British automotive manufacturer McLaren Automotive has launched the new 2013 12C Spider sports car, which is the open roof variant of the company's MP412C sports car. According to the car maker, the new sports car is powered by ...
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Yushu, a remote county in the depths of northwestern China's Qinghai Province, used to be two days' drive from the nearest airport in the provincial capital Xining. As the source of China's three major rivers, center of Kham Tibetan ...
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German luxury car maker BMW has unveiled the new Zagato Roadster, developed in collaboration with Italian coachbuilder Zagato, at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance event in California, US. According to carmaker, the new ...
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British car manufacturer Bentley Motors, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, is planning to debut its new Continental GT Speed coupe and the EXP 9 F luxury SUV concept at the upcoming 2012 Pebble Beach Concours D’elegance in California, US. ...
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Infiniti, the luxury vehicle brand of the Japanese carmaker Nissan, is planning to unveil the Emerg-e electric sports car concept at the upcoming 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance event to be held in California, US. The electric ...
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Crowdsourced funding website Kickstarter,which lists projects that are seeking financial backing,has expanded to the UK. The site,which operates on a 5%commission on each successful pledge,has raised more than$340m in the US,where it was ...
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Don Stookey knew he had botched the experiment.One day in 1952,the Corning Glass Works chemist placed a sample of photosensitive glass inside a furnace and set the temperature to 600 degrees Celsius.At some point during the run,a faulty ...
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There are many names for lighting devices used in theatres and concert halls, including lighting unit, lighting instrument, light fitting, lighting fixture, luminaire and lantern. These terms are all synonymous and refer to a complete ...
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Giorgio Armani 2013 spring summer men silhouette is a natural,slightly elongated one,with four or six buttons and with unstructured,unpadded shoulders.The jackets are paired with pleated trousers–the pleats create a softness around ...
In case you missed this year's Dwell on Design–Dwell Outdoor Exhibition,here is a photo tour of who was there and what they were exhibiting.The talk of the town was the CasaBubble,the G-Pod and Airstream's new travel trailer. ...
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Lighting instruments Main article: Stage lighting instrument In the context of lighting design, a lighting instrument (also called a luminaire) is a device that produces controlled lighting as part of the effects a lighting designer brings ...
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Lighting instruments Main article: Stage lighting instrument In the context of lighting design, a lighting instrument (also called a luminaire) is a device that produces controlled lighting as part of the effects a lighting designer ...
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Lighting instruments can be broadly separated into two categories: floodlights, which illuminate a wide area, and spotlights (sometimes known as profiles), which produce a narrower, more controllable light beam. The distinction has to do ...
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Lighting instruments can be broadly separated into two categories: floodlights, which illuminate a wide area, and spotlights (sometimes known as profiles), which produce a narrower, more controllable light beam. The distinction has to do ...
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There are physiological disadvantages to HID auto headlamps that do not exist with glowing-filament lamps. Probably the biggest issue is HID headlamps' significantly worse color rendering index (CRI), which is in the high-60s to ...
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