Stephen Gately, who became famous in the early 90’s as member of the first Irish boyband, Boyzone, died at 33 on Saturday while on a vacation with his partner Andrew Cowles in Majorca off the coast of Spain. Read the rest of this entry »
There a lot of short video clips posted in the internet showing what typhoon Ondoy has done to the greater areas of Metro Manila. These videos were mostly taken using mobile handyphones and you can easily access the video through www.youtube.com. Simply type Ondoy in the search box and you’ll see numerous lists of video files. But this one is really captured my attention. It looks like one of the scences in a hollywood feature movie, The Day After Tomorrow.
Robots, though are no longer confined to the factory. They now come equipped with such things as voice-recognition software, gyroscopes, wireless data commnication. Global Positioning systems, and a range of sensors including those for heat, force, ultrasound, chemicals, and radiation. More powerful and versatile than ever
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Robots, how far have they come?
Robots come from the Czech word robota, which means “forced labor“
When you hear the word ROBOT, what images conjure up in your mind? A number of movies in Hollywood were made showing what robots can do to mankind… Spielberg’s Artificial Intelligence, 2004 I-robot starred by Will Smith, and the 2005 20th Century Fox’s Feature Animation entitled Robots. Read the rest of this entry »
Its been more than 4 months since the first case of aH1n1 flu virus was reported in the Philippines and number of cases continue to increase. It was never thought then that the virus would reach our locality that fast. But just recently classes were suspended for 10 days or so in many private schools and public schools just so the infection will be contained. Read the rest of this entry »
The WIDE AREA SEARCH for PLANETS project more known as WASP based in UK and with collaboration with Geneva conservatory announced today its discovery of a new planet with a unique behavior of orbiting backward. Read the rest of this entry »
Corazon Aquino, Pastel drawing by Alan Baluran, 1989
The world consumes oil as fast as it can get its hands on it…75 million barrels a day and continues to rise yearly. By 2030, according to the International Energy Agency, consumption will go to as high as 120 million barrels a day.Will oil be depleted soon? Would there still be enough oil left for the next generation to come? Scientists and industrialists are finding out ways to reduce the consumption of this fossil fuel.
Vehicle is one of the major route of oil consumption. A study has been made about the possibility of diluting gasoline with water. Can we really add water to gasoline?
Surprisingly, the answer is a big YES, it is already possible to add water to gasoline. A solution to the oil crisis is at hand. Thanks to the work of a Filipino scientist Rudy Lantano for making this 50-50 water and fuel mixture idea possible. Lantano’s propriety oil water mixture, the Alco-diesel, Lan-gas and Superbunker Formula L (SBFL) gave him worldwide reconition when he won the 1996 Gold Prize of World Intellectual Property Organization for the Most Outstanding Invention in Geneva Switzerland.
Lantano’s invention gives the following benefits:
When tested in a C220 engine, it can run at 10 kms per liter as compared to the conventional 6 km per liter diesel
Lantano’s invention provide an infinite and promising possibility of making Philippines the most eco friendly country in the world. It takes time though to convince the general public to convert from fossil fuel to the water-gasoline fuel.
Refilling stations in Bicutan, Taguig and San Pedro, Laguna have already been put up by Lantano. He still continues to convince other businessmen in the US, Thailand, and all parts of the world to shift to this method.
Lantano revealed that as part of the commercialization process, he has put up and operate strategically located gas stations, bearing the signage of Lan-Gas and patronized by a number of industries, car owners and jeepney drivers.
The palm-sized Readius unscrolls into a 5" electronic-ink display, which only consumes power when refreshing.
Mobile devices and media devices are getting smaller and smaller. As the device gets smaller so is the screen on which we view the content and at the same time, the content made for cellular and other mobile devices is becoming more and more detailed, entricate, and enriched. Read the rest of this entry »
