ideal circumstances for simple microbes life such as chemolithoautotrophs to thrive in.On Earth, chemolithoautotrophs are commonly found in caves and around hydrothermal vents. The microbes break down rocks and minerals for energy.

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