Wednesday, 1 May 2019

A company has created an indestructible metal 3D printed guitar

A company has created an indestructible metal 3D printed guitar

Do you have that one band member that is constantly trying to look badass and smash their guitar on stage by throwing it into their amp? Or are they just challenged and continually drop it at every show because they refuse to use strap locks? Well, fear no more. A company called Sandvik has created an unsmashable guitar using a range of cutting-edge techniques to ensure its strength. The guitar is made from a mix of recycled steel and titanium powder to make it super solid.
Read more: https://www.rawmusictv.com/article/amp/2019/A-company-has-created-an-indestructible-metal-3D-printed-guitar?source=Snapzu

Prepare for Earth to be hit by a meteor in your lifetime, Nasa chief says

Prepare for Earth to be hit by a meteor in your lifetime, Nasa chief says

Dangerous asteroids flying past Earth are not rare, and more meteor strikes happen than the public is aware of, the head of Nasa has said. At the International Academy of Astronautics’ Planetary Defence Conference on Monday, Nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine said: “I wish I could tell you these events are exceptionally unique … but they’re not.” He said more work is now underway to protect our planet from the impact of meteor strikes.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/meteor-strike-asteroid-nasa-earth-space-a8892411.html?source=Snapzu

Facebook Messenger app coming to Mac later this year

Facebook Messenger app coming to Mac later this year

Facebook Messenger is coming to the Mac (and Windows) later this year. The company is set to announce the new app at its F8 conference at 1 PM ET, but tipped the hat slightly early thanks to a blog post published too soon. iGeneration first spotted the (now-removed) announcement. There isn’t much to go on right now apart from one screenshot of the Windows version of the app, which if you squint looks an awful lot like the Skype desktop app.
Read more: https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/30/facebook-messenger-coming-to-mac/?source=Snapzu

The People’s Emergency

The People’s Emergency

France’s Yellow Vest protests are the latest Western uprising against rule by technocratic insiders. By Christopher Caldwell.
Read more: https://newrepublic.com/article/153507/france-yellow-vests-uprising-emmanuel-macron-technocratic-insiders?source=Snapzu

Instagram could permanently remove the number of likes on posts in Canada

Instagram could permanently remove the number of likes on posts in Canada

Instagram said it will be testing out a new idea in Canada, in which it will remove the total number of
Read more: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/instagram-testing-likes-removal-canada-april-2019?fbclid=IwAR19xCK0cjTfwDK-SX_AkP6gcmZsYA0s-BHNdA6W5tq0nPzWyT-J14Ss090?source=Snapzu

Energizer’s 18,000mAh phone-battery monster is an Indiegogo flop

Energizer’s 18,000mAh phone-battery monster is an Indiegogo flop

The Energizer name figured prominently at Mobile World Congress this year, courtesy of a prototype Android smartphone that was about an inch thick, consisting mostly of a giant battery. The 18,000mAh Energizer Power Max P18K Pop was a preview of something Avenir Telecom, the company licensing the battery brand’s name for use on phones, wanted to mass-produce and bring to the market by this summer.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/4/30/18522236/energizer-huge-battery-phone-p18k-pro-indiegogo-price-fail?source=Snapzu

The moon may be made from a magma ocean that once covered Earth

The moon may be made from a magma ocean that once covered Earth

There are a number of theories about where the moon came from. Our best guess is that it was formed when the Earth was hit by a large object known as Theia. The impact threw up huge amounts of debris into orbit, which eventually coalesced to form the moon.
Read more: https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613448/the-moon-may-be-made-from-a-magma-ocean-that-once-covered-earth/?source=Snapzu

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