Science and Technology MEGA THREAD

[Jasonc]

HOLY CRAP!

"NASA Telescope Confirms Alien Planet in Habitable Zone"

http://news.yahoo.co...-162005358.html

I say we call it planet Eden, and set up a large base there to test transformable fets.

[VF-15 Banshee]

I ran across these articles while I was checking out one of my favorite blogs. What do you guys think?

http://beyondapollo.blogspot.com/2011/12/from-author-imagining-another-apollo.html

http://beyondapollo.blogspot.com/2011/12/from-author-imagining-another-apollo_10.html

[Oihan]

http://www.tomsguide...news-13512.html

Transforming MorpHex Robot Invades Your Nightmares

We're huge fans of robots here at Tom's Guide, but there's just something about little robotic crawlers likee the MorpHex that creeps us out. Created by KÃ¥re ("Zenta") Halvorsen, the MorpHex Robot is a creepy crawling hexapod robot that can transform and disguise itself as a ball. It's a lot like one of the miniature Decepticons from Michael Bay's Transformers movies, minus all of the deadly anti-human weapons. Luckily for us, the MorpHex Robot is completely harmless, in fact it will even dance for you and interact with its environment. Unfortunately, one thing it isn't capable of doing, is rolling around in its ball form, though Halvorsen says that function is coming in the future. Powered by 25 servo motors, the MorpHex is quite an advanced robot, despite its creepy skittering nature.

T08A2 Heavy Assault Tank anyone? I'm reminded of the following GitS movie scene with the way it moves.

(3mins 33 seconds)

[anime52k8]

http://www.tomsguide...news-13512.html

That's so cute, I want one.

[leading edge]

Here is one how a bout a zero point energy converter?

[anime52k8]

Here is one how a bout a zero point energy converter?

what about them? (other than they don't exist).

Edited January 23, 2012 by anime52k8

[leading edge]

I realize the thought of an energy field existing between the smallest form of energy( example inertia) exists as a theory but we can't discount the possibility that the field may give birth to other forms of energy research. Take the fusion research being done in Japan and paris I believe it is called cold electrolysis fusion at first it was nothing more than a pipe dream then some researchers took another look and corrected some equations and material and doubled the voltage of a battery. It may take small steps but together they add up.

here is a site on some progress being done

cold fusion

http://www.quanthomme.info/jlnlabs/cfr/html/cfrdatas.htm

zero point energy

http://www.calphysics.org/research.html

http://users.erols.com/iri/ZPEpaper.html

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/technology/warp/ipspaper.html

[EXO]

We're all gonna die!

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YQIMGV5vtd4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[leading edge]

So cool.

[Oihan]

We're all gonna die!

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YQIMGV5vtd4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Very cool!

[treatment]

synthetic cell membrane creation (Kadun!) : http://www.gizmag.com/synthetic-cell-membrane-created/21263/

Reconstructing Speech from Human Auditory Cortex (Sharon AI) : http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001251

[Old_Nash]

We're all gonna die!

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Ghost X-9 birthing????

[pfunk]

That's so cute, I want one.

Top comment on youtube "

Can i get a giant version...with a cannon on it?" LOL YES

[Dangaioh]

Don't know if this was posted, but to all the Trek fans out there, get your geek on.

http://tricorderproject.org/

[Vepariga]

Reminds me of ghost in the shell 2 parade.

[Vespaeda]

http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-objects-punching-holes-weird-saturn-ring-111801087.html

Naawww, no mystery. Just Hikaru joy-riding Minmay through the F-rings in the VT-1 trainer.

Or a Zentraedi destroyer attempting to avoid detection amidst the frozen debris.

[Graham]

Ghost X-9 birthing????

No, obviously prototypes for the Hunter Killers from the Terminator franchise.

Graham

[shiroikaze]

No, obviously prototypes for the Hunter Killers from the Terminator franchise.

Graham

Manhacks from Half-Life 2!

[paramat]

Gyro balanced electric car / motorcycle hybrid first prototype, can reverse, stays upright even in an accident but can also lean into corners.

http://litmotors.com/home/

[EXO]

they shoulda made it to look like a lightcycle.

First mosquitos, then humans...

unless the meteors get us first

http://gizmodo.com/5915926/the-first-video-of-earth-bombarded-by-meteors-from-orbit?tag=astronomy

[areaseven]

Looks tasty. The pizza's not bad, either.

[paramat]

Eliica

Japanese street legal 640 hp 8 wheel drive electric car, 230 mph.

Edited June 30, 2012 by paramat

[Kyp Durron]

http://www.tricorderproject.org/index.html

[Old_Nash]

In the last week the Japaneses development a "robot bay" with silicone skin.

Binary Domain Feelings...

[mechaninac]

Creepy as all hell!

[Guest Courfid]

Could someone give some recommendations on good reference/basic design books for aeronautics, avionics and robotics? I'm getting really interested in this as of late, but taking courses isn't really an option at the moment. I want things to read up during long nights I figured there should at least be a few individuals interested in such a topic in a forum like this one!

[taksraven]

OK, I want to buy a device with capabilities similar to an Ipad, but I don't want to get an ipad. Any ideas?

[rotorhead]

Maybe an android tablet like the Samsung galaxy tab?

[Archer]

"Microsoft Surface" or "Nexus 7" are both pretty popular right now, with the surface coming out in october. Although if you want to get something like an iPad, why not get an iPad? haha

[rotorhead]

Some people, myself included, just are not really fans of Apple... just taking a guess at his reasoning though. I find iOS to be rather boring (it's more or less a highly polished app launcher), and if the Surface is anything like the Windows phones have been (glitchy, lack of functions compared to anything made within 5 years, pathetic app availability and performance), I'll be passing on that one really quick. For me, Android has been the most stable, capable, and functional of the mobile platforms. Oh, and don't forget about the Blackberry Playbook. I've never used one, but have heard they're very well designed. Unfortunately, like most things Blackberry these days, I'm going to guess it'll be too little, too late.

[anime52k8]

Surface runs on windows RT (windows 8 optimized for ARM machines) and Surface pro runs on windows 8 pro (the windows 8 equivalent of vista/7 ultimate).

[Archer]

I used to not be very big about apple a couple years ago, but I've really become a believer. I used to see them as overpriced, but nowadays, I like the stuff apple has been putting out, paving fields. I even ponied up and bought a retina macbook, which is by far and away the best computer I've ever owned.

I agree with you that iOS can get to be boring, but a lot of people actually like its simplicity and, tbh, polished interface, lacking may hiccups that have plagued Android. That said, with Jelly Bean (I have a nexus 7), things do seem to be shaping up for Google.

We'll see in the future I guess. For now, it seems like Apple is impenetrable....

[Old_Nash]

MY GOSH!!!!

Japanese-Insecticon!!!

Edited September 2, 2012 by Old_Nash

[Archer]

Reminds me of a real-life zoid. So cool!

[Old_Nash]

Ok...that's scare me now

(old, but Gold)