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Yesterday was a big day: I bid goodbye to using my beloved, 9-year-old flip-phone and welcomed an iPhone 6s.
My husband grew tired of me grabbing for his phone whenever I wanted to look up something, take a clear photo, text on more than number/digit keys, etc, so here I come, modern world--finally!
The one downside I foresee? I have to get used to cell phone batteries lasting one day rather than one week. :)
things will never be the same again since technology took over our lives. it has practically entered almost every aspect of everything we do. imagine a friend of mine recently bought a tennis racquet that can sense and feed information about a player's style of hitting the ball and playing the game. individually and subjectively, depending on our attitude towards technology, only time will tell whether we are happier with it. obviously one thing is certain, these kids are!
Attempt at making infrastructure "pretty." One time active tower for AT&T long lines microwave system. The triangular shapes at the top of the tower are the microwave feed horns.
Downtown Grand Junction atop the Bell Telephone central office, Mesa County, Colorado.
Happy Telegraph Tuesday!
The Dongdaemun Design Plaza (동대문 디자인플라자&파크) is a new landmark of Dongdaemun designed by the world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid. Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DPP) features an unbelievable exterior decorated with over 40,000 aluminium sheets none of which are the same. The Plaza is hone to a design museum, fashion design information centre, sky lounge and many more spaces for exhibitions and rest.
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Finally, a completely empty tunnel. Now I can create the photo I wanted to take the whole time.
This is the view of the uncompleted tunnel, before outfitting of the tracks and electrical systems, as viewed from Rosebank towards Sandton which is now part of the Gautrain train system in Johannesburg.
Explored :)
Thanks everybody !
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Technology image of the week:
A prototype version of a self-sustaining life-support system, intended to allow humans to live in space indefinitely, is seen in Spain’s University Autònoma of Barcelona.
This is the pilot plant of the international ESA-led Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative, or MELiSSA, a mini-ecosystem behind airtight glass.
Today, International Space Station crews must be resupplied from Earth, but such supply lines will become impractical as explorers venture farther out into space.
Instead, the 11-nation MELiSSA seeks to perfect a regenerative life-support system that could supply astronauts with all the oxygen, water and food they require.
The pilot plant hosts a multi-compartment loop with a light-powered bioreactor and a culture of oxygen-producing algae to keep ‘crews’ of three rats alive and comfortable for months at a time. While the algae yield oxygen and trap carbon dioxide, the rats do exactly the reverse.
A MELiSSA-based experiment is being run on the International Space Station. In May, experts will gather to discuss MELiSSA and closed-loop life support systems, along with topics such as air, water and waste recycling and food production.
Credit: ESA/UAB
Turning light into power, solar arrays are a must-have for the vast majority of satellites.
With solar arrays sized according to the power needs of the mission, there might be thousands of individual solar cells crammed onto a typical satellite.
The design seen here is a thin version of the European 3G30 triple-junction gallium arsenide solar cell. Produced by Azur Space Solar Power, it is one of the most efficient in the world.
It was 60 years ago this month that the first practical solar (or ‘photovoltaic’ cell) was demonstrated at Bell Labs in New Jersey, USA. This new invention’s very first practical use was in powering early satellites, and solar cells remain pivotal to the space industry to this day.
But photovoltaic electricity generation is also on the way to becoming a major terrestrial energy source, projected to supply close to 3% of global electricity demand by 2020.
This bright future will be the focus of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, this September.
Thousands of experts will discuss the progress of photovoltaic technology across – as well as off – the planet.
Historically, the space industry has helped to drive advances in photovoltaics. For instance, the gallium arsenide cells powering today’s satellites are more than twice as efficient as those installed on domestic rooftops.
With such successes in mind, ESA has begun an initiative devoted to the synergies between space and energy technology called Space for Energy, with solar energy a major element.
Meanwhile, next week sees the ESA-organised European Space Power Conference in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands, covering all aspects of electrical power for space missions, including batteries, power components and nuclear power.
Credit: Azur Space Solar Power
Los equipos de investigación de Repsol colaboran con los líderes mundiales de Upstream para desarrollar soluciones innovadoras y disruptivas, que utilicen una tecnología nueva y avanzada. Estas iniciativas se centran principalmente en las áreas de caracterización avanzada, geomecánica, simulación y gestión de proyectos.
Repsol´s Upstream research teams work together with world leaders to develop innovative and disruptive solutions, using the latest and most advanced technology. These initiatives are mainly focused in the areas of advanced characterization , geomechanics , simulation and project management .
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You are in the Murray Motorsports Technology Labs stationed in York, England. A £25,000,000 hyper-advanced engineer's haven, where the next revolution is speed is assembled, the Murray R-X. One R-X takes well over 50 hours of work to complete, and the entire assembly floors are specialized clean rooms with regulated temperatures, so as the metals for the car doesn't expand while being assembled. Each part is hand crafted with the minor assistance from high-priced machinery. The laser arm, who's purpose is to meld parts of the body together for more rigidity under high speeds, costs approximately £250,000. Specialized robots make sure parts are applied to the nanometers, while a holo-display runs a diagnosis of the R-X's MTT900X V8 over 50,000 times to predict an average of the engines output. Once the R-X is completely assembled, the entire outer body, from carbotanium panels to the aerospace-grade windscreen is coated in a special chemical developed by the RAF to correct molecular holes on the outside of the vehicle to achieve perfect aerodynamics. The Tyre's of the R-X are assembled at the labs alongside the car they will be applied to. Semi-slick treads etched onto a polymer that took 2 years and millions of quid to develop are made not only to grip to the tarmac for the best performance, but to last twice as long as most high performance tyres, if not longer. The Murray R-X is a million-quid hypercar that goes to show that even perfection might not be enough. That attention to detail and the latest and greatest in technology are the best choice to provide the greatest track experience one can utilize on the road. This has always been the goal of Murray, the pride of British Motorsport setting an example for the world, and the future.
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Candid street photography taken in Glasgow, Scotland. This guy seems to have his hands full with taking some camera phone shots while talking on another phone... and is that a smart watch on his wrist as well? Technology mastering him?
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Invention Ideas - for those older folks who need help in transitioning "slowly" into new technology,
Typing on a Digital Note Pad
Take Aim Technology Challenge
This week’s picture was taken by ESO Photo Ambassador Babak Tafreshi at ESO’s La Silla Observatory. The bright lane of the Milky Way can be seen streaking across the skies above the Chilean Atacama Desert, beneath which sits the New Technology Telescope (NTT), one of the ten active telescopes located at the observatory.
More information: www.eso.org/public/images/potw1637a/
Credit:
ESO/B. Tafreshi
This is a Challenge in a newly formed Group, It is the Down Under Challenge 2022. We are small but growing and you are welcome to join us if you are into Photo Manipulation. The main idea here is to have fun with Challenges and one Challenge will be posted once per week on Friday (in Australia). Take a look HERE
Only Challenge entries can be posted to this Group.
This week's Challenge was Art Deco.
The U.S. had 3 World'sFairs in the 1930's. In 1933 was the 100 Anniversary of the city of Chicago. Then San Francisco and New York both had one in 1939. RCA introduced TV to the World but the development of TV. was shut down by WWII. There was no official logo for Art Deco, the AD on my image was just one of many. The only rule for a Logo was that it be Gold on Blue.
#23 for 112 Pictures in 2012 - Technology. I thought about putting this in for 'gift' as the iPad was a christmas present from my hubby, but 'technology' won. The old Underwood typewriter behind is a reminder of where I started as a departmental secretary in the diplomatic service, using one of these old 'sit up and beg' typewriters and carbon paper in triplicate. What amazing advances there have been in technology over the last 40 years!
#81 100 Pictures - Technology
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We are so blinded by technology these days… We are always caught up in checking and/or posting updates on our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Tumblr feeds that we forget to take a step back and enjoy the other great things in life---family, friends, the outside world.
Lately I've been wanting to get away from all technological mediums, but it's hard to when your education and jobs require you to be around it. So... I challenge myself and you to take some time today to put your Apple products down, step outside, and go for a walk, run, or just simply breathe in the fabulous fall air.
I also made this picture into an aminated GIF and you can view it on my Tumblr or website.
I had a moment when I was sitting at my desk working on my project when I noticed that I have an insane amount of technology within a few feet of my face. I was only using the desktop and the laptop, but still... technology was afoot! Needless to say, I need to tidy up my workstation.
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Street candid taken in Glasgow, Scotland. Two mobile phones, two laptop bags and an 'old school' telephone box, sometimes we can invest in technology a little too much.