A new candidate for the Tour de France.... Hope the batteries last long.
Originally shared by Cbsanjeev Balan
Meet the cycling Robot
This robot made by Masahiko Yamaguchi can balance, steer and correct itself while riding a fixed-gear bike.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
A new candidate for the Tour de France.... Hope the batteries last long.
A new candidate for the Tour de France.... Hope the batteries last long.
Originally shared by Cbsanjeev Balan
Meet the cycling Robot
This robot made by Masahiko Yamaguchi can balance, steer and correct itself while riding a fixed-gear bike.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Great article and video.
Great article and video.
Originally shared by DaFreak
A Star in a Bottle
The New Yorker delivers a truly fantastic in depth article on ITER's problems and promise. A long read but an extremely good one!
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/03/03/140303fa_fact_khatchadourian?currentPage=all
At times quite depressing but here and there glimmers of hope do shine through. The people working on it not only have to conquer physics and engineering problems, they also have to deal with mindnumbingly complex bureaucracy and politics. We can't allow politicians to question if fusion produced energy will ever work, the answer, quite simply, is that it must. The question has to be when and paradoxically its answer rests squarely on the shoulders of those very same politicians. Fusion is in dire need of funding but the political will to commit to the level an undertaking as monumental as this one requires is severely lacking. We can not keep on dragging our feet as we have been doing for the past decades, not on an issue as important as this one.
There are few things certain in life but failure on fusion is highly likely to clear the board of all options. If we don't manage to ignite stars on earth, our future will be dark indeed. In Latin ITER means the way. Both in theory and on paper it has already shown us the way, we know where it leads. The rise of fusion would change more than just the energy equation, it would change geopolitics forever. In many way its path leads to enlightenment, straying from it to the dark ages. We must stay the course and make haste because once the light goes out, we are not likely to ever find our way again.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/03/03/140303fa_fact_khatchadourian?currentPage=all
#ScienceEveryday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-6hJ8sltdI
Originally shared by DaFreak
A Star in a Bottle
The New Yorker delivers a truly fantastic in depth article on ITER's problems and promise. A long read but an extremely good one!
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/03/03/140303fa_fact_khatchadourian?currentPage=all
At times quite depressing but here and there glimmers of hope do shine through. The people working on it not only have to conquer physics and engineering problems, they also have to deal with mindnumbingly complex bureaucracy and politics. We can't allow politicians to question if fusion produced energy will ever work, the answer, quite simply, is that it must. The question has to be when and paradoxically its answer rests squarely on the shoulders of those very same politicians. Fusion is in dire need of funding but the political will to commit to the level an undertaking as monumental as this one requires is severely lacking. We can not keep on dragging our feet as we have been doing for the past decades, not on an issue as important as this one.
There are few things certain in life but failure on fusion is highly likely to clear the board of all options. If we don't manage to ignite stars on earth, our future will be dark indeed. In Latin ITER means the way. Both in theory and on paper it has already shown us the way, we know where it leads. The rise of fusion would change more than just the energy equation, it would change geopolitics forever. In many way its path leads to enlightenment, straying from it to the dark ages. We must stay the course and make haste because once the light goes out, we are not likely to ever find our way again.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/03/03/140303fa_fact_khatchadourian?currentPage=all
#ScienceEveryday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-6hJ8sltdI
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Very interesting to see the possible impact of a back hole close to our solar system...
Very interesting to see the possible impact of a back hole close to our solar system...
http://www.learning-mind.com/what-would-happen-if-a-black-hole-passed-near-our-solar-system/
http://www.learning-mind.com/what-would-happen-if-a-black-hole-passed-near-our-solar-system/
An alternative option to use batteries in cars.
An alternative option to use batteries in cars.
Originally shared by Yes! Knowledge
New Breakthrough Suggests Hydrogen Fuel Might Be The Future
The sun has known to be a source of energy, but can also be used to drive reactions that help create greater amounts of energy.
Scientists have now combined cheap, oxide-based materials to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases using solar energy with a solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 1.7 percent, the highest reported for any oxide-based photoelectrode system.
Source: ScienceDaily http://goo.gl/Bv1IB4
Image: zmescience.com
Friday, February 21, 2014
Google unveils 3D sensor smartphone http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26284210
Google unveils 3D sensor smartphone http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26284210
Google has unveiled a prototype smartphone with "customised hardware and software" that enables it to create 3D maps of a user's surroundings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26284210
Google has unveiled a prototype smartphone with "customised hardware and software" that enables it to create 3D maps of a user's surroundings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26284210
Thursday, February 20, 2014
How parasites manipulate us http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26240297
How parasites manipulate us http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26240297
Humans infected with parasites could behave in surprising ways. Michael Mosley infected himself with tapeworms and leeches to find out more.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26240297
Humans infected with parasites could behave in surprising ways. Michael Mosley infected himself with tapeworms and leeches to find out more.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26240297
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Small stylist 3D printer made in Portugal.
Small stylist 3D printer made in Portugal.
http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/11/11/bee-new-3d-printer-portugal/
http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/11/11/bee-new-3d-printer-portugal/
Friday, February 7, 2014
Interesting data. Main problem now is cancer and heart disease.
Interesting data. Main problem now is cancer and heart disease.
Originally shared by Avi Roy
Top 10 causes of death in USA: 1900 vs. 2010
The New England Journal of Medicine takes a look at the leading causes of death in the U.S. from 1900 to 2010.
Original paper: The Burden of Disease and the Changing Task of Medicine - http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1113569
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Interesting article on deep learning. It may take AI to another level.
Interesting article on deep learning. It may take AI to another level.
Originally shared by Mark Vickers
How would you categorize deep learning. Does it blur the lines between strong AI and weak AI? Or is just a type of strong AI research? http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/513696/deep-learning/
http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/513696/deep-learning
Originally shared by Mark Vickers
How would you categorize deep learning. Does it blur the lines between strong AI and weak AI? Or is just a type of strong AI research? http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/513696/deep-learning/
http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/513696/deep-learning
It will be interesting to follow this. It will not be easy for netflix to get in.
It will be interesting to follow this. It will not be easy for netflix to get in.
http://qz.com/172660/why-france-is-so-afraid-of-netflix/
http://qz.com/172660/why-france-is-so-afraid-of-netflix/
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