This is the most perilous leg of his world tour for Revolutionary Solar Impulse 2. The plane took off Saturday from China and set sail for Hawaii. According to organizers, this flight of 8,500 km to Hawaii should last about 130 hours which would be a record for a driver – Switzerland André Borschberg – sole command of his unit
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Beijing – The revolutionary aircraft Solar Impulse 2, which launched Sunday morning to conquer the Pacific, was forced to stop its expansion and performed on Monday a holding pattern over the sea Japan, due to a rain front on its planned route, organizers said.
The road to Hawaii is blocked. As long as this lasts, we have to wait, explained Bertrand Piccard, in an interview broadcast Monday on the Solar Impulse website.
But it will, time (on-site) is good and the batteries are loaded, added the binomial André Borschberg, who holds her camera controls.
2 Solar Impulse took off Sunday at 2:40 (6:40 p.m. GMT Saturday) Nanjing (Eastern China) the most dangerous stage of its world tour, during which the Swiss driver should take only six days and six nights.
The bad weather conditions are identified to thousands of kilometers from the current position of the airplane, but cloudy forehead should absolutely clear before André Borschberg is alone in the middle of the Pacific, without possibility of landing, said Mr Piccard.
The team overseeing the flight identified airports in Japan where the aircraft might have to land
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This is an incredible challenge for a driver. That of standing alone at the controls of an airplane, Solar Impulse 2, for a long crossing of the Pacific. The aircraft took off Saturday, May 31 in Nanjing in China, destination Honolulu (Hawaii), a flight of 8,500 kilometers under extreme conditions. The device is barely heavier than a car. On the wings, 17,000 photovoltaic cells and a battery that allows it to fly day and night.
The 62-year-old driver will live in a tiny cockpit of three square meters without heating or air conditioning for six days and six nights. To stay on course, he can agree that shorter sleep than twenty minutes. “I will not be gone if I had any doubt, I know that this step is different from others, but I am very confident we have all the tools to get there,” explained André Borschberg, the pilot of Solar Impulse 2.
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2 Solar Impulse, the solar energy plane has launched the longest stage of its convolution between Nanjing in China and Hawaii Illustration. (AFP)
For six days and six nights, the Swiss pilot André Borschberg will have to take sole command of this solar powered device thanks to its upholstered wing over 17,000 photovoltaic cells. Technological and historic feat: Solar Impulse 2 has never flown over an ocean or only stayed in the air more than 24 hours. Furthermore, if you happen to never a pilot in aviation history will remain only as long as the controls.
Nailed to the ground since April 21, the start of Nanking was repeatedly postponed due to inclement weather, including last Tuesday due cloud cover over Nanking and the Sea of Japan. Taking advantage of a favorable window, the aircraft took off at 2:40 local time (6:40 p.m. GMT Saturday) floodlit front of its wings before disappearing into the mist …
After a little more than twelve hours of flight, Solar Impulse 2 had traveled 1050 km over the 9000 this step in the long term. The unit flew over South Korea at an altitude of 29,000 feet at a speed of 25 knots (46 km / h). On board, according to the site following the live air, all was well. The batteries that take advantage of the sun’s rays were charged 99.5%.
“Fingers crossed. I hope to cross the Pacific. We have a good weather window for that crossing, “assured André Borschberg before getting into the cockpit.
Aged 62, André Borschberg has prepared for all eventualities. Every day, the pilot will have to face the Himalayan altitudes around 28,000 feet (8,400 meters) and 55 degree temperature variations in the unpressurized cabin seater Solar Impulse 2 by not sitting by range of 20 minutes each times. Furthermore, the cockpit is too small to stretch your legs.
VIDEO. Solar Impulse 2: extreme conditions for the drivers
In case of failure, the Swiss driver will parachute into the ocean. “I do not see this as risky, because we have worked long on various issues, he told. If we lose an engine, you can fly with the other three, for example. In the worst case, we have a parachute, a life raft and knows how to use. Obviously, we hope we will not have to do it. “
In total this convolution was originally scheduled to last five months, including 25 days of actual flight before returning to Abu Dhabi.
VIDEO. 2 Solar Impulse took off for its long Pacific crossing
VIDEO. Solar Impulse 2: “A message for the planet,” according to Bertrand Piccard
Not a single drop of fuel, but 2 Solar Impulse flies well in the air. Saturday, May 30 evening, the plane took off from the city of Nanjing in China for the most dangerous stage of its world tour. Powered by solar energy alone, the device should connect the city of Nanjing in Honolulu (Hawaii).
A flight of 8500 kilometers is expected to last more than 130 hours. On its wings 17,000 photovoltaic cells and batteries that allow it to fly day and night.
The flight conditions are extreme. For six days and six nights, André Borschberg, the pilot of this experience will live in a tiny cockpit of three square meters, without heating or air conditioning. “I will not be gone if I had the slightest doubt, I know that this step is different from others, but I am very confident. We have all the tools to get there “, said André Borschberg.
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The idea of the Internet of objects is nothing less than to make our smart objects and have them communicate. Imagine for example that you want to make a recipe read on the internet. Today you need to enter cooking times, temperatures and other information to your various household appliances. Tomorrow, the Internet of Things will link this recipe to your appliances so that they directly receive the proper configuration.
To learn more about Brillo, I invite you to discover the video below below, extracted from the Google I / O conference which took place this week.
The revolutionary aircraft Solar Impulse took off from China 2 in the night from Saturday to Sunday and headed to Hawaii, to the most dangerous stage of its world tour, during which the Swiss pilot André Borschberg will stand alone six days and six nights.
Powered by solar energy alone, the unit has taken off Sunday at 2:40 local (6:40 p.m. GMT Saturday), from the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, where he was nailed for April 21.
Illuminated by spotlights at the front of its wings, the huge plane raced on the track before disappearing in a hazy sky, the sound of his only four propellers audible. The ground crew applauded her off.
The flight of 8,500 km to Hawaii should last about 130 hours which would be a record for a single pilot flying his aircraft, according to organizers.
“Fingers crossed. I hope to cross the Pacific. We have a good weather window “for this crossing, assured André Borschberg before getting into the cockpit.
Nine hours after departure from Nanjing, the aircraft entered the airspace of the South Korea, flying over the East China Sea, as www.solarimpulse.com site.
This departure had been postponed several times due to adverse weather, including last Tuesday due to hedging . cover over Nanking and the Sea of Japan
Never Solar Impulse has 2 flew over an ocean or only stayed in the air more than 24 hours: c is whether this Pacific crossing is a technological challenge and a historic aviation achievement.
At the age of 62, André Borschberg will have to keep a distance of 8,500 kilometers. A performance that will intersect only brief sleep twenty minutes. His seat, he can not leave, is equipped with a toilet system.
Every day, the driver will face the Himalayan altitudes around 28,000 feet (8,400 meters) and temperature changes 55 degrees in the unpressurized cabin seater Solar Impulse 2.
“How will I live in this tiny environment by climbing Everest every day, passing from winter to summer every day ? due to temperature changes, in just 20 minutes resting me every time “was he asked in a recent interview with AFP
-. At worst,” we have a parachute “-
For this journey, no coffee provided:” It helps a few hours, but then it is negative, “he emphasized
In case of breakdown. severe in flight, the Swiss will parachute into the ocean, hundreds of kilometers from any help.
No vessel shall indeed to track the device, which will fly at a speed maximum of 90 km / h at low altitude and 140 km / h in the upper layers
But the hypothesis of his own death leaves marble this engineer by training. “I do not see this as risky, because we have worked long on various issues, “he confided. “If we lose an engine, you can fly with the other three, for example.”
“In the worst case, we have a parachute, a life raft and knows how to use. Obviously, we hope we will not have to do it, “said the driver.
2 Solar Impulse, whose wings are covered with more than 17,000 photovoltaic cells, left on March 9 d Abu Dhabi to a world tour to promote the use of renewable energy, particularly solar energy.
He then stopped in Oman, India, Burma and China, alternately piloted by André Borschberg and his partner in this project, Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard.
“This first ocean crossing will be unprecedented in the history of aviation. But it is a way (to promote solar energy), not an end in itself, “tweeted Mr Borschberg Saturday within hours of takeoff.
Overall, the device must travel around the world 35,000 km at an average speed relatively small (between 50 and 100 km / h), flying over two oceans.
This convolution was originally scheduled to last five months, including 25 days of actual flight, before returning to Abu Dhabi.
initially mocked by the aviation industry, the adventure is now well received in the world.
SCIENCE A technological challenge and a historic achievement for aviation aircraft powered by solar energy, which do never stayed over twenty-four hours the air …
The two revolutionary Solar Impulse plane took off from China in the night from Saturday to Sunday and headed to Hawaii, to the most dangerous stage of its world tour, during which the Swiss pilot André Borschberg will take six days and six nights in a row only to commands.
Solar Impulse to the “moment of truth” in the Pacific Ocean crossing
Powered by solar energy alone, the aircraft took off at 2:40 (7:40 p.m. Saturday, French time) from the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, where he was confined since April 21. Illuminated by spotlights at the front of its wings, the huge plane lunged on the track before disappearing in a hazy sky, the sound of her four propellers barely audible. The ground crew applauded her off.
“My wife was by my side for this important launch. She is with me in the cockpit, “tweeted the aviator.
The flight of 8,500 km to Hawaii should last about 130 hours, according to organizers. “We have a good weather window” for this crossing, assured André Borschberg before getting into the cockpit. His departure had been postponed several times due to adverse weather, including last Tuesday because of cloud cover over Nanking and the Sea of Japan.
Never Solar Impulse has 2 flew over an ocean nor remained in the air more than 24 hours: that’s how this Pacific crossing is a technological challenge and historic aviation achievement.
At the age of 62, André Borschberg will have to keep a distance of 8,500 kilometers. A performance that will intersect only brief sleep twenty minutes. His seat, he can not leave, is equipped with a toilet system.
VIDEO. How the Solar Impulse pilot will live in less than 4m3?
Every day, the driver will face the Himalayan altitudes around 28,000 feet (8,400 meters) and 55 degree temperature variations in the unpressurized cabin seater Solar Impulse 2. “How will I live in this tiny environment by climbing Everest every day, passing from winter to summer every day due to temperature changes in me resting only 20 minutes every time? “he was asked in a recent interview with AFP.
For this journey, no coffee provided: “It helps a few hours, but then it is negative,” he said. In case of serious failure in flight, the Swiss will parachute into the ocean, hundreds of kilometers from help. No vessel shall indeed to track the device, which will fly at a maximum speed of 90 km / h at low altitude and 140 km / h in the upper layers.
But the hypothesis his own death leaves marble this engineer by training, “I do not see this as risky, because we have worked long on various issues,” he confided. “If we lose an engine, you can fly with the other three, for example.” “In the worst case, we have a parachute, a life raft and knows how to use. Obviously, we hope we will not have to do it, “said the driver.
The connected objects are a reality. The likely having understood, unified Google Account through an “Internet of Things”. Under this faux childlike expression hides an operating system named Brillo the US giant presented during its developer conference I / O.
Sundar Pichai, senior vice president Google explained that since Brillo “Android is a derivative, it offers support for a complete operating system” . Adding that it is a “evolving system” and “very many manufacturers can use” .
This operating system does not seek to replace the Nest platform, as indicated the Computer of quoting Sundar Pichai: “In conjunction with Nest, we add low-power wireless connectivity over.” It tells us also that Brillo weigh a small weight and it will display compatibility, among others ., and Bluetooth Low Energy wireless developers will have access to a version of the OS in the course of Q3 2015
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Google does not stop there in and also unveiled Weave, a development language that include both Android and Brillo. More concretely, Weave will allow Android phones to connect to the cloud before bind Brillo devices. The California firm visibly nourishes many hopes Weave since brought together developers working on Nest, Android and Chrome to develop this ecosystem. It will however wait a while longer before discovering since it should not be available until the fourth quarter of this year. The “Internet of Things” is a niche called to be well supplied because Microsoft offered there is little the solution “powered Windows 10″ and that Apple should soon do the same with HomeKit
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a time when any object to be connected, often arises the question of how this will truly revolutionize our daily lives. Omnipresent in our life, Google now wants to tackle our look that will obviously be connected to our Android smartphone. Until now, there was talk of particular tees connected to measure their heart rate or the number of steps, sports combinations work better for his abs or dresses that were more in LED decoration in the utility. While the garment will bring connected made in Google? Whether it is time to wash your pants? If you do not get too hot or too cold? Or to detect in advance any disease? None of that!
a call from his jeans, it’s coming soon?
The “Jacquard Project” (named after the French inventor of a famous loom) will allow to create “interactive textiles”, combining traditional materials with conductive son , all woven on traditional industrial trades. The son may be visible or not according to the desire of the creator. Project manager at Google, Emre Karagozler indicated that these fabrics will be “stretchable and washable, as any tissue.”
Who says says interactive necessarily connected with functionality. With this new kind of fabric you will be able … to control lights or computer screens by simply touching your clothing, be it a dress, jacket or shorts or even make phone calls or send messages. Related to small electronic circuits no bigger than a button, the son will be able to differentiate a simple press of a finger scan, Google promises.
The brand Kaporal was one of the very first to go into battle by creating jeans connected with the startup Buzcard (price: € 99). But with a different functionality. The garment features a QR Code that contains in fact the business card of the owner of the site Buzcard. More social aims of product which then allows to be added by a party (not necessarily carrying jeans) to social networks in his address book, etc. And if you make an update to the site, all your contacts (or your choice) receive it.
The computer giant works to the manufacture of clothing connected. These control remote objects.
The internet giant Google has announced work on the manufacture of clothing connected, for ordering remote objects through a special fabric sensitive to touch. The “Jacquard Project”, named after the famous French inventor of a loom, was unveiled late Friday at the annual conference of Google with developers in San Francisco, as well as a first partnership in this area with the American jeans manufacturer Levi Strauss.
These “interactive textiles” are made by mixing conductive son to the usual clothing materials during weaving, and on the entire garment or only part . The son may be visible or invisible, depending on the aesthetic choice of the designer. “It is stretchable, it is washable,” said Emre Karagozler, the project manager at Google, “like any fabric.” People on the demonstration area controlled lights and computer screens simply by tapping a piece of blue cloth on a table.
According to Google, the project would make possible Jacquard weave material drivers in any textile using looms standards, industrial. Anything with cloth, costumes dresses, tablecloths of carpets, may soon offer the ability to control remote objects by tactile contact. The son conductors are connected to small electronic circuits, no bigger than a jacket button, the algorithms can differentiate a tap or swipe of the finger, according to Google. The data can then be uploaded to smartphones or other objects, making it possible to make phone calls or send messages, not touching wood … but the fabric.
Google on Thursday unveiled a new version of Google Images, which became an independent service of the social network Google+.
Google multiplied ads Thursday opening of its Google I / O conference. One of the biggest changes is the new application Google Photos, already available on Android, iOS and from any browser on a computer.
The picture was one of the highlights of Google+ , the social network Google has never managed to compete with Facebook. Today it gained independence. On the Internet, it can be accessed without going through Google+, via address photos.google.com. And on smartphones, the Photos app, which was mainly used to store and view photographs, received a packed news update.
As was the case when he was attached to Google+ The service is free and allows you to store photos and videos unlimitedly. Google compresses files so they do not exceed a resolution of 2048 pixels and 1080p video quality. For those who want their pictures are not altered, it will pay at the rate of $ 10 per terabyte.
Two major functions appeared in the new version of Google Photos: collections and the wizard. First observation by visiting Collections: Photos Google has worked for you. The application has achieved “Stories” by itself depending on content, geolocation, and when the photo was taken. No need to find a title, the app is is already loaded. Thus, some pictures taken in the Belgian capital are transformed into a history called “My Wednesday morning in pictures – Brussels and Schaerbeek.” Animations between pictures and frames and even filters have been added by Google.
The wizard is the other pillar of the new Google Photos. It allows to combine several pictures to create stories, animations, montages, or simple albums. The wizard can also create small movies from a selection of photos, which you can add filters, various transition effects and music (a sound bank is integrated). Also in this regard to facilitate the task of the user, the app suggests a montage. We can accept it or redo everything yourself. By transforming film a series of photographs taken in the corridors of Le Figaro Google Photos proposes a retro filter accompanied by classical music.
Google Photo organizes, edits, shares and stores (cloud) snapshots. That’s it. ‘Users can make their public images by generating a link visible only by those who possess it, as Google Drive, or by sharing their stories and collections on other social networks. But there is no Google Photo statements as there are on Facebook or Google+ accounts. This is not a large social network of the photo, nor a direct competitor Instagram and its 300 million users.
Background. Mandriva is in trouble: the official site is currently offline and
Societe.com indicates that the company is in liquidation
legal since 20 May 2015.
And the information is surprising: in June,
the publisher claimed to be ready to open a new act and provided in
he finished with his past disappointments. The company had made the choice
refocus on B2B markets and then turned to
International and emerging markets in search of growth. What happened, Jean-Manuel Croset, former CEO of publisher answers questions from ZDNet.fr.
ZDNet.fr: In June 2014, you are considering a return to balance in 2015, today you proclaim the liquidation of the company, what that it happened?
We did not have the means to raise the money and the court did not want to compromise on the terms of payment, which led to a liquidation of the company, declared on May 20 . In addition, our shareholders grew tired and did not want to give us the necessary financial support to deal with this sentence: If we still had needed capital to reinvest they could understand, but for prud ‘ Men, no.
What action will be given to solutions announced last year such as Mandriva Pulse?
In a sense, our luck is that our solutions are open source. So we hope that people will continue the work already done by Mandriva and resume later on these products. I know that some of our partners have initiated the discussion with us to regain some of our employees, but for now we do not really more information.
What is your feeling towards this end a bit steep?
It was a sense of waste, it was hopeful looking up. On the year 2014, there had been a 40% increase in sales and a significant reduction in costs compared to 2013. We had almost reached the target announced last June, a return to financial balance for 2015. It was not a problem related to the operational, but here it is: having dismissed a portion of our workforce in 2012 that today 15 people are left in the lurch. So we are quite disappointed, but we prefer to turn the page.
