CASIS wants to send your research project into space, give Engadget readers $100 off the application fee
We already told you about the CASIS and MassChallenge startup accelerator partnership aiming to find the next great research project to send into space, and give that project over $100,000 to help bring it to fruition. Now, Engadget wants to help make it easier for you, dear reader, to get your idea into orbit by offering the chance to trim $100 off the $199 application fee.
The process is simple: you click the source link below and fill out a short form outlining your idea and providing your contact info. Then, should CASIS like what it sees, it’ll send out promo codes to ten of you to be used when submitting the full application on the MassChallenge website. Sound good? Well, hop to it folks, because CASIS is looking to deliver the promo codes by April 1st. Not that you should need much incentive to jump on the opportunity… we’re talking about sending your pet project into space, after all.
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IBM announces Smarter Energy Research Institute, aims to improve energy grids (video)
IBM is no stranger to energy concerns, and now its founded the Smarter Energy Research Institute in partnership with Canada’s Hydro-Québec, the Netherlands’ Alliander, and the US’ DTE Energy to help build a better grid. The partnership will leverage Big Blue’s computing and analytic oomph to help the utility companies predict and detect anomalies within infrastructure, identify areas of the grid that need to be developed, integrate new energy sources and increase efficiency among other improvements. What’s this mean for you? For one, power outages should be less frequent and shorter lived when they do occur. Thanks to the distributed nature of the project, research will be spread throughout IBM’s worldwide network of research labs. If you’d like to hear more details straight from the folks involved, hit the jump for a video and the full press release.
IBM announces Smarter Energy Research Institute, aims to improve energy grids (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Engadget Interview: LG Mobile’s Chief Research Engineer Dr. Henry Nho on the Optimus G (video)
After yesterday’s hands-on with the Optimus G we had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Henry Nho, LG Mobile’s Chief Research Engineer, to discuss the technology behind the company’s beautiful new flagship smartphone. We talked about the challenges his team encountered while designing the world’s first handset to feature Qualcomm’s 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC — including issues such as power and thermal management. Making the handset 8.45mm (0.33-inch) thin was another major engineering feat made possible by the Zerogap Touch display, sealed 2100mAh Li-polymer battery and compact 13-megapixel camera module. Want to know more? Go ahead and watch our video interview.
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The Engadget Interview: LG Mobile’s Chief Research Engineer Dr. Henry Nho on the Optimus G (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Colossal SeaOrbiter Research Ocean Skyscraper To Begin Construction In 2012 [Video]
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Looking into the future and the ocean with an exceptional marine skyscraper design named SeaOrbiter, humanity will learn more about 80 % of life on Earth, hidden in the oceans. The construction of this impressive research ocean skyscraper will begin by the end of 2012. Atypically rising 170 feet (51m) tall, this collection of laboratories will be the first vertical vessel to sail in the name of oceanography. It has been a concept for twelve years, and now, this colossal ocean lab will take shape under the attentive supervision of its creator - French architect Jacques Rougerie. Part submarine, part research vessel, the SeaOrbiter is expected to cost around $43 million and will be powered by sustainable resources like solar, wind and wave power. Supported by former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin, the European Space Agency as well as other industrial organizations, this amazing ocean skyscraper found on MyModernMet will be exploring uncharted territories and help construct a better understanding of our planet.
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Leave a commentMicrosoft Research wants to automate your house, introduces HomeOS
Ever wondered if you could control your house’s climate, security, and appliances — along with your PCs and peripherals — using Microsoft software? That day may soon dawn, as its Research arm has started testing its home automation software, called HomeOS, in twelve domiciles over the past few months. The budding system views smartphones, printers and air conditioners as network peripherals, controlled by a dedicated gateway computer. The project even has a handful of apps in play, which perform functions like energy monitoring, remote surveillance and face-recognition. This growing list of applications, available through a portal called “HomeStore”, will allow users to easily expand their system’s capabilities. So how does it all work out in the real world? Head past the break, and let Redmond’s research team give you the skinny.
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Leave a commentHajime Research is assembling a robot taller than you, Mr. Stark couldn’t be more proud (video)
Not only are robots getting their own social networks, but now the plan is for them to become increasingly taller than us humans — at least that’s what the people at Hajime Research have in mind. The company has in its strategic plans the ultimate goal of building a 59-foot large machine that could be a comic-book character all on its own; before it can do so, though, it’s starting with a 13-foot humanoid. Hajime Sakamoto is the man behind the bizarre idea, and if there’s anyone that can do, it’s him. After all, in 2009 he built a seven-foot droid that remains one of the tallest this side of Saturn. Don’t believe us? Catch the video after the break.
Hajime Research is assembling a robot taller than you, Mr. Stark couldn’t be more proud (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Galaxy cluster research supports Einstein’s Theory of Relativity on a cosmic level
In one small win for Einstein, one giant win for mankind, scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute have proved his General Theory of Relativity on a cosmic scale through their research of large galaxy clusters. Accordingly, the clusters — which are the largest known gravity-bound objects — have such a strong pull that they should cause light to “redshift,” or proportionally increase in wavelength, shifting towards the red end of the visible spectrum. To test it, researchers measured beams from 8,000 clusters, revealing that they do indeed cause a change in light’s wavelength, supporting Einstein’s theory to a T. One good turn deserves another, right Albert? Armchair cosmologists can hop on over to the source link to learn more.
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Leave a commentGalaxy cluster research supports Einstein’s Theory of Relativity on a cosmic level
In one small win for Einstein, one giant win for mankind, scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute have proved his General Theory of Relativity on a cosmic scale through their research of large galaxy clusters. Accordingly, the clusters — which are the largest known gravity-bound objects — have such a strong pull that they should cause light to “redshift,” or proportionally increase in wavelength, shifting towards the red end of the visible spectrum. To test it, researchers measured beams from 8,000 clusters, revealing that they do indeed cause a change in light’s wavelength, supporting Einstein’s theory to a T. One good turn deserves another, right Albert? Armchair cosmologists can hop on over to the source link to learn more.
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Leave a commentChocolate Research Facility
Asylum completed their latest packaging for Chocolate Research Facility.
“They come from our seasonal flavours Spring/Summer 2010 and Autumn/Winter 2010. Each season has 10 new flavours that correspond to a particular theme. S/S10 was our Cities series – each flavour representing different global cities, pretzel chocolate for NY, Toffee chocolate for London, Vodka for Moscow and even Tom Yam for Bangkok! A/W10 was theme to classic desserts – flavours like blackforest cake, blueberry muffin, lychee sorbet, peach melba and eve pudding.”
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