NEW INVENTION MIT Develops Cheetah Robot - A Ferrari In The Robotic World (Look Amazing)

It's a robot unlike any other: inspired by the world's fastest land animal, controlled by video game technology and packing nifty sensors -- including one used to maneuver drones, satellites and ballistic missiles.

The robot, called the cheetah, can run on batteries at speeds of more than 10 mph, jump about 16 inches high, land safely and continue galloping for at least 15 minutes -- all while using less power than a microwave oven.

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It is designed to extend humanity's reach, going into dangerous places such as a nuclear power plant during a disaster scenario such as we saw at Fukushima. It can take simple actions such as turning valves or flipping switches to stabilize the situation or mitigate further damage.

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Hacking cellphones to save the rainforest

Topher White says that he has a solution to illegal rainforest logging operations. His company, Rainforest Connection, is running a Kickstarter campaign to fund their real-time rainforest protection system. The basic idea of the project is to use parts from recycled cell phones as listening posts in the rainforest, alerting their team when a chainsaw is being used.

The Kickstarter video starts with some bold claims, including a United Nations quote that deforestation is a leading cause of climate change.  Neil Young jumps in with some naturalist wisdom, telling us that this technology enables the forest to talk to the world. Then we're told that fifty to ninety percent of the logging done in rainforests is illegal.


Rainforest Connection is billed as the world's first real time technology for protecting the rainforests. After a chainsaw is detected by the listening devices an alert is sent to rangers who can act on the information. Additionally, an app allows people from around the world to hear the rainforest. An example of the app is on the Kickstarter page.

Listening devices are installed by local activists and the campaign video assures us that the final product will be much smaller and camouflaged than the prototypes shown. There aren't many details as to the hardware or software involved in the project but several process photos are shown on the campaign page and the company's Flickr page.

As Kickstarter campaigns go, asking people to donate for a cause, even an amazing cause mixing sustainability concerns and a maker attitude, can be a hard sell. Rainforest Connection is looking for $100,000 by July 29 to fully fund their project in Indonesia. If enough money is raised two other projects in Africa and the Amazon rainforest are planned.

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The World’s Strongest Artificially Generated Tornado

Located in Stuttgart, Germany, the Mercedes-Benz Museum is home to the ‘strongest artificially generated tornado in the world’ according to the Guinness Book of World Records. However the purpose of the 34.4 meter high (112.86 ft) may surprise you. See below to learn why.

The architecture of the Mercedes-Benz Museum (designed by UNStudio) placed particular demands on construction planners, architects and engineers with regard to smoke elimination. The provisions of the approving authority and fire protection regulations require all areas outside the fire level to be smoke-free in the event of smoke emission.

However, due to the open-plan structure of the Mercedes-Benz Museum, the various exhibition areas are connected to each other without any fire zones via an interior courtyard and ramps. From the perspective of smoke elimination this presented a challenging task that could not be implemented through conventional fluid mechanics.

It was necessary to take a new approach, and so a globally unique smoke elimination system was developed especially for the Mercedes-Benz Museum. In the event of fire, 144 outlets located along the core walls inject air into the interior courtyard of the Mercedes-Benz Museum. This generates an artificial tornado, and the smoke collected is then discharged into the outside air via a smoke elimination ventilator located in the upper part of the building.

This procedure uses the principle of the tornado force, which has a devastating effect under natural conditions, to create a controlled life-saving form of fluid mechanics that opens up new architectural possibilities.

At once the world’s most cutting-edge museum and a repository of the most deep-rooted traditions, the Mercedes-Benz Museum combines an elegant appearance with a unique structure based on a double helix. All aspects of this architecture are in flow, with no closed rooms or straight walls. Ceilings span 33 metres without any supports whatsoever and each of the 1800 triangular window panes is unique.

There are no right-angles in the Mercedes-Benz Museum. All walls and ceilings, ramps and columns are arched or turn in on themselves, gently flowing into one another. On nine levels and covering a floor space of 16,500 square metres, the museum presents 160 vehicles and over 1,500 exhibits.

German student builds electromagnetic harvester to recharge a battery

Dennis Siegel, a student at the University of the Arts in Bremen, Germany has built what he calls an electromagnetic harvester—it converts electromagnetic fields in the immediate environment into electricity to recharge a common AA battery. He's won a 2nd place award in the HfK Bremen Hochschulpreis 2013 competition for Digitale Medien, for his efforts.

Electromagnetism is all around us of course. In addition to natural sources, such as lightning, it's also given off by virtually every electronic gadget, device or machine humans make. Siegel (and many others)

have noted that the electromagnetism around us all could be converted to electricity and used for some purpose. The problem of course, is that the comparatively small amount of it in the air around us isn't enough to make much electricity—the device Siegel built takes up to a day to charge a single AA battery. But that's not reason enough to not build and use a device, as he has demonstrated. He's added electronics to give the device the capability of capturing electromagnetism in two ranges—one below 100Hz (electrical mains, etc.) and another for capturing those above 100Hz (Blue tooth frequencies etc.). On top is a red LED to indicate how strong the electromagnetism is in the area and on the back is a magnet for affixing the device to a metal surface near a good source. Credit: Dennis Siegel The particulars of the electronics inside his device haven't been detailed (likely to prevent copycats) with a

description only of "coils and high frequency diodes" being put to use to allow for the conversion. But that clearly isn't the point of his device. Instead, it highlights not only the fact that we live our lives in a constant state of bombardment of electromagnetism, but also that all of the energy from all of the collective devices in use in the world today, is currently going to waste. But, because of small devices like the one Siegel has built, it becomes possible to envision banks of such devices sitting on roofs (or other places) making use of that electromagnetism to add to the electricity generated by other renewable sources, such as solar or wind collection devices—just another way to demonstrate a higher level of intelligent power generation and conservation.

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Engineering - Technology that Converts Sound to Electricity - Self Charging Mobile Phones.

Have you ever wondered that your mobile phones charged automatically. Well I have thought of that most of thetime when I forget to get my phone charged. I am really excited about this new technology that maychange the entire concept of electricity power. Scientists from Korea have predicted with a brand new technology thatconverts sound to electricity.

The scientists proved that reaction of calamine lotion right into some type of tiny material would create electrical from sound waves. The Discovery newsand Yahoo has already reported the latest technology. The future development of this may lead to the creation of mobile phones that will be capable of charging the battery throughthe voice of the conversations.
Another application of the technology that are suggested by the Scientists arethat this can be used to generated electricity from the sound of the city traffic.
This will be very helpful in creating a percentage of total power consumption of the world.
The experiment was conducted using zinc oxide, the main ingredient in calamine lotion, Young Jun Park, Sang-Woo Kim and their colleagues created a discipline of nanowires sandwiched between two electrodes.
The researchers blasted that sandwich with sound waves, which at one hundred decibels weren't quite as loud as a rock concert. A normal conversation is about 60-70 decibels. The sound waves produced amild electrical present of about 50 millivolts.The typical mobile phone requires a couple of volts to operate, a number of instances the facility this expertise can at the moment produce.
"Just as speakers transform electric indicators into sound, the opposite process-of turning sound into a supply of electrical power -- is feasible,"

Engineering - Mobile phone gun

This is what Airport Security found in a cell phone.
When you see the pictures below, you will understand why they want our cell phones to go through the x-ray machine.

Cell phone GUNS have arrived. Beneath the digital phone face is a .22 calibre handgun capable of firing four rounds in rapid succession - using the standard telephone keypad. European law enforcement officials are stunned by the discovery of these deadly decoys.
Only when you have one in your hand do you realize that they are heavier than a regular cell phone.

Engineering - Draw ATM Cash Using Your Phone – Goodbye Credit Cards

Automated machines are amazing. From vending cupcakes to money, they make ourlives easier. Now a new technology is set to change the way we use ATM machines. Using this technology, you can withdraw cash from ATM with your phone , instead of using credit/ ATM card. The system is known as NCR Mobile Cash Withdrawal system, where the ATM machines are used to withdraw cash without using any card.

An app on your phone (iOS or Android) allows you to access the ATM. Your PIN and account details are saved on your phone and you simply transact amounts via your phone. It requires a 2D bar code to be scanned before the whole procedure starts.
This technology is brilliant since you become safe from fake ATM machines, skimming frauds and all such kind of troubles. The existing ATM machines require no additional hardware upgrade, only a small software update does the job. The company is hoping to select partners before rolling out the system for public access

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