Robotic dinosaurs make Perth Zoo their home
Robotic dinosaurs make Perth Zoo their home Posted February 29, 2016 18:05:53 A display of 19 animatronic dinosaurs designed in Fremantle and built in China is beginning to take shape at Perth Zoo.The robotic creatures, which move and make noises, were built on a metal framework and range in weight from a few hundred kilos to a tonne.Two of the 19 Mesozoic-era models have already been installed in their temporary home at the zoo, and the whole group will come to life ..>> view originalTop astronomical events in March: eclipses, planets and constellations
Top astronomical events in March: eclipses, planets and constellations Updated February 29, 2016 10:46:17 Northern Australia will see a partial solar eclipse, there is the slight hint of a lunar eclipse, Jupiter is the jewel of the planets, and Mars is in the grip of the scorpion this March.Partial solar eclipse - March 9People living in northern Australia - basically anyone north of a line drawn between Perth and Rockhampton - will see a partial solar eclipse as the m..>> view originalMIT Algorithm Could Save Future Sailors From Rogue Waves
I still remember the horror I felt when I learned four fishermen had been lost in a storm around here 115 miles off the beaches of Galveston, Texas in 2013. A prediction tool developed by MITengineers may give sailors a 2-3 minute warning of an incoming rogue wave, providing them with enough time to shut down essential operations on a ship or offshore platform. The tool, in the form of an algorithm, sifts through data from surrounding waves to spot clusters of waves that may develop into a r..>> view originalWATCH: Latest Atlas robot is creepily humanoid
ARE we looking at the genesis of Skynet? That's the question some were asking when Boston Dynamics showcased the newest version of its Atlas robot to YouTube last week. The machine's ability to mimic a human walk and balance is wowing the technology world, with the video showing the robot negotiating rough terrain in a snowy forest. But there was a twinge of unease in the comments section, especially after the video showed a man pushing the robot over to demonstrate its balance recov..>> view originalWhen sea levels rise, damage costs rise even faster
Damages from extreme events like floods are even more relevant than the mean sea level itself when it comes to the costs of climate impacts for coastal regions. However, while it is now rather well understood how sea-levels will rise in the future ...>> view originalHuman evolution was a much simpler affair, teeth study reveals
What can teeth tell us about human evolution? A lot claims a new study, which has put forward a rather simpler picture of human evolution. Monash University researchers teamed up with scientists from other Universities to analyze human teeth as well as fossilized teeth of hominis. What they found out was that it is possible to predict sizes of teeth missing from fossils because of their conformity to ‘the inhibitory cascade’. Based on this findings, researchers suggest that human evolution was ..>> view original
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