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Bremont flies high

Boeing, the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturer, has announced a collaboration with boutique-sized British brand Bremont on a once-in-a-lifetime watchmaking project that is part of Boeing’s centenary celebrations in 2016. Three years in the planning, Boeing made sure it was up … Continue reading →

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The Explosive Evolution That Took Rocket Cars and Trains to Space Flight

One night in the spring of 1914, what appeared to be an impossibly large comet whizzed through the skies over Innsbruck, the capital city of Tyrol in western Austria. It terrified the locals; it was too big and too low … Continue reading →

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IoT Sprinkler Taps the Cloud

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Steve Fernholz looked out the window of his Seattle home and got an idea for an Internet of Things startup. “I was watching the way my mom was watering the trees on my behalf, and I … Continue reading →

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Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Hopes of Finding Wreckage Dashed as Objects …

Hopes of finding the missing wreckage of Malaysia flight MH370 have been dashed once more, as objects retrieved by a Chinese ship were found to be nothing but floating waste. The items were recovered from the Southern Indian Ocean by … Continue reading →

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TECH NOW: Get a desk that can stand with you

The Stir Kinetic Desk(Photo: Stir) Have you heard — sitting is the new smoking? It’s true, and while we’re slouching in our office chairs, sitting for anywhere from 50% to 70% of our waking lives, our bodies are suffering. This … Continue reading →

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Why a Boeing 777 costs $320 million

First 777F Freighter takes off on a B-1 Flight K64503-03.(Photo: Boeing) The Malaysian Airlines plane that has disappeared on a scheduled flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing is a 777-200ER from Boeing (BA). The 777 family of planes itself is … Continue reading →

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Slideshow, Focus 2014 Part 2: How the mid-valley changed the world

A generation ago, the American office was a noisy place, where dot-matrix impact printers pounded out documents with a mechanical clatter that could rattle your molars. Only one typeface was available — usually Courier. All the letters were the same … Continue reading →

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