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Japanese Professor Invents A Creepy Doll Phone
This is as creepy as Japanese scientists can get. This creepy doll that looks to me like a hybrid between a foetus and an alien is actually a telepresence device (in other words a futuristic phone). The doll is actually a robot called Elfoid and it transmits voice as well as motion. It uses an…
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Visible Light Communications pave way for energy efficient wireless communication
Things are not always what they might look like. For example, a LED light fixture might appear to be switched on when its actually being switched on and off more than 1000 times in one second! Yes, science has yet another technological frontier for us. And this time, its gonna replace WiFi. Its called Visible…
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Moon’s Illumination Map made from Over 1700 Photographs
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) constructed the “Illumination Map” using over 1700 photographs of the Moon’s south pole over a six month period. Each image was converted to binary by marking illuminated pixels as 1 and shadowed ones as 0. For every pixel this binary data was recorded over six months and averaged. So the…
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How a Quartz watch works? [Video]
Ever wondered how a simple Quartz watch works? It requires extremely accurate engineering to create a tiny tuning fork that creates vibrations that are measured to show time. And how does the Tuning fork vibrate? Reverse Piezo-electric effect – generating pressure using electricity. Curious? This is arguably the coolest video you’ll see all day.
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Scientists grow hair follicles from Stem Cells [Cure for Baldness]
All these years, men have struggled with their receding hairlines. I’ve seen people try a million treatments which kinda sorta fix it. But I never imagined serious scientists were working on it! Scientists in Germany have successfully grown hair follicles from the stem cells of animals. This apparently can result in a possible cure for baldness.…
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Scientists design Washing Machine that requires 90% less water
Polymer Scientists at Leeds University in UK working in collaboration with Xeros Ltd have designed a new cleaning process that can literally tumble the whole washing industry. The process, called Xeros Cleaning, utilizes nylon polymers inherent polarity to attract dirt stains from the fabric. Xeros website gives the following description for the process. The nylon…
