Galaxies go wild! Watch a video of them collide from the BBC

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured stunning images of colliding galaxies, which have been released to mark the 18th anniversary of the telescope’s launch.
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Two Views of Earth Show How Far We Have Come

Here are two photos that show how far mankind has come while riding Spaceship Earth. The left photo of Earth was the first taken from the weather satellite TIROS-1, on April 1, 1960. The other shows a little improvement in technology. Nice!
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Hi-res Picture of the Large Hadron Collider

I would like to have one of these in my basement. Do you take credit cards?
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3G IPhone Due on June 9, Analysts Say

The 3G iPhone will be announced June 9, the likely date of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ keynote at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference, analysts said in research notes on Thursday.
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Non-Turbine Wind Power Generator

Check out this video.  This is cool stuff!

Duct Tape Saved Apollo 17 Moonbuggy

NASA “shares a story that turns back the clock 36 years to reveal the “key roll of duct tape in the Apollo program.” You have GOT to be creative with many things when you’re standing on the moon. Excellent use of duct tape.
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The 500,000 GB MP3 Player

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have created a nanotechnology breakthrough that could increase storage capacity by 150,000 times. It could mean 500,000 GB on a single chip and inch square. Finally a way to store all my music in my pocket!
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Wrist Watch Uses Miniature Twin Turbines to Wind Itself

The UR-202 Hammerhead Automatic from Urwerk is a watch that demands your respect. It features a unique winding system that is regulated using compressed air. The 202 uses miniature twin turbines to control the rate of automatic winding and the level of air compression can be controlled using a 3-position selector switch. Check out this [...]

Old School in the Computer Age

This picture on the left is a true sign of the times…and I kinda feel for the kid.  Here is the original picture on the right, unmarked and here is a funny take on the whole thing.  It turns out that the Missouri School of Journalism requires laptops and has a major deal with guess who?
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Visual Search Engine Coming to iPhone in June

Yeah, ok I’m an iPhone fanboy. It’s hard to deny that I love the device. As I’ve said repeatedly to anyone that will listen, this is the one device that has exceeded my expectations and has become part of my daily live quite completely. Here’s another fun functionality for the iPhone and other smart phones [...]