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some ingenious robots inspired by animal physiology.
rose mcgowan is wearing a dress inspired by roses.
filmed over the period of a few months in and around edinburgh by dave sowerby, this video of inspired bicycles team rider danny macaskill (more info at www.dannymacaskill.com) features probably the best collection of street/street trials riding ever seen. there's some huge riding, but also some of the most technically difficult and imaginative lines you will ever see.
i found this in one of me old hard drives and i thought i would share it with you guys.it was used to enter some sort of competition.it's not mine though.
i found this at a grocery store when i was buying toilet paper.. there was a rack of super glue there... i don't know about you but the first thing in my head was buy it and put it on toilet seats...
by studying how beetles can trap air to keep from drowning, researchers suggest artificial gills that mimic such a trick could help people breathe underwater.
scientists in england investigated super-water-repellant surfaces. these possess infinitesimally tiny structures that rise like trees in a forest, on which water droplets rest. the structures trap air between the surface they jut up from and the water on top of them.
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article submitted by master911. scientists have created a breakthrough substance that can change in seconds when exposed to liquid, shifting from hard plastic to soft and back again, and that has a wide range of potential medical applications. the material -- inspired by the skin of sea cucumbers -- has astounding "mechanical morphing characteristics," according to an article published in the latest issue of science. researchers said a plethora of possible biomedical applications exist for the malleable new material, including as part of "artificial nervous systems" for patients with parkinson's disease, stroke or spinal cord injuries. sea cucumbers , found on ocean floors around the world, have leathery skin, an elongated, cucumber-like shape, and a consistency that can be either gelatinous, stiff and rigid, or anything in between. this "switching effect" in the tissue of the sea cucumber is derived from a distinct nanocomposite structure in which highly rigid collagen nanofibers are embedded in a soft connective tissue. now the school of engineering at case western reserve university and researchers at the louis stokes cleveland department of veterans affairs medical center have succeeded after years of effort in mimicking the unusual architectural structure of the sea creatures. "these creatures can reversibly and quickly change the stiffness of their skin. normally it is very soft but, for example in response to a threat, the animal can activate its 'body armor' by hardening its skin," said jeffrey capadona, associate investigator at the va's advanced platform technology (apt) center. with the sea cucumber as their model, the scientists unveiled a radically new approach for developing polymer nanocomposites which alter their mechanical properties when exposed to certain chemical stimuli. "we can engineer these new polymers to change their mechanical properties -- in particular stiffness and strength -- in a programmed fashion when exposed to a specific chemical," said christoph weder, a professor of macromolecular science at case western reserve, and a senior author on the article. stuart rowan, professor of macromolecular science at case western reserve, said: "the materials ... were designed to change from a hard plastic -- think of a cd case -- to a soft rubber when brought in contact with water." source, source
bento is a japanese single portion packaged meal, often compartmentalized and with some artistic flair thrown in for good measure (and to make kids want to eat it).
- never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. - never quit until you have another job. - work harder slaves! - the beatings will continue until morale improves. - if you can read this, you're not working! - hang in there, retirement is only thirty years away! - go the extra mile - it makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker. - pride, commitment, teamwork - words we use to get you to work for free. - succeed in spite of management. - work: it isn't just for sleeping anymore. - there are two kinds of people in life: people who like their jobs, and people who don't work here anymore.
6-year old, maddy kelly, narrating pictures of kittens from a book aptly named "kittens". watch it, it`s gonna be big!
