A single storey building in our project has many rooms. Each room has its own Fan Coil Unit mounted above the false ceiling whose 3 way valve is controlled by its own thermostat in the room. In other words, each room can be considered to be an independent zone, even though the temperatures of all ad
The Arcturus Is the Smallest Drone Capable of Killing You [Warfare]
Florida-based company Arcturus has managed to create a tiny drone small enough for small military units to command. If this passes the military testing stage, this, along with other small-scale armed drones, could see the expansion of drone warfare. More »
Vonax Polishing Compound
What is it made of? I can't find it's constituents on the internet, does anyone know?
I'm wondering about using it on my bows, I already use it on the horn nocks, but I want a natural product compatibe with beeswax. It certainly saves a lot of elbow grease.
Del
The Man Who Sees With His Ears [Genius]
Daniel Kish lost his eyesight when he was 13 months old. For most of his youth, he functioned fine without a walking stick. He mountain bikes. He camps alone. He moves through cities handily. All thanks to advanced echolocation abilities. More »
AUTOCAD 2007 3D TO 2D
Hi
I have installed an Autocad 2007 in my pc recently, i want to change default setting (3D and white screen) to 2D and black scree in such a way it will not open 3D when i open next time.
Regards
Mtonyole
A map of genome blogging participants | Gene Expression
Both Eurogenes and Harappa now have map interfaces where you can drop in the origin of your location if you’re a participant. If you have submitted your data you should add your information in. We’re at a point where data is relatively plentiful, at least before the tsunami of whole genomes, so visualization and representation is of the essence.
Here’s HAP:
This Is the Endeavor’s Damaged Heat Tile [Space]
A damaged thermal tile on the shuttle Endeavor's heat shield has raised some eyebrows with the mission's management team. The tile will be inspected using the shuttle's robotic arm, outfitted with a high-res camera and a laser, for safety's sake. More »
Where people use their information appliances | Gene Expression
In the U.S., Tablets are TV Buddies while eReaders Make Great Bedfellows:
Fast Company has a write up of the survey, concluding:
What can we learn from this data? Smart gadgets are pervasive. They’re already changing long-held habits, and doing so very fast. If you’re a content creator on almost any platform, you’ll need to be aware of how your audience’s attention is changing, and if you’re a marketer then think of the plethora of new ways to appeal to the public through their emerging habits.
One thing I notice about reading on the Kindle is that I’m more likely to finish books I begin front-to-back, because the device keeps my place. Flipping through the “book” is actually not as fluid, so in some ways I guess the Kindle is enforcing a retro-traditional reading style on me.
Explosion at Foxconn Kills 2 and Injures 16, Potentially Injures Apple’s Bottom-Line [Foxconn]
An explosion rocked the Foxconn plant in Chengdu, China last night, killing 2 people and injuring 16 others. Both Apple and Foxconn have issued statements on the tragedy, but how the explosion will affect iPad production is unknown. More »
Solar Heater
The solar heater work on the principle of accumulating heat by insulating conduction and convection loss.For which glass is used.heat loss through glass is prevented by repeated glass shielding.The solar Input of 1000watt per sq M is saved in the heater box and conveyed through air /water/oil circul
The Best Rapture Bomb Pictures [Pictures]
OH MY GOD. The Rapture is really happening! Just look at all the people disappearing in these pictures. Well, that's what we want people to think. Here are the best #rapturebomb pictures so far. More »
Episode 45 Mummies with cardiovascular disease audio edition
Episode 45 Mummies with cardiovascular disease audio edition
This podcast Features an interview with Gregory S Thomas MD, MPH, Adel H Allam MD, Randall C Thompson MD
Allam, et al. Journal of...
This podcast is for nuclear medicine professionals and PET professionals This is one of the worlds longest running medical podcasts. Direct link to itunes itunes link Please email suggestions for topics, offers of interviews, bouquets and brickbats. nucmedpodcast@gmail.com
This Impressive Young Man Had His Leg Reattached Backward So That He Could Play Sports Like A Normal Kid With A Backward Leg [What A World]
When Dugan Smith was 10 years old, doctors discovered a tumor "the size of a softball" in his right leg. He had a rare form of cancer, and he'd need an operation to remove it. Instead of choosing a more standard procedure, The Post Game reports this week, Smith opted for a "rotationplasty," because he didn't want to give up baseball: More »
Hurry! Here’s A Quick One:
UPDATE: SOLVED by Roger at 12:02
Happy Saturday to everyone. Today’s riddle is a fast one, so get ready to land in the middle of it!
You’ll be looking for something in the real world today.
Long thought to be a companion, this item may turn out to be something more on closer inspection.
“Closer inspection” is closer than you might think.
You may wonder, as many scientists do, whether to consider this differentiated or uniform.
The Divine Comedy
This shows up in early mythology as something of a boogieman.
His press got kinder and gentler as time passed.
But not much.
US Currency - silver dollars
Nothing is given here that is not paid for.
If you can’t afford to pay, you’re pretty much stuck.
You certainly can’t go back the way you came.
Solar system by Isaac Lincoln
Got any bright ideas? As I said, this is a fast one, so get your guess to me without delay. You know where to find me.
spider attack
Strange print going on today, but you should be able to read the clues with no problems. I keep trying to “fix” it, and I’ll mess it up for sure.
Episode 45 Mummies with cardiovascular disease video
Episode 45 Mummies with cardiovascular disease video edition
This podcast Features an interview with Gregory S Thomas MD, MPH, Adel H Allam MD, Randall C Thompson MD
Allam, et al. Journal of...
This podcast is for nuclear medicine professionals and PET professionals This is one of the worlds longest running medical podcasts. Direct link to itunes itunes link Please email suggestions for topics, offers of interviews, bouquets and brickbats. nucmedpodcast@gmail.com
The ChromiumPC from Xi3 Is the First Desktop Ready to Run ChromeOS [Hardware]
The ChromiumPC modular computer, first unveiled by Xi3 last year, is ready to ship this summer, with an architecture designed specifically for Chrome. More »
I’ve got your missing links right here (21 May 2011) | Not Exactly Rocket Science
Top thirteen picks
“It’s not a disease. It doesn’t need curing.” Steve Silberman talks to John Robison, a “free-range Aspergian” and best-selling author.
How to fund research so that it generates insanely great ideas, not pretty good ones – an awesome piece by Tim Harford.
Looking for empathy – v.good account of fMRI experiments in action, by Kristina Bjoran. I’m very dubious about whether this approach will yield anything, but Bjoran acknowledges and discusses the controversies about fMRI and describes the process well.
A great three-part series on Alan Turing’s homosexuality & how it was treated as a mental illness, by Romeo Vitelli.
Beautiful article on how one man’s death saved the lives of seven others
How ‘Hotel-Room Journalism’ Uncovered a Qaddafi Bunker
You might get cancer. Oh and your dad isn’t your dad. How a 23andMe test profoundly changed a woman’s life
A “kinder, gentler rib spreader” by Carl Zimmer
Plague in LA. And the man who gave plague his name. This blog is two-posts old but *what posts*!
Prophecy Fail. Vaughan Bell explores what happens to doomsday cults when the world inconsiderately refuses to end.
Levees can make things worse. A great and relevant post by Anne ...
Google Quits Digitizing Old Newspapers [Blips]
Google decided to close the doors on Google News Archives yesterday, announcing that they will no longer digitize back issues of newspapers. That means that Google won't be accepting any news about the Rapture today even for posterity's sake. More »
The Federal Government Wants To Help You Name Your Kid [Republished]
Sure, there are a plethora of baby-naming apps on the iPhone. But how many of them were created by humble bureaucrats toiling away in the deep, dark recesses of the Social Security Administration? More »
Is Manufacturing Going Nano?
The NanoManufacturing 2011 Conference and Exhibits just wrapped up last month, illustrating how innovative nano-based technology is making inroads into manufacturing. Carbon nanotubes offer many benefits as reinforcing materials, conductive materials, and high temperature lubricants. Have you used a