Archive for the 'Science' Category

Earth’s Outer Limits

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

And to think that humans have only been in space for half a century. The European Space Bureau has released images showing all of the junk we have orbiting the planet. Space litter, if you will.
Circulating the globe right now is about 6,000 satellites, only of which 800 are still operational, not to mention tons […]

Oli Spill Cleaning Robots

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Oil spilling is a big challenge to the environment, and the only solution to avoid its deadly effects is to to clean up the spill as soon as possible. This can be easily done with help of robots that do not fatigue and tire like humans do. Their designer Ji-hoon Kim named them OSP and […]

British Navy Developing Invisible Ships Using Metamaterials

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

The Britannia Royal Navy College scientist’s are working hard to make an invisible ship using metamaterials that refract light in such a way that it “bends” around an object, making it appear as if it were invisible. It will be invisible only with naked eye however they will even need radar cloaking. However, it appears […]

iCub Baby Robot About To Take Developmental Training - Not a Real Kid Yet

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

University of Plymouth, UK is undertaking a research project which involves a baby-bot named iCub actually learn how to speak. The 3 Foot robot will help researchers deduce how language is taught, but the further reaching impact of the study include the prospect of developing humanoid robots that can learn, think and talk.
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