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Soviet space probe Luna 3 takes the first photographs of the far side of the moon. They aren't transmitted back to Earth until 11 days later.

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From msnbc.com: Science:

Scientists on Thursday unveiled the most detailed portrait yet of a mysterious region of the planet that human eyes have never seen, and likely never will - the bottom of Earth's tectonic plates.

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From Geeks are Sexy Technology News:

Better get your privacy settings (or your public face) in check, Geeks. Turns out potential employers are using Facebook as an applicant screening tool more often than previously expected.

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Software and the hardware it runs on is everywhere in healthcare, from EHRs, to digital thermometers to the latest imaging and stereotactic radiation systems. Are the right controls, protocols, and quality control standards in place to ensure patient safety and critical system availability? Are ther

From Engadget:

Arthur C. Nielsen Jr., the man who turned the A.C. Nielsen Company into a global leader in market research and television ratings, has died at the age of 92. Nielsen's father founded the company in 1923 and was known for spearheading much of the innovation behind it, but i

From Wired Top Stories:

Steven Paul Jobs, 56, died earlier today at his home with his family. The co-founder and, until last August, the CEO of Apple, Inc., was the most celebrated person in technology and business on the planet.

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It's a bit late for this year but there are enough apples about to give it a try.
The 'scratter' is a block of oak, gut from a fallen branch and cut round on temporary pivots using the bandsaw.

Stainless steel countersunk head screws are driven into the block protruding about 1/4" to actuall

Anyone have an idea how to measure and display RPM of the compresor shaft onour machine?

I want solar powered LED lighting: around 40-50 lights, 12V, around 9W each, with motion sensing activation for 3-4 areas (for an art gallery). It should also be grid-wired to an inverter, as backup, but have a low cycle battery as main storage.

I am looking for fittings as well as reliable 9-1

I have a cat 3406B with a 300kw MagnaMax generator.

It was on line for a little over 24hrs, when i heard a change in tone, like a heavy load was just put on it, and not recovering speed wise. when i got to the engine room, checked over the engine, noticed that all gauges were normal (fuel pressure)

hi, can anybody please tell me whats are the conditions when the control valve enters into the category of severe service control valve ?

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Can anybody tell me more about the materials described in this article?

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2009/CS/b710339p

Since I don't have a subscription, all I got is the abstract.

Please could you inform me for the contruction cost of an ammonia plant in thw Middle East;

I just want to know the type of controllers that is used for different probs..For ex in the below prob

TransferFn that has a s factor in the denominator that is typically the integrator,with no overshoot,no offset, we are using p controller..Like that i just wanted to know the typical factors that

Hi All,

I am a guy from IT background and I don't have any idea regarding battery calculation. Can anyone guide me to calculate battery capacity which I am want to use in my design please.

My requirement is Battery should long for at least 6 hours.

Currently I am having battery of 7600mAH, Batter

Has anyone else come across this problem. I have just come back off holiday and while in the Istanbul airport, I connected to free wifi. The wifi did not charge me, but my network supplier did charge me for connecting to free wifi. I have rung the company up and they have cancelled the charges, but

From Gizmodo:

The C-130 is an old reliable. It's been hauling soldiers, dropping supplies and refueling planes for 60 years. And with the arrival of the new MC-130J Combat Shadow II, this model will be around for another 30.

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From Autoblog:

Car thieves are adopting depressingly creative ways to clone cars. When it comes to car theft, the good news is that law enforcement has become so good that theft rates have dropped for a decade. The bad news is that this is forcing car thieves to become far more clever an