Luxury amphibious vehicle

For those of you who has a deep pockets and get bored with a collection of luxury cars, it would not hurt if you try to have one of these amphibious vehicles.

Chicago-based

Mercier-Jones, the world's first supercraft. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1oPp2uY)

start up hovercraft manufacturers, Mercier-Jones offering their new hybrid supercraft product, that has an unusual look as a hovercraft in general is merely pugnacious and "uncomfortable" impressed. Even with its design, this hovercraft can be regarded as the amphibious vehicle's Bugatti.

The supercraft equipped with a powerful 60 hp engine combined with two electric motors that are powered by lithium-ion batteries, Mercier-Jones Supercraft able to spewed a total power up to 102 hp.

Mercier-Jones Supercraft can be regarded as the amphibious vehicle's Bugatti. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1nRyxNL)

It able to traverse any terrain, including land, ice, sand, water and even all terrain conditions that exist among them with a smooth and comfortable, this supercraft will certainly provide a new driving sensation for you.

The supercraft made of sporting carbon fibre body panels affixed to a still chromium alloy frame. Its open cockpit features two seats in tandem and carries an Android OS instrument panel complete with Bluetooth, on-board WiFi, navigation, and heated seats. Its interior is accented with wood inlays.

It is about the length of a Range Rover Evoque and the height of a Ferrari 458 Italia (or L x W x H = 4,318 mm x 2,159 mm x 1,219 mm) and a weight of 318 kg, the vehicle runs at a distance of 193 km at an average speed of 64.37 kph and sold at a price of U.S. $75,000 per unit. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MERCIER-JONES | THESCOUTLIFE]

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TVR's lightweight battle-axe sports car

Indeed, its name is not as popular as Ascari or Morgan, but this UK sports car which is no less stunning than the other sports cars. With a super sporty body design and backed by a 4.0-liter straight-six engine that capable of producing power of 380 horsepower, this car deserves to be admired and feared.

TVR Sagaris. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1yzDG0u)

TVR Sagaris also has a fairly light weight because it uses a fiberglass body so it is not surprising that this car has incredible speed. In just 3.7 seconds the sports car is capable of racing up to 100 kph and at the highest gear Sagaris capable of racing up to speeds of 290 kph.

The TVR Sagaris is a sports car designed and built by the British manufacturer TVR in their factory in Blackpool, Lancashire. And the sports car made its debut at the MPH03 Auto Show in 2003. The pre-production model was then shown at the 2004 Birmingham Motorshow.

Interior view of TVR Sagaris. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1nhfRIg)

The car's name comes from the sagaris, the Greek name of a lightweight battle-axe used by the Scythians which was feared for its ability to penetrate the armor of their enemies. The car was designed by Graham Browne and Lee Hodgetts.

The straight-six engine of a Sagaris. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1rvsyhS)

In 2005 the production model was released for public sale at TVR dealerships around the world. Based on the TVR T350, the Sagaris was designed with endurance racing in mind. Several design features of the production model lend themselves to TVR's intentions to use the car for such racing.

Left side view of TVR Sagaris. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1yzDG0u)

The multitude of air vents, intake openings and other features on the bodywork allow the car to be driven for extended periods of time on race tracks with no modifications required for cooling and ventilation. The final production model came with several variations from the pre-production show models e.g. the vents on the wings are not cut out, different wing mirrors, location of the fuel filler and bonnet hinges. There are other subtle differences as well.

Rear three quarter of TVR Sagaris. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1yzDG0u)

In 2008, TVR unveiled the Sagaris 2, which was designed to replace the original Sagaris. In the prototype revealed, there were minor changes to the car including a revised rear fascia and exhaust system, and modifications to the interior.

Rear view of TVR Sagaris. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1nCURpy)

There is no other car on earth that looks so intimidating as the TVR Sagaris. With a slash here, the curve there, and exhaust protruding from the side like a deadly missile launchers, TVR Sagaris is one of the most frightening car behind or in front of you.

TVS sports car is rumored to be back in the sports car market with a new model next year, after revived by a company based in the UK. TVR's new boss, Les Edgar said it would develop a new vehicle that may be present in 2015. As reported by autoevolution on Friday, June 28, 2013.

In addition, Les Edgar also said it also was thinking about the new edition of the Sagaris, but no decision has been made​​. "We could do both. We have not made ​​a decision further. If it was not, we can also present a new model Sagaris within a year from now., But chances are we will first create a new TVR," Edgar said, adding that the TVR will be more affordable than a regular sports car. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOEVOLUTION ]

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Future Spaceship design

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), an US military research division which engaged in the development of defense technology reveals the Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program. This program is making a new spaceship that is more efficient.

DARPA's XS-1, the design of future spacecraft. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1qMw4Dh)

Design concept aircraft has been shown through a video on YouTube. Visible spaceship with elongated capsules fitted a pair of wings. In the video length is 31 seconds, the new spaceship carrying a satellite to be released in space. Then, the plane returned to Earth for landing like an airplane in general.

As qouted from Gizmodo on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, the XS-1 program presents unmanned space fleet that can be flown from Earth and put a small satellite in space. Reportedly, the XS-1 fleet to fly 10 times in 10 days and can be bolted to the speed of Mach 10+.

This program will reduce the cost of carrying out the space to be less than U.S. $5 million per single flight times. DARPA has given major contracts Phase 1 of the XS-1 for three well-known companies such as The Boeing Company, Masten Space Systems and Northrop Grumman Corporation. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | GIZMODO]

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NASA discovered a mysterious object on Mars

Recently NASA's Curiosity, a rover robot that placed in Mars capture an image of iron meteorite in the land of the red planet. NASA named the mysterious object with the name of Lebanon.

The Lebanon meteorite found by Curiosity. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1zOO9qu)

As reported by The Register on Thursday, July 17, 2014, the Lebanon meteorite found by the Curiosity seemed buried in the Martian sand. The robot which is worth billions of dollars, managed to capture an meteorite image with a width of two meters on May 25, 2014.

To take the picture, Curiosity rely on nuclear energy-based technologies, called Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam). This NASA robot also utilizes Mast Camera (Mastcam) to determine the color and contrast levels on a meteorite body.

Latest, NASA is studying and analyzing the material forming the iron meteorite. "The pictur shows the angle-shaped cavity on the surface of the stone. One possible explanation is that this object is generated from a special joint erosion in the metal crystal boundary stone," said NASA scientist.

Furthermore, scientists say, the cavity in this meteorite contains olivine crystals, which can be found on a rare type of meteorite called 'pallasites'. In 2005, NASA's Opportunity similar meteorite ever found lying on the sand dunes of Mars. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | THE REGISTER]

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The first Filipino supercar

So far, the Southeast Asia countries known as supercar customers, but the other story comes from the Philippines.

Aurelio is 2-door sport coupe and claimed as the first Filipino supercar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1t6cQda)

In May 2014 Factor Aurelio Automobile (FAA), a local company founded by two young Philippines engineers has been displaying their first supercar concept named Aurelio in the biggest local auto show, Trans Sport Show 2014.

Now, the production version has been completed and claimed to be a first Filipino supercar, or it could also be the first in Southeast Asia. The FAA was founded by Kevin Factor, a 21-year-old engineering student and Aurelio Brendan, the owner of Pacita Fibertech (a local car custom manufacturing).

Front view of Aurelio supercar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1oKicXE)

Their 2-door sport coupe armed with either a Mitsubishi 4G63T 2.0 liter turbo intercooled DOHC 16-valve engine or a Honda B16A DOHC VTEC 16-valve motor. By adopting a similar design of European supercar. The aerodynamic factors make angled and flat appearance to pursue a lower center of gravity. Further, the biggest advantage of this supercar design derived from the lightweight handmade chassis.

Right side view of Aurelio supercar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1t6cQda)

Many components of the supercar using fiberglass reinforced plastic and carbon fiber. And Aurelio supercar adopts scissor doors, a VR4 front & rear suspension setup and sits on 18-inch Rota alloy wheels.

Rear three quarter of Aurelio supercar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1oKicXE)

"We were only planning to make 10 units, so the value of this car can be maintained. If we produce more, the car will lose value because it is not unique anymore," said Factor to Top Gear Philippines at the auto show. FAA predicts, that Aurelio supercar price is approximately 1.6 million pesos, or about Rp. 428 million.

Until now there has been no official statement about the car performance data. But according to many people, for the supercar level, the engine choice does not seem too powerfull. But when looked from the specification, the Aurelio was similar to Lotus Exige, the British nimble sports car, which rely on an optimal combination of a lightweight body with a small engine or as a supercar although a four-cylinder engine doesn't sound overly impressive and the design sends out a bit of a kit car vibe with some Italian influences. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | WORLDCARFANS]

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Scientists say, Discovery of Extraterrestrial life within reach

Scientists of U.S. space agency or National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said the chances of finding life outside Earth more closely than ever. At a panel discussion which held on Monday, July 14, 2014, several leading NASA scientists describe the agency roadmap to find life and look back at the discoveries that paved the way to it.

While NASA continues to search for life in the solar system, for example, on Mars and on Jupiter's ice moon and Saturn, the panel focused on the search for life beyond the solar system.

Charles Bolden, a former astronaut and NASA Administrator, who opened the discussion by saying "in a very broad universe infinite, impossible just his own man."

One of the major advances in the discovery of the world outside the solar system is the Kepler Space Telescope, which was launched in 2009. Important tool in expanding knowledge of exo planets or planets orbiting stars outside the solar system. This telescope has found most of the 5,000 potential exo planet, 1,700 of them have been confirmed.

Drawing of how exoplanet ‘PH2 b’ might look from its moon. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1ncUeJ4)

Kepler discovery has led scientists to conclude that there may be billions of planets in the galaxy.

A major step in finding extraterrestrial life is a potential satellite launch which conducted a survey of exo planets that transit in 2017, the James Webb Space Telescope in 2018 and Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope - Telescope Focused on Astrophysics at the beginning of the next decade.

These tools will allow scientists to determine if a planet has exo atmospheric water vapor or carbon dioxide and atmospheric chemicals More.. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | VOA NEWS]

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The combination of Cream and Candy Colors for Indians 2015

Indian Motorcycle provide a preview of 2015 models. Interestingly, some types adopt a combination of two colors, referring to the classic model of the first iconic United States motorcycle products in the past. Used as the main color is Cream, combined with bright candy colors.

Indian Chieftain 2015 dual tone colour. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1sqByHL)

Indians will feature an overview of the new colors in the 2014 Vintage Motorcycle Days in Lexington, Ohio, this weekend. The two-tone color promised would incorporate elements of classic motorcycles with 21st century technology.

2014 Indian Chief models character are known to have great torque and superb control will be maintained for the various of 2015 models. This is thanks to the Thunder Stroke 111 engine is characterized by fierce and sand-cast aluminum frame technology.

Indian Chief Vintage 2015 dual tone colour. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1sqByHL)

Detail information of 2015 models, including features and pricing will be announced August 2, 2014. And models with a combination of the two colors will be applied to the model Chief Classic, Chief Vintage, and Chieftain, more detail exhibited once the product demo at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, August 2-9, 2104 in Sturgis, South Dakota.

The following models will receive two-tone colors:

- Red and Black for the Chief Classic, Chief Vintage, and Chieftain

- Red and Cream for Chief Vintage, and Chieftain

- Green and Cream for Chief Vintage

- Blue and Cream for Chieftain

European consumers have to wait longer for a model with a combination of two colors. Indian Motorcycles will do a preview at the European Bike Week, which is held yearly in Faaker See, Austria, September 2 to 7, 2014. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MOTORCYCLE]

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