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...hadrosaur's vertebrae are spaced 10 mm apart, making the animal longer than thought. 2 The hind legs are 25% larger than once believed. 3 Its overall bigger size means it probably could run faster too, up to 28 m.p.h.--about the speed of an African elephant...
...mechanical calculators and compasses, Panerai created a prototype watch able to withstand the extreme conditions naval usage would subject it to. In 1938, the Radiomir, so named for the radium-based substance used to illuminate the dial, went into production exclusively for the Italian navy. It boasted a 47-mm diameter?practical for distinguishing numerals while diving in murky waters. Between that time and 1993, only 300 Panerai watches were made, each one for exclusive use by the Italian or Egyptian navies. In 1993, Panerai offered a limited number of the Radiomir's successor, Luminors?named for their...
...batteries are not only environmentally friendly but they're also cheap. Happonen says he will be able to sell his SoftBatterys for about a penny each once he hits mass production. Today's button batteries sell in bulk for about 20¢ each. Because the 0.4-mm-thin SoftBattery is made from paper, Enfucell can make sheets of the stuff and size them to specific applications. An average size would be about...
...aboard the V-22 is wanting. BAE Systems has been investing in the development of a remotely aimed gun that could be slung from the V-22's belly and installed starting in about a year, BAE officials say. The gun, which could range in size from 7.62 mm (the size of the current gun) to .50-cal. (the size Jones wanted) would protrude from the V-22's belly, just forward of the swiveling gun. A V-22 crew member located in the passenger compartment would fire the gun, based on the video images displayed, with a hand-held...
...arresting monks. At Ngwe Kyar Yan, a monastery famed for its leadership role in the 1988 uprising, the floors are puddled with blood and the thin dormitory walls perforated with what Burmese call "rubber bullets." They are actually ball-bearings with a thin rubber coating, shot from a 40-mm cartridge. A direct hit at close range can take out eyes, crack skulls, stop hearts...