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  • Man builds lightning-shooting Tesla Gun, lives to tell the tale

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    Ryan Whitwam
    11 May 2012 | 5:20 pm
    Some people read about some awesome but imaginary thing and leave it at that. Others want to make it a reality. Anyone that has ever fantasized about a working lightsaber can relate to one young man’s interest in the Tesla Gun depicted in the fabulous graphic novel The Five Fists of Science. The difference? He actually [...]
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  • Man builds lightning-shooting Tesla Gun, lives to tell the tale

    Ryan Whitwam
    11 May 2012 | 5:20 pm
    Some people read about some awesome but imaginary thing and leave it at that. Others want to make it a reality. Anyone that has ever fantasized about a working lightsaber can relate to one young man’s interest in the Tesla Gun depicted in the fabulous graphic novel The Five Fists of Science. The difference? He actually [...]

  • What it takes to make a Leica M9-P Hermes Edition camera

    Sal Cangeloso
    11 May 2012 | 4:27 pm
    Yesterday was a big day for luxury camera manufacturer Leica. The company announced some new gear and a few tweaks to their existing lineup. As far as the new cameras go, there was the X2, a follow-up to the fixed lens X1, and the V-Lux 40, a rebadged Panasonic point-and-shoot. New accessories included an adapter [...]

  • Windows 8 upgrade program kicks off June 2

    Lee Mathews
    11 May 2012 | 3:29 pm
    As they always do, Microsoft will be offering customers free (or discounted) upgrades to Windows 8 in the run-up to its retail launch later this year. Those upgrades, of course, will be offered up to shoppers who purchase a new Windows 7 PC from a participating vendor after a specific date. The date specified in [...]

  • Researchers use physics to beat the odds at roulette

    Ryan Whitwam
    11 May 2012 | 2:25 pm
    You’re probably aware that the odds are against you in a casino. Otherwise it wouldn’t be a viable business, would it? Few games of chance swing more in the house’s favor than roulette. Many long-time players claim to have a trick to winning, but back in the 1970s math grad student Doyne Farmer was famous [...]

  • Virgin Atlantic will offer in-flight mobile service on NYC-London route

    Sal Cangeloso
    11 May 2012 | 1:17 pm
    In-flight WiFi is nothing new to most people, but you might not have used it on an international flight before. Trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific flights don’t have access to land-based radio towers so getting a signal to them isn’t as easy as it is on domestic flights. Even so, Virgina Atlantic’s Airbus A330 jets will offer [...]
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