My Weekend with the new All-Electric Nissan Leaf

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Me standing next to the all-electric Nissan Leaf in La Jolla, CA

Futurist Thomas Frey:  I looked over at my clock and saw that it was 3:19 am, a time when most people would normally just roll over and fall back to sleep, but I was wide awake. And from past experience, I wouldn’t get tired again for 2-3 hours, so this was one of those crazy middle-of-the-night periods of free time where I could get something done, and my body didn’t really know I was awake. (Pics)

 

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FlyNano Electric Microlight You Don’t Need a License to Fly

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FlyNano

A radical new single-seat aircraft dubbed the FlyNano was unveiled at the Aero Friedrichshafen, Germany (April 13-16) byaviation consultant, flight designer and enthusiastic pilot Aki Suokas. You don’t even have to have a license to fly the single-seat fun flyer. It is made entirely of carbon fiber and weighs in at a mere 70kg.  The FlyNano takes off and lands on water. The FlyNano falls under the weight of what is considered to be a plane so you don’t have to worry about applying for a flying license in most parts of the world. (Pics)

 

 

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The Day of the Drone is Upon Us

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Futurist Thomas Frey:  Sometime over the coming months you can expect to see a version of the following help wanted ad:

“Help Wanted: Full-time aerial drone drivers needed to help manager our growing fleet of surveillance, delivery, and communication drones. We are also looking for drone repair techs, drone dispatchers, and drone salesmen.”

 

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Stunning Black and White Photography – Part 1

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Black and white photography has a “classic” photographic look.

All photography was originally monochrome, most of these photographs were black-and-white. Most forms of visual technology start out in black and white, then slowly evolve into color as technology progresses. Even after color film was readily available, black-and-white photography continued to dominate for decades, due to its lower cost and its “classic” photographic look. (photos)

 

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‘Scratching the Surface’ – Artist Scratches Giant Portraits Into Old Buildings using Acid and Bleach

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“Scratching the Surface”

Portuguese-born, London-based artist Vhils, aka Alexandre Farto, “Scratching the Surface” project is a collection of giant portraits on unremarkable and decaying buildings, not painted on but actually scratched into the plaster.  And it is spreading over Moscow, London, New York, Italy and Portugal. (photos)

 

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