Coldfusion

E-bike future whirrs and buzzes towards us – The Times

I wonder how many people today remember Project Ginger? It was 2001 and somebody had invented something very important, but almost nobody knew what. “If enough people see the machine you won’t have to convince them to architect cities around it. It’ll just happen,” said Steve Jobs of Apple, an early backer. “IT’S GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD BUT WHAT IS IT?” ran a typical headline. Theories abounded, each more optimistic than the last. Cold fusion? Teleportation? A computer printer that actually worked? After months of hype, this new humanity-saving invention turned out only to be the Segway, a sort of stand-up balance scooter that it was apparently impossible to fall off. Then George W Bush famously fell off one. Having failed to change the Source link

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Flash Theory Reveals New Killer Is Arrowverse Fans’ Oldest Villain Wish

According to a new theory, The Flash season 8’s serial killer mystery is about to grant Arrowverse fans their oldest villain wish by turning Eddie Thawne into a DC Comics villain. Going all the way back to season 1 when Rick Cosnett’s character was still alive, there were theories that he would evolve into Cobalt Blue, one of many powerful villains in Barry Allen’s rogues’ gallery. Even after Eddie’s death in the finale, speculation persisted that The Flash would eventually find a way to move in this direction. If the latest Cobalt Blue theory is true, the character could be linked to Central City’s newest threat. The Flash season 8, episode 8, titled “The Fire Next Time”, saw Barry try to solve two murders in an effort to exonerate the Hotness. In the end, he was able… Source link

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I lost part of myself as a new mum – so returning to the slopes was about more than just a holiday

Still feeling sick to my stomach, I strapped on my skis and boarded the Solaise Express gondola with Ed. The sun was shining, the snow glittering and Val d’Isère positively fizzing with springtime energy. As we gained altitude and the mountains started to reveal themselves in their full glory, I received a message from Clare with a photograph of a slumbering Amalia and my nausea abated. By the time we had skied a couple of runs, I started to gulp down deep breaths of crisp air as the mountains peeled back layer upon layer of parental worries and mental load. Ed pointed out that this was the first time in nearly a year that the two of us were alone together and doing something other than sleeping, working or doing housework. I’m fortunate to have a husband who shows remarkable… Source link

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‘The Saint’ Teased a Great Franchise (And Why It Never Arrived)

Phillip Noyce’s “The Saint” (1997) begins with an opening scene so dreadful, it’s (to use the film’s favorite word) a “miracle” that it eventually does improve itself. We meet a little boy in an orphanage, who defies his abusive guardians, declares his name to be Simon Templar and commits an act of rebellion that leads to tragedy. This Dickensian start, both off-putting and cutesy, like a music-free adaptation of “Oliver!,” gets this off to a rotten start. The film finds its way once lead Val Kilmer takes over the lead as Templar and carries the film. In a similar way, this TV show adaptation provided Kilmer with an opportunity for career course correction. “Batman Forever” (1995) was the biggest hit of its year and a commercial breakthrough for Kilmer,… Source link

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Taiga’s All-Electric Nomad Snowmobile Is a True Trailblazer – Robb Report

In the dead of winter, a place like Stowe, Vt., is traditionally hell for electric vehicles. Frigid temperatures dramatically slow down a battery’s internal chemical reaction necessary for performance, and, as a result, both power and range take a beating. Yet here I am, blasting down a Green Mountain State trail in February, full send, on a Taiga—the world’s first all-electric production snowmobile. Named after the moniker for subarctic conifer forests, the Taiga offers plenty of output and little range anxiety. Has Taiga made some breakthrough in battery technology to make this possible? Is it cold fusion? Black magic? Nope. It’s all just owed to a few sled-enthusiasts with a novel engineering solution. The all-electric Taiga Nomad snowmobile. 

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The World’s First Production EV Snowmobile Is on the Right Track – Robb Report

In the dead of winter, a place like Stowe, Vt., is traditionally hell for electric vehicles. Frigid temperatures dramatically slow down a battery’s internal chemical reaction necessary for performance, and, as a result, both power and range take a beating. Yet here I am, blasting down a Green Mountain State trail in February, full send, on a Taiga—the world’s first all-electric production snowmobile. Named after the moniker for subarctic conifer forests, the Taiga offers plenty of output and little range anxiety. Has Taiga made some breakthrough in battery technology to make this possible? Is it cold fusion? Black magic? Nope. It’s all just owed to a few sled-enthusiasts with a novel engineering solution. The all-electric Taiga Nomad snowmobile. 

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Taiga’s Nomad, the World’s Only All-Electric Production Snowmobile, Shows Why It’s a True Trailblazer

In the dead of winter, a place like Stowe, Vt., is traditionally hell for electric vehicles. Frigid temperatures dramatically slow down a battery’s internal chemical reaction necessary for performance, and, as a result, both power and range take a beating. Yet here I am, blasting down a Green Mountain State trail in February, full send, on a Taiga—the world’s first all-electric production snowmobile. Named after the moniker for subarctic conifer forests, the Taiga offers plenty of output and little range anxiety. Has Taiga made some breakthrough in battery technology to make this possible? Is it cold fusion? Black magic? Nope. It’s all just owed to a few sled-enthusiasts with a novel engineering solution. More from Robb Report The all-electric Taiga Nomad snowmobile. – Credit:… Source link

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The Arrowverse May Have Spoiled Flash Season 8’s Serial Killer Identity Twist

Because of a casting report, the Arrowverse may have already spoiled a big twist with The Flash season 8’s new metahuman serial killer mystery. Warning: Spoilers for The Flash season 8, episode 8 The Arrowverse may have spoiled the identity of The Flash’s mysterious serial killer. The Flash season 8, episode 8, titled “The Fire Next Time” kicked off a new arc that appears to be focused on a new metahuman threat that’s emerged in Central City. Right now, Team Flash has no idea who they’re up against or what they want. For most of the episode, Team Flash and the police acted under the false assumption that the Hotness, a one-time villain from The Flash season 4, was the killer they were looking for. He had a motive for both… Source link

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Everything You Missed in “The Fire Next Time”

Last week on The Flash, Barry revealed his identity as The Flash to Central City Police Captain Kramer, forging a partnership between the speedster and law enforcement as well as gave her a way to contact him so that they could better help people. This week, with Goldface back in custody things are back to normal in Central City, but a new crime and subsequent investigation will lead to those closest to Barry to question his objectivity about a murder suspect while, at the Citizen Media, Allegra is given a professional opportunity that presents her with her own challenges. With The Flash recently renewed for Season 9, Season 8 of the long running The CW series is in full swing this week, but if you missed out on tonight’s episode, “The Fire Next Time”, don’t worry…. Source link

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Professor Hanington’s Speaking of Science: Russian polywater hoax | Lifestyles

GARY HANINGTON Back in 2009 I started an article on the Polywater fiasco but never really got around to finishing it. Now that Russia is in the news these days, I pulled up the old file and thought maybe it’s time to detail the story of bad science running amok. Consider it, if you will, along with the likes of the Cardiff Giant, N-Rays, and powering our homes with cold fusion; the entire episode can be condensed to a great example of “the science of things that ain’t so” and it goes something like this: In 1961, the Soviet physicist Nikolai Fedyakin was employed at the Technological Institute of Kostroma, Russia, an old city on the Volga River 200 miles northeast of Moscow. While thousands of Soviet scientists were busy working on the… Source link

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