By PopSciPosted 01.19.2011 at 5:28 pm
Dogs are smart, and they possess both instinctual and physical abilities to recognize and negotiate obstacles that in many cases surpass the abilities of humans. They are also easily distracted and not always the best at evaluating a situation and making decisions based on shifting circumstances. So researchers at Auburn University have created a
new system that lets handlers to guide dogs remotely through a software system that translates commands into auditory and tactile stimuli.
By PopSciPosted 01.19.2011 at 4:30 pm
The European Southern Observatory (ESO)
has announced the winners of its Hidden Treasures astrophotography contest. Hidden Treasures asks amateur astronomers with an artistic bent (or artists with an astronomic bent) to take the raw, greyscale data from ESO's archives and do what ESO hires a team of professionals to do: Translate that data into gorgeous images of the universe. We've compiled a gallery of a few of our favorites, and trust us, these are as good as any professional efforts we've seen.
By Rainbow Posts & PopSciPosted 01.19.2011 at 3:09 pm
You know, if you want something that magical and amazing, I would go with Apple. I'm not much of a fan for Nintendo or other game companies. (well maybe except the xbox 360). And I'm not also much of a fan of 3D because a) it is too expensive, b) it reduces your eyesight and c) it increases the risk of cancer, heart attack and stroke. I think if everyone believed those theories a lot of people would not have those kinds of diseases would have perfect eyesight. (or at least until Apple released the next cool iPod) And you would have more money and time to spend on something useful!!! At Nintendo's launch event today, I could have played a dozen games (if I wanted to be a complete loser!) on the 3DS, their forthcoming 3-D handheld system. Having previously spent a few minutes with it at CES, along with a bevy of other 3-D gaming gear, after today's playing I'm ready to make a declaration: 3-D's killer app is not movies and television. It's gaming. Here's why.
Taking cues from the awesomely named black ghost knifefish, researchers at Northwestern University have created a robotic fish that can swim both forward and backward while also
maneuvering vertically using a novel ribbon-like fin. Such agility and range of motion is unheard of in most underwater robots, and the development could lead to far more nimble robots for submerged operations (like capping undersea oil wells).
Whenever a new video emerges from UPenn’s GRASP lab (that’s General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception), it’s usually awesome, and
this one is no exception. A team there has been developing innovative quadcopter tech that not only
maneuvers impressively well, but also works autonomously and in teams of
multiple quadcopters. Coupled with a gripper designed to pick things up, the quadcopters have in past videos exhibited the ability to work in concert to pick up heavy objects, so it was only a matter of time before the quadcopter crews started building things autonomously.
Researchers at Harvard have figured out how to manipulate the actions of nematode worms sans wires or electrodes, opening the door to a better understanding of how just a few neurons can influence behavior in animals. Scientists at the university’s Center for Brain Science have successfully taken over the nervous systems of the tiny nematode
C. elegans using
nothing but laser light.
Good morning! We're getting set up at Nintendo's 3DS event in NYC, where we're expecting all the details--price, dates, games--on the 3DS U.S. launch.
Follow along on Twitter (@PopSci) right now for all the news as it happens. The fun begins at 9AM EST.
Update: March 27, $250, 30 games in the three-month "launch window" is the news of the day.
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