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an experiment able to capture both natures of light at the same time

an experiment able to capture both natures of light at the same time

via The first ever photograph of light as both a particle and wave.

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BBC News – World’s first lagoon power plants unveiled in UK

Plans to generate electricity from the world’s first series of tidal lagoons have been unveiled in the UK.

The six lagoons – four in Wales and one each in Somerset and Cumbria – will capture incoming and outgoing tides behind giant sea walls, and use the weight of the water to power turbines.

A £1bn Swansea scheme, said to be able to produce energy for 155,000 homes, is already in the planning system.

Energy Secretary Ed Davey says he wants to back the project.

The cost of generating power from the Swansea project will be very high, but the firm behind the plan says subsequent lagoons will be able to produce electricity much more cheaply.

It says the series of six lagoons could generate 8% of the UK’s electricity for an investment of £30bn.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31682529

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How many balloons does it take to stop a bullet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlZRnpyZjBE

Great video.  Myth busted.

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Visualisation of a 500km asteroid hitting the Earth.

Evidence shows an asteroid this size and subsequent devastation has hit the Earth at least 6 times in the past.

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Hyperloop Construction Starts Next Year With the First Full-Scale Track | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2015/02/construction-hyperloop-track-starts/

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World’s first grid-connected wave power station switched on in Australia – ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/world-s-first-grid-connected-wave-power-station-switched-on-in-australia