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Meet The Baby Robot!
(Friday, March 05, 2010 4:59:45 PM IST)
This baby weighs 3.5 kilogrammes, is 50 cm (20") tall, has 90 touch sensors, twin microphone "ears", cameras, acceleration and gyro sensors and most importantly-is a robot! Designed to learn the ways human babies crawl, this robot, called M3-neony, could help us know more about the way babies move around, reports New Scientist.
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DRDO Announces Students' Robotics Competition
(Wednesday, March 03, 2010 3:58:25 PM IST)
Third and fourth year students of Engineering colleges and institutions in India can participate.
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ISA Submits Pre-Budget Recommendations
(Wednesday, February 24, 2010 10:09:31 AM IST)
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) has submitted its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, which it believes will enhance the competitiveness of the domestic semiconductor industry. These recommendations have been framed keeping in mind core areas like semiconductor design, high-tech manufacturing, promotion of domestic electronics manufacturing, tax and duty structure, and encouraging pre-competitive research, reports Global Solar Technology.
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Building Membranes For Fuel Cells
(Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:10:13 AM IST)
Layer-by-layer assembly system could lead to improved fuel cells, batteries and solar panels.
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Chandrayaan-1 Discovers Cave On Moon
(Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:24:35 AM IST)
The Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 has discovered large caves on the lunar surface that can act as human shelter on moon, reports The Economic Times. The tunnel, which has been discovered near the lunar equator, is an empty volcanic tube, measuring about two km in length and 360 metres in width. According to AS Arya, scientist SF of Ahmedabad-based Space Application Centre (SAC), this could be a potential site for human settlement on moon. Earlier, Japanese aircraft Kaguya had also discovered a cave on moon.
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Now, 'Smart Clothes' To Power Hand-held Electronics
(Monday, February 15, 2010 10:46:45 AM IST)
UC Berkeley scientists have created nanofibres that could be used to charge electronic devices from clothes!
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Computer Simulations Effective In Classrooms: Study
(Monday, February 15, 2010 10:03:11 AM IST)
A study has found that people who used computer simulations to learn about moon phases understood the concepts just as well or even better than those who learned from collecting data from viewing the moon, reports Science Daily. The ability to collect all the available data is just one reason why computer simulations may be better for teaching some science concepts.
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Magnetic Tuning To Aid Next-Gen Hard-Drives
(Monday, February 15, 2010 10:01:46 AM IST)
Researchers in Chicago and London have developed a method for controlling the properties of magnets that could be used to improve the storage capacity of next-generation computer hard drives, reports Science Daily.
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Flexible Solar Cells Made With Silicon Wires
(Monday, February 15, 2010 9:47:21 AM IST)
A new technology of developing solar cells has been put in use that will lead to cheaper and more flexible cells, reports Reuters. Scientists of the Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California, have developed these new cells which would be easier to use and would take a fraction of the material used in conventional cell manufacturing.
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For NASA, Its Now Mission To The Sun!
(Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:40:45 AM IST)
The world's premier space agency is all set to launch a mission that will help us know more about the Sun.
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In Future, Robots Will Fight Wars!
(Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:27:16 AM IST)
Scientists feel robots can usher in a military revolution by replacing humans on the battlefield quite soon. Most of the robots currently deployed on land deal with non-combat tasks, such as bomb disposal, unlike lethal aerial drones, reports DNA.
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3-D Moon Atlas To Be Launched Soon
(Tuesday, February 09, 2010 1:25:19 PM IST)
The two-day sixth science meeting on the findings of Chandrayaan-1 at the Physical Research Laboratory has announced the launch of a 3-D atlas of the moon, which will be made available in the next six months, reports DNA.
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Robots To Help Find Parking Space For Cars!
(Monday, February 08, 2010 11:57:12 AM IST)
Anyone who has driven on a crowded road knows how difficult it is to find parking space. Now engineers at Rutgers University, New Jersey, have combined ultrasonic sensors, GPS receivers and cellular data networks to create a low-cost, highly effective method to find the nearest available parking space. The device will help motorists take decisions before hand, as it will have a Web-based interface. It will show roads which have congestion and travellers can then choose a different route for travel, reports Technology Review.
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US Technician Creates Robotic Spider!
(Saturday, February 06, 2010 11:45:43 AM IST)
A machinist and technician at the McCoy School of Engineering at Midwestern State University, Mark Weller, takes Lego’s programmable robotics set Mindstorms to the next level, reports Wired.com. He combined milled plastic pieces with the basic Lego Mindstorms set to create a robotic spider that can crawl and turn. Wellar also posts spider robot made from 3D printers such as Makerbot and RepRap which he hopes 3-D printing enthusiasts would definitely try out.
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Robotic Help For Partially Paralysed!
(Saturday, February 06, 2010 10:49:39 AM IST)
A new robotic device christened 'ReWalk' developed by Argo Medical Technologies in Haifa, Israel, would soon help partially paralysed patients walk again, reports Yahoo! News. ReWalk consists of 'smart software' that understands what the patient is intending to do, and translates that into taking a step or climbing a stair. ReWalk helps paraplegics stand, walk and even climb stairs.
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Indian Students Develop Earthquake-Sensing Robot
(Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:27:53 AM IST)
Students at J.T. Engineering College, Surat, have developed a robot that can detect an earthquake 3 hours in advance. The robot, named Earthquake Detector Robot, senses earth quake tremors with the help of two transmitters and one receiver. The circuit of the transmitters is buried inside the earth, which senses the temperature, water and the water level before transitting the information through microwave frequencies. After receiving the information, the robot senses the vibration and gives off an alarm, reports Deccan Chronicle.
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NASA Does A Volte-Face, Cancels Moon Plan
(Tuesday, February 02, 2010 11:28:39 AM IST)
The world's premier space agency seems to be going in for a makeover of sorts.
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Coming Soon: Unmanned Black Hawk Helicopters
(Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9:56:12 AM IST)
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. have announced a billion-dollar venture that it hopes will respond to military demand for technology to fight two wars, including Black Hawk helicopters, a military workhorse, used in conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Grenada and Panama, that can see and fly on their own, reports MSNBC.
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A PC That Mimics The Human Brain!
(Monday, February 01, 2010 11:27:41 AM IST)
A computer modelled like a human brain? Are we going to live ‘The Matrix’ movie for real? Well, with what some researchers at the University of Southampton are doing, we can’t dismiss the possibility entirely. The researchers intend to adapt brain processes to a 'wet' information processing scenario by setting up chemicals in a tube which behave like the transistors in a computer chip, reports The Future of Things.
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Mapping The Brain
(Monday, February 01, 2010 10:55:30 AM IST)
MIT neuroscientists are making computers smart enough to see the connections between the brain's neurons.
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Sensor Computing Points Way To Future!
(Monday, February 01, 2010 10:38:33 AM IST)
Having a cold? Can't decide if your dish smells good? Maybe your smartphone or PC could help you out! Welcome to the world of sensor computing. Microchip-equipped sensors can be designed to monitor and measure not only motion, but also temperature, chemical contamination or biological changes. According to Peter Hartwell, a senior researcher at HP Labs, it is still as if the computer is a brain that is blind, deaf and dumb to its surroundings and closing that gap is what the sensor revolution is all about, reports CNET news.
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Power Your Phones Through Rubber!
(Saturday, January 30, 2010 5:13:20 PM IST)
Scientists at Princeton and Caltech have surfaced with a power-generating rubber material that could power electronic devices through a person's movement. It is made of nanoribbons which themselves are composed of lead zirconate titanate, or PZT, a ceramic substance that's 'piezoelectric'. The 'piezo-rubber chips' are fixed in clear silicone rubber sheets that produce electricity when flexed, says a CNET report. The scientists are optimistic that the rubber sheets could one day appear in shoes that power cell phones and other electronic devices while the user walks or runs.
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Now, A New Tool To Detect Your Blood Sugar!
(Monday, January 25, 2010 4:43:15 PM IST)
Here's some good news for those who are scared of blood. Now you don't need to spill your blood to analyse its glucose levels. University of Florida engineers have designed and tested versions of a special sensor for applications ranging from monitoring diabetics' glucose levels via their breath to detecting possible indicators of breast cancer in saliva, reports Medical News Today.
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Missile Tech Could Help Zap Cancer Tumours
(Monday, January 25, 2010 1:37:49 PM IST)
Nuclear technology is turning out to be a life saviour. Microwave technology, originally designed to shoot down nuclear missiles could also help zap breast cancer tumours, according to a study that appeared in a recent issue of Annals of Surgical Oncology, reports Dotmed News.
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Charge Your Mobile Through Your Jeans!
(Monday, January 25, 2010 1:30:07 PM IST)
Now you don't have to run around looking for a charger or plug point when you run out of battery. You can simply put your cellphone or iPod in your jeans pocket and it will be recharged. Sounds strange? Welcome to the world of e-textiles. Scientists in California say that this could be an easier way in the future of changing ordinary cotton and polyester into 'conductive energy textiles', reports Medical News Today.
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