BILL GATES PAID $30 MILLION FOR A DA VINCI MANUSCRIPT

What inspires a billionaire? In the case of Bill Gates, it’s a 500-year-old manuscript penned by Italian genius Leonardo da Vinci. And at $30.8 million, it was probably a bargain to the Microsoft founder, who considers it a priceless symbol of knowledge. Charlie Rose talks to Gates about the historic document — the world’s most valuable — for a 60 Minutes story to be broadcast Sunday, May 12 at 7 [...]

May 9th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: All | Leave a comment

Swarms of cyborg insect drones are future of military surveillance

The kinds of drones making the headlines daily are the heavily armed CIA and U.S. Army vehicles which routinely strike targets in Pakistan – killing terrorists and innocents alike.

But the real high-tech story of surveillance drones is going on at a much smaller level, as tiny remote controlled vehicles based on insects are already likely being deployed.

Over recent years a range of miniature drones, or micro air vehicles (MAVs), based [...]

June 20th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: All | Leave a comment

June 15 is Power of a Smile Day, Nature Photography Day, National Lobster Day, Go Fly a Kite Day:

Power of a Smile Day

One of the most famous and recognizable smiles hangs on a piece of uncut poplar board in the Louvre: Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.” Her smile has crept into pop culture, from Dan Brown’s book “The DaVinci Code,” a movie starring Julia Roberts, “Mona Lisa Smile” and the image itself has become a pop icon. Another famous smile is the bright [...]

June 15th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: All | Leave a comment