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Brain machines: A volunteer tests a brain-computer interface being developed at the University of Wisconsin. It consists of an electroencephalogram (EEG) cap that records brain activity and a device that stimulates the tongue. The position of the yellow ball on the screen is represented in electrical activity on the volunteer’s tongue. The volunteer uses brain activity (imagined movements) to move the ball to the red target. clipped from think-a-move.com
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Science fiction writers have long envisioned sailing a spacecraft by the optical force of the sun's light. But, the forces of sunlight are too weak to fill even the oversized sails that have been tried. Now a team led by researchers at the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science has shown that the force of light indeed can be harnessed to drive machines — when the process is scaled to nano-proportions  clipped from www.photonics.com
Nanophotonics and nanomechanics make possible the extreme miniaturization of optics and mechanics on a silicon chip. This new research, led by scientists at the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science, opens the door to a new class of semiconductor devices that are operated by the force of light. They envision a future where this process powers quantum information processing and sensing devices, as well as telecommunications that run at ultrahigh speed and consume little power. clipped from www.eng.yale.eduHong Tang
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The river is split into two parts as it enters the Fishmouth pier, a long and narrow dike built in the shape of a fish mouth in order to receive the least water resistance. clipped from en.wikipedia.orgclipped from www.thesalmons.orgWorkers using only hand tools cut a trunk canal, called the Mouth of the Precious Jar through a towering mountain in order to feed an extensive system of canals on the plains. clipped from www.thesalmons.org
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The Anlan bridge crosses the river near the upstream end of Fishmouth
Pier. It is suspended by woven bamboo cables (now reinforced with
steel). It was formerly called the Fuqi Bridge (Husband and Wife
Bridge) because it was built by a devoted couple and it is held
together by locks that symbolize the pair's never-ending devotion.
clipped from www.thesalmons.orgThere is a large park area around Dujiangyan with various temples and
pavilions sprinkled through the forest and gardens. Erwang Temple (two
kings temple) was built as a tribute to Li Bing and his son.
The oldest tree in China dating back to the Yin Shang dynasty (1700-1100 BC)
is also in the park.
clipped from www.thesalmons.orgclipped from www.thesalmons.orgA bird's-eye-view of the whole system can be found by climbing up the
five-story high Qin Yen Lou. Mao, Deng, and Jiang Zemin have all taken
in the view from its upper platform.
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clipped from www.wejetset.comDesigned by swiss duo Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann, the hotel is one of a kind. In 2002 they were commissioned by Gianni Jetzer for an exhibition concept entitled Everland at the Swiss National Exhibition. Since then they’ve taken the structure to Yverdon, Switzerland, Lepzig, Germany and it now resides on the roof of the Palais de Tokyo (a modern contemporary museum) in France. clipped from www.everland.ch2002 Yverdon (Switzerland) 2006 Leipzig (GfZK) 2007 Paris (Palais de Tokyo) clipped from www.dailymotion.com
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Behaviour of water drops on different surfaces. clipped from en.wikipedia.orgSuperhydrophobicity Superhydrophobic materials have surfaces that are extremely difficult to wet, with water contact angles in excess of 150°. clipped from arstechnica.comA water droplet stuck to a rose petal clipped from nanotechweb.org
Water droplets on a wood surface treated with BASF's "Lotus Spray", which has made the surface extremely water-repellant (superhydrophobic). clipped from www.youtube.com
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IBM has announced it will lead a US government-funded collaboration to make electronic circuits that mimic brains.
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IBM gets DARPA cognitive computing contract
IBM and several university partners have gotten a DARPA grant to work on a cognitive computing project designed to simulate the brain's sensation, action, interaction, perception and cognition abilities. At the same time, the project's leaders will be attempting to recreate the brain's low-power consumption and size.
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If we succeed, then we will be able to give birth to novel cognitive systems, computing architectures, programming paradigms and numerous practical applications and perhaps to entirely new industries. IBM press release captures it nicely. “The end goal: ubiquitously deployed computers imbued with a new intelligence that can integrate information from a variety of sensors and sources, deal with ambiguity, respond in a context-dependent way, learn over time and carry out pattern recognition to solve difficult problems based on perception, action and cognition in complex, real-world environments.”
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The Robotic Musicianship Group at Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology just blew our minds with some videos depicting robots playing music with real people.
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The Robotic Musicianship Group aims to facilitate meaningful musical interactions between humans and machines, leading to novel musical experiences and outcomes. In our research we combine computational modeling approaches for perception, interaction, and improvisation, with novel approaches for generating acoustic responses in physical and visual manners. clipped from www.music.gatech.educlipped from www.youtube.com
A session between two humans and two robots: Haile, the perceptual robotic drummer detects the beat played by a human darbuka player and improvises based the human's input. clipped from www.youtube.com
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Giant International Debuts First All Touch Multi-Media Wi-Fi Digital Internet Frame
Easy-to-Use Intouch Wireless Internet Frames Feature True Touch Screen, Photo Viewing, Internet Radio, WEB TV & RSS Feed Capabilities
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Intouch IT7150 digital frames can easily access photos, music and video stored on a PC. Wi-Fi enabled, it features home networking capabilities, audio and video playback, Internet radio, WEB TV and an RSS feed reader. The intuitive all touch wireless frame is capable of viewing images stored on photo web sites and users can also upload photos with a memory card, into the internal frame memory, via the Web or connect the device to a networked PC via wireless or USB cable. The portable Intouch IT7150 provides users a multimedia window to the world in a comfortable setting without having to be glued to the home office PC.
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The Threat to Earth from Asteroids & Comets
Pan-STARRS will complete the survey of all 1-km diameter objects, and will detect most of the dangerous objects down to 300 meters in diameter -- objects that can cause major regional catastrophes should they hit the Earth.
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clipped from web.mit.eduDetectors developed at Lincoln Laboratory deployed in powerful telescope
Silicon chips developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory are at the heart of a new survey telescope that will soon provide a more than fivefold improvement in scientists' ability to detect asteroids and comets that could someday pose a threat to the planet.
clipped from www.ifa.hawaii.eduPeter Onaka (left) and John Tonry assemble the Pan-STARRS Gigapixel Camera. Photo
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Say goodbye to the tangle of cables and the wall socket and hello to powering up your electronic gizmos wirelessly.
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clipped from www.telegraph.co.ukNew 'intelligent pill' releases correct amount of medicine
An "intelligent pill" has been developed that, once swallowed, will release the correct amount of medicine according to what the body needs.
Dubbed the "iPill", it contains a microprocessor, battery, wireless radio, pump and a drug reservoir to release medication in a specific area in the body.
Designed by Philips, the Dutch electronics giant, the iPill capsule measures acidity with a sensor to determine its location in the gut, before releasing the drug.
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Philips’ intelligent pill technology
Philips Research’s intelligent pill (iPill) for electronically controlled drug delivery
The mechanical design of Philips Research’s intelligent pill (iPill). In the form of an 11 x 26 mm capsule, the iPill incorporates a microprocessor, battery, pH sensor, temperature sensor, RF wireless transceiver, fluid pump and drug reservoir.
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Networking space: Vint Cerf, cocreator of the Internet and a vice president at Google, is designing protocols for a robust space-communication network, modeled on the terrestrial Internet. clipped from www.youtube.com
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Clipped from: New species of cockroaches headed to Florida | WFTS-TV | First in HDORLANDO, FL (AP) -- University of Florida researchers are alerting exterminators and homeowners to be on the lookout for several new species of cockroaches.Experts say lizard owners are now feeding their pets roaches, which are less smelly and expensive than the normal reptile fare, crickets, and some of those insects may escape and thrive in Florida's humid climate.Along with the Madagascar hissing cockroach, experts warn that the Turkestan cockroach, lobster roach and the orange spotted roach could all inadvertently be introduced into the state.
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GAINESVILLE, Florida, October 9, 2008 (ENS) - Several new cockroach species are entering Florida, warn Phil Koehler and Roberto Pereira, insect researchers with University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.They say exotic roaches such as the Turkestan cockroach hitchhike into the state on gear brought back by members of the armed forces returning from the Middle East. These roaches have already settled in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
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West Palm Beach (WPEC)- Homeowners and exterminators across the state are being warned about a possible exotic cockroach invasion. Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches and others like the Turkestan cockroach, lobster roach and the orange spotted roach could all inadvertently be introduced into the state.
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Augmented Reality steps into our living-room with this new web service from Ray-Ban: All you need is a web cam and their software (PC only). Then you pick some glasses from the online catalogue and see yourself in a virtual mirror. clipped from consiliera.wordpress.com
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Andrey Gorbunov: ARPainter - Augmented Reality 3D Drawing
ARPainter is a program for the free-hand spatial drawing of 3D objects.
The program makes the creation of complex, nonstandard 3D objects tens times faster. Effective for entertainment, movies computer graphics, scientific simulation etc.
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This short clip illustrates the functionality of Augmented Reality.
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NASA is testing out the next generation of lunar rovers, conducting field tests in the Arizona desert. Engineers, astronauts and geologists are driving rovers through terrain similar to the Moon's surface to see if they can perform as advertised when humans return there, hopefully by 2020. The second configuration, the Small Pressurized Rover, (SPR) adds a module on top of the rover’s chassis where the crew can sit inside in a shirt-sleeves environment as they drive the vehicle, donning spacesuits whenever they want to get out. clipped from www.youtube.comclipped from www.nasa.gov
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Solar Sailor is a technology company working with operators, naval architects and boatbuilders. Our technologies are Hybrid Marine Power (HMP), an integrated hybrid electric technology and Solarsails which harness renewable solar and wind energy. clipped from www.youtube.comclipped from www.treehugger.com
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A beauty machine 'that makes average face a knockout' Washington (PTI): Researchers have built what they claim is a beauty machine that, with just the press of a button, can turn a picture of an ordinary face into that of a cover model.
"This function is the basis for the beauty machine," lead researcher Prof Daniel Cohen-Or of Tel Aviv University's Blavatnik School of Computer Sciences said. clipped from www.sciencedaily.com
Samples of photographs manipulated by TAU's "Beauty Machine." Original photographs in top row; manipulated photographs in bottom row. clipped from www.youtube.comclipped from www.cs.tau.ac.il
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ASSISTED MOBILITY: A researcher displays Honda Motor Co.'s experimental walking assist device with bodyweight support system as the device is unveiled in Tokyo Friday. (AP/Katsumi Kasahara) clipped from www.youtube.com
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The walking assist device in use. clipped from world.honda.comJune 30, 2008
Walking assist device Rehabilitation training with Honda’s walking assist device (image) clipped from world.honda.comNovember 7, 2008
Walking assist device with bodyweight support system Going up stairs while wearing the device clipped from www.electronista.com
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GreenDot is a research project that investigates motion capture, pattern recognition, and "Intrinsic Biometrics" techniques to detect human body language in video. The goal of the project is to train a computer to recognize a person based on his or her motions, and to identify the person's emotional state, cultural background, and other attributes. The research is federally funded (by the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation), and conducted by an interdisciplinary team of computer scientists, movement experts, linguists, and other specialists. clipped from movement.nyu.edu
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Galaxy Clusters Collision Captured An international team of astronomers, led by UCSB and Stanford astronomers, captured the collision of two galaxy clusters using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Like the Bullet Cluster collision detected two years ago, this collision supports the existence of dark matter, an enigmatic form of matter accounting for about a quarter of the matter in the universe, and furthers our understanding of it.
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British scientists shed light on mysterious dark matter that makes up most of our universe
A computer simulated image of the glow of dark matter. Scientists believe it lies at the centre of our galaxy
The researchers have developed a system that shows the formation and evolution of a galaxy like the Milky Way, which points to where scientists should look to spot dark matter.
The findings mean that NASA's Fermi Telescope should search in the part of the galaxy where the researchers predict dark matter should glow in 'a smoothly varying and characteristic pattern' where it is easier to see, the researchers said.
That location is near the sun, just off the center of the Milky Way, Frenk said.
NASA scientists prepare the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope for launch in June 2008
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Where will new Fermi telescope find dark matter?
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