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HeroRATS: Sniffing out Landmines and Saving Lives

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Rats are some of the most loathed mammals in history. Even the word rat functions as a stand-in for a criminal or untrustworthy person. However, these poor, unfortunate mongrels do have one thing working in their favor: long, prominent, and highly functional snouts. In parts of Mozambique, rats are using those furry proboscises to sniff out unexploded landmines, saving countless lives in the process.

Established by a Belgian man named Bart Weegens, APOPO Detection Rats Technology is a nonprofit organization that trains African giant pouched rats to locate unexploded landmines, which are a serious problem in many parts of the world.

The little critters are easily trained and, because of their diminutive size, able to find the mines without detonating them. These cheap, low-tech life-savers—with the awesome title of HeroRATS—will soon be implemented in Zambia, Congo, and Angola, and might eventually be used in landmine-afflicted areas outside Africa.

(Source: http://www.good.is)

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    Hubble spies never-before-seen galaxies

    Thursday, December 10th, 2009

    The Hubble Space Telescope shows the deepest image of the universe ever taken in near-infrared light

    On Tuesday, scientists reported that the refurbished Space Telescope has spotted the oldest galaxies yet.

    the Crab Nebula that is one of the most studied objects in the sky, making it a cosmic icon. X-ray data from Chandra provide significant clues to the workings of this mighty cosmic 'generator,' which is producing energy at the rate of 100,000 suns

    Several thousands of never before-seen galaxies have been captured by a newly installed wide field camera on Hubble this summer. The galaxies were formed 600 million years after the Big Bang. Scientists believe that massive explosion led to the creation of the universe.

    The galaxies are about 13 billion light years away. Each light year is about 6 trillion miles.

    The images were taken in a region of space that Hubble scanned in 2004. And the new camera has a near-infrared channel; it allows the orbiting telescope to peer deeper into the universe and spot distant galaxies.

    NASA installed the camera in May as part of a mission to upgrade and repair the aging telescope.

    Hubble is collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency.

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      Emerson 32-Inch HDTV

      Monday, November 30th, 2009

      Now let the home theatre to be at your home. If you’re looking for a really cheap HDTV, then definitely Wal-Mart has something for you.

      Wal-Mart has a 32-inch Emerson LCD HDTV for under $250–$248, to be exact. This 720p HDTV has three HDMI input ports, one component port, and one S-Video input port, and the price has been slashed $100 from $348.

      The set has an unimpressive 2500:1 contrast ratio, but what did you expect for that price? This model is one of the very few 32-inch HDTVs you can find under $250, though Target is rumored to have a Westinghouse HDTV for $246.

      Features:

       32” High Definition 720p LCD display
       1366×768 resolution
       Built-in ATSC/NTSC turner
       8ms response time
       1000:1 contrast ratio
       170° horizontal and vertical viewing angle
       3D Y/C Comb Filter with picture control (Contrast, Brightness, Color, Tint, Sharpness)
       V-Chip 2.0 compatible
       Closed caption decoder
       Trilingual on screen display (English, Spanish, and French)
       Sleep timer up to 120 min with auto shut off
       Compatible with VESA mounts

      Specifications:

       Video/S-Video with Audio L+R 2
       Component with Audio L+R 2
       HDMI with Audio L+R 1
       RF Input 1
       Audio Output (L+R)
       Coaxial Digital Audio Output
       2 5 watt Speakers
       Dimensions (WxHxD): 32.3×25.4×10.9 inch
       Weight: 32.1 lbs
       Dimensions with Packing (WxHxD): 35.7×30.4×13.2 inch
       Weight with Packing: 38.7 lbs

      (Source: http://tech.yahoo.com)

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