2015年5月31日 星期日

2015-06-01 Singapore Science


AsiaOne
   
Botanic Gardens nature area to expand   
AsiaOne
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is about to get greener, even as it awaits the results of its Unesco World Heritage Site bid. The National Parks Board (NParks) yesterday announced that a nature area within the Gardens will be more than tripled in size to 20ha ...

Nature Area in Singapore Botanic Gardens extended   Channel News Asia

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Asahi Shimbun
   
Boy 'not scared' when he recorded volcanic eruption on island   
Asahi Shimbun
YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--A 13-year-old boy said he was so focused on seizing the opportunity that he didn't think about his own safety when he recorded the huge volcanic eruption on Kuchinoerabujima island. The footage of the May 29 blast ...

Japanese people face an uncertain future after evacuation   The Durango Herald
Thunderous roars precede explosion of black smoke   AsiaOne
Residents face an uncertain future after evacuation   The Japan News

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Outside Magazine
   
Everest Glaciers Could Virtually Disappear by 2100   
Outside Magazine
A new study published in the Cryosphere on Wednesday details how, over the next century, glaciers in Nepal's Dudh Koshi basin could shrink by more than 70 percent. The 1 million-acre basin is home to some of the world's tallest mountains, including ...

EVEREST GLACIERS MAY DISAPPEAR BY 2100   The Indian Panorama
Most glaciers in Mount Everest area will disappear   Grist
Short Science, May 31, 2015   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Daily Times   
Bowling Green Daily News   
Biotechin.Asia   
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NH Voice
   
Japan's PM calls for 'Robot Revolution'   
NH Voice
At the opening of Japan's Robot Revolution Initiative Council on May 15, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for a 'robot revolution'. He has said the use of robotics should not only be restricted to large-scale factories and research centers but the ...

Central Tokyo's Mitsukoshi department store has robotic greeter to welcome ...   NYC Today
Japan's robot revolution aimed at compensating for its elderly population and ...   Economic Times
Robots to the rescue in ageing Japan   TODAYonline
MIT Technology Review   
Business Standard   
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Fox News
   
MIT's Cheetah Robot Progresses by Leaps and Bounds   
Maine News
The MIT's cheetah robot has become even smarter, as the four-legged robot has now learned the trick to judge an upcoming hurdle and jump over it while running. This feat makes the Cheetah 2 the first four-legged robot to run and jump over obstacles ...

DARPA and MIT's “baby” exceeds all expectations after receiving an upgrade   Empire State Tribune
MIT Researchers Develop Cheetah-Bots That Can Run Fast And Now Even Jump   Echo Examiner
MIT and DARPAs Cheetah Robot Capable of Jumping Over Walls - The Escapist   Gazette Herald
The Hindu   
The Escapist   
The Next Digit   
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The Register
   
LightSail mission stalled by .CSV log file embiggenment SNAFU   
The Register
After an unexpected and nervous wait, the Planetary Society is cock-a-whoop to be in contact with its LightSail cubesat. In what is intended to be a test flight ahead of a more complex mission in 2016, the group launched its to-be-photon-powered LightSail on ...

The future of home entertainment?1:00   NEWS.com.au
LightSail mission stalled by .CSV log file embiggenment SNAFU - The Register   Gazette Herald
Contact reestablished with LightSail satellite   National Monitor
NBCNews.com   
Christian Science Monitor   
The Verge   
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