http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/ a science and technology weblog and calendar http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofpbloglogo.png en OFPinfos@yahoo.com 2007-11-24T15:56:00+01:00 monthly 1 2006-06-03T12:00+01:00 http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed2.xml go to part 2 of ofpblog XL <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed2.xml'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/_otherfarm.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed2.xml' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>ofpblog XL - part 2</font></a></b> <p>this is part 1 [posts 1 - 100] of ofpblog XL, <br />continue to: <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed2.xml' title='101 - 200' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>part 2</a> or <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed3.xml' title='201 - 300' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>part 3</a> - <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed4.xml' title='301 - 400' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>part 4</a> - <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed.xml' title='401 - 500' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>part 5</a>.</p><p></p><p></p> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed2.xml Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:56:00 +0100 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:56:00 +0100 http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn12955-perching-aircraft-train-for-tricky-landings.html robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn12955-perching-aircraft-train-for-tricky-landings.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/autopilot_aerobatics.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>robot helicopters and aeroplanes capable of perching on steep surfaces are being developed seperately by researchers at <a href='http://web.mit.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>mit</a> and <a href='http://www.gatech.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>georgia tech</a>. such a drone aircraft could land on moving vehicles, unsteady ships or even hide inside caves.</p><p>mit's rc planes can take off and land vertically. georgia tech's helicopter can land on slopes of up to sixty degrees, by flipping backwards into freefall as it lands.</p><p><i>read <a href='http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn12955-perching-aircraft-train-for-tricky-landings.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>. watch a video [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuSqwb13iw0' title='mit aerobatic autopilot' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsR2nsz2QQ4' title='georgia tech autonomous helicopter flips to land on steep slopes' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_autopilot_aerobatics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_autopilot_aerobatics Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:56:00 +0100 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:56:00 +0100 http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=218393027 healthcare <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=218393027'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/germ_killing_wrap.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>healthcare</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://oregonstate.edu/dept/foodsci/faculty/mad.htm' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>mark daeschel</a> and <a href='http://oregonstate.edu/dept/foodsci/faculty/yyz.htm' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>yanyun zhao</a> from <a href='http://oregonstate.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>oregon state university</a> developed a biodegradable, edible plastic-looking wrap out of natural <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>antimicrobials</a> that kills 99% of all germs and keeps your food fresh for a long time.</p><p></p><p><i>read <a href='http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=218393027' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>. watch a <a href='http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/pop11.php3?video=quicktime&video_id=[stn2img:2025637:stn2img]&date10=11.22.07&article_id=218393027' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>quicktime video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_germ_killing_wrap' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_germ_killing_wrap Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:35:00 +0100 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:35:00 +0100 http://www.theaircar.com/ mobility <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.theaircar.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/mdi_citicat_taxi.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p>the french company <a href='http://www.theaircar.com/' title='moteur developpement international' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>mdi</a> licenses its air cars, using cat [compressed air technology] as energy storage.</p><p>using bi-energy [compressed air + fuel] the cat vehicles have a driving range of <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=2000+km+in+miles' title='conversion to miles' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>2000 km</a> with zero pollution in cities and considerably reduced pollution outside urban areas. refueled in three to four minutes. indian <a href='http://www.tatamotors.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>tata motors</a> aims at producing around 6.000 mono- and bi-energy onecat air cars at <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=2500+euro+in+$' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>2.500 euro</a> by 2008.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmqpGZv0YT4' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. read a <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_car' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>wiki on air cars</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_mdi_air_car' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_mdi_air_car Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:49:00 +0100 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:49:00 +0100 http://www.teslamotors.com/ mobility <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.teslamotors.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/tesla_roadster.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p>the californian <a href='http://www.teslamotors.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>tesla roadster</a> is an all-electric car, released in 2008.</p><p><a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=394.28928+km+in+miles' title='conversion to miles' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>394 km</a> on one charge, recharged in 3,5 hours [110 volt], weighs <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=1224.6994+kg+in+pounds' title='conversion to pounds' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>1225 kg</a> [battery <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=408.233133+kg+in+pounds' title='conversion to pounds' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>408 kg</a>, motor <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=31.7514659+kg+in+pounds' title='conversion to pounds' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>32 kg</a>], 0-<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=96.56064+km%2Fh+in+mi%2Fh' title='conversion to miles per hour' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>100 km/h</a> in 4 seconds. estimated price <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=98000+$+in+euro' title='euro conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>98.000 $</a>.</p><p><i>watch a video [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1C44JQU7Pc' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE2Yd-pTS-s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>]. read a <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Roadster' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>wiki</a>. read a <a href='http://www.diyelectriccar.com/blogs/2007/11/six-major-preproduction-electric-vehicles-compared.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>comparison of electric cars</a> that are ready to go on the market [2008-2010], e.g. the <a href='http://www.aptera.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>aptera</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_tesla_roadster' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_tesla_roadster Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:54:00 +0100 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:54:00 +0100 http://www.physorg.com/news114773905.html healthcare <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.physorg.com/news114773905.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/stem_cell_from_human_skin.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>healthcare</font></a></b> <p>researchers in japan and the united states have successfully transformed human skin cells into stem cells, potentially granting unlimited access to the foundation cells which can replace diseased or damaged tissues and organs.</p><p>the new method is expected to rapidly advance research in the treatment of cancer, alzheimer's and parkinson's diseases, diabetes, arthritis, spinal cord injuries, strokes, burns and heart disease because scientists will have much greater access to stem cells.</p><p><i>read more [<a href='http://www.physorg.com/news114773905.html' title='stem cell breakthrough uses human skin not embryos' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.physorg.com/news114799641.html' title='reprogramming the debate: stem-cell finding alters ethical controversy' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>]. watch a <a href='http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=71178&videoChannel=6' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_stem_cell_from_human_skin' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_stem_cell_from_human_skin Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:00:55 +0100 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:00:55 +0100 http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2007/Massey_News/issue-18/stories/01-18-07.html robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2007/Massey_News/issue-18/stories/01-18-07.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/virtual_eve.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2007/Massey_News/issue-18/stories/01-18-07.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>virtual eve</a> from new zealand's <a href='http://www.massey.ac.nz/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>massey university</a> is an intelligent or affective tutoring system that can adapt its response to the emotional state of people by interaction through a computer system, e.g. eve can interpret a user's emotional state by <i>looking</i> through a webcam.</p><p>the ability of virtual eve to alter her presentation according to the reaction of the child facing her at the keyboard has been hailed as an exciting development.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://news.massey.ac.nz/quicktime/eve-intro.mov' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video [.mov]</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_virtual_eve' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_virtual_eve Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:34:00 +0100 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:34:00 +0100 http://www.zerohouse.net/ lifestyle <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.zerohouse.net/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/zerohouse.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>lifestyle</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.zerohouse.net/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>zerohouse</a> from the new york-based architecture and design firm <a href='http://www.spechtharpman.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>specht harpman</a> is a completely self-sufficient house.</p><p>it generates its own electricity using high-efficiency solar panels, collects its own <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=10220.61185+liter+in+gallon' title='conversion to gallons' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>10.220 liters</a> of water, processes its own waste products into clean, dry compost that has to be removed twice a year and is completely automatic: all functions of the house are monitored by an array of sensors and regulated by a <i>house brain</i> that can be controlled through any computer.</p><p><i></i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle_zero_house' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle_zero_house Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:45:00 +0100 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:45:00 +0100 http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/systems/system.cfm?System=11 robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/systems/system.cfm?System=11'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/nasa_athlete.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>nasa and other engineers built a futuristic robot called <a href='http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/systems/system.cfm?System=11' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>athlete</a> that may one day go to the moon.</p><p>it is designed for lunar cargo hauling, has full stereoscopic panoramic view and six 'legs' that can be used as wheels, legs, arms, power claws, plows and drills.</p><p><i>expected to go up in a decade. watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_xUH8RAj7U' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. <a href='http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/systems/index.cfm' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>other nasa robots</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_nasa_athlete' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_nasa_athlete Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:59:00 +0100 Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:59:00 +0100 http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn12882-tiny-probe-gives-wideangle-view-of-your-insides.html healthcare <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn12882-tiny-probe-gives-wideangle-view-of-your-insides.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/ultrasound_probe.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>healthcare</font></a></b> <p>an ultrasound probe about the size of a grain of rice that could offer panoramic views from inside the human body is being tested by <a href='http://www.ece.unm.edu/news/single.php?id=88' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>jingkuang chen</a> and colleagues from <a href='http://www.unm.edu/' title='new mexico university, albuquerque, us' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>nmu</a> and <a href='http://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/main.html' title='national taiwan university, taiwan' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ntu</a>.</p><p>they say it could be threaded through blood vessels in the brain or swallowed like a pill. the new device, about 1 millimetre across, 1 millimetre long and shaped like a hexagonal cylinder, affords a panoramic picture, showing the view from each side of the device, and to the front. <i>read <a href='http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn12882-tiny-probe-gives-wideangle-view-of-your-insides.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p><p><i></i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_ultrasound_probe' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_ultrasound_probe Thu, 8 Nov 2007 21:14:00 +0100 Thu, 8 Nov 2007 21:14:00 +0100 http://www.loebner.net/Prizef/loebner-prize.html babel <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.loebner.net/Prizef/loebner-prize.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/loebner_prize.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>babel</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.loebner.net/Prizef/loebner-prize.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>loebner prize</a> is an annual competition that awards prices to the <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatterbot' title='a computer program designed to simulate an intelligent conversation' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>chatterbot</a> considered by the judges to be the most humanlike of those entered.</p><p>the 2007 competition was held on october 21 in new york. no bot passed the <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test' title='to test if a machine is capable to demonstrate intelligence' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>turing test</a> but the judges ranked the bots as 'most human'. you can <a href='http://www.zabaware.com/webhal/index.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>chat online</a> with an <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_Hal_Assistant' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ultra hal assistant</a>, this year's winner from <a href='http://www.zabaware.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>zabaware</a>'s robert medeksza.</p><p><i>read <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loebner_prize' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>, chat with the famous <a href='http://www.alicebot.org/' title='artificial linguistic internet computer entity ' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>a.l.i.c.e.</a> or check out <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chatterbots' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>other chatterbots</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel_loebner_prize' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel_loebner_prize Tue, 6 Nov 2007 23:49:00 +0100 Tue, 6 Nov 2007 23:49:00 +0100 http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftmp.tonichi-kokusai-u.ac.jp%2Ftopic1.htm%26langpair=ja%7Cen energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftmp.tonichi-kokusai-u.ac.jp%2Ftopic1.htm%26langpair=ja%7Cen'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/tmp_solar_car.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p>the prefecture of fukushima, japan and the <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftmp.tonichi-kokusai-u.ac.jp%2F&langpair=ja%7Cen' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>total mobility project</a> have announced the creation of a <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftmp.tonichi-kokusai-u.ac.jp%2Ftopic1.htm&langpair=ja%7Cen' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>solar powered auto</a> converted from a standard mazda roadster.</p><p>the project is an attempt to address the needs of aging and retirement age citizens. the team replaced the engine and gas tank with an electric motor and battery and added seven solar panels across the hood of the car. currently it is able to run for 30km at a top speed of 100km/h.</p><p><i>read more [<a href='http://www.physorg.com/news113135176.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/gasoline_car_converted_to_run_on_solar_power/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_tmp_solar_car' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_tmp_solar_car Thu, 1 Nov 2007 16:53:00 +0100 Thu, 1 Nov 2007 16:53:00 +0100 http://www.grandchallenge.org/ mobility <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.grandchallenge.org/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/urban_challenge_2007.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.darpa.mil/' title='defense advanced research projects agency' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>darpa</a>, a u.s. army agency, organises for the third time its grand challenge, a race for autonomous vehicles. this year's race is called <a href='http://www.grandchallenge.org/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>urban challenge</a>.</p><p>the challenge takes place from october 26 till november 3, 2007 in the californian <a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&geocode=&q=victorville&ll=34.590718,-117.374325&spn=0.033527,0.035877&t=k&z=15&om=1' title='google maps' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>victorville</a> and the winner gets <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=2+million+$+in+euro' title='euro conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>$2 million</a>. the course will involve a <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=96+km+in+miles' title='conversion to miles' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>96 km</a> urban area course, to be completed in less than 6 hours.</p><p><i>read <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Grand_Challenge' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>. look for <a href='http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=darpa+urban+challenge&num=10&so=1&start=0' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>recent videos</a>. <a href='http://www.grandchallenge.org/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>live webcast</a> of the finale: november 3, 14.30 <a href='http://www.worldtimezone.com/time/wtzplanner.php' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>CET</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_darpa_urban_challenge_2007' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_darpa_urban_challenge_2007 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:21:00 +0100 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:21:00 +0100 http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/INTRODUCTION/DETAILS/AVM/index.html mobility <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/INTRODUCTION/DETAILS/AVM/index.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/around_view_monitor.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p>using 4 separate cameras, the <a href='http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/INTRODUCTION/DETAILS/AVM/index.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>around view monitor</a> displays an image of the vehicle from above. this helps the driver to visually confirm the vehicle's relation to the lines around the parking space. with this, the driver can position the vehicle for parallel parking or park the car in a smart way with ease. </p><p></p><p><i></i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_nissan_around_view_monitor' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_nissan_around_view_monitor Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:08:00 +0100 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:08:00 +0100 http://www.replug.com/ audio <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.replug.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/replug.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>audio</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.replug.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>replug</a> transforms any 3.5mm audio jack into a breakaway connection, protecting your audio jack from the rigors of daily use.</p><p>when too much force is applied, replug simply detaches from itself, preventing catastrophic damage to your audio device. simply reattach plug to tip and you're ready to go, jack saved. &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=18+euro+in+$' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>18 euro</a> </p><p><i></i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_replug' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_replug Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:05:00 +0100 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:05:00 +0100 http://www.physorg.com/news112626960.html computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.physorg.com/news112626960.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/spintronics.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.physorg.com/news112626960.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>physorg reports</a>: "in a rapid follow-up to their achievement as the first to demonstrate how an electron's spin can be electrically injected, controlled and detected in silicon, electrical engineers from the university of delaware and cambridge nanotech now show that this quantum property can be transported a marathon distance in the world of microelectronics-- through an entire silicon wafer."</p><p></p><p><i>learn <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spintronics' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a> about spintronics.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_spintronics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_spintronics Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:12:00 +0100 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:12:00 +0100 http://www.pleoworld.com/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.pleoworld.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/pleo.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.pleoworld.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>pleo</a>, made by the californian company <a href='http://www.ugobe.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ugobe</a>, is a small interactive robot pet that looks like a baby dinosaur.</p><p>it runs on ugobe's life operating system which is the complex platform of tools and technologies that enable pleo's mechanical, electronic, sensory, and AI systems to interact as a lifelike whole and evolve from a hatchling to a juvenile.</p><p><i>in terms of evolution, it could be the next in line after the <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIBO' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>aibo</a> pet.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_pleo' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_pleo Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:54:00 +0100 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:54:00 +0100 http://www.humdingerwind.com/ energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.humdingerwind.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/windbelt.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.humdingerwind.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>windbelt</a> is a non-turbine wind-powered electricity generator.</p><p>when air blows across its surface, a belt starts to vibrate with the wind at a high frequency. this vibration can be used to create electricity.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4224763.html?series=37' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_windbelt' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_windbelt Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:44:00 +0100 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:44:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgo7RZZqrXM robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgo7RZZqrXM'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/mowgli.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>ryuma niiyama and yasuo kuniyoshi at the university of tokyo have developed a robot called <a href='http://www.isi.imi.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp/publication/niiyama_icra_2007' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>mowgli</a>, a bipedal jumping and landing robot with an artificial musculoskeletal system. it can jump 50cm into the air, e.g. on a chair, and leap down again. the design of the robot was based on a frog.</p><p>its creators also programmed it to kick a soccer ball.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgo7RZZqrXM' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_mowgli' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_mowgli Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:17:00 +0100 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:17:00 +0100 http://www.chefi.net/ computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.chefi.net/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/chefi.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p>reuters has an <a href='http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=67558&videoChannel=6' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>interesting video</a> on <a href='http://www.chefi.net/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>chefy</a>, an interactive cooking guide, developed by igor ginzburg, an israeli student. the software runs on a mobile phone and tells the cook what to do, and waits for a vocal response before it speaks its next set of instructions.</p><p></p><p><i><a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_macdo_ordering' target='_parent' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>another</a> step closer to marshall brain's <a href='http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>manna</a>?</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_chefi' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_chefi Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:32:00 +0100 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:32:00 +0100 http://www.avasolar.com/ energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.avasolar.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/avasolar_cell.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p>a method developed at colorado state university for high efficiency, low cost solar technology will get mass produced by the end of 2007 by <a href='http://www.avasolar.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ava solar</a> at a current cost below <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=1+euro+in+$' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>0.7 euro</a> / watt.</p><p>since 1954, photovoltaic solar cells have progressed from early cells priced at <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=1065.56+euro+in+$' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>1065 euro</a> per watt to modern cells that cost around <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=1+euro+in+$' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>2.13 euro</a> per watt.</p><p><i>read <a href='http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=14932' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>. read <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>a wiki on solar power</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_avasolar_cell' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_avasolar_cell Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:14:00 +0100 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:14:00 +0100 http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2007/09/133_10034.html computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2007/09/133_10034.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/macdo_ordering.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p>mcdonald's south-korea showed <a href='http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2007/09/133_10034.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>a new ordering system</a> using mobile phones, <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFID' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>RFID</a> tag readers and infra-red sensors which let customers make orders from their table and sends them a phone message when the meal is ready. the bill is settled via your mobile operator.</p><p>the second <a href='http://www.reuters.com/news/video/videoStory?videoId=65479' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>restaurant</a> this year that automates more of its services.</p><p><i>read <a href='http://marshallbrain.com/robotic-nation.htm' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>marshall brain's thoughts on this evolution</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_macdo_ordering' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_macdo_ordering Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.lifesaversystems.com/ healthcare <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.lifesaversystems.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/lifesaver_bottle.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>healthcare</font></a></b> <p>the british company <a href='http://www.lifesaversystems.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>lifesaver systems</a> has developed a small self-contained filter system in a bottle that instantly cleans water, removing all particles larger than 15nm.</p><p>it will remove bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi and all other microbiological waterborne pathogens, a broad spectrum of chemical residues including pesticides, endocrine disrupting compounds, medical residues and heavy metals such as lead and copper just by using an activated carbon filter, and not by using chemicals or heat. &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=280+euro+in+$' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>280 euro</a>.</p> <p><i>read <a href='http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=3R3S1NAZ1X2NVQFIQMFCFFWAVCBQYIV0?xml=/news/2007/09/12/nwater112.xml' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>. two filtertypes: for filtering <a href='http://www.google.be/search?q=4000L+in+gal' title='conversion to us gallon' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>4000</a> or <a href='http://www.google.be/search?q=6000L+in+gal' title='conversion to us gallon' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>6000 liter</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_lifesaver_bottle' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_lifesaver_bottle Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:00:00 +0100 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:00:00 +0100 http://spaceportamerica.com/ mobility <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://spaceportamerica.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/virgin_galactic_spaceport.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://spaceportamerica.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>spaceport america</a> will be the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport.</p><p>it will serve as the primary operating base for <a href='http://www.virgingalactic.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>virgin galactic</a> and headquarters for the <a href='http://www.edd.state.nm.us/index.php?/about/category/spaceport_authority/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>new mexico spaceport authority</a>. the site will be operational by 2010: <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=9290.304+square+meter+in+square+foot' title='conversion to square foot' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>10.000 square meter</a>, <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=22789090.6+euro+in+$' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>23.000.000 euro</a>, located in new mexico - united states.</p><p><i>read <a href='http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/070904_virgingalactic_spaceport.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_virgin_galactic_spaceport' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_virgin_galactic_spaceport Thu, 6 Sep 2007 01:50:00 +0100 Thu, 6 Sep 2007 01:50:00 +0100 http://swellfuel.com/ energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://swellfuel.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/swellfuel_stinger.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p><font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;ocean waves <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font></p><p>like <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_pelamis' target='_top' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>pelamis</a>, but a lot smaller, <a href='http://swellfuel.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>stinger</a> is a wave energy converter. swell fuel currently plans to set up projects in developing countries.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK-qXAw5bGo' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_swellfuel_stinger' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_swellfuel_stinger Sun, 2 Sep 2007 00:07:00 +0100 Sun, 2 Sep 2007 00:07:00 +0100 http://www.global.yamaha.com/tenori-on/index.html audio <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.global.yamaha.com/tenori-on/index.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/tenori-on.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>audio</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.global.yamaha.com/tenori-on/index.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>tenori-on</a> is a musical gadget that consists of a grid of LED-lit rubber buttons, which lets you create musical loops and melodies like a sequencer.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SGwDhKTrwU' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. september 2007, launch in the uk.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_tenori-on' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_tenori-on Sat, 1 Sep 2007 16:52:00 +0100 Sat, 1 Sep 2007 16:52:00 +0100 http://www.hyposurface.org/ lifestyle <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.hyposurface.org/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/hyposurface.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>lifestyle</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.hyposurface.org/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>hyposurface</a> by <a href='http://www.sial.rmit.edu.au/People/mgoulthorpe.php' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>mark goulthorpe</a> is an elastic architectural surface made up of small metal plates that are controlled pneumatically and react in real time to electronic stimuli from the environment [movement, sound, light, etc].</p><p></p><p><i>watch videos on their <a href='http://www.hyposurface.org/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>site</a> or here [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSZg9zgdCSM' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbgo72EqfNc' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle_hyposurface' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle_hyposurface Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:24:00 +0100 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:24:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIFCV2spKtg computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIFCV2spKtg'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/seam_carving.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p>the israeli professors <a href='http://www.faculty.idc.ac.il/arik/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ariel shamir</a> and <a href='http://www.merl.com/people/avidan/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>shai avidan</a> developed software to allow images to be shrunk or stretched, vertically and/or horizontally while retaining most of the content.</p><p>the method is called <a href='http://www.faculty.idc.ac.il/arik/imret.pdf' title='.pdf - 20 MB' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>seam carving for content-aware image resizing</a> and it figures out which parts of an image are less significant. this makes it possible to change the aspect ratio of an image without making the content look skewed or stretched out.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIFCV2spKtg' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_content_aware_image_resizing' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_content_aware_image_resizing Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:28:00 +0100 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:28:00 +0100 http://www.vsd.bz/ bionics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.vsd.bz/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/omni-directional_treadmill.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.vsd.bz/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>virtual space devices</a> develops <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnidirectional_treadmill' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>omni-directional treadmills</a>.</p><p>they are revolutionary devices for locomotion in large-scale virtual environments. it allows its user to walk or jog in any direction of travel.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQw1tsgrJOs' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_omni-directional_treadmill' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_omni-directional_treadmill Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:24:00 +0100 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:24:00 +0100 http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=64214 energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=64214'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/solar_with_mirrors.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p>israeli scientist <a href='http://profiler.bgu.ac.il/frontoffice/ShowUser.aspx?id=244' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>david faiman</a>, <a href='http://www.bgu.ac.il/solar/index.html' title='ben-gurion national solar energy center' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>bgu</a> says a new technology can make solar power a viable source of energy.</p><p>in an era of oil crises and global warming, the need to come up with alternative ways of producing power is increasing. israeli scientists think they have found a solution which can mass produce solar energy efficiently enough to compete with oil and other conventional fuels.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=64214&videoChannel=6' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_efficient_solar_power' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_efficient_solar_power Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:55:00 +0100 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:55:00 +0100 http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2006/20060210/20060210.html computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2006/20060210/20060210.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/aist_image_projector.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p>japan's <a href='http://www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html' title='national institute of advanced industrial science and technology' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>aist</a> has produced a projector with the ability to make animations by creating small plasma balls in mid-air.</p><p>the technology doesn't <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQK7Q4m6dZA' title='video' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>use vapor or strange gases</a>, just lasers to heat up oxygen and nitrogen molecules above the device: up to 1000 brilliant dots per second, which makes smooth motion possible. when the tech improves it could be used for street signs or advertising.</p><p><i>read more [<a href='http://www.pinktentacle.com/2006/02/aist-develops-3d-image-projector/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/07/aist-improves-3d-projector/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;' title='improved version of the projector'> 2 </a>]</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_aist_3d_projector' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_aist_3d_projector Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:13:00 +0100 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:13:00 +0100 http://www.lumus-optical.com/ bionics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.lumus-optical.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/lumus_pd_20.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p>the israeli company <a href='http://www.lumus-optical.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>lumus</a> developed a new type of compact see-through digital eyeglasses, the pd-10 and pd-20.</p><p>they allow the wearer to watch videos, play 3-D games, read e-mail, and even receive GPS-assisted guidelines without taking his or her eyes off the road. the revolutionary technology should hit the market in 2008.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.reuters.com/news/video/videoStory?videoId=823' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. read <a href='http://www.tfot.info/articles/54/lumus-future-video-eyeglasses.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_lumus_personal_display' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_lumus_personal_display Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:16:00 +0100 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:16:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4_Qgf9Iibc energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4_Qgf9Iibc'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/salt_water_burns.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p><font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;salt water <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font></p><p><a href='http://www.rexresearch.com/kanzius/kanzius.htm' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>john kanzius</a>, usa, found a way to ignite and burn salt water using a radio frequency machine. the energy release is in fact hydrogen. the heat [<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=1650+C+in+F' title='conversion to fahrenheit' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>1650 C</a>] breaks down the hydrogen-oxygen bond in the water. you can take plain salt water out of the sea and put it in containers and produce a violent flame that could heat generators that do make electricity or provide other forms of energy.</p><p><i>watch a video <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4_Qgf9Iibc' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>here</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_burning_salt_water' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_burning_salt_water Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:18:00 +0100 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:18:00 +0100 http://www.sfn.org/?pagename=news_062707a healthcare <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.sfn.org/?pagename=news_062707a'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/brain_parkinson.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>healthcare</font></a></b> <p>exposure to iron during the first weeks of life in combination with exposure later in life to a common herbicide may contribute to the subsequent degeneration of brain cells associated with the onset of parkinson's disease, according to a new <a href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15665414' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>study</a> in mice at the <a href='http://www.buckinstitute.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=89' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;' title ='parkinson disease'>andersen lab</a>, <a href='http://www.buckinstitute.org/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>buck institute for age research</a>.</p><p>the findings also showed that a compound that protects cells in the body from damage from certain forms of oxygen, a kind of antioxidant, could suppress such neural degeneration. <i>read a <a href='http://www.sfn.org/?pagename=news_062707a' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>press article</a>.</i></p><p><i></i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_environment_parkinson' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_environment_parkinson Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:53:00 +0100 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:53:00 +0100 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6245742.stm healthcare <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6245742.stm'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/mit_mice_autism.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>healthcare</font></a></b> <p>it seems that scientists at <a href='http://web.mit.edu/' title='massachusetts institute of technology' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>mit</a> have been able to <a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6245742.stm' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>reverse the effects of autism</a> and some forms of mental retardation in mice caused by fragile x chromosomes.</p><p>they do so by targeting an enzyme that changes the structure of connections between brain cells. the treatment actually repairs these structural abnormalities which suggests that it may be possible to reverse the effects in children who already show symptoms.</p><p><i></i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_mit_autism_cure' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_mit_autism_cure Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:46:00 +0100 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:46:00 +0100 http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/IBM-s-Blue-Gene-passes-petaflop-milestone/0,130061702,339279111,00.htm computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/IBM-s-Blue-Gene-passes-petaflop-milestone/0,130061702,339279111,00.htm'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/ibm_bluegene.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/IBM-s-Blue-Gene-passes-petaflop-milestone/0,130061702,339279111,00.htm' title='press article' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ibm has devised</a> a new <a href='http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research_projects.nsf/pages/bluegene.index.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>blue gene</a> supercomputer, <a href='http://www.ibm.com/servers/deepcomputing/bluegene.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>blue gene/p</a>, designed to continuously operate at more than one <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOPS' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>petaflops</a> in real-world situations.</p><p>put another way, at one petaflops it performs more operations than a <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=2.4+km+in+miles' title='conversion to miles' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>2,4 km</a> high stack of laptops. 1PFLOPS = 31.688.087 years at one [floating point] operation per second. it will be capable of processing at a maximum speed of 3 petaflops.</p><p><i>read <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Gene' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>a wiki on blue gene</a>. also check out the 29th <a href='http://www.top500.org/' title='500 fastest supercomputers in the world' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>top500.org</a> list released at <a href='http://www.supercomp.de/' title='international supercomputing conference, dresden - germany, june 26-29, 2007' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ISC 2007</a>. kilo, mega, giga, tera, peta, <a href='http://jimvb.home.mindspring.com/unitsystem.htm' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>what's next?</a></i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_ibm_blue_gene_petaflop' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_ibm_blue_gene_petaflop Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:55:00 +0100 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:55:00 +0100 http://sealshield.com/ computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://sealshield.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/washable_keyboard.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p>computer keyboards are a breeding ground for bacteria. <a href='http://sealshield.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>seal shield</a> manufactures dishwasher safe mouses and keyboards.</p><p>studies have shown that the average keyboard contains 400 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat. common cleaning methods, such as pressurized-air canisters and damp rags, help remove some of the dirt, but they also leave behind plenty of grime.</p><p><i></i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_washable_keyboard' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_washable_keyboard Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:21:00 +0100 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:21:00 +0100 http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/ mobility <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/electric_phoenix_motorcars.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p><a title='depending on the production process of the electicity' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>zero emission</a> cars by <a href='http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>phoenix motorcars</a>. <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=160+km+in+miles' title='conversion to miles' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>160 km</a> per charge, 95% charged in <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_capacitators' title='how? read this article.' target='_parent' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>10 minutes</a> with an off board charger or in 6 hours from 220V.</p><p>speeds of <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=150+km+in+miles' title='conversion to miles' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>150 km</a>/h carrying five passengers and a full payload. high torque: 0 to <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=100+km+in+miles' title='conversion to miles' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>100 km</a>/h in 10 seconds. long battery pack life: <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=400000+km+in+miles' title='conversion to miles' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>400.000 km</a>/12+ years.</p><p><i>sales start in the united states by the end of 2007.<br />read <a href='http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=602 ' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_electric_phoenix_motorcars' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_electric_phoenix_motorcars Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:40:00 +0100 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:40:00 +0100 http://www.solixbiofuels.com/ energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.solixbiofuels.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/solix.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p>algae-based biodiesel from <a href='http://www.solixbiofuels.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>solix</a> is a clean fuel that can be grown anywhere, needs only sunlight and water, and could produce enough oil to free us from petroleum.</p><p>algae's growth and productivity is 30 to 100 times higher than crops like soybeans, but more important, uses 99% less water than conventional agriculture. since the whole organism converts sunlight into oil, algae can produce more oil in an area the size of a two-car garage than an entire football field of soybeans.</p><p><i></i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_algae_based_biodiesel' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_algae_based_biodiesel Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:39:00 +0100 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:39:00 +0100 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2738e_sea-dragon-and-photosynth-demo computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2738e_sea-dragon-and-photosynth-demo'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/seadragon_photosynth.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p>these softwares create fast and breathtaking multidimensional spaces with zoom and navigation features into documents, images etc.</p><p><a href='http://labs.live.com/photosynth/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>photosynth</a> [online demo] displays photos in a reconstructed three-dimensional space.<br /> <a href='http://labs.live.com/Seadragon.aspx' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>seadragon</a> allows visual information to be smoothly browsed regardless of the amount of data involved or the bandwidth of the network<a title='the size of your screen matters, not the size of the files' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>*</a>.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2738e_sea-dragon-and-photosynth-demo' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;' title=' 9&#39;27&#34;'>video</a> of a demo at <a href='http://www.ted.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;' title='technology, entertainment and design conference'>TED2007</a></i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_seadragon_photosynth' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_seadragon_photosynth Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:37:00 +0100 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:37:00 +0100 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/06/cb2-baby-humanoid-robot/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/06/cb2-baby-humanoid-robot/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/cb2.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the japan science and technology agency [osaka university] developed a child-sized android that mimics the physical behavior of a 1 or 2 year-old toddler.</p><p>the 1.3 meter tall, 33-kilogram humanoid robot has optical, auditory and 200 tactile sensors. over 50 air-powered actuators inside its body enable the robot to make complex movements smoothly. it is planned to develop the robot to an intellectual level of a 3 year old child within 4 years.</p><p><i>watch some videos [<a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5226971059859418750' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyIHzCsbA_w' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCK64zsZNNs' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 3 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_cb2' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_cb2 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:55:00 +0100 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:55:00 +0100 http://www.solucar.es/ energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.solucar.es/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/solucar_solar_tower.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p> <font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;sunlight <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font> </p> <p>solúcar focuses on solar energy power plants, using tower and heliostat field technology.</p><p>their plants, with a respective unitary rating between 11 and 23 MW, concentrate sunrays onto the top of a tower that is 100 meters high, using 120 square meter mobile mirrors [600 - 1200 of them]. the produced heat powers a conventional steam turbine that generates electricity.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXjEBWBBdug' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a> about their plant near sevilla, spain.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_solucar_solar_tower' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_solucar_solar_tower Tue, 22 May 2007 21:08:00 +0100 Tue, 22 May 2007 21:08:00 +0100 http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2007/Press_Releases/04-04-07.html energy <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2007/Press_Releases/04-04-07.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/nrc_dyes.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p> <font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;sunlight <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font> </p> <p> researchers at <a href='http://nrc.massey.ac.nz/' title='nanomaterials research centre at massey university, new zealand' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>nrc</a> have developed synthetic dyes that can be used to generate electricity at one tenth of the cost of current silicon-based solar panels. synthetic chlorophyll, derived from the light-harvesting pigment plants use for photosynthesis, works in low-light conditions and can be cheaply incorporated into window-panes and building materials, thereby turning them into generators of electricity. <i>read the <a href='http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2007/Press_Releases/04-04-07.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>full story</a>. press: <a href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/4017784a13.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>article</a>.</i> </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_electricity_generating_dyes' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_electricity_generating_dyes Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:00:00 +0100 Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxMux4uEkLI bionics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxMux4uEkLI'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/emotiv_epoc.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p> project epoc by <a href='http://www.emotiv.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>emotiv</a> is a headset that detects our thoughts, feelings and expression. </p> <p> games can now be controlled and influenced by the player&#39;s mind, creating engaging, immersive, and nuanced, emotiv-inspired game-play. it connects wirelessly with game consoles or pc and is expected to be a on the market in 2008. </p> <p><i> watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxMux4uEkLI' title='2m46s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. read <a href='http://uk.gear.ign.com/articles/772/772295p1.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>. there&#39;s no more need for surgery, unlike <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLymwjTMC_Y' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>brain gate</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_human_mindreader' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_human_mindreader Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:00:00 +0100 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-cpcoIJbOU bionics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-cpcoIJbOU'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/monkey_robot_arm.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p> in a ground-breaking 5 year experiment, scientists hook up a robotic arm controlled by a computer game to a monkey&#39;s brain. </p> <p> in training the monkey to move the arm by &#39;playing&#39; the game with a joystick, researchers wanted to learn more about the output of the brain and the individual brain-cell signals. however the monkey was about to do something that would make history and change the lives of those involved. </p> <p><i> watch some videos [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-cpcoIJbOU' title='5m35s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK1WBA9Xl3c' title='1m34s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>]. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_monkey_robot_arm' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_monkey_robot_arm Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:00:00 +0100 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpfjmzZ4NTw bionics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpfjmzZ4NTw'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/rc_rat.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p> researchers at <a href='http://www.suny.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>state university new york</a> implanted micro electrodes in the brain of this rat, making it a remote controlled <a href='http://wireheading.com/roborats/index.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>roborat</a>. </p> <p> the rat, equipped with a camera, can go left and right upon command. </p> <p><i> watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpfjmzZ4NTw' title='2m07s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. read more about <a href='http://wireheading.com/index.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>headwiring</a>.<br />also have a look at this <a href='http://www.wireheading.com/roboroach/robo-roaches.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>roboroach</a> and this <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_pigeon' target='_parent' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>robopigeon</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_remote_control_rat' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_remote_control_rat Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:00:00 +0100 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.michelin.co.uk/uk/front/act_affich.jsp?news_id=17452&titrePage=News&lang=EN mobility <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.michelin.co.uk/uk/front/act_affich.jsp?news_id=17452&titrePage=News&lang=EN'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/michelin_tweel.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p> this radical new wheel technology by <a href='http://www.michelin.co.uk/uk/front/act_affich.jsp?news_id=17452&titrePage=News&lang=EN' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>michelin</a> only has a flexible spoke/wheel design that replaces the need for air pressure, deforming to absorb shocks. </p> <p> the tweel promises performance levels beyond those possible with conventional pneumatic technology. </p> <p><i> videos [<a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3646003000121715825' title='2m05s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2602309358284516882' title='1m49s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>] and a <a href='http://www.gizmag.com/go/3603/gallery/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>photo gallery</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_tweel_wheel' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_tweel_wheel Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:00:00 +0100 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.vimeo.com/clip:155978 audio <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.vimeo.com/clip:155978'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/wii_loop_machine.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>audio</font></a></b> <p> the software by <a href='http://www.theamazingrolo.net/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>the amazing rolo</a> turns a <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_Remote' target='blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>wiimote</a> into a virtual instrument/orchestra/dj-tool. </p> <p> in <a href='http://www.vimeo.com/clip:155978' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>this video</a> he demonstrates how to jam: scroll through loops, drop the bass, toss in a delay, and pretty much hack up the tunes at will with a combination of button mashes and wiimote slinging. </p> <p><i> currently, the software is only compatible with <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>OS X</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_wii_loop_machine' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_wii_loop_machine Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/9e367f36fca9e010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html healthcare <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/9e367f36fca9e010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/oxycyte_blood.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>healthcare</font></a></b> <p> a man-made, pure-white compound called oxycyte carries oxygen 50 times as effectively as our own blood. </p> <p> researchers are betting that it's the best way to treat a leading cause of accidental death: traumatic brain injury. </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_oxycyte' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_oxycyte Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://www.doheny.org/news/retinal_implant_news.html bionics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.doheny.org/news/retinal_implant_news.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/doe_eyesight_chip.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p> a <a href='http://bmes-erc.usc.edu/research_programs_retinal.htm' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>next generation eye implant</a>, developed by <a href='http://www.doheny.org/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>doheny</a> for the <a href='http://artificialretina.energy.gov/' title='Department of Energy&#39;s artificial retina project' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>DOE&#39;s artificial retina project</a>, acts as an artificial retina that transmits images to the brain. </p> <p> the device restores partial sight to patients with total vision loss suffering from <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinitis_pigmentosa' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>retinitis pigmentosa</a> and age-related <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>macular degeneration</a>. </p> <p><i> press: watch a <a href='http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=19168' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_argusII' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_argusII Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5PvIPgJGx0 energy <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5PvIPgJGx0'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/trickling_water_battery.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p> <font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;trickling water <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font> </p> <p> video where a dutch college professor demonstrates a battery that's powered by water, gravity and paint cans. </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_trickling_water_battery' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_trickling_water_battery Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~prybski/SRVC/ robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~prybski/SRVC/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/aaai-srvc.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> a <a href='http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~prybski/SRVC/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>new robot challenge</a> that will test robots&#39; vision and language understanding. </p> <p> the robots&#47;<a href='http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/korean-scientists-create-software-robot-still-gets-stage-frig/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>sobots</a> must be able to recognise objects automatically and perform tasks like: get the <a href='http://images.google.com/images?q=star+trek+poster' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>&#34;star trek&#34; poster</a> or get the <a href='http://images.google.com/images?q=blue+dry+erase+marker' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>blue dry erase marker</a>. </p> <p><i> the final event will be held at the <a href='http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/AAAI/aaai07.php' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>twenty-second AAAI conference on artificial intelligence</a> in vancouver, canada july 22-26 '07. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_srvc' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_srvc Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9048454679778238317 bionics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9048454679778238317'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/kamen_cyborg_arm.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p> <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Kamen' title='inventor of the segway' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>dean kamen</a> and his team have designed a functional robotic arm. </p> <p> it weighs only <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=2.72155422kg+in+pounds' title='convert to pounds' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>2.7 kg</a> and is nimble enough to scratch a nose, pick up a pen and perform other delicate actions. </p> <p><i> [blurry] <a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9048454679778238317' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a> from the presentation at <a href='http://www.ted.com/' title='technology entertainment design' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ted talks 2007</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_kamen_cyborg_arm' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_kamen_cyborg_arm Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://www.headthere.com/ robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.headthere.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/headthere_giraffe.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> the <a href='http://www.headthere.com/products.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>giraffe</a> enhances communication by enabling people who are far away to enjoy all the benefits of real-life face to face communication. &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=1400+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>1400 euro</a> - <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=2300+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>2300 euro</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> <a target='_parent' href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_pebbles' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>another</a> telepresence robot. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_giraffe' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_giraffe Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://birg.epfl.ch/page65446.html robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://birg.epfl.ch/page65446.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/epfl_salamandrarobotica.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> swiss robot driven by a spinal cord model. </p> <p> photos and videos near the bottom of their page. </p> <p><i> also have a look at these snakes [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTbZJHRc3qk' title='Hirose Fukushima Robotics Lab ACM-R5' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.snakerobots.com/S5.html' title='Snakerobots&#39; S5 prototype' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>] and some <a href='http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~jliua/videogal.htm' title='London Aquarium&#39;s Robotic Fish' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>fish</a> in action. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_salamandra' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_salamandra Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://www.envbike.com/ mobility <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.envbike.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/intelligentenergy_env.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p> a hydrogen powered bike by <a href='http://www.intelligent-energy.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>intelligent energy</a> that can hit <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=80.4672km+to+miles' title='conversion to miles' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>80 km</a>/h and runs on a hydrogen <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>fuel cell</a>. </p> <p> the emissions neutral [<a href='http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=42293' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>1</a>] [<a href='http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=27789' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>2</a>] vehicle will do <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=160.9344km+to+miles' title='conversion to miles' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>160 km</a> on a tank of fuel and is scheduled to be available from late 2008. </p> <p><i> watch a <a href='http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=19135' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_env_bike' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_env_bike Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/top-5-future-technologies specials <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/top-5-future-technologies'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/techeblog_futuretechs.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>specials</font></a></b> <p> Hal-5 exoskeleton, MIT's Assist Sketch Understanding System, ... </p> <p> </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials_techeblog_top5_future_technologies' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials_techeblog_top5_future_technologies Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/marshall_brain.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> a science fiction novel by <a href='http://www.marshallbrain.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>marshall brain</a>. </p> <p> a story about artificial intelligence, robots and how they could have an impact on our economic models in the near future [8 chapters]. </p> <p><i> more <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna_(novel)' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>background information</a> [transhumanism, etc.]. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_manna' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_manna Fri, 9 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 Fri, 9 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/02/cyborg_flying_r.html bionics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/02/cyborg_flying_r.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/shandongust_pigeon.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p> chinese scientists implanted micro electrodes in the brain of a pigeon so they can command it to fly right, left, up or down. </p> <p> the implants stimulate different areas of the pigeon's brain according to signals sent by the scientists via computer and forces the bird to comply with their commands. </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_pigeon' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_pigeon Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://www.interbots.com/ robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.interbots.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/interbot_quasi.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> expressive and child-like intelligent robot. </p> <p> interbot is a spin-off from <a href='http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050923_quasi.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>carnegie mellon university</a>. </p> <p><i> watch how <a target='_blank' href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1XuG1fyE9k' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>quasi interacts</a> at a fair. another <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5FTzu_maHM' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_quasi' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_quasi Sun, 1 Oct 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sun, 1 Oct 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.uoregon.edu/~linke/res_droplets.html computers <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.uoregon.edu/~linke/res_droplets.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/mini_cooling_pump.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p> a new idea for a mini pump to cool down microchips. </p> <p> water on a hot surface evaporates, cooling the element. the saw-toothed surface allows the liquid to move automatically forward <b>and</b> backward! </p> <p><i> watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i02N_IRyhTM' title='recorded from a german tv program' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a> <a title='video in german, english transcript available'>[de~en]</a>, <a href='http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~linke/dropletmovies/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>project videos</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_mini_pump' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_mini_pump Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/top-5-most-human-looking-robots robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/top-5-most-human-looking-robots'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/techeblog_humanrobots.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> Albert Hubo, Repliee Q1, ... </p> <p> </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_top5_most_human_robots' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_top5_most_human_robots Sun, 19 Sep 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sun, 19 Sep 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.research.philips.com/newscenter/archive/2005/050902-rolldisp.html computers <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.research.philips.com/newscenter/archive/2005/050902-rolldisp.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/philips_readus.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p> a working prototype of a document reader using a flexible <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-paper' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;' title='electronic paper' target='_blank'>e-paper</a> (or e-ink) that can be unrolled to a scale larger than the device itself. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQMBzXaCmqY' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_readus' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_readus Sun, 19 Sep 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sun, 19 Sep 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8706824811756024341 mobility <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8706824811756024341'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/zurich_add.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p> three videos to get an idea: [<a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8706824811756024341' title='maze robot' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>1</a>] [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inLdy9Xrtno' title='self-driving volkswagen' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>2</a>] then [<a href='http://www.zurich.ch/site/de/zurich/marke/werbung/tvspot.Par.0003.Download0File.tmp/Video_EU_d_klein.mpg' title='tv add for a swiss insurance company' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>3</a>]. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_future' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_future Sun, 19 Sep 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sun, 19 Sep 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_engine energy <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_engine'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/stirling_engine.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p> <font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;heat [differences] <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font> </p> <p> <a href='http://www.stirlingengine.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>stirlingengine</a> and <a href='http://www.newenergyshop.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>newenergyshop</a> sell some kits.<br />there are also <a href='http://www.lanl.gov/mst/engine/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>thermoacoustic stirling engines</a>. read a <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoacoustics' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>wiki</a> and <a href='http://www.lanl.gov/thermoacoustics/ehistory.pdf' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a> [<a href='http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html' title='you need acobat reader? click me' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>in PDF</a>] about them. </p> <p><i> videos [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dICFVknQ7_Q' title='recorded from a german tv program' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>1</a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpe36OEm4MA' title='recorded from a german tv program' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>1a - 16 sec. excerpt</a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=stirling+engine' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>]. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_stirling' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_stirling Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.incs.co.jp/ robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.incs.co.jp/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/incs_zero.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> june 06, an unmanned factory of a cellphone mold manufacturer started operations in japan. </p> <p> the plant, named zero, requires only a single supervisor. </p> <p><i> read <a target='_blank' href='http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200607280275.html' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_zero' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_zero Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www-5.ibm.com/de/werbung/ robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www-5.ibm.com/de/werbung/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/ibm_diestanze.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> &#34;Die Stanze&#34; or &#34;The Press&#34;. </p> <p> an impressive utopic [<a href='index.htm?robotics_zero' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;' title='read the article INCS&#39; Zero factory'>?</a>] commercial about a factory in the future. </p> <p><i> watch the commercial <a title='only in german'>[de]</a> in <a target='_blank' href='http://www-5.ibm.com/de/werbung/download/Special_Cutter_l.wmv' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>low </a> [721KB] or in <a target='_blank' href='http://www-5.ibm.com/de/werbung/download/Special_Cutter_h.wmv' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>high</a> [1.5MB] quality. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_die_stanze' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_die_stanze Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=nl_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.relaxview.nl%2f bionics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=nl_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.relaxview.nl%2f'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/relaxview_relaxview.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p> goggles with built-in lcd screens for personal viewing/computing/gaming. </p> <p> &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=399+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>399 euro</a> RVD 3.0 - <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=509+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>509 euro</a> RVD 3D. </p> <p><i> listen to a <a href='http://cgi.omroep.nl/cgi-bin/streams?/radio1/tros/radioonline/20070306-20.wma?start=24:30' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>product review</a> [<a title='only available in dutch'>nl</a> <a title='in .wma format for windows media player'>.wma</a>]. other <a href='http://techzium.com/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=60' title='techzium i-theater' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video glasses</a>. <br /><font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'><b>note:</b> you can get sore eyemuscles from constantly focusing on the nearby object! </font> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_relaxview' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_relaxview Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.eye.fi/ computers <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.eye.fi/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/eyefi_eyefilm.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p> a 1 gigabyte <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital_card' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;' title='Secure Digital card' target='_blank'>SD storage card</a> with <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;' title='wireless' target='_blank'>wi-fi</a> [<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;' title='IEEE802.11g and .11b backward compatible' target='_blank'>IEEE 802.11g</a>] onboard, planned for photo devices. </p> <p> no pricing or release date yet. </p> <p><i> hopefully it will also be released for pda&#39;s. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_eyefilm' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_eyefilm Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.e-onkyo.com%2Fgoods%2Fdetail.asp%3Fcgds_id%3DMP1000J&langpair=ja%7Cen computers <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.e-onkyo.com%2Fgoods%2Fdetail.asp%3Fcgds_id%3DMP1000J&langpair=ja%7Cen'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/wavio_mp1000j.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p> <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_media_player' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;' title='Portable Media Player'>PMP</a> without a screen, it connects to your television. </p> <p> give a new life to the 2.5&#34; hard disk drive of your broken laptop lying around.<br />sold in japan for &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=96+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>96 euro</a>. </p> <p><i> read <a href='http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2006/08/onkyo_unveils_screenless_pmp.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_mp1000j' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_mp1000j Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.necel.com/news/en/archive/0608/2501.html mobility <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.necel.com/news/en/archive/0608/2501.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/necel_imapcar.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p> image processor that detects nearby objects such as vehicles, pedestrians, and lane markers in real-time. </p> <p> used in automotive pre-crash safety systems. [<a target='_blank' href='http://www.lexus.com/' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>Lexus LS460</a> autumn 2006].<br />performance: up to 100 GOPS [Giga Operations Per Second] = 100.000.000.000 OPS. </p> <p><i> read <a target='_blank' href='http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=nl_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fpda.tweakers.net%2f?nieuws%2f44119' title='translated into english with altavista&#39;s babelfish' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>article</a> [<a href='http://pda.tweakers.net/?nieuws/44119' title='dutch original' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>nl</a>]. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_imapcar' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_imapcar Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.tc-star.org/ babel <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.tc-star.org/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/eu_tcstar.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>babel</font></a></b> <p> EU project for multilingual automatic speech-to-speech translation. </p> <p> an installation in the european parliament is foreseen. </p> <p><i> download some demo/video material <a target='_blank' href='http://www.tc-star.org/pages/Demo.htm' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>on this page</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel_tcstar' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel_tcstar Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.sri.com/news/releases/07-12-06.html babel <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.sri.com/news/releases/07-12-06.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/sri_iraqcomm.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>babel</font></a></b> <p> software that can translate english-iraqi arabic conversations in seconds. </p> <p> can be loaded onto a commercial laptop. </p> <p><i> press: <a target='_blank' href='http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17350&ch=infotech' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>read article</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel_iraqcomm' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel_iraqcomm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://babelfish.altavista.com/ babel <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://babelfish.altavista.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/altavista_babelfish.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>babel</font></a></b> <p> first free online translation service. </p> <p> translates text/webpages to and from different languages in reasonable quality. </p> <p><i> an alternative is <a href='http://translate.google.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>Google&#39;s Translate</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel_babelfish' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel_babelfish Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.steorn.net/ energy <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.steorn.net/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/steorn.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p> <font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;nothing [magnetic] <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font> </p> <p> on august 19, 2006 the Irish company Steorn claimed to have developed a technology that produces free, clean and constant energy. the technology has a coefficient of performance greater than 100%. </p> <p><i> another [<a href='http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Joe+cell' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;' title='google on joe cell'>read</a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joe+cell' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;' title='youtube on joe cell'>videos</a>] Joe cell? hoax or not? wait and see. <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steorn' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>read more</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_steorn' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_steorn Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.nanosolar.com/ energy <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.nanosolar.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/NRG_powerplastic.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p> <font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;light <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font> </p> <p> several companies are working on new ways to easily produce cheap solar cells as thin rolls of highly efficient light-collecting plastics.<br />other companies: <a href='http://www.nanosysinc.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>Nanosys</a>, <a href='http://www.konarka.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>Konarka</a>. </p> <p><i> watch a <a href='http://nanosolar.com/cache/CNNvideo.wmv' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video about nanosolar&#39;s product</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_powerplastic' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_powerplastic Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.oceanpd.com/ energy <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.oceanpd.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/oceanpd_pelamis.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p> <font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;ocean waves <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font> </p> <p> 120m long &#39;sea-snake&#39; with moving joints producing 750kW.<br />these moving joints power up hydraulic motors that drive electrical generators. </p> <p><i> videos on <a href='http://video.yahoo.com/video/search?p=Pelamis' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>yahoo</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_pelamis' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_pelamis Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.marineturbines.com/ energy <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.marineturbines.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/MCT_seagen.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p> <font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;ocean current <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font> </p> <p> a double wind-turbine, but under water, delivering up to 1MW. </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_seagen' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_seagen Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultracapacitor energy <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultracapacitor'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/nanotube_filaments.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p> <font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;energy <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> &#39;battery&#39; </font> </p> <p> several researchers [<a target='_blank' href='http://www.physorg.com/news10525.html' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>1</a>][<a target='_blank' href='http://lees.mit.edu/lees/schindall_j.htm' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>2</a>] work on replacing batteries with nanotube capacitators.<br />charged in seconds, never have to be replaced. </p> <p><i> <a target='_blank' href='http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?article_id=218392803&cat=3_all' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>article + video</a> on Schindall's work on <a target='_blank' href='http://www.sciencentral.com/' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>sciencentral</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_capacitators' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_capacitators Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.revopower.com/ mobility <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.revopower.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/revopower_thewheel.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p> motor that fits inside a bicycle's front wheel. &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=310+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>310 euro</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_the_wheel' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_the_wheel Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://robotic.media.mit.edu/projects/Leonardo/Leo-intro.html robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://robotic.media.mit.edu/projects/Leonardo/Leo-intro.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/mit_leonardo.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> expressive robot using socially guided learning. </p> <p> leonardo is a prototype. </p> <p><i> watch how <a target='_blank' href='http://youtube.com/watch?v=GHIlFrL7dKM' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>leonardo learns</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_leonardo' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_leonardo Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/bionic-eyes bionics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/bionic-eyes'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/bioniceye.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p> bionics helps a blind woman see again. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> project sponsored by the <a target='_blank' href='http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/vision_index.shtml' title='volunteer service organisation' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>Lions club&#39;s Vision program</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_bionic_eye' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_bionic_eye Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ion-audio.de%2Fprodukte%2Fittusb.html&langpair=de%7Cen audio <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ion-audio.de%2Fprodukte%2Fittusb.html&langpair=de%7Cen'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/ion_ittusb.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>audio</font></a></b> <p> classic pitch turntable connects to your pc via usb. &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=180+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>180 euro</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_itt_usb' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_itt_usb Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.plen.jp/ robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.plen.jp/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/akazawa_plen.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> robot with an excellent sense of balance. &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=1710+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>1710 euro</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> watch <a target='_blank' href='http://www.plen.jp/movie.html' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video 1</a> - <a target='_blank' href='http://www.robot-fan.net/spot/spot081.html' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video 2</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_plen' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_plen Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.robowatch.de/index.php?id=2 robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.robowatch.de/index.php?id=2'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/robowatch_mosro.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> security robots equipped with with radar, sonar, UMTS... </p> <p> e.g. <a target='_blank' href='http://www.robowatch.de/index.php?id=121' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>mosro</a>, the indoor surveillance robot. </p> <p><i> there is a video on their homepage.<br />used by <a href='http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=nl_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.g4s.be%2fpage.asp%3fid%3d924%26lid%3d1' title='translated into english with altavista&#39;s babelfish' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>group 4 securicor</a> [<a href='http://www.g4s.be/page.asp?id=924&lid=1' title='dutch and french originals' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>be</a>]. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robowatch' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robowatch Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.dekrabike.com/ mobility <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.dekrabike.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/dynacraft_dekra.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p> chainless bicycles. &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=240+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>240 euro</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_dekra' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_dekra Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rabtherm.ch%2F&langpair=de%7Cen energy <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rabtherm.ch%2F&langpair=de%7Cen'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/NRG_rabtherm.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p> <font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;waste water <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font> </p> <p> low temperature water to energy conversion. </p> <p><i> press: <a target='_blank' href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3sat.de%2Fnano%2Fcstuecke%2F48594%2Findex.html&langpair=de%7Cen' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;' title='translated into english with google&#39;s translate'>read article</a> [<a href='http://www.3sat.de/nano/cstuecke/48594/index.html' title='german original' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>de</a>]. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_rabtherm' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_rabtherm Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.matteranenergy.net/ energy <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.matteranenergy.net/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/NRG_matteranenergy.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p> <font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;65C ground water <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font> </p> <p> low temperature thermal energy conversion. </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_matteran_energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_matteran_energy Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.wavegen.co.uk/ energy <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.wavegen.co.uk/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/wavegen_limpet.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p> <font style='color:#a9a9a9;background-color:cyan;'>&nbsp;ocean waves <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/img/ofparrowstr8.gif' border=0 /> energy </font> </p> <p> wells turbines. </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_limpet' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_limpet Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.autonomoussolutions.com/ robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.autonomoussolutions.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/autonomoussolutions_tractor.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> autonomous vehicles for civil and military purposes. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> there is a video on their homepage. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_autonomous_solutions' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_autonomous_solutions Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.ais.fraunhofer.de/KURT2/ robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.ais.fraunhofer.de/KURT2/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/fraunhofer_kurt.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> platform for autonomous vehicle development. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_kurt' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_kurt Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.kawato.jst.go.jp/DB/home.html robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.kawato.jst.go.jp/DB/home.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/kawato_db.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> db, a self-programming robot, was a five year project '96-'01. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> watch some <a target='_blank' href='http://www.kawato.jst.go.jp/DB/movies.html' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>videos</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_db' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_db Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.jackpc.co.uk/ computers <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.jackpc.co.uk/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/jadeintegration_jackpc.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p> PC [<a target='_blank' href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_client' title='pc without a hard disk. your data is stored on the internet.' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>a thin client</a>] that fits in a wall socket. &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=310+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>310 euro</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_jackpc' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_jackpc Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/top-10-strangest-gadgets-of-the-future specials <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/top-10-strangest-gadgets-of-the-future'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/techeblog_gadget.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>specials</font></a></b> <p> Scarpar the all-terrain motorised board, the Origami DVD Player, ... </p> <p> </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials_techeblog_top10_strange_future_gadgets' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials_techeblog_top10_strange_future_gadgets Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.pebblesproject.org/ robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.pebblesproject.org/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/telbotics_pebbles.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> telepresence robots for e.g. hospitalised children. &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=55330+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>55.330 euro</a> a pair. </p> <p> created by <a target='_blank' href='http://www.telbotics.com/' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>telbotics</a>. </p> <p><i> read more [<a target='_blank' href='http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=753' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>1</a>][<a target='_blank' href='http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=nl_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dfait-maeci.gc.ca%2fcanada-europa%2fnetherlands%2fnieuws%2fstudie%2f030922peb.asp' title='translated into english with altavista&#39;s babelfish' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>2</a> [<a href='http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canada-europa/netherlands/nieuws/studie/030922peb.asp' title='dutch original' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>nl</a>]]. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_pebbles' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_pebbles Fri, 9 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Fri, 9 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://laptop.org/ computers <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://laptop.org/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/olpc_us100laptop.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p> one laptop per child project. &plusmn;80 euro, not for sale. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> read <a target='_blank' href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olpc' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a> about this project. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_olpc' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_olpc Thu, 8 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Thu, 8 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.elpj.com/ audio <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.elpj.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/elp_lt6.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>audio</font></a></b> <p> turntable that works with a laser instead of a needle, so there's no physical contact! &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=7500+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>7.500 euro</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_lt6' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_lt6 Sat, 3 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sat, 3 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/ robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/honda_asimo.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> asimo is a humanoid robot created by honda motor company </p> <p> asimo can be rented for &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=126250+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>126.250 euro</a> per year. </p> <p><i> watch a video of <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3C5sc8b3xM' title='asimo in action' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>asimo in action</a>.<br />asimo had some difficulties climbing stairs in 2006 [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHJ37yf9sjI' title='1m35s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dKPkL2oto0' title='0m26s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>]. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_asimo' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_asimo Sat, 3 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sat, 3 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/QRIO/ robotics <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/QRIO/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/sony_qrio.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p> qrio [Quest for cuRIOsity] was to be bipedal humanoid entertainment robot marketed and sold by Sony. </p> <p> it was to follow up on the success of the <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIBO' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>aibo</a> toy. </p> <p><i> watch how <a target='_blank' href='http://hisazin.dyndns.org/other/douga/qrio.wmv' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>qrio dances</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_qrio' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_qrio Sat, 3 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sat, 3 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.spacebox.info/index-eng.htm lifestyle <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.spacebox.info/index-eng.htm'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/hollandcomposites_spacebox.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>lifestyle</font></a></b> <p> cool container houses by <a href='http://www.hollandcomposites.nl/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>holland composites</a>. &plusmn;<a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=18000+%E2%82%AC+in+%24' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>18.000 euro</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> <font style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>i'll have two please.</font> </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle_spacebox' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle_spacebox Sat, 3 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sat, 3 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/index.asp mobility <table > <tr> <td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/index.asp'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/darpa_grandchallenge.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p> race for autonomous vehicles. organised by u.s.army. next race: 3 11 07. </p> <p> </p> <p><i> videos on <a href='http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Darpa+Grand+Challenge' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>youtube</a>, <a href='http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=darpa+grand+challenge' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>google</a> or <a href='http://video.yahoo.com/video/search?p=Darpa+grand+challenge' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>yahoo</a>. </i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_grand_challenge' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td> </tr> </table><script defer='defer' id='snap_preview_anywhere' type='text/javascript' src='http://spa.snap.com/snap_preview_anywhere.js?ap=1&key=3dbbf7ee448d9df0925e346f7bd65103&sb=0&domain=www.otherfarm.net/'></script> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_grand_challenge Sat, 3 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100 Sat, 3 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0100