Addicted to devices? Take a break

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/-22n8t.html

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Smart trashcan catches trash for you (video)

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/07/video-of-the-da-42.php

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Neil Armstrong: Simulator crash almost killed Apollo 11 astronaut year before lunar landing (video)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/23/neil-armstrong-simulator-crash-apollo-11-astronaut_n_1695226.html?utm_hp_ref=science

/ Lunar Landing Training Vehicle research LLRV LLTV parachute eject rocket jet Houston Armstrong Aldrin Dryden Flight Research Centre center /

Next issue magazine app for iPad review

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/07/24/next-issue-magazine-app-for-ipad-review/

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Smart paint promises to make it easier to identify & repair cracks or corrosion in bridges & other infrastructure

http://www.economist.com/node/21548497

/ damage wind turbine mixture fly-ash fine-grained waste product coal-fired power stations carbon nanotubes cylindrical molecules elemental carbon two binding agents sodium silicate sodium hydroxide similar to cement suitably tough paint it dries fly-ash coating withstand elements exposed places conduct electricity cracks corrosion painted surface conductivity affected by cracks corrosion conductive inundated chloride ions corrosion by salt water their conductivity increases monitor damage /

Here's NASA's next spacesuit

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/07/image-of-the-da-409.php

/ back port dock with space vehicle bearings waist hips upper legs ankles allow astronaut greater mobility moon asteroids Mars/

Flies' loud sex makes insects vulnerable to bats

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/23/flies-loud-sex-insects-predators_n_1695837.html?utm_hp_ref=science / wings buzz with their wings Current Biology Stefan Greif Max Planck Institute for Ornithology Germany mating sounds predators copulating animals higher risk being eaten predators amphipods water striders aquatic insects land insects Australian plague locust prey /

9 Apps For Editing Video On Your Smartphone

http://mashable.com/2012/07/25/video-editing-apps/

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Stunning time lapse video from the International Space Station

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/-22lnm.html

/ ISS /

First manned FanWing aircraft planned for 2013

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/07/first-manned-fa.php

/ huge rotating fans embedded wings lift propulsion scale models manned ultralight prototype should be airborne early 2013 force air over top wing generating lift forward thrust take off nearly vertically efficient traditional fixed-wing airplane in level flight quiet cheap to build, easy to fly, impossible stall autorotate safe landing /

What does space smell like? NASA astronauts describe cosmic scent

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/22/what-does-space-smell-like_n_1691642.html?utm_hp_ref=science

/ near-vacuum atomic oxygen acrid aroma seared steak hot metal welding fumes chemist NASA space odor Earth astronaut training metallic aspect of the scent high-energy vibrations of ions /

GoSmart announces new precise capacitive styluses for your favorite touch screen device

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/07/24/gosmart-announces-new-precise-capacitive-styluses-for-your-favorite-touch-screen-device/

/ smartphone tablet pad stylus /

Reviving autopsy

http://www.economist.com/node/21548481

/ Lancet Ian Roberts John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford scalpel retractor clamp body scanner faster cheaper more accurate CT scans spot fractures haemorrhages diagnoses diagnosis traditional /

SSDs kick up performance for developers & users alike

http://www.tuaw.com/2012/07/25/ssds-kick-up-performance-for-developers-and-users-alike/

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Chip Yates all-electric Long-ESA aircraft breaks 200 mph speed barrier

http://www.gizmag.com/fotc-chip-yates-long-esa-speed-record/23417/

How much does it cost to charge a Chevy Volt?

http://www.mychevroletvolt.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-charge-a-chevy-volt

/ Chevrolet EV electric vehicle car automobile serial parallel hybrid extended range kiloWatt hour 120 240 charge recharge battery regen regenerative braking range /

"The Hobbit" has mercilessly shaved most of the world's yaks

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2012/07/the_hobbit_has_mercilessly_shaved_most_of_the_worl.php

/ Peter Jackson's newest Hobbit video blog actual footage new details about the movies movie project installment behind-the-scenes sets SDCC attendees footage stats statistics how much material production used yak hair /

Dolphin math study suggests animals use advanced signal processing to find prey

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/23/dolphin-math-signal-processing_n_1686301.html?utm_hp_ref=science

/ maths mathematics University of Southampton curtain of bubbles net echolocation sonar hunting fish clicks strength amplitude /

Holden Commodore EV covers 1,886km in 24 hours

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/465656E0B18EBF5DCA257A4400241285

More detail in the previous item about this vehicle at:

http://hhg2tech.blogspot.com.au/search?q=EV+commodore

/ EV electric vehicle car automobile battery LiIon lithium ion charge Better Place battery swap range unofficial world record /