Today in the News:
– The first working plastic gun, made entirely with a 3-D printer, will soon be available for anyone!
– Porsche unveils the 911 Turbo and Turbo S
– and Pilotless passenger planes prepare for take-off
A Texas based libertarian group, called Defense Distributed, says it has manufactured the first working plastic gun, made entirely with a 3-D printer — and the weapon would dodge metal detection. The group said it had manufactured the hard-plastic handgun — which it dubbed “The Liberator” — using a Dimension SST printer from the company Stratasys. Using pliable materials, 3-D printers can create solid objects by following digital blueprints. The Liberator fires standard .380-caliber handgun rounds. Defense Distributed was also so kind to announce, that it would release its blueprint online, so that anybody can print themselves a gun. So now a legislation has been proposed, to amend a ban on “undetectable weapons” to refer to any gun, magazine or firearm component, that would not be picked up by walk-through metal detectors.
Very exciting news for you car lovers out there, as the Porsche 911 is adding two new members to its growing family tree. The 911 Turbo and Turbo S deliver up to 560-horsepower and a top speed of 198 mph. With acceleration to rival the best from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin and even Bugatti, this ultimate Porsche goes on sale later this year. The top speed for the Turbo and Turbo S is listed at 196 and 198 mph. The cabin of the 911 Turbo and Turbo S has also been upgraded. Heavily-bolstered sport seats and a powerful Bose stereo system will keep you cosy and entertained when blasting down the Autobahn, or the West Side Highway.
The captain’s greeting speech on the plane that we are all so used to, might soon become a thing of the past, thanks to a new generation of robotic, passenger aircraft, that will take to the skies by themselves. According to Doug Davis, director of the unmanned aircraft program at New Mexico State University, unmanned aircraft are the next big transformation in the aviation industry. The military is already familiar with this technology. Automatic landing systems have been used for years to help pilots drop F-18 aircraft on to the narrow landing strips on top of aircraft carriers. Already, we are in an era when planes are flown by just two pilots, when it was around five pilots a few decades ago. In the near future increasing automation will mean that number drops to one. And then the next stage could see planes piloted from the ground, like military and scientific craft. Would you get on a plane like that? Post your comments!
Today in the News:
– The first working plastic gun, made entirely with a 3-D printer, will soon be available for anyone!
– Porsche unveils the 911 Turbo and Turbo S
– and Pilotless passenger planes prepare for take-off
A Texas based libertarian group, called Defense Distributed, says it has manufactured the first working plastic gun, made entirely with a 3-D printer — and the weapon would dodge metal detection. The group said it had manufactured the hard-plastic handgun — which it dubbed “The Liberator” — using a Dimension SST printer from the company Stratasys. Using pliable materials, 3-D printers can create solid objects by following digital blueprints. The Liberator fires standard .380-caliber handgun rounds. Defense Distributed was also so kind to announce, that it would release its blueprint online, so that anybody can print themselves a gun. So now a legislation has been proposed, to amend a ban on “undetectable weapons” to refer to any gun, magazine or firearm component, that would not be picked up by walk-through metal detectors.
Very exciting news for you car lovers out there, as the Porsche 911 is adding two new members to its growing family tree. The 911 Turbo and Turbo S deliver up to 560-horsepower and a top speed of 198 mph. With acceleration to rival the best from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin and even Bugatti, this ultimate Porsche goes on sale later this year. The top speed for the Turbo and Turbo S is listed at 196 and 198 mph. The cabin of the 911 Turbo and Turbo S has also been upgraded. Heavily-bolstered sport seats and a powerful Bose stereo system will keep you cosy and entertained when blasting down the Autobahn, or the West Side Highway.
The captain’s greeting speech on the plane that we are all so used to, might soon become a thing of the past, thanks to a new generation of robotic, passenger aircraft, that will take to the skies by themselves. According to Doug Davis, director of the unmanned aircraft program at New Mexico State University, unmanned aircraft are the next big transformation in the aviation industry. The military is already familiar with this technology. Automatic landing systems have been used for years to help pilots drop F-18 aircraft on to the narrow landing strips on top of aircraft carriers. Already, we are in an era when planes are flown by just two pilots, when it was around five pilots a few decades ago. In the near future increasing automation will mean that number drops to one. And then the next stage could see planes piloted from the ground, like military and scientific craft. Would you get on a plane like that? Post your comments!