Take A Dip Into The World Of Data Visualization With Florian Krautli: An Interview

Pooja Kashyap

Florian Krautli is a Swiss designer and developer working in London. He holds a BDes in product design from the Design Academy Eindhoven and a MSc in Cognitive Computing from Goldsmiths, focusing on philosophy of perception and artificial intelligence. He is experienced as a designer, software developer and lecturer and his work has been internationally exhibited and featured in both design and technology centered media. Currently, his research revolves around interactive data visualisations for cultural data, with a focus on representations of time.

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The Revolutionary UniMo Tank Tread Electric Wheelchairs

Neha Shukla

The International Robotics Exhibition held at Tokyo last week witnessed the first ever of its type wheelchair. Nano Optonics Energy of Japan presented the UniMo (Unique Mobility) electric driven wheelchair, making it now possible for wheelchair bound person to explore and travel beyond their limit with more ease, comfort and style. There are two models available: UniMo Grace and UniMo Sport.

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Microbes Help In Hyenas Communication

Neha Shukla

We have seen animals like dogs, cats and others squatting to mark their territorial borders and to pass other messages. Researchers have been trying to unravel the amount of messages these signs flash to other animals. A similar study lead by postdoctoral researcher Kevin Theis of Michigan State University, has revealed some important information about hyenas squatting also known as pasting. The study mainly focused on two species of hyenas namely the spotted hyenas and the striped hyenas.

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Lin28a Gene Found Effective In Tissue Repair In Mouse

Neha Shukla

Whenever I see a salamander or a lizard it makes me think how wonderful it could have been if we had the same capacity to re-grow an amputated limb or any scar so effectively and so easily. In humans, tissue repair mechanism is most vigorous during the gestation period and this decline with the advancement of age. That is why infant tissues tend to heal faster than an older individual. Interdependence between the tissue and tender age is the matter to exploration. What is that in juveniles that help in…

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Designing Is More Complex Than Entrepreneurship, says Stefano Merlo: An Interview

Pooja Kashyap

Stefano Merlo was born in Valdobbiadene (Treviso, Italy). He is a multidisciplinary and awards winner designer, focused mainly on Product, Industrial, Web and Communication design. He has been awarded with international design prizes and honorable mention, and his works are published in many international design magazines and books. He won the first prize of “2nd Outdoor Furniture Contest” by Gandia Blasco in 2007 and was shortlisted at “Bright Led” competition by DesignBoom in 2007, he was featured on “Top 100 designs of the year” by Hugo Boss in 2009. Won…

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Sensory Integration Dysfunction: The Dysrhythmia Within (2)

Wa'd Abuzurayk

As discussed in my previous article, sensory integration dysfunction could seriously affect a child’s life if not diagnosed and targeted properly, thus, accurate diagnosis is of utmost importance. Sensory integration dysfunction could be a tricky disorder, as symptoms may look similar to other disorders. One example of such disorders is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, popularly known as ADHD. In both disorders, a child might present as hyperactive, or may face difficulty paying attention in class. Sensory integration dysfunction has also been often misdiagnosed as autistic spectrum disorder due to some…

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Sensory Integration Dysfunction: The Dysrhythmia Within (1)

Wa'd Abuzurayk

This is the story of Jenny, a 4-year old gorgeous girl. Jenny presents herself as a very articulate child, with a charming personality that is easy to capture attention when in a gathering. And although everyone seems to think of Jenny as a very pleasant child, her mother happens to describe her as a “difficult girl”. At home, jenny seems to throw temper tantrums for the simplest things. She always complains about clothes tags being too itchy, noises coming out of the computer fan being too loud, and describes bright…

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Chimpanzees Show Interest in Robota: A Study

Neha Shukla

Chimpanzees are our closed relatives in behavioral terms and as well as in appearance because we share 98.8 percent of the DNA pool. This striking similarity made the researchers inquisitive about how a chimpanzee would reciprocate to a robot. Robot fascinates humans, but the topic of research was whether the robot can lure chimpanzees’ interest too. Like humans do the chimpanzees understand that the robots are not living and do they attempt to communicate or make any bond with the bot? Researchers from the University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Comparative…

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Biomimicry: Gimball Robot Inspired From Insects

Neha Shukla

Gimball robot is a recent advancement in flying robots, which can maintain its due course even after crashing into any obstruction. Conventionally,  robots find it difficult to maintain the line of course after any bump and after hitting, tend to go in arbitrary directions. The Gimball robot designed by EPFL PhD student Adrien Briod and his colleague Przemyslaw Mariusz Kornatowski, is a sensor free robot and is based on gyroscopic stabilization system to maintains its sense of direction. The robot consists of double carbon flexible spherical enclosure of 34cm in…

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Interview Creative Designer of Dominic Schindler Creations: Matus Prochaczka

Pooja Kashyap

Today we’d like to introduce the work and thoughts of creative Matus Prochaczka, all the way from Slovakia. His specialties include Industrial Design, 3D Modeling, Illustration, Rhinoceros, 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, AutoCad, Corel draw, sketching and pencil pictures. He has also created 3D modeling tutorial for rhinoceros, in case anyone’s interested may directly see it here. His achievements include 1st , 2nd and 3rd place in 3 of 9 categories at interiormotivesdesign award 2006, he was the finalist at Skoda contest auto snu 2007 and bagged 1st place in 1…

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Dendrites Effectively Act As Mini Neural Computers

Pooja Kashyap

Researchers have lately discovered an additional role of dendrites the branching extensions of neurons. Before the study, dendrites were considered as the receptive parts of a neuron, meaning, responsible for transmitting information from sense organs and carrying impulses to different muscles in the body. It is because of this tendency, they are also termed as electrical transmitters of the body. However, the recent research postulates dendrites additional ability to process information, hence increasing the brain’s computing power. This insinuates brain has a huge processing power relatively. Period. Dendrite’s Study The…

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Beware of Hepatitis C, A Silent And Inconspicuous Attacker

Neha Shukla

Recent researchers have discovered that Hepatitis C can remain inconspicuous for years (as long as 30 years as found in some cases) before its symptoms can be recognized, as hepatitis C may appear with narrow or no symptoms. What is Hepatitis C? Hepatitis means liver infection, which causes irreparable damage to the tissues and can be induced because of excessive intake of alcohol, industrial chemicals, certain drugs and different viruses. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the one causing hepatitis C ailment in humans and chimpanzees. During initial phase that may…

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Budgee Bot Likes To Carry Packages & Bags

Pooja Kashyap

Shopping is always good but becomes cumbersome when there happens to be a load of bags or to navigate trolleys across a rush. Pushing trolleys is not only weighty but at times, creates inconvenience to others as well. However, Five Elements Robotics has come out with a simple problem to ease this issue. They have named the solution, Budgee. A cute and autonomously driven bot that’ll hold items while talking behind the person. It is so portable that it can be operated in shopping malls, parks, home, offices etc..

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Vitamin D Does Not Improve Bone Strength: A Research

Neha Shukla

Women, if you are consuming vitamin D every day, assuming it’ll keep you away from osteoporosis, think again! As per researchers vitamin D solely is not responsible for improving the bone strength. Calcium is equally important nutrients for fighting osteoporosis, as a matter of fact, calcium and vitamin D go hand in hand. If calcium is the basic element and building block for bone then vitamin D is the element that allows bones to absorb calcium. Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a disorder in which the bones become fragile due to decrease…

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