Day: August 6, 2015

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Lexus Slide hoverboard demonstrated on video – an annotated infographic

E&T magazine

Lexus is fine-tuning its levitating skateboard, the Lexus Hoverboard, in Barcelona, and has released a video showcasing the full scale of the device’s abilities. The smoke-emitting hoverboard, relying on superconducting magnets cooled to minus 197 degrees Celsius with liquid nitrogen, could be seen put to test by accomplished skateboarders in a palm tree dotted skateboard park. E&T news reported on the Lexus hoverboard story earlier today. We’ve got the cool videos of it up there, as well. Check it out. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Lexus Slide hoverboard demonstrated on video – an annotated infographic

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#Hiroshima honours 70th anniversary of the city’s atomic annihilation by the USA – an annotated infographic

E&T magazine

A minute of silence this morning commemorated the 150,000 victims of the world’s first nuclear explosion targeted to kill civilians – the American attack on Japan’s Hiroshima, which took place 70 years ago today. Uranium fission that provided the basis for the construction of a nuclear weapon was first described by German scientists in 1938. America was thus impelled to fast-track the development of the atomic bomb technology with the knowledge that the Germans had got a headstart. E&T news reported on the Hiroshima 70th anniversary event earlier today. Click on the graphic for an expanded view.   Continue reading #Hiroshima honours 70th anniversary of the city’s atomic annihilation by the USA – an annotated infographic