Tag Archives: Peru
Alphabet’s balloons broadcast LTE two days after Peruvian quake
When a magnitude 8.0 earthquake hit Peru Sunday, the Alphabet spinoff Loon was quick to respond. Within 48 hours, Loon delivered its internet-relaying balloons and began providing LTE coverage to users below. While more balloons are on the way, Loon...
ICYMI: CT scanning mummies and drones that land like birds
Today on In Case You Missed It: Researchers from The Field Museum are using CT scanners to look inside mummies from Peru and Egypt to see what lies behind the casket and ancient gauze. The images have uncovered information about the gender and ap...
Archaeologists want you to spot ancient sites from your PC
Checking Twitter can get pretty traumatic these days, so why not use your time making a groundbreaking discovery instead? That's now possible using GlobalXplorer, a "citizen science" platform that lets you check high-res satellite images for signs of...
Google internet balloon uses AI to stay in place for weeks
When Google first introduced Project Loon, its internet balloons used static algorithms to change altitude and stay in position. While clever, they were limited -- Google couldn't do much to adapt to unexpected weather patterns, which are quite comm...
Blue Jeans Technology Developed in Peru 6,000 Years Ago
We may have Peruvians to thank for our favorite blue jeans as researchers have traced the earliest use of indigo as a dye to a 6,200-year-old fabric discovered during an excavation at Huaca Prieta on...
Explore Machu Picchu’s Inca remains through Street View
Google's Street View "Trekker" backpacks sure get around. After snapping the British Museum and the ancient city of Petra, they've now been to Machu Picchu in Peru. It's an iconic peak rising 2,430 meters (7,970 feet) above sea level, where traveller...
ICYMI: Plant-powered lamps, livestreaming AI and more
Today on In Case You Missed It: A coder from the Netherlands used a live webcam feed for a walk around Amsterdam, running neural network code that identified everything in view. Despite some obvious set-backs (it thought the creator was wearing a sui...
Can You Stomach a Night at Skylodge’s Transparent Sleeping Pods?
How do you feel about spending a night suspended from the side of a cliff? If you find yourself getting jelly legs just by looking over the railing when you’re five stories up, then clearly Natura Vive’s Skylodge isn’t for you.
The Peruvian tour company lets adventurers and nature lovers live dangerously while enjoying the tranquility of nature for each and every night they spend at the Skylodge. Accommodations are limited as there are only three capsules available, each one furnished with four beds, a dining area, and a toilet.
In case you thought staying in the pods was the highlight of the trip, think again, because getting to the pods is actually half the fun. In order to get to the Skylodge, you’ll either have to scale the mountain, use the 400-foot ladder that’s embedded on the cliff, or get there via a series of ziplines.
Clearly this isn’t for the faint of heart.
[via designboom via Geekologie]
Google Play Books App Hits Five South American Countries
The Google Play Books app is on a world tour. This app has now reached South America. Five nations in the South American region are now receiving books on desktop and iOS/Android devices via Google...