Shining a laser onto a microscopic object coated with a superfluid film induces flows that can generate a controlled force.
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Robot monk helps spread Buddhism in China
Luv this.
He too wears a golden robe and sings chants.
Standing at just over half a metre tall, Xian’er is the product of a collaboration between Longquan temple on the outskirts of Beijing, a technology company and local universities specializing in artificial intelligence.
The robot is based on a character first designed by artists at the temple’s Comic Center for a 2014 Buddhist comic book series entitled ‘Troubles Are Self-Made’.
At last: Non-toxic and cheap thin-film solar cells for ‘zero-energy’ buildings
‘Zero-energy’ buildings — which generate as much power as they consume — are now much closer after a team at Australia’s University of New South Wales achieved the world’s highest efficiency using flexible solar cells that are non-toxic and cheap to make.
Until now, the promise of ‘zero-energy’ buildings been held back by two hurdles: the cost of the thin-film solar cells (used in façades, roofs and windows), and the fact they’re made from scarce, and highly toxic, materials.
That’s about to change: the UNSW team, led by Dr Xiaojing Hao of the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics at the UNSW School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, have achieved the world’s highest efficiency rating for a full-sized thin-film solar cell using a competing thin-film technology, known as CZTS.
Approaching the Unknown: Movie Trailer
Captain William D. Stanaforth (Mark Strong) is on a one-way solo mission, taking humanity’s first steps toward colonizing Mars. Although the entire world is watching him, he is completely alone in a dark and distant sea of stars. Stanaforth rockets bravely through space facing insurmountable odds, but as the journey takes a toll on his life-sustaining systems, he is forced to make impossible choices that threaten his sanity, mission and very existence.
A Sci-Fi Short Film HD: “EXIT PLAN” — Directed by Richard Oakes
Enjoy this independent futuristic Sci-Fi short film project by Director Richard Oakes of Dark Fable Media. After the golden age of man and machine, humanity is split into two classes, The ultra rich industry and the surplus. However, neither side can control the bleak fate of the earth.
Shot over 4 days on a production budget of £1800.
Directed by richard oakes of dark fable media.
www.darkfablemedia.co.uk
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Music by Benjamin Symons.
http://www.benjaminsymonsmusic.co.uk/
Starring :
AJ Reeves (Jensen- http://goo.gl/xk2cCi)
Adam Leader (In Search Of Sun — http://goo.gl/GpOrfV)
Richard Oakes.
Gillan Williams.
Roo Oakes.
Edward Haddon.
Sound Engineer — Marc Brugere.
Playing VR Game ‘Mars 2030’, Which Uses NASA Data to Explore the Red Planet
Playing the new experience from Fusion, NASA and MIT.
Scientists have finally made a substance that’s even stronger than graphene
Much like in comic books, scientists are on an endless quest to discover or create the strongest, most durable substance possible. Theories about how to go about that have long circulated, but nobody has been able to overcome the challenge—until now. A team of Austrian researchers has finally worked out a way to stabilize what they are calling the strongest of all known materials, an exotic form of carbon called carbyne.