2015年8月5日 星期三

2015-08-06 Singapore Science


MNR Daily
   
Bug Bots: Robots that jump on water   
MNR Daily
'Minority Report'-type insect robots that jump on water as a joint research by Seoul National University and Harvard University. (Screenshot via Reuters Video). Thanks to modern technology, almost all kinds of machine already exist. Before, robots are ...
Figure 1. Comparison Between The Robot (A) And Its Inspiration -- The Real ...   EurekAlert (press release)
Water striders' jumping on water -- understood and imitated after careful ...   (e) Science News (press release) (registration)
Insect-Inspired Robots Hop On Water   Asian Scientist Magazine
Island Crisis News   
Livemint   
Live Science   
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Gulf Times
   
Carnegie Mellon University Spinoff Ottomatika Acquired by Delphi   
MarketWatch
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ottomatika Inc., a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff company that provides software and systems development for self-driving vehicles, has been acquired by the global vehicle technology company ...

Delphi Automotive (DLPH) Acquires Autonomous Vehicle Technology Firm Ottomatika   StreetInsider.com
Delphi buys CMU spinoff that makes self-driving car software   Tribune-Review
CMU a secure bet for defence   Global University Venturing
Biotechin.Asia   
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CBC.ca
   
NASA EPIC camera captures images of moon's dark side   
CBC.ca
The far side of the moon — never visible from Earth — is now on view as an infinite-looping GIF, thanks to images captured by a NASA camera more than a million kilometres away. In a series of images taken by NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera ...

NASA releases EPIC GIF of moon passing in front of Earth   The Australian (blog)
NASA's EPIC Camera Captures Moon's Stunning Illuminated Dark Side   CBS Local
NASA satellite captures 'dark' side of the moon   Sydney Morning Herald
Orlando Sentinel   
Forbes   
Slate Magazine (blog)   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Russia's most audacious move?   
NEWS.com.au
RUSSIA has staked a claim for the Arctic Ocean — including the North Pole — saying the disputed region is part of the country's “continental character.” Submitting their claim for 1.2 million sq km of disputed territory to the United Nations, they ...
Russia submits fresh claim for Arctic shelf   The Straits Times
Russia bids for vast Arctic at UN   Newbritainherald
Pentagon Issues Scary Climate Security Report, as Russia Lays Claim to Vast ...   Slate Magazine (blog)
Courier Mail   
Daily Caller   
CBC.ca   
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CNN
   
Buzz Aldrin's travel expenses for mission to moon and back: $33.31   
CNN
(CNN) It's the travel expense claim to top all others -- $33.31 to go to the moon and back. American astronaut Buzz Aldrin has been sharing some of his paperwork from the 1969 moon landing mission. The forms, an intriguing mix of the mundane and the ...


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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Volcano ash: Virgin, Jetstar cancel flights to and from Bali again   
Sydney Morning Herald
Bali holidaymakers have been thwarted once again, as more volcanic ash from Mount Raung forces airlines to cancel or delay flights. Flights to and from Bali have been cancelled or delayed on Thursday, and further cancellations look likely. At 8am ...
Virgin, Jetstar cancel all Bali flights   Sky News Australia
Bali flights cancelled due to risk from Mount Raung volcanic ash cloud   ABC Online
Ash causes another flight cancellation   Radio New Zealand
TVNZ   
Stuff.co.nz   
The West Australian   
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NDTV
   
NASA robot to build biggest rocket parts for Mars mission   
Financial Express
A giant robot is helping NASA engineers to build the largest, lightweight composite rocket parts ever developed for future space vehicles to deeper manned missions including Mars exploration. By: PTI | August 6, 2015 8:25 AM ...

NASA Builds Drones To Explore The Moon And Look For Possible Mining Sites   CruxialCIO
NASA Robot Building Biggest Rocket Parts For Mars Mission   Focus News
Enabling 'The Martian'   Huffington Post

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The Straits Times
   
Twinkle, twinkle, ghost of a star   
The Straits Times
This bubble glowing like the ghost of a star in the darkness of space may appear supernatural, but it is a familiar astronomical object - a planetary nebula, the remnants of a dying star. It is possibly the best view of the little-known object captured ...
A Starry-Eyed Owl in Space   R & D Magazine
Glowing 'Ghost of a Star' Captured By Chile's Very Large Telescope   NBCNews.com
So this is what aa 'ghost star' looks like. Whoa   Kicker
University Herald   
SlashGear   
Daily Mail   
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Daily Mail
   
Scientists unearth earthworm''s ability to digest plant toxins   
The Hullabaloo Online
Earthworms are well-known for eating through the leaves and decaying organic material that litter the forest floor. The worms are able to digest compounds that are extremely toxic to other herbivores, and it has puzzled scientists as to how they do so ...
The Earthworms' Secret of Eating Fallen Dead Leaves Discovered   The Market Business
Scientists unearth earthworm's ability to digest plant toxins   Livemint
New study shows how worms tolerate the toxic chemicals in their food   BABW News
Christian Science Monitor   
ReliaWire   
Pioneer News   
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NDTV
   
Next-Gen robots will be super dextrous   
Hindu Business Line
Engineers at MIT, including one of Indian-origin, have found a way to impart more dexterity to simple robotic grippers using the environment as a helping hand. The researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a model that predicts ...
Uh Oh, MIT Developed a Way To Make Robotic Hands Way More Like Our Own   Gizmodo
New Robotic Model Can Adjust Its Grip on Objects   NDTV
Now, robots will also have a firm grip on objects using dexterity measures   News Nation
NYC Today   
Engadget   
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