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11.01.14

DARPA Creates First 1THz Computer Chip

DARPA has successfully taken the crown for the creation of the fastest solid state chip, clocked in at one terahertz, or in simpler terms; 1000 gigahertz. Don’t go looking for this chip in your next computer, DARPA will use the chip to create T-rays.

DARPA has been interested in terahertz chips for a long while now not so much for super-fast computers (though they are being looked at), but for creating radio waves in the sub-millimeter-wave terahertz range

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11.01.14

Modular Minimalism: 5-Part Kit to Create Infinite Furniture

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[ By WebUrbanist in Design & Furniture & Decor. ]

modular living room set

Beds, tables, shelves, chairs, couches and loveseats can be created in effectively any configuration using this series of essential elements in all sorts of stacks and arrays.

modular stacked furniture design

Created by Austrian designer Matthias Dornhofer, the FREI_RAUM (or: free room/space) system is primarily composed of cushions, wooden legs and plywood platforms as well as a single mobile light.

modular used as seating

modular bedroom configuration layout

Aligned in a row, cushioned platforms can create various seating arrangements or even a single-person bed with headboard and footboard. Placed vertically, the same platform elements become a shelving system.

modular playful furniture arrangements

modular infinite variety furniture

Given the ease of transforming the system, part of the fun is presumably being able to change a room on a whim without much thought, experimenting with various layouts or shifting things around for guests.

modular minimalist furniture system

modular furniture system complete

The pass-through pegs are set halfway into surfaces above (and/or below) provide additional stability and to obviate the need for connectors, at least in theory – in practice one has to wonder if there is some structural risk in the horizontal direction at these points of connection.

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11.01.14

Vizzywig 8xHD price tag now a very affordable $49.99

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Until a few months ago, your choices for shooting 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) video were to use a dedicated – and very expensive – 4K video camera or DSLR. Then in September, developer Michael Zaletel and his company i4Software released Vizzywig…

11.01.14

This Was the Very First Website In the US

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Stanford’s Linear Accelerator Laboratory operates the longest particle accelerator of its kind—it’s produced groundbreaking work in particle physics over the decades, as well as several Nobel prizes. But surprisingly, it also played a major role in the early web: By hosting the first web site in the US. It wasn’t much to look at, but that’s not important.