Sentences with phrase «giant mirrors in»

Placing giant mirrors in orbit to reflect sunlight before it reaches Earth and launching millions of tons of sulfur into the stratosphere to simulate the effects of a major volcanic eruption are among the mind - boggling climate...

He also offers up this completely inane video that actually does a good job of explaining various geoengineering ideas, from Mike's favourite giant mirrors in space to John's seeding the ocean with iron filings.

One proposal to shade the Earth from the sun would place giant mirrors in space.

For techo - fix fetishists the idea of using geo - engineering solutions to mitigate the effects of global warming sounds wonderful: Dump iron fillings into the ocean, erect giant mirrors in space, dump limestone in the ocean.

They range from mimicking the effects of large volcanic eruptions by releasing sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere, to deploying giant mirrors in space to deflect the sun's rays.

The thrust of Becker's piece is that the planet might be screwed, but that efforts to mitigate global warming through geo - engineering — giant mirrors in space, the injection of aerosols into the atmosphere, carbon sequestration, seeding oceans with iron oxide, and that sort of thing — are unethical and impractical.

Here I summarize two recent papers that model solar radiation management: the practice of offsetting global warming by partially blocking sunlight, whether by seeding clouds, adding sulfate aerosols to the stratosphere, or placing giant mirrors in space.

They have ranged from seeding the oceans with iron filings to draw down atmospheric CO2, to the launching of billions of aluminised balloons to reflect the sun's rays away from the Earth, to the installation of giant mirrors in space that intercept those rays before they reach us.

Forget about positioning giant mirrors in space to reduce the amount of sunlight being trapped in Earth's atmosphere or seeding clouds to reduce the amount of light entering earth's atmosphere.

Such strategies include controversial proposals to seed clouds or even float giant mirrors in space.

# 33 Rearrange the heavens and the Earth... «What if we could build a giant mirror in space to deflect the sun's energy?

Not exact matches

In mid-March, Paris - based cosmetics giant L'Oreal even purchased Toronto - based startup Modiface, which 100 brands are using to let customers try beauty products or complete skin diagnoses via mobile app, online or in - store AR mirrorIn mid-March, Paris - based cosmetics giant L'Oreal even purchased Toronto - based startup Modiface, which 100 brands are using to let customers try beauty products or complete skin diagnoses via mobile app, online or in - store AR mirrorin - store AR mirrors.

The telecom and cable giants appear smaller in the rear - view mirror of Disney's $ 52 bln Fox deal.

To fit inside its rocket, the JWST's 6.5 - metre - high reflector, six times larger than Hubble's, is folded into 18 hexagonal pieces, which will assemble to function as a single giant mirror once the telescope is in orbit.

The European Extremely Large Telescope (with a 39 - meter mirror) and the Giant Magellan Telescope (24.5 meters) are already under construction, both in Chile.

Each LIGO interferometer has two 4 - kilometer - long arms with mirrors at either end, housed in a giant vacuum chamber.

In the last step before the laser beam is ready for the world, the light beam enters this giant silver cylinder holding the optical cavity mirrors.

In a solicitation posted by NSF last week, the agency indicated that it does not expect to fund the building of any giant segmented mirror telescopes — that is, TMT or GMT — until the beginning of the 2020s.

In an airplane hangar in Columbus, Ohio, some 80 tons of steel, electronics and cryogenic equipment are about to come together — and deposit one ounce of aluminum in a whisper - thin coating on a giant telescope mirroIn an airplane hangar in Columbus, Ohio, some 80 tons of steel, electronics and cryogenic equipment are about to come together — and deposit one ounce of aluminum in a whisper - thin coating on a giant telescope mirroin Columbus, Ohio, some 80 tons of steel, electronics and cryogenic equipment are about to come together — and deposit one ounce of aluminum in a whisper - thin coating on a giant telescope mirroin a whisper - thin coating on a giant telescope mirror.

Challenge in hand, a few bold engineers dared to draw up the first sketches of a radical new approach to gathering light: tile together smaller hexagons, and control them so finely that they would act as a single, giant mirror.

In Millennium Park by the giant mirror bean.

Nothing hits your self confidence more than standing in front of a full length mirror and finding nothing flattering to wear in a giant store full of clothes.

Also finding new homes in my house: my wingback chairs, hallway table, stendig calendar, Harper's standing nursery lamp, two giant mirrors (switched for shape), and my 9 foot christmas tree.

(A scene in which the gentle giant pulverizes a group of hapless grunts mirrors Hulk smashing up Loki in Avengers, but gets an even bigger laugh.)

Both in the theatres and on the NTSC laserdisc, key sound effects contained extra oomph - the most notable being the close - up of Darkness» giant hoof planted on the floor, as he emerges from the giant mirror - which are rather wimpy on the DVD.

JULY 2014.32 K MILES MBFSH / WARRANTY... GIANT SPEC, Obsidian black metallic, Exclusive Nappa Leather - Black, INDIVIDUAL REAR SEATS, Rear Seat Comfort Package, Rear Seat Reclining Package, Trim - designo Black Piano Lacquer, Wood - and leather - trimmed multi-function steering wheel, Executive rear seat on front passenger side with leg rest, Rear seat entertainment system, TV tuner, Driving Assistance Package, Intelligent Rear Seat Belts Package - PRE-SAFEÃâ $ šÃ «Â ®, Multi-contour rear seats, Rear Seat Entertainment, Warmth Comfort Package, Burmester ® high - end 3D surround sound system, 6 - disc changer, SplitView for COMAND Online system, MAGIC VISION CONTROL, heated,, Hands - free - access, Remote boot lid release and power closing, Keyless Go, Seat heating Plus for driver and front pass, Seat heating Plus for outer seats in the rear, Front panel heating, Rear panel heating, Head - up display, Ambient lighting, Closing aid for doors, 80 litre fuel tank,, DISTRONIC PLUS WITH PRE-DAFEBRAKE, ACTIVE BLIND SPOT ASSIST, ACTIVE LANE KEEPING ASSIST, AUTO DIMMING REAR VIEW AND DRIVERS EXTERIOR MIRROR, Rear impact warning and protection system, Distronic Plus with Steer Assist and Stop & Go P

It pulls and runs like a champ on highways but at the same time I have folded in the mirrors and done some serious off roading in this giant beast.

One was a granite giant that sat square to the village, its silvery face lined with deep gullies and rivulets of mercury like so many lines in a cracked mirror.

e-Readers do not emit blue light, so is way easier on your eyes and you can also read digital books in direct sunlight, whereas a tablet looks like a giant mirror.

With the financial crisis now in the rear - view mirror five years ago, it should be clear sailing for the giant U.S. banks that arguably created the problem, right?

Capture five floors full of optical experiences through the mirror maze, giant kaleidoscope, giant vortex tunnel, magic gallery, horrogram and lots more, here in a world that blends reality and illusion.

Namco Bandai, Dark Souls 2's publisher, has kept quiet about any new bosses or enemies that are in the upcoming game, but from the video, we can see that the Mirror Knight is very aggressive and uses a giant mirror as a shield, hence the name Mirror Knight.

South London Gallery Sat 28 Oct Take part in an interactive escape room, explre ways to play with giant tyres, mirrors and props and enjoy performances in the artist designed garden.

Bringing together a minimalist structural rigour contrasted with unfolding fields of energy, Altmejd recognizes the primacy of the conceptual approach in shaping the cycles that run through his work: heads, constructed, architectural pieces, werewolves, bird men, giants, bodybuilders, guides, watchmen... The abrupt changes in scale (from the minuscule to the monumental), profusion of materials (crystals, mirrors, synthetic hair and fur, resin, wood, metal) and the various devices he uses to occupy the space (platforms, display cases, oversized cabinets) are all strategies that position the artist as a creator of all possibilities.

A solar eclipse mirror ball, giant cuddly toys and an experimental 16th - century costume drama filmed on the banks of the river Tamar will all feature in new commissions celebrating 70 years of one of the UK's most important public art collections.

Olafur Eliasson is perhaps most well known here in the UK for his Turbine Hall installation The Weather Project which in 2003 saw a giant glowing sun and mirrored ceiling fill the Tate Modern Turbine Hall with brilliant yellow light.

His giant installations of smoked glass and mirrored glass were stunning additions to the art scene and included in the seminal Primary Structures show at the Jewish Museum.

When visitors enter they will find themselves standing under a table, on a rug or in front of a mirror; they will also be opposite a door, next to a window or floating in a giant woven basket.

[45] In 2009, Kusama designed a handbag - shaped cell phone entitled Handbag for Space Travel, My Doggie Ring - Ring, a pink dotted phone in accompanying dog - shaped holder, and a red and white dotted phone inside a mirrored, dotted box dubbed Dots Obsession, Full Happiness With Dots, for Japanese mobile communication giant KDDI Corporation's «iida» branIn 2009, Kusama designed a handbag - shaped cell phone entitled Handbag for Space Travel, My Doggie Ring - Ring, a pink dotted phone in accompanying dog - shaped holder, and a red and white dotted phone inside a mirrored, dotted box dubbed Dots Obsession, Full Happiness With Dots, for Japanese mobile communication giant KDDI Corporation's «iida» branin accompanying dog - shaped holder, and a red and white dotted phone inside a mirrored, dotted box dubbed Dots Obsession, Full Happiness With Dots, for Japanese mobile communication giant KDDI Corporation's «iida» brand.

We celebrate the newest ways technology mirrors «real life» with giant screens with crystal clear clarity, lifelike rendering in animation, holograms, and virtual reality.

Neugerriemschneider's giant booth, featuring linen walls and sisal floors, is a brilliant assembly of forms that draw from nature — from Pae White's wiry birdcages and tree - root sculpture, to Rirkrit Tiravanija's mirrored boxes embellished with bonsai trees, to Sharon Lockhart's large - scale photographs of Polish girls captured in the woods at night.

His larger installation in the back gallery invites the viewer to step into giant half rings which employs vast mirrors to create the semblance of infinite looping hoops.

CSP captures the heat of the sun using mirrors and can then store its heat in giant tanks of molten salts for use at any time, to supply the heat to run a traditional power block.

Stirling Energy Systems has already inked deals with two automotive companies to make components for its giant, mirrored solar dishes, not to mention the $ 30 to $ 40 million it has invested in the Detroit area over the past year.

The final SRM technology discussed by scientists involves sending a giant mirror — or fleet of mirrors — into orbit in order to reflect away more sunlight from the Earth.

Installations hosted at the V&A during last year's London Design festival included a pair of giant rotating mirrors by Barber and Osgerby that reflected a set of Raphael Cartoons in one V&A gallery, a wave - shaped bridge by Zaha Hadid that rose from a pool in the museum's courtyard and a luminous spinning disk that lit the Tapestry Gallery.

If you've ever wanted to send texts, browse Instagram, order groceries, or mirror your TV to a giant sceen on your refrigerator, you're in luck: Samsung's over-the top four - door Family Hub refrigerator is out this spring.

In a way, parenting a child can sometimes feel like we are walking around, looking at a giant mirror reflecting all we need to learn about ourselves as parents.

I'm pretty sure I want to put a floor mirror in my birch forest hallway and this one was marked down from $ 200 bucks to $ 129 and was truly giant.

If in doubt go bigger, go bolder, and if you don't have a giant mirror strung beneath a dazzling chandelier in every room of your Dacha then you shall be shunned in society!