Google’s Car

Aside of giving the power to access the world’s information in a matter of seconds, now it team up with Toyota to bring us the driver-less cars.


These specially designed Toyota Priuses are the same as the regular Prius with the addition of cylinder-shaped sensor (the vehicles eye) attached to the roof.


Using artificial-intelligence software that can sense anything near the car it mimics the decisions made by a human driver.


The purpose is not only to build more efficient and environmentally-friendly cars but also to help avoid traffic accidents, and reduce car usage.


These hybrids car are not yet for sale and for now, only accessible to its employees.


The Google researchers said that the company so far did not have a clear plan to create a business from their experiments.


Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/science/10google.html?_r=1

Google’s Car

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NEPTUNE The World Largest Advance Undersea Observatory

Hi guys! ☺ Do you have an idea,or know some ocean observatory?If none,then keep on touch with this article it will tell you how advance technology help to make a deep sea observatory possible and why we need to study even the deepest part of the earth.Have fun and learn.

What we do?

NEPTUNE Canada ocean network is part of the Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) Observatory. Our network extends the Internet from the rocky coast to the deep abyss. We gather live data and video from instruments on the seafloor, making them freely available to the world, 24/7.

Where we are?

Our network is located in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. 

NEPTUNE Canada is managed by Ocean Networks Canada for a consortium led by the University of Victoria. Along with its coastal sister, VENUS, it pioneers a new generation of ocean observation systems that, using power and the Internet, provides continuous, long-term monitoring of ocean processes and events, as they happen.

Let take a glance to the history of this dream that now came true,and what does Canada has ?and how they able to come up with this great project,making such a big window in bottom of the sea for all the people , is one of a kind.

Before Scientists are limited in ocean research, primarily because today's underwater instruments lack power. However, they came up with a solution: the installation of an entire network of underwater cables that will be able to provide non-stop power supply to instruments.

"NEPTUNE's unprecedented access to the deep sea world will increase our understanding of the oceans in the same way that the Hubble Telescope is revolutionizing our knowledge of outer space.

The University of Victoria, signed a contract with Alcatel to design, manufacture and install the infrastructure for NEPTUNE Canada’s cabled ocean observatory in October 2005.
Cost: more than $100 million.

• Data will be transmitted via high-speed fibre optic communications from the seafloor to an innovative data archival system at the University of Victoria.
• This system will provide free Internet access to an immense wealth of data, both live and archived throughout the life of the observatory.
• To remain operational for a minimum period of 25 years.
• Applications:
• useful for broad studies on seismic and tsunami activity, ocean-climate interactions and their effects on fisheries, gas hydrate deposits, and seafloor ecology.
• will also promote new developments in marine underwater technology: fibre-optic communications, power systems design, data management, and sensors and robotics.

Stage I of the NEPTUNE project will lay an 800 km ring of powered fiber optic cable on the seabed over the northern part of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate, a 200,000 sq km region in the northeast Pacific off the coasts of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon.
This tectonic plate is the smallest of the dozen major plates that make up the planet's surface and offers a full range of Earth and ocean processes for us

to observe.

This is the actual coverage of ROPOS,a  robot of NEPTUNE Canada.:

It’s estimated that the NEPTUNE and VENUS archives will have accumulated several petabytes of data after only a few years of operation. One petabyte is equal to one quadrillion bytes, or roughly the equivalent of 20 million four-drawer filing cabinets full of text.

"This project will develop ways to interactively control camera and video transmissions from locations across the continent," says Bradley, who is responsible for the underwater engineering aspects of the project. "Ultimately, we’d like to move a camera around on an underwater vehicle, but for now we’re working on the interfaces for a stationary system where the camera can pan, tilt and zoom on command." 

My comment: 

NEPTUNE as world largest observatory,is very helpful especially to those who are really studied the ocean and its habitat.Its a first step also for the world to understand where,when and how climate change will be solve. Through this cabled network under the sea,we can easily access data and determined what is happening beyond the sea through internet which we know the easiest way to transfer information from one person to another.And we can learn also how advance technology to make this thing to real,instead of human they use robot which design for that purpose example ROPOS,because if we back in our later years in traditional observatory we need to live near from the species that we want to observe,but under the sea,or in the sea bed is an  another case...and as a matter of fact we knew no one can survive to  0 oxygen environment,especially to us human.but through the help of this new advance technology we will not only sea,but also we can even hear,and seems to touch while we are just setting and faced forward to our monitor.This is not just for a scientist but even to us student, normal citizen that we must be educated about the ocean and the living things in it,and  acknowledge God how magnificent he is in making such a thing like this that no one could imagine.

http://www.neptunecanada.ca/sensors-instruments/

http://www.canadaviews.ca/2009/12/08/neptune-canada-ocean-observatory-goes-live/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9wWnI5pnpo&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwxDLN43sAM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi46_D-BgtA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTUZ88jZ1lg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igSPRYP5LyI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2IOJLNwZZ8&feature=related

Prepared by : Jeffrey Sabado Mocoy

NEPTUNE : The World Largest Undersea Observatory. - JS.MOCOY

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The future wave power

This new kind of electricity provider is somehow one of the alternative ways for us to help the producers of electricity may less the more production of the said technology.
Even there are some disadvantages may occur from the new technology, but in somewhat way we can proved and testify it's usefulness to our needs. And even if this technology is still unknown by the society, maybe the reason is that the discoverer are still trying to know and under go on a certain testing for it's convenient use.
this would be all. thank you.

by: Argen Lerm Torres  

Bill Gates' house

Ho is William Henry "Bill" Gates III..?





William Henry "Bill" Gates III born October 28, 1955 is an American business magnate,investor, philanthropist, author, and former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people  and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third.^[ During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief soft software. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates)

Location 

is a large mansion in the side of a hill overlooking Lake Washington in Medina, Washington. The 66,000 sq ft (6,100 m2) house is noted for its design and the technology it incorporates. It is nicknamed Xanadu 2.0.[2]
In 2009, property taxes were reported to be US $1.063 million on a total assessed value of US$147.5 million. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates'_house )

Inside bill gates House.
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A PC you can ride HAF X MINI BIKE

       You may not get very far on this ‘Pocket Bike’ / Mini Bike largely because of its ride comfort and the amount of fuel it can hold but the HAF X Mini Bike is certainly one astonishing PC case mod.

      Though the bike itself doesn’t house a display, you probably don’t want to     be doing that while you’re scootering about.

     The idea itself sounds great, why go to work or your mates with a memory   stick when you can get there with your own PC and just hook up a display?

A pc you can ride

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WATERMILL

Water generation

As a first step, Element Four® has developed an affordable domestic appliance capable of extracting the moisture naturally present in atmospheric humidity. The result is a device that will provide pure drinking water from an unlimited supply of ambient air. Water is produced in a quantity designed to meet the daily requirements of a small family. Our products have the potential to change lives by eliminating the time and energy spent on a daily basis by billions of people worldwide to obtain a small supply of this life-sustaining substance. It may also save lives by eliminating exposure to severe health risks caused by ingesting contaminated water.

Our atmosphere water-generating technology that extracts water from moist ambient air has advanced to the point where it can continuously supply clean, healthy water at a reasonable cost. Considering the cost of running pipelines, public water filtration systems, or buying bulk clean water in the store, our technology is now competitive with established methods of providing clean drinking water. 

What is the WaterMill?

The WaterMill® is an atmospheric water collection device that condenses water vapor and purifies it.

The Mechanics of making water from air

An atmospheric condenser is a device able to extract moisture from ambient air. Using an air intake fan, warm air is drawn into the machine and flows toward a cooled coil that condenses the humidity into liquid form. This liquid is then sterilized by an ultraviolet light that kills bacteria. Afterward, a filtration system is used to remove solids from the water before the water is stored in a holding tank. The quantity of water produced is dependent on the relative humidity and temperature of the surrounding air. Current water generating technology is effective in a threshold of at least 15.5 degrees Celsius or 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and at least 30% of relative humidity.

Power Source Compliance — on or off the grid

The WaterMill® system has been engineered to be as efficient as possible, compliant with any power source on or off the grid. Look for Element Four systems that run on solar or wind power in the near future.

  

Smart Technology

The WaterMill® is smart about more than just energy. Our innovative control system enables the WaterMill to adapt to changing conditions in every climate. It automatically adjusts airflow to maximize water production, thus minimizing power consumption. Water production is constantly monitored and controlled. The WaterMill displays temperature, humidity and water production, and it will tell you when it is time for service.

Here's how it works:

The system draws in moist, outside air through an air filter. The moist air passes over a cooling element, condensing the moist air into water droplets. This water is then collected, passed through a specialized carbon filter and is then exposed to an ultraviolet sterilizer, eliminating bacteria.

Once drinking water is created, it goes to the point of use devices in your home: your refrigerator, spigot, water cooler or backsplash dispenser.

Why Watermill?

Outdoor Location

Inside air is up to 70 times more polluted than outside air. The WaterMill is installed unobtrusively on the outside of your home, using outside air, so it won't dry out the air you breathe in your home. And don't worry if your outdoor air is less than pristine - even if you live in a crowded city, the Watermill's filtration system ensures your drinking water will be clean and free of toxins and bacteria - more pure than tap water or even spring water.

Energy Efficiency

The WaterMill is designed to minimize energy use. It's so efficient that producing one liter of water costs only three to four cents. Alternative bottled water systems typically cost ten cents per liter or more.

Smart Technology

The WaterMill is smart about more than just energy. Our innovative control system enables the WaterMill to adapt to changing conditions in every climate. It automatically adjusts airflow to maximize water production, while minimizing power consumption. Water production is constantly monitored and controlled. The WaterMill displays temperature, humidity and water production, and it will tell you when it is time for service.


Source:
http//:www.elementfour.com


My Opinion:
This technology will help you to get an easy conservation of water because this technology will absorb the warm air that turns into a clean and fresh water that all of us can benefit.
It also helps to our health because, nowadays the water we drink is contaminated .
It gives us 100% purified drinking water, in  unlimited resources.


by: Tolentino, Jonathan M.

Water mill

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