Hubble revealed a similar picture of the Star Wars lightsaber in the space

It seems the world is currently hit by an outbreak of the Star Wars movie. Coinciding with the release of the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" movie, the NASA's space telescope, Hubble taken amazing photograph of space landscape resembling "the double-bladed lightsaber".

Herbig-Haro Jet HH 24. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1mzo3pb)

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. 
 (Picture from: http://imagine-hawaii.com/)

It located in the center of the photo, in the dark dust that looks like a Jedi robe, a new star emit a twin-light into space like a birth announcement to the universe.

"Science fiction has inspired many generations of scientists and engineers, not to mention the Star Wars movie," said John Grunsfeld, an astronaut as well as officials at NASA Science Mission Directorate, as reported by ScienceDaily.

"Nothing is as powerful as the Hubble in bringing the motivation of science because of the space telescope uncover the mysteries of the universe."

The space lightsaber is not located in a far away galaxy, it is still in our galaxy, the Milky Way. It is in the basic turbulent birth of new stars known as Orion B, a complex molecular cloud that located 1,350 light years away.

When stars formed in the giant clouds of cold hydrogen molecular, some of the surrounding materials to collapse influenced by gravity and then formed a flattened disk that surrounds the new star.

Although later the planets would be frozen on the disc, the protostar's early rounds, it devoured the disc with an appetite like one of the Star Wars movie characters, Jabba.

Gas from the disc go into the star candidates and swallowed with gusto. Super hot material ejected from the star to the opposite directions in the axis of rotation of the star.

The boundary between the pressure caused by the explosion or "shock front" formed along the jets and heating the surrounding gas to thousands of degrees Fahrenheit.

Emanations then collide with gas and dust around and empty space, like the flow of water is sprayed to sweep the dunes. Shock front matted clump nebula and are collectively called Herbig-Haro objects (HH).

On the right side the cloaked star, a pair of light shoots is the new star that stands out and shows their lightsaber dim - including one that bore a tunnel through the clouds towards the upper right side of the image.

Overall, a handful of HH jets have been found in this region in the bright light, and the numbers are almost the same as the Hubble infrared observations.

These new stars are an ideal target for the next NASA's space telescope, James Webb, who will have a larger vision infrared waves to look further into the dust around stars that recently formed. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SCIENCEDAILY]

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Nazi SS chief Heinrich Himmler's Wanderer car goes up for sale

A World War II car used to carry Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Nazi SS to visit the death camps will soon be auctioned. The car was named Wanderer W11/1 is used to carry the SS head to camps in Auschwitz and Majdanek and the killing fields in Russia as he overwatched the genocide of Jews, gypsies, communists, and other enemies of the Third Reich.

A World War Two car (pictured) that was used to transport Nazi chief Heinrich Himmler to death camps will soon be on the market. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1QLoPuj)

The Wanderer W11/1 appeared on the market for the first time in 1928 with an inline six engine that has a capacity of 2.5-liter. However, in 1933 this car, as it will be sold, which was developed with a three-liter engine and is designed as an all-terrain vehicle for use by the German army.

The Wanderer W11/1 driven in World War Two is expected to make more than £300,000 when it is sold. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1QLoPuj)

After World War II ended, the Wanderer W11/1 seen parked at a museum in Riga, Latvia before being sold to a private collector in the west. Now the Fantastic Fahrzeuge, a German company offers more than half a million euros for this car, which is equivalent to more than £360,000 (US. $545,000).

"It will probably go to a fabulously wealthy collector," said one trade observer. "Its historical value is immense - but what a history.....", as quoted by the Daily Mail, recently.. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DAILY MAIL]

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Singapore students built Snowstorm personal multi-copter

A team consisting of eight engineering students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) build a personal flying machine, called "Snowstorm". The flyer can only be demonstrated indoors accordance with the laws in Singapore for personal aerial vehicles.

Student Zheng Xiaowen sits in the Snowstorm, a personal flying machine built by a group of engineering students of the National University of Singapore (NUS), as it flies in NUS gymnasium in Singapore December 10, 2015. (Picture from: http://reut.rs/1IXCmOk)

Snowstorm, which is shaped like a giant drone, consisting of motors, propellers and landing gear are mounted in a hexagonal frame and can be controlled by the person sitting in it or remotely. The flyer was also environmentally friendly, because its three lithium batteries that can be recharged using solar energy.

Joerg Weigl, who had the idea to make this flyer and is one of the project supervisors, said that he wanted the Snowstorm help people realize their dreams to fly.

The Snowstorm personal flyer is being developed for the leisure market. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1IcmB5U)

"Because flying is now a community. People can now fly with a jetliner, but the feeling of flying got lost on the way. So Snowstorm is our multi-copter where you can get the feeling of flying back, the feeling of flying to anybody who wants to fly," he said.

The team was declared the current prototype, technically can carry one passenger weighing up to 70 kilograms to fly about five minutes and for safety reason its seat is installed in the center of the machine. However, a dummy, which is a few times lighter than a human being, was visibly easier to control.

A team member Wang Yuyao acknowledge that the Snowstorm development still running. "The next step is, in terms of electricity, it must be safer, better stability and more easily controlled by the pilot. And from the mechanical side, this should have a structure that is more stable and probably more power. We can always add a motor to lift heavier people," he said.

And the team said the plane was not for modes of transport, but rather for personal recreational use. Weigl said he could see it being commercialized some years down the road.

"As soon as you make it stable and possible as a fun activity, a fun activity is what people want and if people want this, it's a product and as soon as it's a product, it's a commercial market (product). That's very simple and it's a commercial market (product) that doesn't pollute the environment, so that is a nice thing," he said as quoted by Reuters. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | REUTERS]

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When the Yamaha's musical designers create a motorcycle

Yamaha Corporation is not only good in two-wheeled vehicle manufacturing industry. It turns out the Japanese giant is also well known as a manufacturer of boat engines and musical instruments.

To show their expertise to produce the best products, the musical instruments division in collaboration with Yamaha Motor Co. collaborate in a project called "AH A MAY".

Yamaha's Root motorcycle concept. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1mpgzF2)

The result was quite astonishing, as reported by Gizmag, on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, the results of the collaboration succeeded in presenting a wonderful concept motorcycle named "Yamaha Root Concept".

The motorcycle concept built based on the Yamaha MT-07 and has displayed in the "Ninth Edition of the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne 2015" which took place March 12 to April 22, 2015, in Milan, Italy.

Rear side view of Yamaha's Root motorcycle concept. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1mpgzF2)

Because the motorcycle concept is the result of collaboration with the Yamaha's musical instruments division, practical the Root's design can not be separated from the structure of musical instrument such as piano. Where the motorcycle concept comes with a unique shape.

There's one continuous curved wood-and-leather platform like a surfboard that is placed on top of the fuel tank and integrated as the bike's seat, its shape flowing from the seat to the tank and made curved with a brown color similar to the piano curve.

"The idea of ​​the design allows the rider to be a part of the passing scenery. Inspired by a horse motif which aims to provide a sense of unity between people, nature, and the vehicle," wrote Yamaha.

While other parts like tanks, chassis, and the engine is still like a regular motorcycle. On the legs, Yamaha chose a closed black painted alloy wheels combined with two width tread tires. ***  [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | YAMAHA | GIZMAG]

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Ramusa, a hyper-SUV powered by Bugatti's engine

Italian design centre Camal Studio has come up with the Ramusa, a hybrid concept that bridges the supercar to that of a super-crossover, or something along those lines. Dubbed as a hyper-SUV, the study is claimed by the design studio to be the first concept of its kind derived from a pure sports layout.

Rendered image of Camal Ramusa, a Bugati powered offroad supercar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1UGSa9E)

The Ramusa is shaped like a supercar, complete with a two-seat and mid-engined layout, but features increased ride height. Measuring in at 4,320 mm long, 2,020 mm wide and 1,300 mm high, the vehicle offers a ground clearance of 250 mm, and in keeping with the crossover leanings, features off-road wheel arches and lots of exposed carbon.

Right side view of Camal Ramusa. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1UGSa9E)

The name, which means lizard in the Piedmontese dialect, is a tribute to Nuccio Bertone and design centre Stile Bertone, where Camal founder Alessandro Camorali’s worked early in his career. “Now that Bertone no longer exists, it seems right that someone should bring forward his legacy, also in the tradition of naming the cars from the famous Piedmontese coachbuilder strictly in the local dialect,” Camorali explains.

Rear-top view of Camal Ramusa. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1UGSa9E)

The Ramusa is powered by a 3.5 litre, 60-valve V12 quad turbo taken from the Bugatti EB110, and that’s not all the Camal borrows – the Ramusa also sits on the latter’s carbon chassis and features a number of other components carried over from the Bugatti.

Power is driven to the rear wheels via a six-speed gearbox, while a central electric motor powers the front wheels during quick acceleration and limited traction, bringing the total power output to over 800 hp.

Rear side view of Camal Ramusa. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1UGSa9E)

Camal says the design isn’t just a flight of fancy, but was created with the intention to build a limited production run in the near future. Hyper-SUV, anyone? *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CAMAL STUDIO | PAULTAN]

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Peek the prospective future helmet

An Australian helmet company, Vozz released their new product Vozz RS 1.0. equipped with Voztec System technology that has been developed since 10 years ago.

Vozz proposes a revolution in helmet design with the RS 1.0. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1OhD05j)

This new helmet's interesting offer, it has a design that can be split in two sections vertically. So when setting up, no longer than the bottom of the helmet, but the back of the helmet. Lock is also no longer use the rope, just press the pin side to put it together.

The Vozz Safety Release System requires a flat head screwdriver to separate the two parts of the helmet, making its removal possible without moving the neck or applying any pressure to the head. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1OhD05j)

In addition to the unique design, Vozz claimed, this new helmet fit perfectly to the shape of the head, and is easy to use even when the bikers wearing gloves. Including the security of the head during an accident when they want to removed it.

Putting on and taking off the Vozz RS 1.0 helmet is a seemingly easy task, even while wearing gloves and glasses. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1OhD05j)

Another plus, with the chin section can be arranged (slider) so that the incoming air is reduced, better aerodynamics, minimal noise and heat insulation is better than some point exhaust vent.

Vozz RS 1.0 is available in 3 shell sizes, and began to be offered online on December 23, 2015, including a special pricing program.. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | GIZMAG]

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