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[31 Aug 2009 | One Comment | ]
Life of ASIMO – Almost Human

Do not underestimate this white and weakling-looks of this robot. He walks, he runs, he can also kick a ball and serve you a drink. Meet ASIMO (short for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility), the world’s first advanced humanoid robot that can move like a human. Created by Honda after 22 years of research, ASIMO stands at 1.3 meters tall, weights 54 kg and can recognize people’s faces and even interact with them, thanks to an IC (Integrated Circuit) card – rendering ASIMO a perfect help around the house or …

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[30 Aug 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
MIT Holographic Monitor

The MIT Holographic monitor is a 3-D images that floats in space. This system creates a 3-D hologram that pops out of the screen, showing the picture from hundreds of angles to provide a convincing sense of depth. The first sets will probably display videogames or animation because they are easier to render in three dimensions than is live action, which requires dozens of cameras to capture the necessary visual data.…

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[30 Aug 2009 | 5 Comments | ]
15 Stunning Photos of Chandra Space Observatory

A satellite called The Chandra X-ray Observatory has been launched by NASA on July 23, 1999. It was named in honor of Indian-American physicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar who is known for determining the mass limit for white dwarf stars to become neutron stars. “Chandra” also means “moon” or “luminous” in Sanskrit. Being one of four Great Observatories, Chandra is X-ray sources 100 times fainter compared to other X-ray telescope. Below are some stunning extraterrestrial photo shots done by Chandra X-ray Observatory. You might think it’s just the sky, but some people …

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[29 Aug 2009 | One Comment | ]
7 Creative New York-Space Photography by Sam Rohn

I want to introduce you a very talented and creative artist nowadays. His name is Sam Rohn. He has been scouting locations for television commercials, episodic television, feature films, music videos, commercial photographers, event planners, directors, producers, production designers and others since 1992. Generally he obtains film permits, and deal with local film commissions, communities, & police departments, as well as the location owners & neighbors before, during, and after the shoot to ensure his project is a success, and all parties concerned are happy with the outcome. I really …

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[28 Aug 2009 | One Comment | ]
New Fusion from Watermelon Juice!

Every year, million gallons of watermelons are wasted during farm’s harvest. Motivated by this fact, a research team from US biotechnology centre has conducted an experiment with hypothesis which stated whether the wasted watermelons can translate into energy or not.

The result is very shocking. As a matter of fact, watermelon juice is about 10 percent sugar by volume, and about half the concentration can produce ethanol. It also has amino acids that provide a crucial source of nitrogen for yeast to feed on during fermentation. The team calculated that …

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[27 Aug 2009 | 5 Comments | ]
SanDisk 64GB Cards on the Way!

Sandisk said it will begin mass producing Flash memory cards with an unprecedented 64GB of storage capacity. Northern California-based SanDisk developed the high-performance card in collaboration with Japanese electronics titan Toshiba using 43nm process technology.…

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[25 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Iceland Pink Invasion [PICS]

The secret pink invasion group which is well-known with the name of Weird Girls had invaded West Iceland early this year. The group leader is called Kitty Von Sometime – a very creative young lady. This was not their first so-called invasion as they were often “invading” an extreme territory with their great arts annually. It was a marvelous day as you can see below, the weather was awesome and it was a really weird day.

Image Resource: Sara Johanna

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