Wednesday, July 07, 2004

Bloglines - Reinventing the wheel (couldn't resist)

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 This is a cool link, about reinventing the wheel, although you wouldn't fancy riding a bike with these bad boys 


Engadget
Engadget
Updated: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 10:10 PM

Reinventing the wheel (couldn't resist)

By Simon Spagnoletti

wheel robot
Apparently tired of the overtly flashy stuff, the latest robots out of Japan are simple wheels. Built by Shinichi Hirai and Yuuta Sugiyama, they are four cm in diameter and one cm thick and move by changing shape. The spokes of the wheel are made of a shape-memory alloy, a substance that shortens when heated, and the picture does a pretty good job of explaining the movement (so we don’t have to). They’re powered by copper wires right now, but a battery-powered version is planned, as well as a ball-shaped design using a bunch of the robots. The best part is that they weren’t made for any particular reason. These guys were probably sitting in a lab one day and one of them said something like “I like wheels. Let’s see what we can do with that.” And the rest was history.

Tue, 6 Jul 2004 04:24 PM

Monday, June 28, 2004

Hotel calls disgruntled punter a 'tw*t' | The Register

Hotel calls disgruntled punter a 'tw*t' | The RegisterHahaha!!! brilliant this doesn't need any elaboration from me!!

Christian Exodus :: Come Out of Her, My People

Christian Exodus :: Come Out of Her, My PeopleAnd here it is folks following on from the last post is the official site of the christian nut jobs!!!! damn i bvet Jesue is well proud of these guys.....................

And you thought the Libertarians were bad || kuro5hin.org

And you thought the Libertarians were bad || kuro5hin.org this is very worrying but the author's reposte is very funny!! see not all americans are mental, just it seems the ones who vote..................

Friday, June 25, 2004

The 100 Worst Porn Movie Titles !

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The New York Times > Science > A Very Muscular Baby Offers Hope Against Diseases

The New York Times > Science > A Very Muscular Baby Offers Hope Against DiseasesGenetic mutation producing a superior human? surely this kid is the first x man??? quick get professoe x on the phone!!

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Virtual island way to green life

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Virtual island way to green life Its Rob's World...............the game!!!

BBC NEWS | Technology | Toshiba develops tiny fuel cell

BBC NEWS | Technology | Toshiba develops tiny fuel cell I like this. Fuel cell tech, just what the world needs to see, we need new tech that improves our lives and doesn't knacker the planet too much!!

Wednesday, June 23, 2004

Slashdot | U.S. Navy to Deploy Rail Guns by 2011

Slashdot | U.S. Navy to Deploy Rail Guns by 2011 Like we didn't know this already!! the DDX destroyers can be seen on the department of defense's website!!! be nice to see a rail gun in action though, and portable versions thats where the trick is!!

Tuesday, June 22, 2004