Robotics

Has life ever existed on Mars? Or anywhere beyond Earth? Answering that question is one of the most profound scientific inquiries of our time. Subject: Astronomy/Cosmology

I am a hardline materialist. I think the material world is all that there is and I have no reason to believe in the existence ofany nonmaterial entities. I did not start out with this view as an a priori philosophical premise. Rather I have arrived at it over time as the only way that I can make sense of the world as I see experience it. Subject: Brain & Behavior

Senior Brandeis research scientist Daniel Perlman has discovered a way to make phytosterol molecules from plants dispersible in beverages and foods that are consumed by humans, potentially opening the way to dramatic reductions in human cholesterol levels. A U.S. patent (#8,460,738) on the new process and composition was issued on June 11. Subject: Health & Medicine

my roboquad has a glitch ( Im not sure if its a glitch) when I press a button in the remote he sees something, though no object is infront of him. And in escape walk when he scan instead of normal beeping its STATiC. Static can be heard or nothing can be heard... PLEASE Help Me and my ROBOQUAD..[Read more]

Here's a robot video that I found interesting: Check out my June-July 2013 IndieGogo campaign -- help the GENI Lab make me, Adam Z1, the world's smartest robot! See http://www.geni-lab.com/help/ By AdamZ1Robot

Here's a robot video that I found interesting: (Images through the prime sense linked below.) Here is a quick test of the collision detection using a Xtion Pro Live (Prime Sense) with a Raspberry Pi as the brain. To note the Rpi is overclocked to 1000Mhz. (You will notice a slight click in the middle [...]

Think you do just fine on five or six hours of shut-eye? Chances are, you are among the many millions who unwittingly shortchange themselves on sleep. Research shows that most people require seven or eight hours of sleep to function optimally. Failing to get enough sleep night after night can compromise your health and may even shorten your life. From infancy to old age, the effects of inadequate sleep can profoundly affect memory, learning, creativity, productivity and emotional stability, as well as your physical health. Subject: Health & Medicine

There's an interesting video on YouTube with a nice application of a Gyro sensor on a NXT motor scooter:

On Monday, NASA introduced eight new astronaut candidates – four women and four men – who will “help the agency push the boundaries of exploration and travel to new destinations in the solar system,” NASA said. Subject: Astronomy/Cosmology

Women in the U.S. exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first large national study to examine links between autism and air pollution across the U.S. Subject: Brain & Behavior