Wednesday 31 October 2012

MIT researchers develop painless medical tape for newborns

MIT researchers develop painless medical tape for newborns:
The medical tape is designed to peel off while leaving the adhesive behind
Pulling off a finger plaster is one of life’s little trials that can reveal a lot about a person. Do it fast or do it slow, it still hurts like heck and there’s no pretending that it didn't. For an adult, it’s an instant of pain, but for a newborn it can mean injury or even permanent scarring. In order to prevent this, a team of researchers are developing a new medical tape that can be pulled off safely without tearing delicate infant skin... Continue Reading MIT researchers develop painless medical tape for newborns

Section: Health and Wellbeing

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Researchers charge cars with "remote magnetic gears"

Researchers charge cars with "remote magnetic gears":
A prototype of the remote magnetic gears system
Wireless charging systems seem like an easy way to keep electric cars running. You just drive up to a charge point and let the system beam power to your battery without ever having to step out into the cold and rain. However, these systems require high-frequency electromagnetic fields that can interfere with electronics and pose potential health hazards. To keep the hands-free advantages of wireless, yet get rid of the high-frequency fields, physics professor Lorne Whitehead and his team at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed an electromechanical vehicle charger that uses “remote magnetic gears”s instead of electrical coils.. Continue Reading Researchers charge cars with "remote magnetic gears"

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Tuesday 30 October 2012

Curiosity completes first soil analysis, finds volcanic soils

Curiosity completes first soil analysis, finds volcanic soils:
X-ray diffraction image of first Martian soil sample showing presence of crystalline felds...
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has completed its first soil analysis of the Red Planet. The unmanned explorer used an advanced, miniaturized X-ray diffraction instrument that is part of the Chemistry and Mineralogy instrument (CheMin) of its internal laboratory. The soil, collected at a site designated “Rocknest” in Gale Crater, reveals that Martian soil is a weathered volcanic type similar to soils found in the Hawaiian Islands... Continue Reading Curiosity completes first soil analysis, finds volcanic soils

Section: Science and Education

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CORDIS plans to "beam" people to meetings

CORDIS plans to "beam" people to meetings:
Robothespian, used as a beaming avatar (Photo: Tim Weyrich, UCL)
In recent years, telepresence systems have become more common. Unfortunately, most of them are little more than a videophone on top of a motorized stick. The EU Commission’s Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) wants to change that, by developing a system called “beaming.” When fully developed, it should reportedly provide telepresence so real that for the operator and the people at the other end, it will be like the person is actually there. .. Continue Reading CORDIS plans to "beam" people to meetings

Section: Telecommunications

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Monday 29 October 2012

Oak Ridge unveils Titan, the world's most powerful supercomputer

Oak Ridge unveils Titan, the world's most powerful supercomputer:
The Titan supercomputer
The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has just introduced Titan, the world’s most powerful supercomputer. The size of a basketball court and using enough power to run a small town, the water-cooled circuits of Titan are capable of 20 petaflops or 20,000 trillion calculations per second. This makes Titan ten times more powerful than ORNL’s previous computer, Jaguar and 20 trillion times more than the average PC. What’s more, it achieves this through components originally created for gaming computers... Continue Reading Oak Ridge unveils Titan, the world's most powerful supercomputer

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Domino's picks ultimate pizza delivery vehicle

Domino's picks ultimate pizza delivery vehicle:
The Domino's Pack delivery vehicle concept
Pizza delivery usually depends on the delivery person’s own transport, but that may change in the near future. Domino’s Pizza and crowd-source automaker Local Motors have announced the winner in their "Ultimate Delivery Vehicle" contest, which aims at creating a dedicated, high-tech pizza van. After a six-week competition with over 200 entries. the winner of the initial design phase was Anej Kostrevic of Slovenia, who was awarded the US$10,000 prize first prize for his Domino's Pack delivery vehicle... Continue Reading Domino's picks ultimate pizza delivery vehicle

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Sunday 28 October 2012

Israeli scientists find way to see through frosted glass

Israeli scientists find way to see through frosted glass:
The Weizmann technique de-scatters light and makes frosted glass transparent
Taking a shower while secure in the knowledge that no one can see through the curtains may soon be a thing of the past. Researchers Ori Katz, Eran Small and Yaron Silberberg of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, have developed a method for de-scattering light to form coherent images in real time. In other words, they have found a way to look through shower curtains, frosted glass and other image-blurring materials. The technique may one day aid scientists in seeing through living tissue or around corners... Continue Reading Israeli scientists find way to see through frosted glass

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