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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have recently conducted a series of experiments in orbit, meant to assess how to best fight fire both in space, and on Earth. In the future, these conclusions may be used to develop new tips and tricks for firefighters.
In space, the atmosphere and pressure in... |
3 February 2012
03:43 GMT |
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Extreme weather in Scotland is toying with the fate of renewables, raising a few extra questions regarding their real reliability and safety standards. The alarmed public witnessed a dangerous fire, as a result of the explosion of 300ft wind turbine, generated by powerful winds. Authorities indicate 70,000 househol... |
9 December 2011
05:30 GMT |
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Those thinking there wasn't much overlap between the Amazon Kindle Fire and other Android tablets would be wrong, as Kevin Tofel just proved, by basically transferring the software around. Simply put, the man moved the User Interface from Amazon's tablet to the original Galaxy Tab. That means that he on... |
22 November 2011
08:19 GMT |
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The companies behind KALA innovative stove plan to change the key elements in the lives of poor inhabitants, putting an end to open fires for cooking purposes, known as a tremendous source of indoor pollution.
It is now a fact that the lives of almost 3 billion people from developing countries depend on empiric coo... |
22 November 2011
04:23 GMT |
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As expected, Amazon is having quite a bit of success with its 7-inch device and, according to reports, it wants to double its chances by creating a larger tablet.
In 2012, during the second quarter (April-June), Amazon will launch a new tablet.
At least, this is what a new rumor from Digitimes says will happen.
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21 November 2011
02:39 GMT |
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Amazon has announced that it has entered into partnership with video game developers like Zynga, Gameloft, Electronic Arts, Rovio and PopCap, which means that more than a thousand apps that are already available on Android will also be delivered on the Kindle Fire when it is launched in the United States on November ... |
10 November 2011
05:52 GMT |
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The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet hasn't been out for very long, but already it seems to have gained a special place in the heart of both people who have it and those who don't.
According to a study conducted by Retrevo, more users are interested in the 7-inch Amazon Kindle Fire than the iPad.
Granted, the ... |
10 November 2011
03:14 GMT |
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Kids from Nairobi proved that some of the best charitable initiatives don't necessarily rely on significant financial support. They managed to help 500 poor Kenyan families rebuild their homes, by offering them roofing materials manufactured out of recycled soft drink pouches.
Their generous intention c... |
5 November 2011
05:08 GMT |
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The iPad and its successor are dominating the tablet market at the moment and many other developers, including the mighty HP, seem to have given up on assaulting that entrenched position but with the announcement of the Kindle Fire, which took place a few weeks ago, Amazon seems to be ready to take up this challenge ... |
22 October 2011
07:01 GMT |
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Fire hazards sometimes show up in faulty devices, and Sony seems to be going through such an episode after 11 incidents of smoking or melting were reported in Japan.
Owners of Sony Bravia liquid crystal displays might find the product information option in the Set-Up menu of their Bravia LCDs very useful during t... |
12 October 2011
07:23 GMT |
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When Amazon brought out the Fire tablet a few days ago, people were mildly to seriously shocked by the very low price, and it looks like the effect was just as strong on sales figures.
It is easy to assume whether or not a product will be successful based on the sales it scores on the first day of availability, t... |
5 October 2011
07:35 GMT |
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Whether or not the Kindle Fire becomes a best-seller like its e-reader predecessor is still up in the air, but certain parties, in this case Strategy Analytics, definitely seem to think it will.
About two days ago, we wrote that Amazon had finally launched the Kindle Fire tablet, though this was just one of its a... |
30 September 2011
05:56 GMT |
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Two new Android-based mobile phones from Motorola have made their debut on the market in India, namely the Motorola FIRE XT and Motorola FIRE, both featuring slim designs, affordable form factors, and the features and capabilities that the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS has to offer.
The new Motorola FIRE XT comes t... |
14 September 2011
02:37 GMT |
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For millennia, people have used water to extinguish fire in most circumstances. Now, after thousands of years, experts are getting ready to move to the next fire-fighting technology, which uses electricity. Generally, we are told not to use water on power outlets, as this may cause unwanted interactions between the c... |
28 March 2011
05:25 GMT |
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Scientists have determined that, as global warming causes average Arctic temperatures to increase, tundras have higher chances of suffering devastating fires, such as the September 2007 Anaktuvuk River Fire.The natural disaster, which took place in Alaska's North Slope, affected more than 1,000 square kilometers... |
24 November 2010
04:35 GMT |
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iPod nanos sold between September 2005 and December 2006 have been confirmed to pack a faulty battery which, in some cases, may spontaneously overheat or even burst into flames, as numerous users have reported. Apple has recently acknowledged the issue, and is actively addressing it for Japanese customers.According t... |
11 August 2010
08:15 GMT |
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Scientists analyzing the Earth's atmosphere have concluded that the atmospheric oxygen levels were much higher a few hundred million years ago, and that they vary along with the evolution of life. Scientists from the Royal Holloway, University of London and from The Field Museum in Chicago have published their ... |
2 August 2010
10:06 GMT |
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The online music landscape is evolving quickly, though it's not exactly where it should have been at this point, and it's easy to forget that this has been more or less 10 years in the making. If it weren't for Napster, the file-sharing revolution, things might have looked a lot different today and mo... |
7 January 2010
03:41 GMT |
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Scientists were puzzled to observe a male chimp in Senegal performing a “fire dance” in close proximity to a raging wildfire in the region. The primates are known for engaging in “rain dances” from time to time, as severe thunderstorms take place, but this is the first time a similar habit has... |
6 January 2010
11:12 GMT |
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Perhaps the most important thing that separates us from other animals is the fact that we are able to use tools proficiently, and to a great extent. One could easily argue that the instruments are what allowed our species to evolve to the point it's at today, alongside fire and speech. These three aspects of hum... |
12 November 2009
03:56 GMT |
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New archaeological finds cast a new light on the life of early humans, living as far back as 72,000 years ago. It would appear that even in those remote times, toolmakers knew the fact that treating their tools thermally, as in with fire, provided a new set of traits, that could not be obtained naturally. The finds w... |
14 August 2009
02:34 GMT |
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Australian experts from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have announced that they are working on a new class of flame-retardant materials, called HIPS (Hybrid Inorganic Polymer System). Reportedly, the innovation is able to withstand temperatures of up to 1,000° Celsius (18... |
21 July 2009
17:01 GMT |
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Over the past two weeks, it has been revealed that Apple’s iPhone 3G S suffers from overheating issues. Perhaps not all handsets are faulty, but, certainly, the issue exists with some devices, several reports have confirmed. White iPhone 3G S models, for example, get so hot that the plastic case on the back tur... |
1 July 2009
06:48 GMT |
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A MacBook Pro user writing over at MacForums claims his laptop caught fire during an over-night backup session. Apple instructs Mac users to leave their notebooks running with the MagSafe adapter plugged in while long backup sessions take place. The user reveals this is actually the third MagSafe adapter his MBP has ... |
21 May 2009
06:02 GMT |
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A new archaeological dating technique could become as useful for dating ceramic materials as carbon dating has become for testing organic materials over the years. By using two of the basic elements on Earth, water and fire, a research team from the University of Manchester managed to devise a new process to determin... |
20 May 2009
09:05 GMT |
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The free iPhone app Virtual Zippo Lighter has been downloaded over three million times since its debut last October, Zippo and Moderati have announced. The feat makes it one of the most popular and prevalent branded applications in the App Store’s history, according to the duo. The report notes that Virtual Zip... |
30 March 2009
14:31 GMT |
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New reports of malfunctioning Apple notebooks are doing the rounds, none of which tell stories any different than what we've heard so far. Yet another notebook battery shot off flames and sparks in an office somewhere, while a user is currently at his eighth replacement MacBook – evidently, the crack-plagu... |
27 February 2009
09:25 GMT |
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The first screensavers appeared on the “scene” to protect CRT computer monitors, similar to television sets, from crashing. After that, developers thought about images that moved against a black background, interesting images that would change position on the computer screen, which would be a much better ... |
2 January 2009
05:31 GMT |
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Gaming companies are often blamed for quite a lot of things, such as patent infringements or intellectual theft but every once in a while, people or institutions find the weirdest claims against these corporations. We recently saw two people file class-action suits against Electronic Arts, claiming that the SecuROM D... |
23 December 2008
11:01 GMT |
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A team of scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology have discovered that carbon nanofibers added to the polyurethane foams used at upholstered furniture in order to decrease its flammability enhance the effect by as much as 30 percent. Usually, the foam drips while burning, and forms a miniat... |
11 December 2008
09:41 GMT |
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Some time ago, we shared a few weird facts about the Earth, but the planet still has many feats in store that never cease to amaze us. The latest is its surface's weird ability to catch fire. Well, not really at random, as the catalysts of the peculiar process seem to be landslides. Following a series of this ty... |
5 December 2008
09:47 GMT |
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Far Cry 2 was a very good game that offered players quite a lot of interesting features, never employed in any other titles, and which took realism to new heights in game design. From the weapons that begin to jam if you use them too much, to the fact that you need to fix your car in order to keep it running, everyth... |
24 November 2008
03:04 GMT |
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As it frequently happens, some dig works destined for maintenance and building purposes have lead to the accidental discovery of an ancient village close to Vassili village located in the central Thessaly periphery of Greece, about 170 miles (280 kilometers) north of Athens. While attempting to place a gas pipe, duri... |
21 November 2008
08:44 GMT |
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Latest discoveries made at archaeological sites in northern Israel push back the estimated period in which man discovered fire by as much as 500,000 years. Scientists working at the Gesher Benot Ya'aqov dig site uncovered bulks of burnt items on top of each other, organized in layers. The deepest such layer was ... |
27 October 2008
09:04 GMT |
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A recent discovery indicates that early humans have first known the principles of fire-making 790 millennia ago, when mastering this skill allowed them protection against wild animals, and also ensured light and warmth in their sturdy hearths. This superiority made them boldly explore and expand the territorial domin... |
27 October 2008
07:44 GMT |
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When a fire starts and spreads inside a building and smoke fills the rooms and hallways, one major problem can represent a very serious hazard: not seeing your way towards the exit as you evacuate the premises. This is one of the things that can cause massive injuries and even victims during an evacuation in a fire s... |
17 October 2008
02:56 GMT |
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Between September 6 and 11, two ancient sites of Inca ruins from Machu Picchu were threatened by a huge forest fire, which was eventually put off. More than eight hundred hectares of forest in the valley situated between Cuzco city and the ancient Machu Picchu fortress burned, causing great damage to the pair of... |
25 September 2008
09:20 GMT |
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The modern flamethrower is a pyrotechnic weapon originating from an idea several thousands of years old, used in modern warfare as a weapon of intimidation, to flush a hideout and to fight off enemy forces. The basic idea behind the concept is to spread fire in a designated area by launching burning fuel from a dista... |
14 July 2008
07:43 GMT |
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Lithium-ion batteries are a type of rechargeable batteries that work by exploiting the movement of lithium ions between the anode and the cathode. Due to their low weight to power ratio, lack of memory effect and the slow rate of charge loss, they are currently the most popular type of rechargeable batteries availabl... |
11 June 2008
08:32 GMT |
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Google Earth provides support, yet again, for victims of another disaster that struck in the United States this time, in Santa Cruz Mountains. This time around, the disaster came in the form of a large fire, the likes of which Santa Cruz Mountains has never seen before. It appears that the area was full of flammable ... |
23 May 2008
10:35 GMT |
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It looks like a crater with a volcanic lava lake, but it is not. It is said that the hell is located underground. In this case, "The Door to Hell" is this site in Uzbekistan, located close to the small town of Darvaz. This phenomenon started during the Soviet times, 35 years ago. Geologists and miners were drilling i... |
8 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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What reason(s) do you think would someone have to set on fire hundreds of mobile phones? There aren't many reasonable ones that you can think of, right? Well, a woman from China burned more than 400 handsets because she was dumped by her husband. The couple was living in Weifang, Shandong, somewhere south of ... |
10 March 2008
06:00 GMT |
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Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co KG (also known as SEN), the telecommunications branch of Siemens AG, today announced that it plans to restructure its orientation and activity and transform from a hardware supplier into a software and solutions provider. In today's continuously changing telecommunica... |
26 February 2008
14:52 GMT |
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The first Homo sapiens employed caves against the cold or the hot weather, or to shelter against rains and wild beasts. Even chimps in Senegal were found to use caves against heat and rain. But what is more important is that caves have preserved many aspects of the life of the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) people. Incl... |
14 February 2008
09:27 GMT |
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Fire is the biggest destroyer of human life and goods. Now the ultimate technologies fights against it. Conventional firemen cars for putting out building fires are endowed with tanks of 1,365 liters of water and telescopic stairs with a length of 9-15 m (30-50 ft). This water is used only when there is no other sou... |
4 January 2008
14:06 GMT |
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I must say, someone out there really hates our guts. And I have a shrewed suspicion that that someone also had a long conversation with Jordan, during which they told her a whole bunch of lies - one of which being that the world loves her and that the one thing we really need to be happy for Christmas is more of this... |
14 December 2007
06:12 GMT |
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The world "volcano" comes from the Roman god of fire Vulcan, the equivalent of Hephaistos in the Greek mythology. In the ancient times, people attributed to the volcanoes a supernatural personality, which was worshiped. Old Greeks believed the Earth was a floating disc over the surface of an ocean whose storms trigge... |
3 November 2007
07:07 GMT |
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iPods are not as innocent as they look. They might reveal a cute milky white look, but on the inside, they can turn into real monsters and jeopardize your life, for reasons unknown.We have recently informed you about the research which proved that the MP3 player and iPods can interfere with the activity of cardiac pa... |
30 October 2007
09:11 GMT |
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We all know Southern California was recently assaulted by an impressive avalanche of wildfires which had a huge impact over the community of residents and their lives. Because of that, numerous organizations and companies encourage people all around the world to donate money and help the fire victims. Google is just ... |
29 October 2007
10:06 GMT |
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Following the recent damages caused by the South California fires, the Mountain View company decided to help the authorities and designed a special Google Earth layer containing high-resolution photos with the area in order to show all the details that can be discovered from the satellite. The Google Earth content is... |
25 October 2007
02:40 GMT |
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