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Robotics Robotics is the branch of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots,[1] as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing. These technologies deal with automated machines that can take the place of humans in dangerous environments or manufacturing processes, or resemble humans in appearance, behavior, and/or cognition. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics.

How to hide files in JPEG pictures If you’re looking to hide files on your PC hard drive, you may have read about ways to encrypt folders or change the attributes on a file so that they cannot be accessed by prying eyes. However, a lot of times hiding files or folders in that way requires that you install some sort of software on your computer, which could then be spotted by someone else. I’ve actually written quite a few articles on how you can hide files and folders in Windows XP and Vista before, but here I’m going to show you a new way to hide files that is very counter-intuitive and therefore pretty safe! Using a simple trick in Windows, you can actually hide a file inside of the JPG picture file! You can actually hide any type of file inside of an image file, including txt, exe, mp3, avi, or whatever else. Not only that, you can actually store many files inside of single JPG file, not just one!

Study of the Day: An Incredible New Way to Breathe During an Emergency - Hans Villarica A single intravenous injection of a lipid-based gas-filled solution brought 15 minutes worth of life-saving oxygen to rabbits with completely blocked airways. An injected oxygen microparticle encounters a red blood cell deprived of this vital gas. (D. Kunkel/Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc.; D. Bell/Harvard University; J. Kheir/Children's Hospital Boston; C. Google vs. Death In person, it can be a little hard to hear Larry Page. That’s because he has nerve damage in both vocal cords: one was paralyzed about 14 years ago, the other left with limited movement after a cold last summer. This rare condition doesn’t slow him down, though it has made his voice raspy and faint. You have to listen carefully. But it’s generally worth it. Page, 40, is the co-founder and CEO of one of the most successful, ubiquitous and increasingly strange companies on the planet.

Hirose and Fukushima Laboratory Introduction We have been developing various kinds of robotic systems, such as snake-like arms and locomotors based on the biomechanical study of the real snake, quadruped walking robots, and crawler vehicles. We also have been studying basic disciplines, such as novel design principles for mechanical system, sensing devices, and control systems. We are determined to continue the research and contribute to the society by supplying practical robotic systems applicable for various fields, such as rescue operation, demining and assistance of elderly and physically challenged persons. Keywords Back↑

Anonymous Puts UFC Chief's Personal Details Online Personal details belonging to UFC Chairman Dana White were published to the Internet after White had earlier gone on record labelling the Anonymous group as “terrorists”, claiming that their hacking efforts may revive SOPA. Updated below after Anonymous hacked the UFC website today. A range of White’s personal details — including has his cellphone number, social security details and criminal record – alongside the contact details of a number of fellow UFC executives were published on Pastebin.

A Reality Check for Personal Genomes CHICAGO—Biomedical researchers talk about the day not too far off when DNA sequencing will be so cheap that everyone will have their genome sequenced and carry the results around on a flash drive. People will learn about their personal disease risks, helping their doctors and them prevent or treat these illnesses. But a new study throws cold water on the notion that whole-genome sequencing will be very useful for the average person. Hopes for genomic medicine have grown in the past few years as researchers raced to track down DNA behind common diseases. These so-called genome-wide association studies have turned up hundreds of genetic markers linked to diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

News : FP7 News : Laser cooling of semiconductor membranes opens doors for quantum computing Laser cooling of semiconductor membranes opens doors for quantum computing [Date: 2012-01-25] By innovatively combining two research fields - quantum physics and nanophysics - EU-funded Danish researchers have discovered a new method for laser cooling semiconductor membranes. Semiconductors are vital components in many electronic goods such as solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and it is important to be able to cool these components for the future development of quantum computers and ultrasensitive sensors. However, despite being called a cooling method, the technique the physicists employ works by doing exactly the opposite - heating up the material. Writing in the journal Nature Physics, the team, from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, explains how they developed the use of lasers that were able to cool the membrane fluctuations to minus 269 degrees Celsius.

Helping hunt for the Higgs What, exactly, is a Higgs boson? Fundamentally speaking, explained Melissa Franklin, Physics Department chair and Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics, the Higgs boson is a subatomic particle, one of more than a dozen such particles, including quarks, electrons, muons, and neutrinos. This particle, however, is unique because its discovery acts as confirmation of the existence of the Higgs field. 12.08.2010 - Our brains are wired so we can better hear ourselves speak, new study shows Like the mute button on the TV remote control, our brains filter out unwanted noise so we can focus on what we’re listening to. But when it comes to following our own speech, a new brain study from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that instead of one homogenous mute button, we have a network of volume settings that can selectively silence and amplify the sounds we make and hear. Activity in the auditory cortex when we speak and listen is amplified in some regions of the brain and muted in others.

On the Trail of the Higgs Boson Scientists at CERN, a multinational research center based in Geneva, Switzerland, announced on July 4 that they had found a new elementary subatomic particle that has properties consistent with the hypothesized Higgs boson, which supposedly gives mass to all other particles. The finding also appears to validate the Standard Model of particle physics, the overarching theory describing the dynamics of subatomic particles that has underpinned the field for a half-century. To create the conditions to find the elusive particle, scientists forced protons to smash into each other at extraordinarily high speeds in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, and then had to sift through trillions of such collisions looking for evidence of the particle. Tufts scientists were part of the large, international team that made the discovery, in particular working in the ATLAS group, one of two searching for evidence of the Higgs boson.

Download Pre-Releases 4.0 alpha 3 (17 January 2021) Win 64 Linux 64 macOS 4.0 alpha 2 (15 September 2020) Win 64 Linux 64 macOS The changes document covers incremental updates between 4.x releases, and is especially important to read for pre-releases.