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Swimming Alongside Humpback Whales with Jem Cresswell

To see more of Jem’s underwater adventures, follow @jemcresswell on Instagram.

“I aim to transport the viewer to a familiar yet extraordinary world,” says underwater photographer Jem Cresswell (@jemcresswell). He bought his first underwater camera when he was 17 years old. “I was immediately addicted and intrigued with the new world it opened up. Fourteen years on, nothing has changed,” says Jem, who lives on the desert coastline of South Australia. “I strive to learn from my mistakes and evolve my craft. Photography is a constant evolution.” He is currently working on a new series of portraits of humpback whales and an ongoing project capturing thunderstorms shot from the sea in New South Wales. “The ocean covers almost 72 percent of the world’s surface, and I love that there is still so much to be discovered,” says Jem.

GearBest now has a WhatsApp deals Alert service.

1-How do I join the group? -Use the sign-up widget HERE - once you’ve added the group number to your phone, send it a WhatsApp message saying “START” 2-How many messages will I receive? -We send one daily message containing 3 deals & coupons, and $0.1, $0.99 deals are occasionally sent. 3-How safe is my data? -We’re using a third-party company for our database management and they, like us, take the safety of your data very seriously. You can opt out of broadcasts and delete your information easily at any time. Also, your contact information is not viewable within the group. To read the full FAQ, take a look here https://www.whatsbroadcast.com/en/datenschutz/ 4-How do I leave? -If you want to stop receiving alerts, you just send the WhatsApp group a message saying “STOP”. To opt out and delete your number, the message should read “DELETE ALL DATA”. 5-What happens if I reply to the message? Does the whole group see my response? -Nope, only the WhatsApp team will see your reply - they’ll get back to you if you have feedback or questions. 6-When will I start receiving messages? -Soon! You’ll receive an initial confirmation then once we have a nice sized group, you’ll start receiving alerts from us. 7-Why am I not receiving any messages? -Make sure you’ve signed up EXACTLY as we’ve explained above. If you have and still not received anything we’re sorry :( The group tech is handled by a third party so it’s difficult to find out the issue. We’ve reported it to WhatsBroadcast though and if there’s anything they can do, we’ll let you know!

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“Antikythera Mechanism” (via This Ancient Greek Astronomy Computer May Be 1,000 Years Ahead Of Its Time)

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A new way to watch

This update brings you a whole new way to watch Vine.

Our latest design introduces a “Watch” button that lets you kick back and see the story of a channel as Vines automatically play back to back.

People love to go through a channel or watch an account from start to finish. You can now do that with just the tap of a button, without having to manually scroll through individual posts. Check out Johnny McHone and Alona Forsythe for a couple examples.

When you’re on a user’s channel, you can tap “Posts” to choose how you want to view Vines: oldest to newest, newest to oldest, or by what’s popular. We recently introduced these options, and we recommend using them with this new viewing experience. Also, if you want to make a Vine loop as you’re watching, tap and hold it.

Get the update now on the App Store or Google Play.

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Reinventing the Wheel

Planning a trip to the Moon? Mars? You’re going to need good tires…

Exploration requires mobility. And whether you’re on Earth or as far away as the Moon or Mars, you need good tires to get your vehicle from one place to another. Our decades-long work developing tires for space exploration has led to new game-changing designs and materials. Yes, we’re reinventing the wheel—here’s why.

Wheels on the Moon

Early tire designs were focused on moving hardware and astronauts across the lunar surface. The last NASA vehicle to visit the Moon was the Lunar Roving Vehicle during our Apollo missions. The vehicle used four large flexible wire mesh wheels with stiff inner frames. We used these Apollo era tires as the inspiration for new designs using newer materials and technology to better function on a lunar surface.

Up springs a new idea

During the mid-2000s, we worked with industry partner Goodyear to develop the Spring Tire, an airless compliant tire that consists of several hundred coiled steel wires woven into a flexible mesh, giving the tires the ability to support high loads while also conforming to the terrain. The Spring Tire has been proven to generate very good traction and durability in soft sand and on rocks.

Spring Tires for Mars

A little over a year after the Mars Curiosity Rover landed on Mars, engineers began to notice significant wheel damage in 2013 due to the unexpectedly harsh terrain. That’s when engineers began developing new Spring Tire prototypes to determine if they would be a new and better solution for exploration rovers on Mars.

In order for Spring Tires to go the distance on Martian terrain, new materials were required. Enter nickel titanium, a shape memory alloy with amazing capabilities that allow the tire to deform down to the axle and return to its original shape.

These tires can take a lickin’

After building the shape memory alloy tire, Glenn engineers sent it to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Mars Life Test Facility. It performed impressively on the punishing track.

Why reinvent the wheel? It’s worth it.

New, high performing tires would allow lunar and Mars rovers to explore greater regions of the surface than currently possible. They conform to the terrain and do not sink as much as rigid wheels, allowing them to carry heavier payloads for the same given mass and volume. Also, because they absorb energy from impacts at moderate to high speeds, there is potential for use on crewed exploration vehicles which are expected to move at speeds significantly higher than the current Mars rovers.

Airless tires on Earth

Maybe. Recently, engineers and materials scientists have been testing a spinoff tire version that would work on cars and trucks on Earth. Stay tuned as we continue to push the boundaries on traditional concepts for exploring our world and beyond.  

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