Polímero autorreparable nos otorgará gadgets sin rayones

 

 

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Polímero autorreparable nos otorgará gadgets sin rayones

vía FayerWayer de Snidel el 13/03/09

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Los investigadores Biswajit Ghosh y Marek Urban de la USM se encuentran trabajando en un polímero autorreparable que nos permitirá, en un futuro no tan lejano, tener gadgets con cuerpos y pantallas sin esos antiestéticos y molestos rayones que nos hacen salir más de alguna cana verde, especialmente cuando se producen con sólo mirar nuestro dispositivo o queda justo en el peor lugar de la pantalla.

Esta maravilla se lograría a la utilización de poliuretano resistente a rayones y a dos componentes,  oxetano y chitosan. El funcionamiento de este sistema es similar al que tiene el cuerpo humano, de modo que frente a un rayón los anillos de oxetano se rompen y el liquido comienza a brotar en la superficie cubriendo el surco, posteriormente rayos UV (como los del sol) solidificarían el compuesto cubriendo la zanja y dejando nuestro gadget impecable en cerca de 30 minutos, dependiendo de la intensidad de los rayos solares (o de la fuente emisora de rayos UV), la longitud y profundidad del rayón.

Lamentablemente este material, lleva años en desarrollo, pero aún tenemos esperanza, gracias a que recientemente han anunciado los primeros prototipos funcionales fuera del laboratorio y bajo condiciones normales.

Link: Scratch-repairing polymer turns any gadget into Wolverine (DVICE)

 

 

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La batalla enormes olas!

 

 

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Battling Huge Waves!

vía Dark Roasted Blend de Avi Abrams el 13/03/09

Link Scroll down for today's pictures & links. Battling Huge Waves Plus rocks! Razor-sharp rocks only meters away from the wave-tossed ship (possibly SS "Cork" on the Bering Sea)... A harrowing video, good addition to our popular "Heavy Seas" series: url Today's pictures & links: Gigantic Beetles Goliath Beetles weigh almost a quarter pound (think about a burger), and are the heaviest insects in the world. Being a species of a scarab beetle (which plays a major part in Ancient Egypt mythology), these creatures live mostly in Africa - but a beetle on the lower right image - Megasoma acteon (caleóptero) - lives in Equador and can easily crawl up the map to North America, if it so desires. (images via) Scarab beetles in Ancient Egypt apparently were as big as a dog... which is a scary thought: ------------ Gotham City: Moscow, circa 1930-1931 Robert Byron took this haunting picture as part of his exploration of Russia and Tibet, see the whole gallery here. (image via Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University) ------------ Tic-tac-toe for bored construction workers (image credit: Erik Johansson) Erik Johansson's portfolio is worth checking out for more looney and surreal images: (image credit: Erik Johansson) ------------ They Swim (image credit: National Geographic) Photo by Akka Constantin - She says, "Believe it or not, this scenery is in the city heart. Intrigued? Come visit Canberra, Australia." ------------ Mixed fresh links for today: Submarine Construction and Decommissioning - [interesting] Professional Fire Fighter Photographer - [portfolio] Tent City in California, just like during Depression - [economy] Ski Jump Toilet - [cool design] Neat new site about high-end motorcycles - [bike design] You know you're (fill in nationality) if... - [lots of links] Almost infinite Tetris - [addictive page] Film, Film, Film! (full version, with subtitles) - [cool animation] Surfing Biggest Waves, a Classic - [wow video] Neat Food & Drink Ads - [promotion] Make stunning Flash websites for free! - [promotion] ------------ Enlightened Obama Exorcising U.S. economy takes all the natural strength, and then some: (art credit: Alex Grey) Click here to see artist Alex Grey working on this piece. This you've probably seen before: (image via) ------------ Gothic Coal Castle - Black Diamond Colliery Preservation Photography, a growing urban-exploration and abandoned places photography site, is featuring the ghastly remains of a Black Diamond Colliery: (images credit: Preservation Photography) "These buildings, some constructed as early as 1930, remain standing as a testament to our nation's mining history. No two look alike, but they all served the same purpose: process raw coal and break them into useful sizes. One feature most had in common was a covered conveyor that ran from the head of the mineshaft to the top of the preparation plant. There the coal would start it's descent through cleaning and crushing machinery, through sizing screens and then moved out of the building. In some plants, this process happened in as little as 12 minutes. These once modern wonders have been replaced with more efficient plants, but will continue to stand until time or vandalism finally takes it's toll." (source) See another gallery of this incredible place at Urban Atrophy ------------ Photogenic Primates (image credit: Zainal Abd Halim, Malaysia) A one-year-old female orang utan smiles (sort of) at the camera at Bukit Merah Resort in Malaysian central state of Perak. "Having started with just three orang utans in 1999, the island primate population has grown to 23, twelve of which were born on the island itself." A weird appearance on the streets of Mumbai: (original unknown) ------------ Down the Rabbit Hole "Best of the Best" of Spiegel Photography (see a huge gallery) yielded this gem, by Andreas Teichmann: (images credit: top - Andreas Teichmann, bottom left - Antje Egbert, bottom right - Achim Multhaupt) ------------ A Piece of Internet Meme-rabilia Don't worry if you can't figure out what this means. Here is an Internet Meme Database, if you are still curious (some nsfw). ------------ Events: Seattle, Washington's Northwest Film Forum will be hosting a screening of two classic films from Lon Chaney, Jr: "The Ghost of Frankenstein" and "The Mummy's Curse" on Monday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m. The event is going to be hosted by "Shambling Towards Hiroshima" author James Morrow. Check out the details (there's a five dollar donation at the door to cover expenses). Here is a very atmospheric poster and some screenshots: (images via) ------------ Smiley Oscars Speaking about films, this one is a serious Oscar contender - The next one is supposedly even earlier version, but I doubt it (did anybody see this in theaters?) - a handy guide: READ THE PREVIOUS ISSUE -> Permanent Link......+StumbleUpon ...+Facebook

 

 

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Desde Aquella Noche

 

 

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Desde Aquella Noche

vía Cuerazos Fotos de Kcorac Atdur el 13/03/09

That Night, en aquella película fue la primera vez que la vimos aparecer. Pero sería en 1996 que nos enamoraríamos de ella al verla ya en trance de alcanzar su esplendor en Wish Upon a Star. Ahora que vemos a Katherine Heigl en Gray's Anatomy, podemos robarle la frase a Benigni y afirmar que La Vida es Bella. Y es que Katherine Hiegl es una de aquellas mujeres perfectas que aparecen en cada generación y tenemos la suerte de que haya nacido en esta, aquí las pruebas irrefutables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Etiquetas de Technorati: Katherine Heigl

 

 

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Sin Palabras: Imágenes microscópicas del interior del Cuerpo Humano

 

 

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Sin Palabras: Imágenes microscópicas del interior del Cuerpo Humano

vía FayerWayer de Alexander Schek el 13/03/09

Células cancerosas del pulmón

Coágulo de sangre

Vellosidades del intestino pequeño

Óvulo humano con células coronales

Papilas de la lengua

Neuronas de Purkinje

Alvéolos del pulmón

Extremo partido del pelo humano

Sarro dental

Embrión y esperma humanos

Glóbulos rojos

Vasos sanguíneos del nervio óptico

Esperma en la superficie de un óvulo humano

Imagen coloreada de un embrión humano de 6 días de vida

Célula de pelo al interior del oído

Links:
- 15 Beautiful Microscopic Images from Inside the Human Body (Environmental Graffiti) (vía Digg)
- Todas las fotos (cc) Wellcome Images.

 

 

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