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Burt Rutan’s Boomerang and his retirement.
The Rutan Boomerang is striking, not only in its appearance, but also its performance. It has been around for quite awhile and it still is very popular. Read more about this incredible aircraft here. The aircraft in the background is also a Rutan design, the Williams V Jet-II.
Unfortunately, Burt Rutan has retired. However, his last project is quite interesting as well. Read more about it here
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Weekly Staff Picks, December 18, 2011
Here our staff picks. We have some really interesting links for you this week. One is even art from a scientist.
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act on Wikipedia America Invents Act summary on Wikipedia - a must read for anyone interested in inventing, patenting, or using inventions. - Evan
Engadget & Stratolaunch.com Paul Allen is backing another space vehicle launch system with Scaled Composites. - Gregg
MIT News A one trillionth of a second shutter speed camera to photograph individual photons from a laser beam. - Gregg
How to Start the First Night of Hanukkah This is from 2010, but still relevant today. - Anon
Flight Opportunities Working on technology that’s beyond this world? NASA is now providing opportunities for you to get it tested! - Evan
Stratasys video about animations using the Stratasys 3D printers. - Brandon
Jon Hiller works with “digital materials” - writing software and making 3D printers that can build shapes out of discrete bits (small spheres), but he’s also a great guitarist and has made carbon fiber acoustic guitars. - Evan
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