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Stephanie Kwolek invented a super strong polymer for your tires and sports equipment
Current issue of ACS Weekly Newletter reported the death of Stephanie L.Kwolek, a 90 years old chemist who invented the a super strong polymer, Kevlar, widely used in bulletproof vests, tires, sports equipment, and optical fiber.
“She leaves a wonderful legacy of thousands of lives saved and countless injuries prevented by products made possible by her discovery.” by DuPont Chief Executive Officer Ellen J. Kullman.
Here is the complete article: Stephanie Kwolek Dies At 90
More:
@ RSC: Chemistry in its element - Kevlar
@ DuPont: Better, Stronger and Safer with Kevlar® Fiber
@ Engineering.com: Kevlar(R)
@ Bodyarmornews.com: How does armor work?
image source: DoPont.com
Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is not a new term to all video game players. To get yourself immersed in a virtual 3D world, you probably need to wear a headset and isolate yourself from the real world - your eyes are trapped.
You can find more research videos about virtual reality here: ieeevr.org/2014/videos.html
I am not sure if these videos will re-define your understanding about virtual reality. I extracted the definition from "Encyclopedia of Multimedia"
In scientific world, research in virtual reality is much more fascinating. Cave2, being developed by the University of Illinois, definitely will bring you a new insight about virtual reality.
"CAVE2 consists of 72 near-seamless passive stereo off-axis-optimized 3D LCD panels, a 36-node high-performance computer cluster, a 20-speaker surround audio system, a 10-camera optical tracking system and a 100-Gigabit/second connection to the outside world"
Experience the power of Cave2 at Youtube:
More about Cave2?
CAVE2@UIC
http://www.evl.uic.edu/cave2
http://www.evl.uic.edu/cave2
Cave2@Monash
http://monash.edu.au/cave2You can find more research videos about virtual reality here: ieeevr.org/2014/videos.html
I am not sure if these videos will re-define your understanding about virtual reality. I extracted the definition from "Encyclopedia of Multimedia"
"Virtual Reality is the technology that provides almost real and/or believable experiences in a synthetic or virtual way"
Virtual Reality. In: Furht B. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Multimedia: SpringerReference (www.springerreference.com). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2008. 2011-01-31 23:00:00 UTC
Other related articles:
Virtual Reality in the Operating Room | Tasker R. (Ed.) Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Virtual Reality Learning Environments | Seel N. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning
Btw, there is one virtual reality video game kit set was successfully funded via KickStarter - ANTVR KIT
SPERM BIKE from Copenhagen
Recently I read an article by Professor Mark A. Jobling, University of Leicester, about his recent comment about sperm donation and genetics. From his article, I find one interesting bike - a SPERM BIKE in Copenhagen.
The Sperm Bike aims to deliver sperm from donor to fertility clinics but of course its catching eye design helps to raise the awareness of sperm donation.
What is in the big head? Of course, full of donor sperm sample in a liquid nitrogen tank. Very cool and very eco-friendly, right?
More about Sperm Bike: http://www.copenhagenize.com/2011/04/sperm-bike-in-copenhagen.html
How it work? take a look on Youtube
Comment from Professor Mark A. Jobling:
"The sperm’s tale"
Correspondence: Mark A Jobling maj4@le.ac.uk
Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Investigative Genetics 2014, 5:6 doi:10.1186/2041-2223-5-6
The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.investigativegenetics.com/content/5/1/6
Image source: www.copenhagenize.com
The Sperm Bike aims to deliver sperm from donor to fertility clinics but of course its catching eye design helps to raise the awareness of sperm donation.
What is in the big head? Of course, full of donor sperm sample in a liquid nitrogen tank. Very cool and very eco-friendly, right?
More about Sperm Bike: http://www.copenhagenize.com/2011/04/sperm-bike-in-copenhagen.html
How it work? take a look on Youtube
Comment from Professor Mark A. Jobling:
"The sperm’s tale"
Correspondence: Mark A Jobling maj4@le.ac.uk
Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Investigative Genetics 2014, 5:6 doi:10.1186/2041-2223-5-6
The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.investigativegenetics.com/content/5/1/6
Image source: www.copenhagenize.com
"Science for Lunch" introduced by HKUST
Today I would like to introduce a program launched by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology named "Science for Lunch". It combines lunch and "scientific lecture" together:
"HKUST Science-for-Lunch is a town-and-gown event to share the scientific discovery and innovative technologies of HKUST professors with the community. Small, private lunch talks are held once a month in Central by invitation. Science-for-Lunch is one of the community engagement programs initiated by the Institutional Advancement and Outreach Committee of the University Council."
I believe the idea behind this program is good - bridging university research to the local communities. Nevertheless, how much the general public could really understand the presentation will be my major concern. This is definitely a good "test" to each professor.
You can also retrieve the lecture online as well - it is particular useful if professors are presenting waste water samples or any medical surgeries when you are cutting your medium-rare steak!
"HKUST Science-for-Lunch is a town-and-gown event to share the scientific discovery and innovative technologies of HKUST professors with the community. Small, private lunch talks are held once a month in Central by invitation. Science-for-Lunch is one of the community engagement programs initiated by the Institutional Advancement and Outreach Committee of the University Council."
Here is the site for details: http://science-for-lunch.ust.hk/cgi-bin/lunch/eng/index.php
You can also retrieve the lecture online as well - it is particular useful if professors are presenting waste water samples or any medical surgeries when you are cutting your medium-rare steak!
Image source: science-for-lunch.ust.hk
Coca Cola and Sustainability
Like others, I forgot when I started drinking Coca Cola. Like others, I reused the plastic bottle as my water bottle, keeping the bottle in refrigerator overnight and got a crazy cool water bottle (I should use the word "ice" as a scientific term) for my school day. This was a really enjoyable moment to cool down myself after a long day in primary school, when air-condition was not common in any campus in Hong Kong.
Today, I found Coca Cola added more values to the empty plastic bottles. They designed 16 different functional caps and each of them has specific function - from bubble maker, pencil sharpener, to dumbbell, fitting user at all ages.
The idea is fascinating and well fit the issue of "sustainability"
Coca-Cola 2nd Lives
For details:
coca-cola campaign gives old bottles '2nd lives' with 16 functional capshttp://www.designboom.com/design/coca-cola-2nd-lives-caps-campaign-ogilvy-mather-06-03-2014/
Image source: www.feeldesain.com
Humanoid Robotics
Do you know what is humanoid robotics? I learnt this term from a professor in this field at NUS, Singapore. Anyway, I believe Japanese will answer this question and bring us all fascinating features of humanoid robotics.
The latest will be "Pepper" - developed by Softbank, Japan and Aldebaran - a robot read your emotions. For more information, visit http://www.aldebaran.com/en.
Take a look how Pepper interact with human on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AldebaranRobotics
Image source: http://www.aldebaran.com/en
The latest will be "Pepper" - developed by Softbank, Japan and Aldebaran - a robot read your emotions. For more information, visit http://www.aldebaran.com/en.
Take a look how Pepper interact with human on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AldebaranRobotics
A handheld 3D printer - 3Doodler
Last time I introduced 3D printing technology. You can easily find many 3D printer are designed to fit your home - in term of size and applications. Yesterday I found one amazing product finally was sold in a shopping mall related to 3D printing - a 3D printing PEN.
3Doodler: http://the3doodler.com/preorder-3doodler
How to use it? take a look:
3D sketch with 3Doodler (house)
This is also one of the successful story in KickStarter, for details:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1351910088/3doodler-the-worlds-first-3d-printing-pen
image source: www.kickstarter.com, www.rainydaymagazine.com
3Doodler: http://the3doodler.com/preorder-3doodler
How to use it? take a look:
3Doodler Arara Bird
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1351910088/3doodler-the-worlds-first-3d-printing-pen
image source: www.kickstarter.com, www.rainydaymagazine.com