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First World Hotel Malaysia Genting World's Largest

Malaysia’s First World Hotel is World’s Largestl With 7,351 Rooms and No Signs of Slowing Down

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First World Hotel Malaysia Genting World's Largest
Photo credit: RW Genting
The First World Hotel, located in the Genting Highlands, some 50 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur, stands out against the backdrop of the greenery. Its two main buildings and annex include a remarkable 7,351 rooms, which kept the Guinness World Record for world’s largest hotel under lock and key since 2015. People come via cable car or by making their way up the mountain roads, and then find themselves in a realm of continual motion, as you can’t help but keep going forward to the next surprise.

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James Webb Space Telescope Protoplanetary Discs

Webb Captures Twin Snapshots of Worlds in the Making

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James Webb Space Telescope Protoplanetary Discs
Photo credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
Astronomers have just released a new set of images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope that show two young stars surrounded by all of the raw material that is used to form planets. On the left is the disk around the star Tau 042021, which is 450 light years away in the direction of Taurus. In the center, a dark band stretches out where the disk blocks the star’s light. Above and below you can see these massive, bright material cones. Then there’s this small jet shooting straight up and down, and it’s all made up of different sizes of dust particles, as well as fragments of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and other chemicals recognized in the infrared.

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Original PlayStation Portal Intech Controller and Game Screen

Gamer Restores the Original PlayStation Portal From Two Decades Ago

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Original PlayStation Portal Intech Controller and Game Screen
James Channel continues to shed light on old, forgotten gaming gear that still has a few tricks up its sleeve. His latest segment delves deeper into a device from 2003 that appears to be an early prototype for the PlayStation Portal. More specifically, the Intech Controller and Game Screen (model PS2-750). It’s an odd combination of a full PlayStation 2 controller and a little built-in screen and speakers that allows you to play on the go, away from the big living room TV.

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ABB Robotics Robot Arm Japan 3D-Printed Railway Station

This is the ABB Robot Behind Japan’s First 3D-Printed Railway Station

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ABB Robotics Robot Arm Japan 3D-Printed Railway Station
Years of steady usage and exposure to the elements have taken a toll on Japanese railway stations, making replacement a headache. Finding competent contractors is difficult, and construction wages are high. Serendix collaborated with ABB to help JR West restore a historic wooden shelter from 1948 at a station in Wakayama Prefecture. This site, a true relic, was only frequented by around 270 visitors every day in a tiny coastal village near Arida that few people had ever heard of.

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1982 RCA Colortrak 2000 CRT TV

Fascinating Look Back at the RCA Colortrak 2000, the CRT Television from 1982 Hidden Behind Glass

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1982 RCA Colortrak 2000 CRT TV
Photo credit: This-Profession-1680
Collectors frequently pause for a second when they see one in a thrift store or internet listing. A 1982 RCA Colortrak 2000 stands there with that 25-inch CRT screen behind a full tinted glass panel that swings open like a cabinet door, seeming almost like a piece of furniture at first glance. It protected the tube from dust and made darker scenes appear much more dramatic in well-lit spaces by reducing reflections.

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Sony WH1000XM5 Noise Canceling Headphones

Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones Quiet the World for $250

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Sony WH-1000XM5 Noise Canceling Headphones
Sony’s WH-1000XM5 noise-canceling wireless headphones, priced at $250 (was $400), feature 8 microphones and two processors to read the environment and instantaneously adjust to whatever noise is there. When you lift off, say from an airplane, distracting background noise disappears, while office banter or city traffic fades into a distant hum that no longer draws your attention.

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Kia PV5 WAV New York Taxi Concept

Kia Rolls Out an Electric Van Poised to Change How New York Gets Around

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Kia PV5 WAV New York Taxi Concept
At this month’s New York International Auto Show, visitors crowded around a bright yellow van. The vehicle, painted in a typical yellow cab pattern with a sign atop that reads “TAXI,” looked ready to pull away from any Manhattan curb. Kia refers to it as the PV5 New York Taxi concept, and it is a full-size electric van that has been redesigned in collaboration with BraunAbility to make it easy for wheelchair users to enter and exit.

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CSIRO Quantum Battery Breakthrough

Researchers Develop Tiny Quantum Battery That Charges Faster When It Grows Larger

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CSIRO Quantum Battery Breakthrough
Australian researchers have built the world’s first quantum battery that completes every part of an energy cycle from start to finish. Dr. James Quach was the main force behind this at CSIRO, and he collaborated with colleagues at RMIT University and the University of Melbourne to complete the research. Behind the scenes, engineers shaped the battery as a multi-layered organic microcavity and sent a laser beam across open space to add energy wirelessly.

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