Future BlackBerry Concept

BlackBerry design that we know so far is quite unique. Big screen, comes with a trackpad or trackball navigation, and the average comes with a Qwerty keypad.

The concept of a BlackBerry Empathy that carried Kiki Tang and Daniel Yoon from Art Center College of Design is much different from the concept design of the BlackBerry that exist today.

At first glance Empathy BlackBerry phone comes with a physical interface resembles a crystal and a unique form of biometric ring that serves to collect emotional data. It works when you touch with your friends via instant messaging (IM) and social networking services like Facebook, Twitter, and the like.

"As seen, this concept offers a touch-screen technology. Uniquely, antarpengguna connections displayed graphically, so that users are permitted to see who is connected with whom," said Kiki, one of the designers Empathy.

Each contact will have avatars, each circled the ring in two colors showing the emotional data. Of course, the color of the ring are influenced by emotions related contacts. For example, the colored ring that lies in part in the show's emotional before. While the outer ring indicates a person's emotional progress.

Another important feature is the Emotional Health Chart. This graph charts to monitor the health of a person emotionally in infinite time. One can see how an event, such as telephone calls, or receive a short message to affect the user's emotional. Happy, sad, angry, and so forth. If the graph shows someone is always unhappy, then maybe he is experiencing problems. If allowed, users can view graphs of other users as well.

The concept is really interesting. Although not yet known what kind of technology will support it. We're sure you were curious to see your mood in the ring, or to know your partner's mood when an event occurs. Let us wait whether this concept is really manifested by Research In Motion (RIM) or not.
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Sony Pocket Camera Can Capture 3D Images

Photos in the three-dimensional format is now more easily created with the presence of the latest pocket cameras Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5. The camera can record a panoramic image in a 3D format that combines automatic 15 recordings from various points of view are taken simultaneously.

"This is a world first ther compact camera that can record a panoramic 3D," this series is the successor to the Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 with the addition of new features including the ability to record a panoramic 3D for the first time.

The presence of the Cyber-shot-WX5 is part of a 3D campaign campaign launched by Sony's world began this year to present a comprehensive three-dimensional entertainment. Previously, Sony had entered into a 3D feature homemade electronic devices ranging from televisions.

To record a 3D panoramic images, this camera provides a choice of 3D mode panoramic sweep. the user just moves the camera horizontally or vertically to capture a wide 3D panoramic images. Simltan camera will record 15 images and combine them into one.

The result of these recordings can be instantly viewed on LCD TVs that support 3D display that is connected via an HDMI cable. Users also can view it directly on the camera screen without special glasses because there are multi-view feature sweep, but I see it by moving the screen from left to right so it can see objects from various perspectives who just recorded.

This pocket camera also has the ability to record images whose quality is comparable with DSLR camera. For example, in the presence of features that make the Background Defocus photographers can capture images with portrait and macro background blur effects that previously attracted only be made with DSLR camera. There are also features auto superior low noise makes the recording sounds like a man-made professional photographers. To capture a moving object, this camera also features a sequence with the ability to record 10 frames per second. Results can also directly upload pictures to different websites with PMB Portable applications that came without the hassle of moving to a computer.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-equipped WX5 angle lens 24 mm, R Exmor CMOS image sensor 12.2 megapixels, and the ability to record full HD 1080p video. External memory slot supports Memory Stick memory cards made by Sony or SD / SDHC / SDXC.

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Internet Access on Planes Singapore Airlines

Internet on the plane probably not new. However, when such services would be used in the Singapore Airlines aircraft, this may be shocking news. Moreover, the airline flight path through several cities in Indonesia.

The airline has signed a contract with OnAir NV to perform a network installation of wi-fi in the aircraft cabin, so passengers can access the internet during the trip. In addition, BTS also installed special for passengers also can make phone calls with her cell phone.

"This is not a movement that aims to increase revenue. Customers are looking forward to this service because the world today are interconnected," said Nick Ionides, a spokesman for Singapore Airlines. With this service, customers can use laptops, cell phones, or smartphones like Apple's iPhone and the BlackBerry during flight.

Internet services and mobile phones in aircraft is prohibited according to current regulations as they may interfere with the signal frequency of flights. However, with advances in technology, interference issues can be resolved and can be used in several types of aircraft. For Singapore Airlines, the new service will be provided starting 2011 in the aircraft type Airbus A340-500s and A380s and Boeing 777-300 ER.

The existence of this breakthrough makes Singapore Airlines as the first major airline in Asia to offer Internet connectivity in the air. Previously, the Emirates in Dubai in July, also plans to offer a similar service in 2012.

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Microsoft employees Bury "iPhone"

A group of people dressed in black looks go hand in hand miss the streets at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash., mid-September. A white hearse walked slowly led the procession. Who could figure Microsoft is dead?

Make no mistake, this is not a funeral Microsoft employees or bosses. The Microsoft employee was walking toward a funeral "common enemy" them, ie iPhone.Tandanya, in recent hearse, some people seem to carry the large-sized replica of the iPhone.

Certainly not without reason if Microsoft employees are desperate to hold a theatrical action. Unique action that marked the completion of the making of Windows Phone 7 (WP7), Microsoft's latest mobile operating system. The Microsoft employee really hope their recent work that can displace or even bury the iPhone and Google's Android operating system fib.

Microsoft plans to release WP7 officially on 11 October. Furthermore, the handset that uses this operating system will begin to enter the market in November 2010. Some manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, and HTC Corp. are ready to produce phones based on these WP7.

Many analysts argue, the launch Microsoft WP7 be the last chance to catch up Apple and Google that have market endeavor smart phone operating systems (smartphones) in recent years.

Since long, the analysts are surprised to see how Microsoft and Windows Mobile eliminated from the competition smartphone operating system. According to comScore research data, this time, Microsoft's market share is less than 12 percent in the segment of the smartphone operating system. This means that they are in fourth place after the BlackBerry made by Research in Motion (RIM), Apple, and Google.

Microsoft exclusion in the mobile market and the delays they anticipate the emergence of new products such as iPad has made Microsoft's stock price plummeted. This year alone, Microsoft's stock has plummeted 20 percent.

So, does this new product will succeed? Of course, consumers around the world who will decide.

If we look at a prototype that was shown WP7 Microsoft employees, apparently, this new operating system is far more sophisticated than previous generations. In addition to feature a touchscreen, this new software also integrates with the Zune music player software Microsoft fib.

But, in addition to product features, in order to succeed, Microsoft also had the full support of the mobile phone manufacturers. The problem, both Samsung, LG, and HTC have offered products based on Android.

"We'll see how much support phone vendors to Microsoft because this is what makes Android a success. But, if you already have the iPhone and Android based phones, do we still need another phone?" Keane said
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New Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo was forced to postpone the launch of a new portable game console, Nintendo 3DS, until next year. The failure of Nintendo Co. Ltd. launched the newest toy gacoan, Nintendo 3DS, to the market this year directly to make the performance of one of the world's largest toy producer console was dropped.

According to Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co. Ltd., the company predicted would bear the loss of up to 2 billion yen during the six month.

One of the main causes of the slow Nintendo's three-dimensional presence in the market due to a delay of the production process. In addition, the strengthening of the yen helped aggravate the condition of the sale of Japanese products, including Nintendo.

If Nintendo can deliver the Nintendo 3DS at the end of this year, this product will compete directly with games made by Sony Corp. and Microsoft plan would launch his latest product at the same time. You see, launched at the end of the year is the right time because the market is already looking forward to the presence of the latest gaming products.

To be sure, Nintendo will still launch 3DS. Precisely in February next year in the Japanese market, and in March specifically for the American market. Products worth 25,000 yen 12,000 yen more expensive than the Nintendo DS product, can display three-dimensional images without the need to wear glasses in three dimensions.

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Honda Jazz Hybrid at Paris Motor Show

Honda Jazz Hybrid launch world's first appearance at the Paris Motor Show. Jazz Hybrid is a hybrid car that combines a conventional engine that uses gasoline as a fuel with an electric motor Integrated Motor Assist (IMA).

Jazz Hybrid bearing the gasoline engine with a capacity of 1.3 liter, 4 cylinder, equipped with intelligent variable valve timing and lift electronic control (i-VTEC), and assisted by an electric motor (IMA). With the help of electric motors, carbon dioxide emissions Jazz Hybrid only 104 grams / km. Gasoline consumption were pretty efficient, only 23 km / liter.

As such Hybrid Jazz is much more economical fuel consumption than the second generation Jazz.

Gasoline consumption of a car is determined by the quality of gasoline, weather, traffic conditions and the way the car driving. That's why the factory test data is always higher than the test data on the highway because testing in the factory conditions are ideal.

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Samsung SE-S084D DVD Writer

An external optical drive is intended for owners of ultra-portable notebook or netbook.

As is known, the market is now many outstanding products of ultra portable notebooks or ultra-thin, or netbooks. This compact ultra-portable computers generally come with an optional optical drive. That is, users who need to buy the drive separately.

Samsung SE-S084D is intended to meet the above requirements. Users only need to connect the USB cable into the device and port on the netbooks, for example, the netbook has been able to directly use the dvd writer.

In the connecting cable, Samsung also provides an additional USB connector that serves as a backup if the USB port on the computer can not supply sufficient amounts of power that causes the drive can not be used or the power shortage during combustion.

The method used to embed a tray loading CD or DVD. To open the tray, users can simply touch or mencolekkan finger on the cover drive. After the disc is inserted, Samsung says, about 190 milliseconds later, the data can be accessed.

If connected to a video device that supports USB, an external optical drive can also be directly used. For example, if you want to see the film through the projector, if your projector supports input via USB, then stay put DVD movies into this drive, connect to a projector, is completed.

When tested, when used to write to DVD-R media, Samsung SE-S084D can write with an average speed of 5.98 x. When writing to DVD-R DL media, he wrote velocity reaches 3.75 x and when writing to CD media, the average write speed of this drive reached 18.87 x.

There is no problem when writing or reading to a media DVD-R or CD-R. Literacy drive is pretty good. However, when writing to DVD-R DL media, it seems Samsung SE-S084D little obstacles. Similarly, when examined with Surface Scan inherent property of Nero 9, the results show there is a part of the offerings that were given the category Bad.

This problem may be solved by the newer firmware later. Fortunately, Samsung's Firmware Live Update feature on this drive. Condition, the computers that use the SE-S084D DVD Writer must be connected to the Internet.
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Will Robots Clean Up Future Oil Spills

Cleaning oil spills can be costly business. If eco-friendly robots can take over and clean all the mess it will be good for marine life and humans too. MIT is developing Seaswarm robots that will utilize a special substance to absorb and collect oil from the sea surface. If everything turns out well, these robots can be used commercially in a year. These robots work best collectively. They can detect the oil spills on their own and then convey the message to their robotic group and chalk out a strategy among themselves to clean the mess.

Design of a Seaswarm:
Assaf Biderman supervised this project at MIT. He is also the associate director of MIT’s Senseable City Lab. According to him the $20,000 robots will be put on exhibition in Venice, Italy. The Seaswarm robots give the appearance of a conveyor belt of a treadmill. The conveyer belt contains material which the MIT guys call a paper towel for oil spills. It can absorb up to 20 times its weight in oil. This belt floats on the sea surface and connected to an ice cooler. When it turns the belt pushes the robots frontward and absorbs the oil with the aid of a nanomaterial. This nanomaterial is designed to attract oil and repel water. Biderman explains it as a carpet rolling on the surface of the water.

How Seaswarm works:
After soaking up the oil on the sea surface the robot can burn it on the spot or it can leave the oil in a bag which can be collected later. The heater is located on the “ice cooler” part of the body. The oil stored in the bag can be reused. According to Biderman, robots are good team players. They coordinate with one another with the help of GPS location data. They devise a strategy to clean up the mess in an effective way.

Advantages of Seaswarm:
Cost effective: If the Seaswarm robots are being deployed at the oil spill site they prove to be relatively cheap, quick and effective at cleaning up oil spills. Otherwise cleaning oil spills is quite costly as it need big ships and trained crews in large numbers. Biderman is of the opinion that if the Seaswarm robots would have been used at the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, the robots would have cleaned up the oil in two months. The cost of the whole operation would have amounted to $100 million to $200 million. If we care to look at the statistics about 800 skimming boats were in service to clean up the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. It would have needed only 5,000 to 10,000 of MIT’s autonomous robots to complete the same task.

Eco Friendly: The Seaswarm robots use clean and green solar energy. They need only 100 watts of power, or about that of a bright light bulb for their operations. You can utilize them on sea for months and they won’t ask for overtime for working incessantly.

Stability: Biderman says, “Because it (conveyor belt) adheres to the surface of the water, it cannot capsize,” he said, “So it can withstand quite severe weather. Imagine this like a leaf that lands on the surface of the water and moves with the waves and the currents and cannot be flipped over.” The robots can work under extreme conditions and rough weather. Biderman said MIT’s oil-sopping robot would be most effective in situations like the recent oil disaster, where oil is spread out.

Damage can be confined to a smaller area: Biderman shares his opinion, “Ideally, when spillage happens, the best thing to do is to contain it right where the spillage occurs. But quite often the oil goes out of containment, and this is where this technology would be most effective.”

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Early Detection of Diabetes

Scientists in London, England, found a way to detect the possibility of having diabetes 10 years. "This test works by detect the molecular genetic level in the blood, molecules called microRNA (MIR), which also can detect people at risk of heart attack or problems with blood vessels." Told by Dr. Manuel Mayr, research leader at the University of London King.

Diabetes is a disease that can snatch the vision, the kidneys, even the heart. A disease that has killed thousands of people. Nevertheless, many people who just shrugged when asked about the possibility of this disease because their symptoms can indeed invisible.

World Health Organization (WHO) and International Diabetes Federation estimates more than 50 percent of people with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes. They are generally new diabetes discovered during treatment for other diseases. The majority of patients with diabetes come to the doctor had brought a pile of complications.

London scientists this invention can be used as reference precautions for patients who have the possibility of diabetes.

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Wrinkles in Face Triggers

Added age skin becomes thinner, dry, and no elastic. This then makes the skin loses the ability to be free from defects. From this early formation of wrinkles, which if left unchecked would disrupt the performance. Besides age, there are four factors that trigger wrinkle face uninvited.

1. Cigarette
Experts agree, there is a relationship between cigarette to the accelerated aging process. Not only the cigarette smoke, nicotine is smoked by a reduced blood flow to the skin. When blood flow is reduced, the skin nutrient deficiencies. This then makes the regeneration of skin cells do not go perfectly, which is followed by the appearance of wrinkles, wrinkles in the face. How to overcome that is not to be active or passive smokers.

2. Genetic
In certain people, the emergence of wrinkles faster apparently inherited. So if history is present in your families, most likely the wrinkles will be formed ahead of time. Quite difficult to find a solution for avoiding wrinkles in the face. But you can not keep dry skin by always using a moisturizer.

3. The skin is too white
Maybe you've heard, darker skin will look younger longer. Why, melamine dark-skinned people more numerous and dense, melamine, besides as a pigment the skin, also serve to protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation. How to avoid is either white or black owners, still need a sunscreen cream off an attack to ultraviolet A and B.

4. Sun exposure
Ultraviolet light, particularly ultraviolet A can freely penetrate the skin through collagen. When collagen is damaged, your skin loses its patron. To avoid this do not forget to use sunscreen cream every time outdoors.

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IBM Launches z196 processor speed of 5.2 GHz

Up to how fast the computer processor can 'run'? IBM's answer that question by launching a new processor called the z196.

Processor that is claimed to be the fastest processor in the world can 'run' with clock speeds up to 5.2 GHz. Imagine how much heat the processor.

Previously, AMD Phenom II X6 has a clock speed of up to 3 GHz. Intel Core 2 Duo E8700 works at a speed of 3.5 GHz. In fact, Tom's Hardware had time to refine the project 5 GHz clock-speed processors, with liquid nitrogen cooling system.

However, this time the processor Z196 does not require liquid nitrogen for cooling assistance. This four-core processors using 45 nanometer processing technology, containing up to 1.4 billion transistors in a cross-sectional area of 512 square mm.

Claimed to be able to handle more than 50 billion instructions per second computing. Processors of this zEnterprise class reportedly has cost the fund more than U.S. $ 1.5 billion.

As quoted from TechIT site, IBM's research department has collaborated with some of his clients during the three years to realize the creation of this proseseor.

However, this processor would certainly not we meet at the Alienware gaming laptops or other consumer laptops, because these processors will only be present on the mainframe computers used by large clients like banks, telco companies, as well as manufacturing industries.

The plan of this processor will begin to be marketed by IBM, commencing 10 September.

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Snakebot, Snake Robot That Can Sing

After the mobile robot cockroaches that could make someone ran. Now comes the snake robot that can be wrapped around trees like a real snake.

Robot named Snakebot made by Biorobotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh, United States. Snakebot able to coil around themselves on poles, trees and walking into the pipe vertically.

Snakebot a snaking run even able to shake its tail in the tree, looking around him through the head contains a camera and even more amazing snakebot able to sing the national anthem of the U.S. 'Star-Spangled Banner' that made him get the nickname 'Uncle Sam'.

Snakebot robot apparently has been used in disaster training and are expected to someday be able to search and rescue operation in the field condition which does not allow people to enter it.

Modular robot is built from segments of sensors and actuators that enable it to alter the length and easy to be assembled again.

Researchers at CMU noted that in the experiment to climb trees, new Snakebot can climb on tree trunks with a certain width.

"The investigators worked to design, build and program a robot. But much remains to be repaired so that the robot was able to climb trees higher with various sizes of trees and to facilitate navigation of the branch and cable," said the Carnegie Mellon University.

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Arabs consider Blackberry as an spy U.S and Israeli

State Police of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that has many reasons to press the Blackberry. Not only related to terrorism, the Arabs too suspicious if the Blackberry becomes a spy to U.S. and Israeli governments.

"The U.S. is the main beneficiary of the lack of control over the Blackberry data. Because they have the right to spy on the country the UAE," said Dubai Police Chief Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, as quoted by Reuters on Saturday (09/04/2010).

According to Tamim, Western countries have accused the Arabs as a restraint of freedom use the Blackberry but on the other hand they are even allowed to access data that exist in the blackberry. Western countries that Tamim was referred to the U.S., Israeli, British and others.

Unfortunately, Tamim did not explain further U.S. goals have an interest to spy on the UAE. Previously, Tamim even been blamed Israel for the death of Palestinian military leader who was in Dubai in January last.

UAE itself has been an ultimatum Blackberry manufacturer, Research in Motion (RIM) for blocking of the service, messenger, email or web browser, on 11 October. The decision will apply as if RIM can not provide access to encrypted data on the Blackberry Arabs who now has 500 thousand users.

Earlier in India, RIM is also getting the same pressure but the blockade was delayed because RIM has promised to provide such access to the Indian government.

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Geological Wonders of the World

Save a lot of natural wonders. Every country has a fascinating area. These are some places in the world who entered the category of 'geological wonders' you may already know, or did not you realize.

1. The Wave, United States
Located between Arizona and Utah, USA. This stunning red rock located on the border of Arizona and Utah, USA. The Wave was formed from sand dune 190 million-year-old who was turned into stone.

Formation of a little-known people can only be accessed by walking through a small street about three miles uphill.

2. Antelope Canyon, Arizona, United States
Antelope canyon or Antelope Canyon is a famous gorge located in Page, Coconino County, Arizona, United States.

This canyon areas into the complex Navajo Indian Reservation, the area's largest shelter for Dine Indians from North America, also called Navaho or Navajo.

Antelope Canyon was formed by erosion of Navajo Sand Stone, primarily due to flash floods and later because of sub-aerial processes.

3. Great Blue Hole, Belize
Part of the Lighthouse Reef System, the Great Blue Hole is located approximately 60 miles from the mainland of Belize City. Shaped like a big hole almost perfectly, with a depth of about 125 meters and 300 meters in diameter.

The depth of water makes a very blue color. This is believed to be the world's largest ocean holes and has a big attraction for divers.

4. Crystal Cave of the Giants, Mexico
Found deep in a mine in Chihuahua, Mexico. Known as "the Sistine Chapel of crystals", Mexico's Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals) contains natural crystals are world famous. These crystals have an average length of 11 meters.

5. Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania
A land in Mauritania, south-western part of the Sahara has a spectacular view. Threaded circle with a diameter of 30 miles - like eyes. Because of this magnitude can be seen from outer space.

Formation was originally suspected as the impact of a meteorite collision but, geologists now believe this is the result of elevation and soil erosion. However, what makes a circular shape, is still mysterious.

6. Blue Lake Cave, Brazil
Mato Grosso do Sul region of Brazil has some beautiful underground lake, there Gruta do Lago Azul, Gruta do Mimoso, and Aquario Natural.

The most famous, Gruta do Lago Azul or Blue Lake Cave - decorated with stalactites and stalagmites and incredibly blue lakes. The beauty of the lake was very impressive.

7. Giants Causeway, Irlandia
Is an area of 40 000 which consists of pieces of the column. Giants Causeway is the result of ancient volcanic eruptions.

Located in the north-east coast of Northern Ireland, mostly hexagonal columns, although there are also some of the terms of the four, five, seven and eight. The highest column is 12 meters, and high profits that hardens on the cliff is 28 meters.

8. Hell Gate, Turkmenistan
There in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. Near the remote village, inhabited by 350 people Derweze, there is a crater 60 meters wide and within 20 meters.

This crater is continually generate fire and burned for 38 years.

By local residents, this smoldering crater known as Crater Gas Darvaza or also better known as the 'Gate of Hell'. These craters can be seen from a distance of several kilometers.

This is not a natural phenomenon, but rather the result of industrial accidents. In 1971, a Soviet drilling rig was incidentally related to an underground cave that holds the gas in massive quantities.

9. Wave Rock, Australia
Rock or stone Wafe waves are natural rock formation located in Western Australia. Shaped like a circular waves.

One wave has a height of about 15 meters long and 110 meters.

10. Chocolate Hills, Philippines.
Consisting of about 1268 with a perfect cone-shaped hill about the same size, spread in an area of more than 50 square kilometers. Is a geological formation which is very unusual, called Hill Chocolate, located in Bohol, Philippines.

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Origami, Super Luxury Yacht

An Italian designer Fabio Federici, recently revealed crazy idea to make a super yacht boats called Origami. He got the idea from the Japanese art of paper folding. The concept of a cruise ship is changing the playing style of paper folding machines for speed, thanks to innovations in the deck are multifunctional, and has folding wings.

When the state closed, compact and aerodynamic design allows the vessel to achieve optimal speed. But when docked, the form of luxury stretched to create a luxurious living room complete with four cabins below. There is also a spiral staircase to the two shaded hammocks on the roof.

In addition, the deck also provides a pool play and three-deck lounge that can rotate up to 360 degrees. So that the guests can enjoy the entire edge of the ocean view.

Fabio Federici innovative design concept was successfully won the Millennium Yacht Design Award. Federici said, the key is to create a yacht that is not conventional by combining speed and luxury.

He added, "I am inspired by the rigid forms of stealth aircraft. Then I got the idea from the main bridge conversion. Then I saw similarities with the origami models.

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Nokia and Intel Create 3D Hologram on mobile phone

Slowly but surely, Intel and Nokia is currently preparing a new breakthrough in the mobile world.

Nokia, Intel, and the University of Oulu Finland muster 24 researchers for this project.

Both big companies are working with the University of Oulu Finland, had opened a joint laboratory facilities to prepare a technology that can bring experience of virtual reality into the phone.

Research will use the open source operating system platform MeeGoo, Intel and Nokia, launched last February. The main objective is to develop the interface of three dimensional (3D) and virtual reality displays on existing technology, and possible development of 3D holographic images for smart phones.

With this technology, the phone will be capable of transmitting 3D holographic image of the person who was talking on the phone, which has just happened in science fiction films.

"3D and virtual worlds great potential to revolutionize the way people use mobile phones," said Mike tune, Strategic Alliances and Partnerships Director, Nokia, told Computerworld site.

One of the initial applications to be developed, is a mobile virtual control panel to control light switch and heating at home.

According to Heikki Huomo, director of the Center for Internet Excellence, University of Oulu Finland, this paper is not intended to create a 3D experience that can only be enjoyed by the special glasses, because the phone screen will not meet the physical requirements that owned a large 3D screen.

Another possibility of this application, according Huomo, create social networks in a virtual world for mobile phones that use GPS and location information of users. "This will be the 'killer app' or at least is a success," said Heikki Huomo.

This research center will be supported by about two dozen researchers who will work at least for three years for this project brewing.

Director of Intel Lab Europe, Martin Curley said that the focus of this research is the development of open source software that will complement Intel's chips besutan.

According to Jack Gold, principal analyst at J. Gold Associates, a research center is an early opportunity for Nokia and Intel to develop an operating system MeeGo.

3D can become such an important requirement for a mobile device sized width, such as tablet computers, or at least smart phone.

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Obesity in Children Starts caused problems in the United States

Obesity in children in the United States has started to worry threshold. A recent poll said, obesity is the biggest threat to children and adolescents, the highest on the misuse of drugs, smoking, internet security, and stress.

Obesity rates among children and adolescents in the United States soared in the last 30 years. A study in 2008 by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta showed that nearly one in five children aged six to 11 years and 18.1 percent of 12-19 year olds were obese.

More surprising, was the emergence of stress as a major health problem for children, allegedly due to "trickle down effect" as the impact of economic fragility. At this point, parents and children react to sensed changes.

"The economic conditions currently affecting the children, too," said Dr Matthew M Davis, director of the University of Michigan.

Although looked bleak, but David calls this finding positive. "The message about the dangers of obesity and the prevalence of disease among children has actually made it to the American public," said "If we had done this poll four years ago, obesity would not be at the top of the list," he said.

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Now Whiskey Could Be Fuel Cars

Scientists from Edinburgh's Napier University, Scotland, said it has successfully developed a vegetable fuels (biofuels) of whiskey. This biofuel has successfully run a car.

Scientists use a pot of ale, the liquid residue from the copper and the rest of the wheat from the distillation of whiskey. From this residual material they can make butanol fuel.

"We are committed to finding innovative sources of renewable energy," said Professor Martin Tangney, Director of the Biofuel Research Centre at Napier University, August 19, 2010.

Martin says, this fuel can be used for an ordinary car without adjusting the machine. And unlike other biofuels, fuels made from waste products and no need special plant ingredients, such as castor seeds, corn, and palm oil.

This research project was to spend 260 thousand pounds sterling which is a grant from Scottish Enterprise. Now the University has filed patent applications for environmentally friendly fuels, and they plan to set up a company to market the fuel to various petrol pumps in the UK.

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MagicJack : Telephone lines between the United States and Canada is free

Telephone lines between the United States and Canada is free to millions of subscribers MagicJack wireless telecommunications manufacturer. Said Executive Director YMAX Corporation And Borislow in New York, United States, recently.

Borislow said, using telecommunications technology MagicJack USB device group should Washington and Ottawa, the easier and cheaper access without being limited time. Customers, he said, can access these free connections via computers, smart phones, tablet computers to iPads.

"Customers simply buy the MagicJack worth U.S. $ 40 and connection costs during the year amounted to U.S. $ 20," said Borislow.

YMAX Corporation's founder, said the breakthrough thanks to collaboration with VocalTec, an Israeli communications company listed on the Nasdaq.

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FujiFilm Launches World's First 3D Camera

Cameras three-dimensional (3D) world's first launched Tuesday, August 17, 2010 by one of the world's largest photography company, FujiFilm.

Camera shots that are named FinePix Real 3D W3 can be printed in the paper the three dimensions that can be affixed in the family photo album - or can be viewed directly from the facility that integrates with the camera display.

Special, not like the 3D movies in theaters, do not need special glasses to get the 3D effect.

FujiFilm camera takes two photos simultaneously from the same alias two separate lenses - the same distance with the two human eyes.

Using technology 'lenticular' - the look right and left eyes separately woven in a crinkled surface to create the illusion steoroskopik.

This method has been used since the 1940s in the sticker, for example, which displays a simple two-frame animation - like blinking.

This old technology is now used in products 3D console games and posters.

This new camera is equipped with a video camera high-definition 3D, which allows users to watch the shot in 3D television.

FinePix Real 3D Camera W3 will be on sale from September with a price around 400 pounds.

Meanwhile, for the printing service will soon be launched soon after the launch of the camera.

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Healthy Life-style Japanese Women

Japan has made great strides in treatment of various diseases, such as cancer, stroke, and heart, but their longevity are mostly connected with diet, obesity is low, and the ability to control stress. During the 25th consecutive year the Japanese women's life expectancy is highest in the world, precisely at the age of 86. Following a healthy lifestyle Japanese women that we can steal his knowledge, as quoted from Self magazine:

Consuming seaweed
Actually is a multivitamin, which Containing potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron Zar, iodine, vitamin C, fiber and beta-carotene, and others. Their diet consists mainly of foods derived from plants such as fruits, vegetables, and soy.

Eat fish
Japanese people like tuna, mackerel and salmon, contain omega-3 fatty acids high level. Research has shown omega-3 can reduce the risk of heart disease and breast cancer.

Drinking green tea
Based on recent research, those who consumed six cups of tea per day had a 36 percent risk of heart disease were lower than those who drank less than that. Green tea is full of antioxidants, which reduce the effect on bone cancer which resulted in osteoporosis.

Eat more slowly
Japanese people are taught to enjoy every bite of their food (eat using chopsticks also help slow speed). The reason for eating more slowly is the key because the brain takes over 20 minutes to feel full. So, if you utilize your time, you may eat until you are satisfied rather than to the full.

Use a small plate
When you use a small plate or bowl instead of using a large plate, you are more easy to control your eating.

Zen
Try the Japanese physical exercise (such as martial arts) and mental fitness. Activities such as yoga and meditation has been proven to not only reduce stress, but also ward off dementia and keep the brain areas associated with concentration and memory.

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Coral Sea Can Cure Cancer

Beautiful coral reefs are saving a million uniqueness. One of them, beautiful reefs that can cure cancer.
Recently, Anya Salih from the University of Western Sydney examined using the pigment of the reef, to develop a new fluorescent label. It was intended, to help track the workings of the cell nucleus and learn what went wrong in cancer.

As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, the gene that gives coral color will stick to the cells and molecules provide lighting on the molecule. "Activity molecule as a cell that grows and changes can be followed under the microscope using a special laser fluorescence," said Anya.

Protection manager Ian Howe Island Marine Park Kerr said that important scientific discovery and as a good pilot. "This shows, in marine biodiversity should be protected," he said

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Solar Tsunami

Tuesday and Wednesday this sky watchers at high latitudes can watch spectacular scenery, the northern lights, aurora borealis.
That is a sign that the sun had risen from bed length.

The explosion on the surface of the Sun, 'Solar tsunamis', Sunday, August 1st and then ejects the tons of plasma into space. These atoms leads to Earth and potentially create an amazing light show.

"The explosion led to the Earth and is expected to arrive at August 4, 2010," said Leon Golub of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, such as Space page is loaded.

"This is the first explosion that led to Earth in a few years,"
Huge explosions on the surface of the sun or coronal mass ejection observed by aircraft belonging to U.S. Space Agency, NASA, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which was launched last February.

This satellite image clearly photographed the sun periodically and unravel the mystery of the sun activity that someday could have negatively impacted the Earth.

Scenery aurora is always associated with certain locations, Alaska and Canada. However, this time, sky watchers in the northern U.S. will be able to see the green light to form curtain on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

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Hybrid Organic Solar Cells Now More Efficient

Success greets the research team of National Research Council’s National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) and the University of Alberta. The plastic solar cells have now an operating life of 8 months instead of mere hours. And they are low-cost, environmentally efficient, unsealed plastic dollar cells – a green energy source. Developing economically viable plastic solar panels and to produce them in large scale has been the long time goal for the scientists as the cost of ultra high-purity silicon used in the traditionally manufactured solar cells is quite prohibitive. These are the solar cells of future – to be available to common man easily. A University of Alberta-NINT team has been focusing on this for quite some time.

Prototype solar cell:
A multi-disciplinary team has been successful in developing a prototype solar panel. It was operating at high capacity for about 10 hours. After that, problems developed within which reduced the efficiency of solar cells. They found that electrode’s chemical coating was the root cause of the problem. For past few months, work has been going on to correct this problem.

Role of electrode:
Producing power from solar cells is the key responsibility of electrodes and the research team found that the unstable chemical coating started leaking around the circuitry of the solar cell and reduced production capacity. They developed a new coating which solved this problem.

New polymer coating:
The team led by David Rider, consisting of Michael J. Brett, Jillian Buriak from U of A-NINT has been successful in developing a durable and longer lasting coating of polymer for the electrode which stopped the chemical leaking that reduced the production capacity. This new polymer coated electrode makes the solar cell work at high capacity continuously.

Success story:
At the time David Rider and colleagues presented their research paper in Advanced Functional Materials on June 22, 2010, the solar prototype cell had performed already for 500 hours at high capacity. In the highly competitive field of plastic solar-cell technology, this research by U of A-NINT team is considered to be a great achievement. And the cell continued to work for 8 months altogether before being damaged in transit between laboratories.

Future:
The future looks bright for hybrid organic solar cells. In Rider’s words “Inexpensive, lightweight plastic solar-cell products, like a blanket or sheet that can be rolled up, will change the solar energy industry”.
(alternative.energy.news)

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Vigorous U.S. Build Solar Power

Cornerstone Power Development, a Chicago development company is preparing to build the fields covering 485 thousand square meters in the town of Coxsackie, New York.

Farm fields are not always built. With a capital of about U.S. $ 60 million, the field will be installing solar power plants first large scale that will produce electricity for 15 to 20 megawatts.

Projects in Coxsackie This also shows that even in New York, area with its famous cloudy weather, solar power plants remain functional.

We believe the sun is increasingly a resource that is very sensible, "said Daniel Somers, an executive of Cornerstone, as quoted from the Times-Union, Wednesday, July 28, 2010.

Cornerstone plans to build their solar power plants in agricultural areas, to facilitate the addition of land if required. The solar farm is estimated to have been able to produce energy in 2012.

Currently, the project construction of large-scale solar power plants are also being done in Long Island, New York. If successful, the installation of solar power plants on a larger scale will be built in the northeastern region of the United States.

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Robots Play Violin Up Baby Giant

Ever see a robot playing soccer? Robot technology is displayed in the exhibition that was held some time ago in Shanghai, China. Agility of his fingers in rhythm violin stunning the visitors. Just like a real violinist, Humanoid robot is able to bring melodic tunes of friction violin. This clever robot produced a giant Japanese automotive company, Toyota.

There's more amazing in this exhibition, namely parachuting in door. Here, for skydiving attraction need not open space. Quite simply with media alone wind tunnel blower.

Meanwhile, for your kids, maybe a giant baby can be exciting entertainment. His name Miguelin. 6.5-meter-high baby it's not a real baby but a baby doll made of silicon. Although the doll, capable of propelling Miguelin eyes and spread her smile.

Technological advantage is also shown in the cathedral, which are shown in thousands of bean seeds or 60 thousand hair fiber. This exhibition displays an amazing variety of technological innovations from 242 countries around the world.

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UNAIR Students Create Environmentally Friendly Plastics

Who said plastic will biodegrade in the soil long? Humaira, a student majoring in Chemistry Faculty of Science and Technology University of Airlangga (Airlangga University), Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, has denied this. Tuesday (20 / 7), 21-year-old woman was announcing the results of his research, eco-friendly plastic that is easily decomposed by soil within a week.

According Humaira, this is done because the plastic has been used often cause environmental pollution due to garbage piling on too long, so prone to flooding. "Plastics are typically pile up and pollute the environment for years could be degraded or decomposed by the soil only within less than a week," said the girl was born in Jombang.

Humaira explains, is a synthetic plastic food packaging materials that have a negative impact on the environment and human health. That comes from the synthesis of materials such as cellulose acetate, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, polyester, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinyl acetate and aluminum foil. While plastics made from these materials are nonbiodegradable or can not be explained naturally by microorganisms in the soil.

Not only that, typically of synthetic plastics material added softener (plasticizer) that is not rigid and not easily fragile. This softener material consisted mostly of groups phthalate compounds (esters derived from phthalic acid). "In fact, the use of DEHA plasticizer such as PCBs and can cause tissue death and is carcinogenic in humans," said Humaira.

Humaira research provides a breakthrough alternative to this time through the development of biodegradable plastics are easily degraded by microorganisms in the soil and renewable resources. The materials used for the manufacture of biodegradable plastics include starches aloe vera, chitosan, with glycerol as a plasticizer.

"Aloe vera contains polysaccharides that can form a layer of plastic film which has antibacterial properties. While chitosan containing proteins to strengthen the mechanical properties or strength of plastics, as well as glycerol as a plasticizer in an environmentally safe to give flexibility or elasticity in the plastic," said Humaira. That is why, from the aloe vera biodegradable plastics has advantages, which are antibacterial and easily degraded by microorganisms in the soil.

Humaira also said plastics from starch and aloe vera-chitosan prepared by chitosan concentration of three percent, four percent, five percent, six percent and seven percent (w / v). Meanwhile, aloe vera and glycerol concentration is fixed which is five percent (w / v) and 10 milliliters.

About the method, Humaira explained, the methods used in the synthesis of plastics from Aloe vera-chitosan, which is inverse phase with the solvent evaporates at a temperature of 60 degrees Celsius. "For this characterization, including measurement of thickness of plastic, test the mechanical properties, swelling test, determination of morphology, and test the properties of biodegradable," Humaira explained.

From the research, obtained value attractiveness percentage elongation and modulus of plastic film on the optimal composition of chitosan, starch, aloe vera and five per cent compared to seven percent (w / v), which is 461.538 MPa, respectively, 6.2 percent, and 744.416 MPa. "The percentage of swelling (swelling), the optimum was obtained at the composition of plastic between the starch-chitosan aloe five percent compared to four percent (w / v), with a value of 12.5 percent. In addition, based on Scanning Electron Microscopy results (SEM) produced morphological The flat plastic film and not hollow, "said Humaira. Thus, in a test of biodegradable plastics from Aloe vera-chitosan using EM4 bacteria showed that the degradation of plastic film in just one week.

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In the Age This Feeling Most Beautiful Women

Who says the age of 25 years is the peak of beauty a woman? Women look very attractive when she was 31 years old. That's according to a survey conducted by the television shopping channel in the UK, QVC.

Generally women in the age of 31 years was married and had children. But, precisely at that age they not only look beautiful but also self-confident, have better taste in terms of style compared to adolescent girls.

Approximately 70 percent of those surveyed in 2000, believes self-confidence as a key factor in creating an attractive woman. Nearly 67 percent of which covers 47 percent of physical beauty and sense of style that included.

More than two-thirds of women surveyed have a proposition beauty comes with the coming of age. Then, almost half said that age makes them feel safer and feel more beautiful. Meanwhile, 55 percent of respondents feel they know the best makeup to wear.

Depictions of confidence is also very varied. In London, England, women represent the most relevant self-confidence about their appearance, with 37 percent consider themselves beautiful, while only 28 percent of Welsh women.

This research was conducted by QVC as a program launch 'Beauty Month'. "This study shows what must always be considered. Beauty actually more of an appearance but the combination of confidence, style and personality as well," said Sue Leeson, marketing director at QVC, just as it is quoted from the Daily Mail.

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Who says the age of 25 years is the peak of beauty a woman? Women look very attractive when she was 31 years old. That's according to a survey conducted by the television shopping channel in the UK, QVC.
Generally women in the age of 31 years was married and had children. But, precisely at that age they not only look beautiful but also self-confident, have better taste in terms of style compared to adolescent girls.

Approximately 70 percent of those surveyed in 2000, believes self-confidence as a key factor in creating an attractive woman. Nearly 67 percent of which covers 47 percent of physical beauty and sense of style that included.


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Solar Aircraft Able to Fly 26 Hours

Solar Impulse, the first solar powered aircraft in the world, successfully flew for the first time. At its inaugural flight, Solar Impulse successfully aired for 87 minutes at an altitude of 5000 feet.
Solar Impulse has also proven the ability to fly for 26 hours and reaches a height of 28 543 feet, or 8700 meters. Despite the fact a few months ago a plane with two propellers was expected to fly for 36 hours.

Some of you may wonder how the Solar Impulse to fly for 26 hours, while the sun is not shining so long. The answer is simple, namely battery.

Possibility there are two options to recharge the batteries, can be filled before the Solar Impulse flown, or even filled in when the plane was in the clouds.

Clearly, solar power can now be relied upon as an alternative power source that lasts for flying an aircraft. In the program, Solar Impulse is still planned to fly around the world in 2012.

Solar Impulse is not a plane which is light and easy to fly. 12 000 aircraft was powered by solar panels and a jumbo jet which was much heavier.

To realize his dream around the world, there are still many gaps that must be repaired so that the plane could fly safely.

Yesterday, solar powered plane has a wingspan of 200 feet, equivalent to a Boeing 737 with 44 horse-powered engines, successfully completed trials in Switzerland with pilot Marcus Scherdel.

Under sunny, Solar Impulse to fly through mountains, valleys, until its end in the Alps at an altitude of 3000 feet to avoid turbulence is low and hot winds that often occur in mountainous areas.

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Robo-Baywatch The Fastest Coast Guard

If you caught the waves, tired and barely able to keep your head above water. Then your hero appeared, a quadrangular buoy which is a robot. Robot lifeguard named EMILY will bring you safely back to shore.

This summer, EMILY which stands for Integrated EMergency Lifesaving lanYard began patrolling in Zuma Beach, Malibu, known to be dangerous, and will oversee about 25 people more in December. Although this version of the coast guard operates by remote control, but this robot will save victims of drowning and can detect that the victim is human.

Once thrown into the waves, coast guard EMILY with sonar devices that will scan underwater movement associated with the swimmer in a dangerous position. EMILY is run by electricity, such as Jet Ski with impeller speed of 28 mph and get a buoyancy device which will soon find himself the victim six times as fast as a human lifeguard.

The camera and speaker in the body EMILY human lifeguard would let the land to feel calm and ordered him to wait for human assistance and EMILY will last until the ferry arrived. EMILY automatic version will be sold next spring with a price of $ 3,500, said Tony Mulligan, CEO Hydronalix, Arizona company that develops robots that can work together with human lifeguard.

Brandon Chapman, who joined the coast guard EMILY test, saying, "The Coast Guard spent most of their lives at sea, learning how to act. You can not give that power to the computer. But I do not have sonar because it is the open sea, I would be slightly relax when EMILY can help.

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Successful Prediction of Iranian scientists Menopause Period

Iranian scientists managed to find a formula to predict menopause women. With this prediction, it is hoped can help women determine the exact age of a child. Thus presentation of Persia's deputy physician in Rome, Italy, Sunday (27 / 6).

In the European Fertility Conference, Tehran claimed scientists took blood samples of 266 women aged 20 to 40 years. Then they tested the blood test to measure the amount of anti-müllerian hormone, or AMH in their bodies. The test results of AMH can tell doctors that the existing number of eggs in the ovary. Furthermore, they also underwent a physical examination and testing of two samples of blood the next six years.

As a result doctors can calculate the time will run out of women's ovaries. So expectant mothers can learn to identify early menopause in their late 40s or mid 50s. While previous studies only produced few clues to solve a problem pregnancy.

While fertility experts from Europe William Ledger who admitted some hesitancy with the findings said, "These findings can not be adopted directly. But if the study proves correct it will be very useful for young women to determine when to have the baby

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Introducing Iran's Human Like Robot

Iranian officials have launched a human-shaped robot that can walk like humans, although his movements are slower. Surena second robot, called it weighs about 49.5 kilograms and has a height of 145 centimeters. This robot was developed by more than 20 experts robots at the University of Tehran.

As quoted by Iranian state television, a robot expert is currently developing a vision and voice capabilities to the robot. But still have not specified the sound to be owned by the robots. Not all tasks described Surena two or ability to be developed.

The launch of a robot which took place in Tehran, Saturday (3 / 7), attended by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In his speech, he said that his country often tries to show the technological accomplishments. Especially, in encouraging the emergence of new technologies to make Iran a regional power.

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Evidence Mars Could Be Human Colonies

Hypothesize that Mars could be the place where human beings live, getting closer to the truth.
European Space Agency or the European Space Agency (ESA) states the condition of the red planet suitable for life support - especially the fact that Mars has water content.

Hydrated silicate minerals found by the two satellites, ESA's Mars Express and Mars Reconnaissance owned by U.S. space agency, NASA's orbiting a star in the northern lowlands of Mars.

Found indications that water once flowed there. According to principal investigator for Mars from the University of Paris, Jean-Pierre Bibring, water flowed to the surface of Mars about four billion years ago and only lasted a few hundred years."Research shows water ever existed on Mars, but not in a big sea," said Bibring.

Evidence indicates, the Martian crust hydrated in the same way, both north and south.These latest findings contradict the results of American research team published last June 13 in the journal Nature Geoscience that said, the ocean covers a third of the surface of Mars, about 3.5 billion years ago.

"At that time, Mars has lost its atmosphere. Accordingly, the water is no longer stable in the liquid state at the surface," Bibring said."The flow of water can still flow, however, lack of water on the surface means there is no potential for the formation of sea level."

Added Bibring, pressure and temperature when water was not given an opportunity in a stable condition - the liquid state - on the surface. "Some water evaporates, while others went into the ground."

Water, Bibring said could remain on the surface for several days, or weeks. But does not millions of years later.

The researchers found water flowing on Mars a few hundred million years ago - when the sun melt the ice there.
Evidence about a dozen channels that are in the melt glaciers on Mars - scientists have admitted surprise, because the presence of water on Mars could say 'just' than previously thought.

"We think that the planet Mars is cold and dry completely. This fact will change the way we look at Mars," said Brown University planetary geologist, Caleb Fassett.

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Processor Intel Core 2 Quad 2011 Retirement Year

As has been done before, to make room for new processors, Intel did discontinue its product is already long enough.

End of shelf-life Intel Core 2 Quad - quad-core processors - and Pentium E6300 - dual core processors - which are both built with 45 nanometer manufacturing process technology has been specified

Both processors are included in the list and discontinue production in 2011 will be discontinued in future years.

As quoted from TCMagazine, June 25, 2010, both versions of the tray and box versions of the two LGA 775 processors will still be available to be ordered by computer makers or retailers until December 24, 2010.

Buyer who gave the order on that date will receive their products on March 25, (box version) and June 24 (tray version) next year.

This time, the reason for Intel to stop production of the second processor is to prepare a place for newer processors, ie the version that was made with 32 nanometer manufacturing process.

As known, the Pentium E6300 has 2MB of L2 cache, 1066MHz FSB, speed of 2.8 GHz and has been present since Q2 2009. The Core 2 Quad Q9300 has 6MB of L2 cache, 1333MHz FSB, and the speed of 2.5 GHz has been circulating since Q1 2008.

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Structural Levels of Organization in The Brain

The human nervous system may be viewed as a three-stage system, as depicted in the block diagram of figure Central to the system is the brain, represented by the neural (nerve) net in figure, which continually receives information, perceives it, and makes appropriate decisions. Two sets of arrows are shown in figure. Those pointing from left to right indicate the forward transmission of information bearing signals through the system. On the other hand, the arrows pointing from right to left signify the presence of feedback in the system. The receptor in figure convert stimuli from the human body or the external environment into electrical impulses that convey information to the neural net (brain). The effectors, on the other hand, convert electrical impulses generated by the neural net into discernible reponses as system outputs.

In the brain there are both small scale and large scale anatomical organization, and different functions take place at lower and higher levels. Proceeding upward from synapses that represent the most fundamental level and that depend on molecules and ions for their action, we have neural microcircuits, dendritic trees, and then neurons. A neural microcircuit refers to an assembly of syanpses organized into patterns of connectivity so as to produce a funtional operation of interest.

A neural microcircuit may be likened to a silicon chip made up of an assembly of transistors. The smallest size of microcircuits is measured in micrometers, and their fastest speed of operation is measured in milliseconds. The neural microcircuits are groupedto form dendritic subunits within the dendritic trees of inividual neurons. The whole neuron, about 100 micrometers in size, contains several dendritic subunits. At the next level of complexity, we have local circuits made up of nurons with similar of different properties, these neural assemblies perform operation characteristic of a localized region in the brain.

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What is A Neural Network

Work on artificial neural network, commonly referred to as neural networks, has been motivated right from its inception by the recognition that the brain computers in an entirely different way from the conventional digital computer. The struggle to understand the brain owes much to the pioneering work of Ramon, who introduced the idea of nerons as structural constituents of the brain. Typically, neurons are five to six orders of magnitude slower than silicon logic gates; events in a silicon chip happen in the nanosecond range, whereas neural events happen in the millisecond range.

The brain is a highly complex, nonlinear, and parallel computer (information processing system). It has the capability of organizing neurons so as to perform certain computations (eg. Pattern recognition, perception, and motor control) many times faster than the fastest digital computer in existence today). Consider for example human vision, which is an information processing task. It is the function of the visual system to provide a representation of the environment around us and, more important, to supply the information we need to interact with the environment. To be specific, the brain routinely accomplishes perceptual recognition tasks in something of the order of 100-200 ms, whereas tasks of much lesser complexity will take days on a huge conventional computer.

A neural network is a massively parallel distributed processor that has a natural propensity for storing experiental knowledge and making it available for use. It resembles the brain in two respects:
1. Knowledge is acquired by the network through a learning process
2. Interneuron connection strengths known as synaptic weights are used to store the knowledge.
Neural networks are also referred to in the literature as neurocomputers, connectionist networks, parallel distributed processors, etc. Throughout the book we use the term neural networks; occasionally, the term “neurocomputer” or “connectionist network” is used.

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Passive Smokers Disturb Mental Health

During this passive smokers are known to have contracted the risk of heart disease and lung cancer. But according to recent research, it turns out passive smokers also at risk of mental health disorders.

Scientists from University College London (UCL) found that passive smokers are exposed to smoke as much as 50 percent more likely affected by psychological distress, than those not exposed to smoke. The result, residents of a mental hospital for passive smokers, increased almost threefold during the last six years. As for smokers who were treated in a mental hospital increased nearly four-fold.

Doctor Hamer and colleagues from UCL examined 5560 adults who do not smoke, and 2595 adult smokers, who do not have a history of mental illness. The study answered questions about psychological distress and those who were treated in a mental hospital that has been tracked for six years.

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X-51A hypersonic Waverider Break Speed Record

Fighter aircraft of the United States Air Force record-breaking hypersonic speed, with six mach - speed of the aircraft units - in three minutes more. Tests conducted in airspace off the coast of southern California, United States, recently.

In the release of his official site, a spokesman for the U.S. Air Force said the plane X-51A prototype missile-shaped Waverider released from Stratofortres B 52 bomber and flew for 200 seconds faster. Having successfully exceeded the target speed, the X-51A aircraft detonated Waverider automatically.

This test hypersonic Scramjet beat the previous record which can only survive 12 seconds, "said U.S. Air Force spokesman biacara." We are delighted with the success of the X-51A test. This is the first hypersonic mission. "

Researchers at the U.S. Air Force laboratories Charlie Brink described the success as a technological leap, the technology transfer as if the propeller plane into a jet engine during World War II past.

Along with that, U.S. Air Force continues to expand its war equipment to the civil aviation companies, including the X-51A aircraft Waverider. The aircraft was designed with companies and airlines Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Boeing Co.. Planned, hypersonic aircraft is still undergoing testing three times again until the end of this year

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Microsoft Windows 7 SP1

Microsoft has announced that the beta version of the first service pack for their latest operating systems, namely Windows 7 will be publicly available next month.

Mentioned, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will not bring an important new feature, but only a combination of the various updates that have been given via Windows Update and the additional improvements based on user input.

SP1 for Windows is very important for businesses that generally have not implemented the latest Microsoft operating system until the emergence of the first major update.

For information, as a bundle of updates, service packs also included rare. Windows XP, released in October 2001, only has three service packs. "Customers now can feel confident to implement Windows 7," said Schuster Gavriella.

According to Microsoft, since released last year, Windows 7 has sold 100 million licenses.

According to some reports, the operating system that has exceeded its operating system Windows Vista as the most widely used. Last month, according to research Janco Associates, Windows 7 is used by 14.6 percent of computer users. While Windows Vista is only 12.6 percent.

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Wearing Emotions Silencer

Canadian scientists have succeeded in producing a smart clothing that can help the wearer overcome the psychological pressure.
The prototype garment is equipped the latest technology that can detect the emotional state of the user, then automatically sends a signal to the data center that will send which sends a means silencer emotions.

Clothes that are equipped with wireless sensors, LED screen, and built-in speaker on the hood. This outfit was created by Barbara Layne of Concordia University, Canada, and Janis Jefferies from Digital Studios, Goldsmiths College.

This outfit is able to detect the user to monitor mood symptoms generally arise when the sense of anxiety, such as body temperature and heart rate increases. We detected the user's mood, clothes automatically be connected to a data center that will send the entertainment media, including songs, motivational words, and images to give a sense of calm for the user.

Media will help users overcome the psychological condition caused by tension and emotional consequences of modern life. To change the user's mood, LED display that can be sewn on the shirt displays the text or simple drawings.

At the same time, speakers will be in steady music, sounds, or messages from friends or family that has been recorded previously.

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