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The CSIRO has claimed a world record for the highest temperatures ever recorded using solar energy to generate "supercritical" steam at its solar thermal test plant in Newcastle, Australia. This achievement is touted as a breakthrough for solar energy production.
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ScienceFocusing high-powered lasers isn't easy. A powerful laser distorts the mirror, throwing the beam off and spreading it out uselessly. To combat this, Fraunhofer is developing a lens that can compensate for heating and other distortion factors to keep lasers focused on target.
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For those who must tear themselves away from gazing into the mirror in order to take a selfie, iStrategyLabs has come up with a solution. SELFIE is a mirror that takes a snap of the user and shares it to Twitter. It is at once a nifty implementation of technology and a humorous comment on society.
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Toshiba's "smart mirror" concept from CES 2014 makes a number of Hollywood science fiction computer systems a reality, but still seems like something from a distant future.
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What lives in the desert, changes color throughout the day, and gets its power from sustainable energy sources? That would be the chameleon-like Lucid Stead, by artist Phillip K Smith III.
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There’s no doubt that using a rear-view mirror makes it safer to cycle on public roads. That said, some riders may feel that a bike-mounted mirror is just one more bit of handlebar clutter. The RearViz mirror offers an alternative – it mounts on the rider’s arm.
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A prototype driver's side car mirror utilizes progressive optics to eliminate the blind spot with little distortion.
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ScienceInnovations Foresight has introduced an on-axis guiding accessory for astrophotography that uses a cold mirror to separate a visible image from a near-infrared image for guiding.
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The CyFy WristView bracelet gives you a bicycle rear-view mirror at the turn of a wrist.
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The Isoteko bicycle helmet mirror is designed to be unobtrusive and good-looking.
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Audi’s digital rear-view mirror, which made its debut in the R18 e-tron Quattro and R18 ultra race cars at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, is set to enter small scale production at the end of this year in the Audi R8 e-tron.
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ScienceNASA researchers are trying a "Scotch tape" design to build larger, more affordable X-ray telescope mirrors.
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