Real Life Iron Man Suits
With Iron Man 3 rockin’ the box office, Trace decided it was time to look the ways we can outfit ourselves like Tony Stark. Check out his list of the coolest exoskeleton projects out there!
via DNews Channel.
Crushing Cars With a Giant Robot Hand
Whoops. Someone put Anthony in control of a 30-foot tall robot hand with the ability to lift and crush 2000 pounds.
The Hand of Man is controlled with a glove that sends commands to the hydraulic arm and fingers. Christian Ristow tells us how he built it while Anthony slowly loses himself to the evil potential of such a machine.
via DNews Channel.
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Google+ Hangout
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be the premiere observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It will study every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System.
Moderated by J.D. Harrington, NASA Astrophysics Public Affairs Officer.
Panelists included:
• Geoff Yoder, Program Director, NASA HQ, Washington, D.C. • Eric Smith, Deputy Program Director / Program Scientist, NASA HQ, Washington, D.C.
• John Mather, JWST Project Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
• Amber Straughn, Astrophysicist / Deputy Project Scientist for Communications & Outreach, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
• Jon Arenberg, Chief Engineer, Northrup Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, Calif.This Google+ Hangout discussed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the agency’s flagship science project that will launch in October, 2018. Panelists discusses the program’s development status, how the tennis court-sized spacecraft will work, explained its science objectives after launch, and highlighted it’s future impact on the world.
Duration: 57:21
via NASA Television.
Technology “Relay Race” Against Cancer
May is National Cancer Research Month and to commemorate, eight researchers joined together in a technology “relay race” against cancer. This video depicts some of the technologies we’re driving across the entire continuum of cancer care and several of the researchers behind them.
via Edison’s Desk.
Science Isn’t Scary - Geek & Sundry Vlog Submission
How the magic box in your kitchen keeps your food from spoiling. Submitted for Geek & Sundry’s new vlog contest, because science is geeky too. Who wouldn’t want to watch a vlog about the Science of Geekery?
The diagram I narrate to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Refrigerator-cycle.svg
via Science Isn’t Scary.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame Honoree Andrew Viterbi
Electrical engineer and cofounder of wireless technology giant Qualcomm, Andrew Viterbi, received two National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grants to further develop and commercialize Code Division Multiple Access, a technology important for wireless communication throughout the world.
via Videos at NSF.
ChemMatters: How NASA keeps tabs on air pollution from space
What flies around the world 14 times a day and can detect global air pollution levels from space? It’s NASA’s Aura satellite, whose mission is to understand the changing chemistry of the Earth’s atmosphere. This remarkable satellite can measure air quality across the entire planet in just 24 hours.
Find out more about Aura, how smog is formed, the future of Earth’s ozone hole and much more in our latest episode of ChemMatters.
Produced by the American Chemical Society
with support from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
via Bytesize Science.
Passwords Suck! New Tech Provides Better Security
Passwords are sooo 1995. With today’s technology there are some seriously wicked new ways to secure your life. Scott Bromley from Tech Feed News joins Trace to take a look.
via DNews Channel.
National Inventors Hall of Fame Honoree Donald Bitzer
Computer scientist Donald Bitzer discusses how NSF support of PLATO, the first computer system to offer students free, computer-assisted instruction, provided an incentive for continued development and use of plasma displays.
via Videos at NSF.
Tiny Robots Take Wing
Flies are some of the most agile and maneuverable creatures on Earth. While some technologies like airplanes and helicopters mimic the motions of flies, researchers have met significant challenges in scaling these devices down to smaller and smaller sizes. In the 3 May issue of Science, Ma et al. a new class of insect-sized robot that maneuvers like flies with the help of piezoelectric muscles and rotating joints. Watch the video to learn more about how this tiny, 80-milligram robotic fly operates.
via Science Magazine.
I Didn’t Know That - Bashing Helmets for Safety
Watch as motorcycle helmets endure extreme testing so they can protect wearers from weather, debris, and hard impacts.
via National Geographic.
GROVER Heads to Greenland
NASA is ready to test a new student-designed rover at the Summit Camp in Greenland, a research station sitting on a two-mile thick sheet of ice. The Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research, or GROVER, carries ground-penetrating radar capable of measuring snow accumulation over time.
For more information http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/grover.html
This video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11259
via NASA Explorer.
Seahorse’s Armor Inspires Better Robotic Designs
The tail of a seahorse can be compressed to about half its size before permanent damage occurs. Researchers are hoping to use a similar structure to create a flexible robotic arm equipped with muscles made out of polymers.
Source: Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego
Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/videos/2013/05/seahorses-armor-inspires-better-robotic-designs
via Lab Equipment.
Printable Robots Could Help Millions Cheaply
MIT Professor Daniela Rus leads an effort to perfect specialized robot designs that anyone could easily adapt and quickly print locally almost anywhere. Currently, it takes years and many resources to produce, program and design a functioning robot.
via Live Science Videos.
Would You Eat Lab Grown Meat?
It seems inevitable that as the Earth’s population rises, meat can’t always come from animals—one day it’ll have to be produced in other ways. Well that time has arrived. Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a way to make it happen. But the question remains, will anyone eat it?
via DNews Channel.
