Daily Archives: June 19, 2012

Suspended Reality

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Deskarati

Even the great Isambard Kingdom Brunel can have an off day. Which it looks like he did, when he designed this bridge in Somerset, England. Not really, just a little tweaking by us.

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Eat Your Vegetables, and Their Wrappers

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Deskarati

One of the fun things about eating ice cream cones in the summer is munching down the cone itself. (The brown sugar cones were always my favorite). Harvard professor David Edwards wants to extend that idea to other foods. He’s … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s ‘Surface’ tablet aims for productivity

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Deskarati

The software maker said Monday that its device will attach to a removable rubberized keyboard that also acts like a book cover. CEO Steve Ballmer said Surface will be an entertainment device “without compromising the productivity that PCs are uniquely … Continue reading →

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Quantum storage system with long-term memory

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Deskarati

Credit cards which are completely fraud-proof and passports which cannot be forged: quantum physics could make both of these possible. This is explained by the fact that the quantum mechanical state of a particle, an atomic nucleus, for example, can … Continue reading →

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