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Human Powered Helicopter

Tech · Technology · 2004-08-06 15:00 · posted by michael · from the ejection-seat-not-included dept. · 209 comments

marcopo writes "In response to a 24 year old prize challenge from the American Helicopter Society, a number of engineering students at the University of British Columbia have designed a human powered helicopter. The prize requirements are 3 minutes flight at 3 meters, with only human power, and the team, led by UBC's Mike Georgallis, plans a test flight next Tuesday. The Vancouver Sun also has the story."
Superconducting DNA

Science · Science · 2001-01-13 11:54 · posted by michael · from the short-circuit dept. · 70 comments

Mr_Dyqik writes "Alik Kasumov of the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides in France and co-workers have shown that DNA molecules act as ohmic conductors above 1K and that below this temperature they can superconduct. This could allow the creation of self assembling superconducting circuits. (A Y Kasumov et al 2001 Science 291 280). The story is on PhysicsWeb."