tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50008405609433688062011-11-27T15:16:28.962-08:00Do You Know...?Newsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04305364950795334715noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000840560943368806.post-63764782374634148982007-08-08T08:38:00.000-07:002008-12-12T18:11:00.505-08:00Instant 3D animation from photosMotion Portrait is a killer little piece of digital animation technology that easily transforms an ordinary digital photograph of a face into a living 3D animation that can blink and move its eyes, turn its gaze to follow the movement of the mouse cursor, express a range of emotions, sneeze and more — all in a matter of seconds. In addition to being fast and easy to use, Motion Portrait is much Newsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04305364950795334715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000840560943368806.post-3033571029235374042007-07-21T08:56:00.000-07:002008-12-12T18:11:00.986-08:00Water Runner RobotThe researchers at Carnegie Melon University have constructed a robot whose movements imitate that of the green basilisk lizard, otherwise known as the Jesus lizard for its ability to walk on water. According to the researchers, "a legged robot capable of walking across land and water quite literally has the entire world open to it. Applications include exploration and search and rescue in Newsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04305364950795334715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000840560943368806.post-51127329778276620322007-05-21T06:10:00.000-07:002008-12-12T18:11:01.141-08:00A new portable biosensor Detects Contaminants in FoodScientists at Spain's Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have created a portable electro-chemical biosensor that detects and identifies traces of toxic chemicals such as pesticides and antibiotics in food including milk, produce, water and orange juice. The biosensor can detect even small amounts of atrazine, a commonly used herbicide in conventional agriculture in the United States, antibiotics Newsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04305364950795334715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000840560943368806.post-91432245878981241262007-05-09T13:14:00.000-07:002008-12-12T18:11:01.384-08:00For Hot Rice, Just Add Cold WaterAn environmental consulting firm and other developers here have come up with a non-perishable food pack that creates steaming hot rice with the simple addition of cold water.The group has recently introduced the product, named "Hotto! Raisu," to the market.By subjecting rice to 4,000 times normal atmospheric pressure, the developers were able to preserve rice for long periods in a soft form that Newsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04305364950795334715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000840560943368806.post-18895623828881262412007-04-26T05:58:00.000-07:002008-12-12T18:11:02.221-08:00Walking on water, Nordic-styleApril 4, 2007 Four Architecture students from the Univerity of Munich have come up with a device that combines a gondola with an elliptical trainer to produce a unique sensation of "walking on water." The bizarre "TU-Fin" concept is the brainchild of designers I.Kiryakov, S.Ballmeier, K.Eichelberg & M.Dressler, and is essentially a racing canoe hull with an elliptical exercise machine mounted to Newsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04305364950795334715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000840560943368806.post-26611849421602044522007-04-26T05:13:00.000-07:002007-04-26T05:24:36.309-07:00Mysterious signals from light years awayIn February 2003, astronomers involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) pointed the massive radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, at around 200 sections of the sky. The same telescope had previously detected unexplained radio signals at least twice from each of these regions, and the astronomers were trying to Newsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04305364950795334715noreply@blogger.com