Experience Hubble's Amazing View of the Cosmos in 3D
Film offers first glimpse of space telescope's breathtaking deep space images in IMAX 3D
Penelope Poulou | Washington, DC 01 April 2010
Photo: NASA
Astronaut John Grunsfeld is positioned on a foot restraint on the end of Atlantis' remote manipulator system and astronaut Andrew Feustel (bottom center) participate in the mission's fifth and final session of extravehicular activity.
"This is what heaven must look like. There are no words that we have to describe the actual beauty of that earth, seeing it from that vantage point."
In the new film, "IMAX: Hubble 3D," an IMAX 3D camera chronicles the efforts of seven astronauts aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble space telescope as it orbits 320 miles above the Earth.
The film, narrated by Leonardo Di Caprio, also offers breathtaking images taken by the telescope during its nearly 20 years of probing space.
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robot-super-tiny-Hollywood's most-kecilJIKA more focused on making robots that are higher than man, now researchers from the Institute in Sweden, Spain, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, have created a robot with a cheaper cost and large quantity.
With limited costs, they work in a single circuit board. Single-chip designs do seem difficult to construct, especially when attaching the individual components using conventional methods. However, this time the researchers use a technology that is easy penghantar inherent to attach different modules to the circuit board. After that, the circuit board is folded to form microbots.
Components that have been put together to make microbots can communicate, move, move the energy, and collecting data. The tiny robot has a length of about 4 mm, has a solar cell power and vibration feet, three of which are used to move and one to act as touch sensors.
This work based on the concept of the I-Swarm (Intelligent Small World Autonomous Robots for-Micro-manipulation), which is inspired by the behavior of insects. According to this concept, a large number of robots will interact with their environment and can communicate with one another using infrared sensors, so it can show the ability of insects like ants. (D / int / uli)
Castrol Design a robot footballer Ronaldo emulate Greatness
Kicking the skin round it seems no longer the monopoly of humans alone. Top of creativity that was so innovative with a bandage sophistication of today's technology, has recently been attending a robot that is capable of kicking the ball to kick nandingi intense than a world-class soccer player.
These football players are now generally have a humanitarian nature that is literally faster physically drained, emotionally, sometimes less restrained and looked sloppy.
Given the weakness of human beings that makes sense only if there is an idea to replace the human role with the role of robots in one day.
Implementation of the football world cup is just count the months to live. Associated with it, has held an exhibition sponsored by Castrol robot some time ago.
The purpose of holding this exhibition is to defeat the robot kicks a player Christiano Ronaldo's feet that can kick a ball with a speed of 130 km / hr.
But from what was exhibited, it turns out the robot offerings Castrol has managed to kick a ball at speeds exceeding 200 km per hour. And marks the robot kicks the ball more intense and can overpower a kick which is owned by Christiano Ronaldo. Hmm, but roughly that someday robots play football, whether the unrest will emerge from the spectator ya! I hope not. (Int / new)
IN conduct exploration of outer space astronauts aja necessarily have to follow strict procedures and use special clothing to be safe from radiation exposure to outer space objects. But, in the future we will not have to worry anymore. Yup, because all the work in exploring outer space will be replaced by robots.
This vision will be realized the U.S. space agency (Nasa), the holding of General Motors. Both parties agreed to work together to develop robots that can be used for astronauts working on high-risk missions and dangerous.
This robot will be named Robonaut2. This robot was designed in a sophisticated, so have the ability of humans such as soft touch and lift something heavy. (G / d)
South Korean Students Battle Cyber-Bullying with Positive Comments
Jason Strother | Seoul 01 March 2010
In recent years there has been a string of high-profile celebrity suicides in South Korea. Authorities say many have been the result of hateful messages posted on-line. Cyber-bullying, as it is called, is a big concern in South Korea, one of the world's most wired countries. Some students are trying to counter bullies by flooding online forums with positive comments.
Students at the Hogook Middle School in Ilsan, just outside of Seoul, have a unique assignment.
Their task is to go online to message boards and other forums and write positive, cheerful comments. Teachers and other adults hope those comments will discourage others from leaving vicious and negative remarks.
Student Kim Hee-joo, 15, says on her school's homepage she writes thank you messages to friends, family and teachers. And also she sees people making bad comments about celebrities, she leaves nice messages, because when people see positive comments they are more likely to stop saying bad things and change their attitude.
The Hogook school is participating in a nationwide program called the Sunfull Movement. It is a play on words in Korean meaning good reply. The aim is to stop cyber-bullying and create a more positive atmosphere on the Internet.
Online attacks are an increasing problem in South Korea, one of the world's most connected nations. The National Police Agency receives tens of thousands of complaints every year, but there is not much that can be done to stop it, since attackers are often anonymous. In the worst cases, authorities say cyber-bullies have pressured some celebrities and ordinary people to take their own lives.
That is why the Sunfull Movement's founder, Min Byoung-chul, an English professor at Seoul's Kunkuk University, began the program three years ago.
Min says research indicates many of the attackers are under the age of 30.
"Young kids, they're stressed out because of schoolwork, they have to prepare for their college entrance examinations, they just write whatever they feel. That's one of the ways, so to speak, [to release] their frustration and stress," explained Min.
Lee Jae-ho, 16, was a victim of cyber attacks. He began receiving nasty messages on his homepage on a social networking site. Lee says once a bully begins an attack, it causes a chain reaction.
He says some people in South Korea just take pleasure in abusing others anonymously. And then other people see the negative comments and join in.
South Korea is not alone in combating cyber-bullying. An Australian high school recently suspended students for posting hateful comments about a teacher on Facebook. And lawmakers in one U.S. state are trying to make attacks using social media illegal following the suicide of a young girl who received abusive messages online.
The Sunfull Movement's founder Min Byoung-chul says South Korea, with its years of experience in dealing with these social problems, can serve as a model for other nations.
"And we can share our knowledge, share our experience, we can help them out as well, because it's coming. We are living in this mobile society, this Internet society. So it is our role to bring our efforts together so that we could prevent people from killing themselves from this cyber-bullying," added Min.
Back at the Hogook Middle School, teacher Kim Eun-young says she has seen a difference in her students since the school began the Sunfull program.
She says Koreans do not really say thank you or I love you to friends or parents. But this lets them be anonymous and not face-to-face, so they feel more comfortable saying those kinds of things.
Kim says bullying at the school, both online and offline, has decreased and students and teachers get along much better now.
Iranian Envoy Arrives in China for Talks on Nuclear Program
VOA News 01 April 2010
Photo: AP
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang speaks at a media briefing (file photo)
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China says it will continue to seek a peaceful resolution to the dispute about Iran's nuclear activities, a day after the United States said Beijing was ready to discuss new sanctions against Tehran.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday that China will continue to work with all parties on the issue. His comments came as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili arrived in Beijing for talks on Iran's nuclear program.
On Wednesday, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice said China has agreed to begin serious negotiations as a first step toward getting the entire U.N. Security Council on board with tough new sanctions against Iran.
China has opposed new sanctions against its close trade partner, and instead called for greater dialogue with Iran.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Thursday past sanctions against his country have been ineffective and that nations should not use incorrect methods such as sanctions and pressure.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday the six world powers - the United States, Britain, China, France, Russia, and Germany - were unified on the issue of bringing new sanctions against Iran.
Clinton said there will be a great deal of further consultation not only among the permanent members of the Security Council and Germany, but also among other Council members and other nations in coming weeks.
The new sanctions could include moves against members of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards, as well as measures against Iran's insurance and shipping sectors.
The international community fears Tehran is trying to build nuclear bombs, but Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful.
