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Miami Herald
a day ago
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
Company creates $92K Ferrari wall sculpture for car fans
By Dean Murray A British company has created the ultimate wall-hanging for car fans - a $92K Ferrari. Crafted as a 75% scale representation of the legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa J, the 3.1m-long piece will be limited to just 19 examples worldwide. Oxfordshire-based Hedley Studios says each piece is created using traditional hand-forming and polishing techniques, taking over 300 hours of skilled craftsmanship. Officially recognized by Ferrari, the sculpture features authentic details including the Prancing Horse badge, front and rear light lenses, and bonnet straps. Ben Hedley, Founder and CEO of Hedley Studios, said: "The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa is a car steeped in history and magic, and with our stunning wall sculpture, we've aimed to capture the spirit of the original icon's creation. "The legends of Maranello that masterminded and crafted the 250 Testa Rossa were meticulous and delicate in their technique, and our team of engineers have emulated this focus and dedication in their hours spent crafting our wonderful Testa Rossa J sculpture." The post Company creates $92K Ferrari wall sculpture for car fans appeared first on Talker. Copyright Talker News. All Rights Reserved.
Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Science
- Miami Herald
‘Tadpole' shape fills California sky during SpaceX launch
By Sejal Mandal A glowing 'tadpole' formation lit up the night sky as SpaceX launched 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from California. The dazzling display came from a Falcon 9 rocket blasting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8.47 pm local time on Monday night (June 16). Known as the Starlink 15-9 mission, it marked the 200th orbital launch from the base's SLC-4E pad. The rocket's booster, B1093, made its third flight and successfully landed on the droneship 'Of Course I Still Love You' stationed in the Pacific Ocean. The satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit and will contribute to SpaceX's growing Starlink internet constellation. The post 'Tadpole' shape fills California sky during SpaceX launch appeared first on Talker. Copyright Talker News. All Rights Reserved.
Miami Herald
7 days ago
- Miami Herald
Story behind mysterious green road spots that showed up overnight
By Karen Johnson Mystery green spots that appeared on a road are a traffic calming measure by Britain's only Green Party-led city council. The dots on Greville Road in Bedminster in Bristol were painted overnight this week, leaving locals baffled. Various theories were rumored to be behind them and Bristol City Council initially said it was 'investigating'. But it has now been confirmed they were painted after a joint effort between community members and the Green-led council. Chair of the transport and connectivity committee, councillor Ed Plowden, said the dots were a way of improving "safety in the area". He said: "The newly added green markings are part of a community-led traffic calming scheme in partnership with the council, following requests from residents to reduce through-traffic and improve safety in the area. "The project is similar to several other creative traffic calming schemes in South Bristol and has also included the installation of planters. Creative road marking has been used for several years right across Bristol." The green dots are believed to be between 30cm to 1.2m in diameter Plowden further added that even though residents in the area had been consulted about the markings in 2023, "this part of the project needed to wait until the road was resurfaced, which took place as part of our citywide maintenance recently". Tracy Francis, who lives on the road and often cycles around the area, was concerned about what these dots meant for her as a cyclist. The road in question, according to Francis, was already "slippery" and she was scared that the addition of these circles would mean that her "bike tires will slide away", especially when the roads were wet. She told Bristol24/7: "I asked the people who installed them whether they knew what they were for. But they didn't. "I do know that the people who have moved into this area want to stop cars coming up and down here." The green dots can be spotted on various stretches of Greville Road Another resident also denied knowing anything about the intention behind these markings, but confirmed that it had caused a "stir" in the neighbourhood. The post Story behind mysterious green road spots that showed up overnight appeared first on Talker. Copyright Talker News. All Rights Reserved.
Miami Herald
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
US unveils city-destroying nuclear missile after years of secrecy
By Dean Murray The United States has unveiled its city-destroying nuclear cruise missile after years of secret development. The first image of the AGM-181A Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) reveals a sleek, stealthy weapon designed to evade modern air defenses, with a range said to exceed 1,500 miles. It is thought the missile will have an adjustable nuclear yield between 5–150 kilotons, allowing uses ranging from tactical effect to destroying cities. A yield of 150 kilotons is 10 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945. The LRSO is set to replace the Cold War-era AGM-86B and will be carried by both the forthcoming $585m B-21 Raider and upgraded B-52 bombers. Air Force officials confirmed that the LRSO has already undergone a series of successful flight tests is set for frontline service by 2030. The post US unveils city-destroying nuclear missile after years of secrecy appeared first on Talker. Copyright Talker News. All Rights Reserved.
Miami Herald
10-06-2025
- Health
- Miami Herald
College students lose sleep to focus on their social lives: study
By Stephen Beech Students stay up all hours because they want to feel part of the crowd, suggests a new study. How late young adults go to sleep is influenced by their need to belong, say scientists. Their study is the first to identify social influence as a potential driver of burning the midnight oil and insufficient shuteye in students. The findings show that sleep duration was more than an hour shorter on school nights when college students delayed their bedtime for in-person social leisure activities. On those nights, their bedtime was strongly correlated with the timing of their last objectively measured social interaction with friends. Students within the bedtime procrastination social network scored higher on the need to belong compared with students outside the network. The need to belong also predicted "tie formation" within the bedtime procrastination social network, according to the research team. Principal investigator Dr. Joshua Gooley, an Associate Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, said: "As far as we know, this is the first study to identify 'need to belong' as a potential driver of social bedtime procrastination and short sleep." Experts recommend that adults should sleep seven or more hours per night on a regular basis to promote optimal health. But bedtime procrastination - choosing to go to bed later despite being aware of its potential negative consequences - reduces the opportunity to get sufficient sleep. The study, published in the journal Sleep, involved a sample of 104 university students in a residential college, including 59 women. They wore an actigraph and a proximity beacon watch for two weeks during the school semester to estimate their nocturnal sleep and track when they were near one another. The participants also completed daily diaries while "The Need to Belong Scale" assessed individual differences in the desire for acceptance and belonging. Dr. Gooley said that the strength of their findings was surprising. He added: "We often think of sleep loss as being caused by screen time or work, but social needs, especially in group-living environments, can be just as powerful at influencing sleep." The post College students lose sleep to focus on their social lives: study appeared first on Talker. Copyright Talker News. All Rights Reserved.
