Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm f1.8

Source: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Just to clear things up for some people: The focal length of a lens has no impact whatsoever regarding "flattening" of a photo or anything related to that. What makes a portrait "flat" is the distance to the subject. People equate focal length to s ...
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Cosmic revelations

Source: Economist

THIS has been a busy week for space buffs. First, SpaceX, a company founded by Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal, an internet-payments firm, successfully launched its Dragon space capsule into orbit on May 22nd. Now, three days l ...
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To boost chicken output, listen to clucks

Source: Futurity

Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology say that could be valuable information. Poultry is the top agricultural product in the state, with an estimated annual impact of nearly $20 billion statewide. There is industry concern about the welfa ...
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2013 BMW 7 Series Gets Face-Lift, Powertrain Enhancements

Source: Edmunds Inside Line

BMW has updated its flagship 7 Series sedans for model year 2013. Powertrain improvements and a revised exterior are among the enhancements. An eight-speed Steptronic automatic transmission is standard across the range. WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey — BMW ...
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Source: Sail World

A little under 10 years ago, I first started seeing some sensationally cool sailing gear that was adorned with this fantastic Z. It certainly reminded me of Zorro slashing his moniker into all and sundry and apart from looking c ...
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Source: environmental-expert.com

One of the tools to measure the surface temperature of an object without contact is the radiation thermometer that measures the dose of infrared rays emitted from the surface of the object. HORIBA's radiation thermom ...
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Cirrus Logic and NXP Semiconductors Look to Take Advantage of Swiftly Growing Smartphone Market

Source: MarketWire

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - May 25, 2012) - Semiconductor stocks have posted some impressive gains as the demand for mobile devices is rapidly growing. The Industry has shifted from one focused on personal computers to one dominated b ...
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Source: Seeking Alpha

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Source: India Talkies

Washington, May 25: Scientists have developed a revolutionary microchip that can transmit large volumes of data at ultra-high speeds of 2 Gigabits per second, which would be 1,000 times faster than Bluetooth. With this new microchip, da ...
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