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Google’s First Quantum Computer: A Combination of D-Wave and Universal Gate-Model

September 16, 2014September 15, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

Quantum logic gate based on qubits is what most of the quantum computing labs is working on to make the product a reality. However, these labs show no or less confidence in companies like D-Wave, the Canadian based that came out with world’s first commercially available quantum computer functioning on 128-qubit chipset, in 2011. Lately, in an interesting turn of events, Google went a step ahead by hiring a team of researchers for building their initial Google quantum computer using quantum annealing as per the D-Wave approach than the conventional…

Interview: Naomi Kizhner, Founder at Energy Addicts, Israel

September 15, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

Naomi Kizhner is an industrial designer from Israel. She has recently made headlines with her speculative “Energy Addicts” accessories that morph involuntary physical movements such as blinking of eyes and blood flow in veins into electricity. With an aim of exploring the post-humanistic approach where the human body might be used as a resource, the designer created the invasive futuristic jewelry. Lately, we got an opportunity of interviewing the most versatile and talented designer, so without much ado, please scroll down and see what the designer has to say about…

Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

September 13, 2014February 16, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything is a treat to read, I wonder why didn’t I pick it up before. I’am sure am gonna read the sequel as well. Talking about this book, it is divided into six chapters, randomly talking about events and occurrences and then the authors delve back to the nearest probable reason(s) which in most of the cases, hits back to the causes that have been asserted by the respective experts at the times. Deftly, the authors have been able to prove…

GoCart, the Food Delivery Bot: Service Robot for Elderly and Health Care Industry

September 12, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

Slowly and steadily, robots are replacing labor in nearly all sectors some envision it as a threat while others think that it will make the human lives more convenient. There is no doubt that these machines would directly improve productivity and efficiency especially in service sector. Thinking on the same lines, manufactures are working across nations in developing service-oriented bots, first came James the Barman, followed by SaviOne the butler bot and now South Korea-based Yujin Robot has come up with GoCart, a meal-transport machine especially designed to function in…

NAO will Drive its Own BMW Sports Car: Humanoid Learns to Steer

September 11, 2014September 11, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

Autonomous vehicles are the machines capable of steering by itself, a concept that we are still trying to converge on the line of safety of passengers. Now what if an external machine comes and steer away a vehicle that is designed for humans? Robots LAB, San Francisco based distributor of educational robots, have led to the creation of this imagination, they have come forward with a tiny tot humanoid Nao along with a BMW Z4 Electric sports car. Nao is capable of steering the car independently. The vehicle is equipped…

Interview: Janus Yuan, Founder at Driver Focused HMI, Illinois

September 10, 2014September 15, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

Janus Yuan is a passionate designer who feels that design have more depth into human behavior and user experience. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Industrial Design from the U.S. and a Bachelor of Engineering from China, the degrees have helped him in gaining a multicultural approach towards design. His specialties include, user experience (UX), human computer interaction (HCI), human machine interface (HMI), information architecture, data visualization, car infotainment system, augmented reality and product design. Experiences in these fields have given him a unique perspective on front and…

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

September 5, 2014February 16, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

Rich Dad Poor Dad is a parable presented by American businessman, author and investor Robert Kiyosaki. He talks about the two individuals who inspired and influenced Kiyosaki in his later life, first being his dad the ‘poor dad’ who was a government employee and had a steady flow of salary, while other was his friend Mike’s capitalist father, his ‘rich dad’. Throughout the book, Kiyosaki talks about the different perspectives towards finance, which the poor dad and the rich dad shed on their children in general. One talks in conventional…

Interplay between Subsurface Liquid and Clathrates Reservoirs on Titan: Methane Rainfall

September 4, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

Information gathered by NASA in collaboration with European Space Agency Cassini mission has surfaced presence of numerous lakes across the northern polar area of Titan. Instead of consisting of water, these seas are composed of hydrocarbons, the organic compounds that are also present on Earth. As per the previous studies, the rainfall from the surface clouds brings about major amount of liquid on Saturn’s moon. However, the cycle of liquid moving through the moon’s crust and the atmosphere is still under consideration.

Interview: Michael Matera, Co-Founder at Third Floor Gamers and Edbean in Milwaukee, WI

September 3, 2014September 3, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

It’s our pleasure today to introduce Michael Matera, he is an Educator / Speaker / Consultant World History & IR teacher at University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI. He has been speaking at the international and national events, like International Society of Technology in Education, Next Generation School 2014 Conference, California TechFest, Edcamps: Milwaukee, Chicago, & Madison and the list goes on. He has been involved with major projects like Gamification, Game Based Learning, Technology Integration and others as well. He has co-founded edbean.com, dedicated to all the educators across…

The Electrolyzer Project: A Promising Technology to Hydrogen Energy Storage

September 2, 2014September 2, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

In order to solve the impending world’s problem for renewable energy, Germany is becoming more and more dependent on wind & solar power. Currently, the nation has come up with 20 more projects involving storing energy by creating water splitters, the process is known as Electrolysis.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

August 31, 2014February 16, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

Epigraph on the book claims Jane Eyre to be the romantic novel of the times but I’d like to add, its more than that, it is a web of complex emotions and thoughts being felt and expressed by the protagonist right from the age of nine till the age of twenty. All the ideas and the corresponding events are presented in rhetorical manner, which keeps the reader hooked on with the scenes throughout the novel. The beautiful and though provoking maxims here and there leaves a profound impact into the…

Photonic Circuits to replace Electronic Circuits: New Quantum Technology

August 30, 2014August 29, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

Photonic circuits would soon be replacing electronic circuits in the near future of quantum circuits. Since a decade, researchers across the globe were working towards developing quantum circuits but circuits based on light had its limitations however, researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen have been successful in bringing about the probability.

Waste Tire Rubber to replace Graphite Anodes: Battery Technology

August 29, 2014August 29, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

Shredded scrap car tires have already find their way by means of recycling into the field of construction, floor mats, shoe soles and rubberized asphalt road material. Now, they would be morphing into another innovative role by becoming an integral part of hybrid and electric cars. Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory are trying to resurrect life from the discarded used tires in form of carbon material that would be used for lithium-ion battery anodes. Conventionally graphite, a natural carbon material, is the basic building block for lithium anodes.

Supersonic Submarine glides from Shanghai to San Francisco in 100 minutes: Supercavitation Technology

August 27, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

Researchers at the Harbin Institute of Technology, China are attempting to create a supersonic submarine, which they envision would cruise through transatlantic underwater in not more than two hours. Li Fengchen one of the lead researchers claimed that they are developing an air bubble that would assist in gliding at very high speeds underwater. One of the main problems with conventional submarines is the friction produced by water, which is far more than flying through air, and so the force renders the machine incapable of peddling at high speed. Supercavitation…

Microfluidic Device for self-monitoring of Intraocular Pressure: New Eye Sensor

August 25, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

In order to measure the intraocular pressure, eye surgeons use puff test, however, the non-contact tonometer does not always give accurate results, and this has always remain a major huddle in solving the real problem. Now, the time is not far when the eye doctors would be able to gauge the problem in real time and giving effective treatment for blindness-causing glaucoma. Researchers from the Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel and from Stanford University, US have developed an innovative lens- mounted microfluidic sensor.