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August 30, 2012
Hand-painted Makie doll
August 28, 2012
儒林書局關門了
August 27, 2012
Photosynthesis-like process found in insects
The biology of aphids is bizarre: they can be born pregnant and males sometimes lack mouths, causing them to die not long after mating. In an addition to their list of anomalies, work published this week indicates that they may also capture sunlight and use the energy for metabolic purposes.
August 25, 2012
台風來襲前
台風來襲前
Tag: Weather
August 22, 2012
Control Raspi GPIO pins in the browser
WebIOPi is a web application which allows you to control your Raspberry Pi's GPIO. Just install it on your Pi, and use any browser from your network. Click/tap the in/out buttons to change GPIO direction, and click/tap on each output pin button to change their state.
It's useful to start enjoying GPIOs and also to debug some circuits without writing any line of code.
It also allows to control your Pi's GPIOs over Internet, so it's a good starting point for home remote control.
You can even fully customize the included UI with few CSS modifications or use the REST API to build your own WebApp.
via HackADayMainland China, Taiwan send first data over direct fiber optic link, take steps towards peace and harmony
Relations between mainland China and Taiwan haven't always been what you'd call warm, even with many companies having a footprint in both regions. Consider the first bursts of network traffic from a newly active connection as olive branches: a pair of undersea fiber optic cables running between southern China's Xiamen and the Taiwan-claimed Kinmen island chain represent the first truly direct data link between the two sides. Built by China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom and Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom, the link both has its share of diplomatic symbolism as well as the very practical advantage of a faster, more reliable route -- there's no globetrotting required to get data and voice to their destinations, and there's fewer chances of blackouts if a boat inadvertently slices a cable. We wouldn't go so far as to call it a Happily Ever After for either faction after decades of tension, but it does at least provide a greater semblance of normalcy to their communication.
[Image credit: Aine Hickey, Wikitravel]
August 21, 2012
Is 3D printing over-hyped?
Every year Gartner, a leading technology analyst firm, publishes what they call the “Hype Cycle” graph of emerging technologies. It is based on a theory that new technology goes through five stages after introduction to the market as hype creates unrealistic expectations which eventually collapse. Only afterwards is the true value of the technology utilized.
August 15, 2012
August 14, 2012
August 13, 2012
MIT’s Neil Gershenfeld speaks with RadioNZ
Professor Neil Gershenfeld, director of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Bits and Atoms and author of Fab: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop–from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication, is visiting Wellington, New Zealand.
He’s in town for the FAB8NZ conference next week at Massey University, and recently spoke with Kim Hill of Radio New Zealand, about personal fabrication and the Fablab movement.
August 12, 2012
August 08, 2012
August 07, 2012
TshirtOS: The First Wearable and Programmable T
Meet the TshirtOS. It's essentially it's a wearable platform with a flexible LED display that connects to your iphone, opening up a whole host of fun and expressive opportunities.
August 06, 2012
3D printed exoskeletal support (Magic Arm for Child)
n the realm of science fiction (Aliens, Halo, Iron Man, etc) exo-skeletal suits have long enabled humans to exert super human force and endure arduous conditions. But for Emma Lavelle, a young girl that was born with a condition called arthrogryposis – wearing a 3D printed external support structure is a reality to enable her to carry out everyday tasks that able bodied people would perhaps take for granted.
Emma’s condition means she has stiff joints and under developed muscles, so much so that without support, she is unable to hold her arms up. Patients with this condition can overcome it with a Wilmington Robotic Exoskeleton (WREX), but at 2 years of age, when first considered for the WREX, Emma was too small for the existing models available.
http://blog.ponoko.com/2012/08/05/3d-printed-exoskeletal-support
August 02, 2012
Protocell
Protocell <- something worth study
Tag: Ideas
Via : TED Books
Via iPod touch 64g
http://exploringorigins.org/protocells.html
http://www.santafe.edu/media/workingpapers/06-09-033.pdf
http://iedro.com/blog/featured/protocell-tech-limestone-and-the-future-of-architecture
August 01, 2012
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