Elecom's USB Fan

Elecom's USB Fan

Slim G4 - World’s Thinnest Mouse

Slim G4 - World’s Thinnest Mouse

New Wheel Design

Radical new tire design by Michelin. The next generation of tires. They had a pair at the Philadelphia car show.








These tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market very soon….

The bad news for law enforcement is that spike strips will not work on these tires.

This is what great R&D will do, and just think of the impact on existing technology:

A... no more air valves
A... no more air compressors at gas stations
A... no more repair kits

These are actual pictures taken in the South Carolina plant of Michelin. It will be awhile before they are available to the automotive industry.

New Wheel Design

Radical new tire design by Michelin. The next generation of tires. They had a pair at the Philadelphia car show.








These tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market very soon….

The bad news for law enforcement is that spike strips will not work on these tires.

This is what great R&D will do, and just think of the impact on existing technology:

A... no more air valves
A... no more air compressors at gas stations
A... no more repair kits

These are actual pictures taken in the South Carolina plant of Michelin. It will be awhile before they are available to the automotive industry.

Timeline of Wireless Technology

Timeline of Wireless Technology


What is wireless communication? In layman's language it can be described as using technology to transfer information over a distance without using any wires. Wireless communication is not new and has been in use for well over 125 years now. Through this article we trace the origin of this technology and its evolution to its present form. Here is the timeline ofwireless technology.




1887

The principle of wireless communication was presented by German physicist Heinrich Hertz in the year 1887. Hertz demonstrated how electromagnetic waves could be transmitted across free space. This was an expansion of the theory of electromagnetic theory of light put forth earlier by James Maxwell and Michael Faraday. Though Hertz managed to demonstrate it, he never tried to take it any further, even remarking that it would be of no significance.

1893

Nikola Tesla transmits radio waves in St. Louis, Missouri.

1897

Guglielmo Marconi is awarded the British Patent for 'Improvements in transmitting electrical impulses and signals and in apparatus there-for'. What this effectively means is that he was granted the rights to the Radio.

1898

Nikola Tesla demonstrates a remote control boat. It would be amusing to know that people watching this demonstration thought Tesla was controlling the boat using his mind, as nobody seemed to have any information about radio waves at that time.

1906

Amplitide Modulation (AM) is used by Reginald Fessenden to broadcast his voice over the North Atlantic. This mode of radio transmission is the same as Shortwave and Medium wave in use today.


1915

First transatlantic transmission takes place. AT&T achieves this radio transmission from Arlington, Virginia to Paris using the Eiffel Tower to hold the receiving antenna.

1919

Radio Corporation of America (RCA) is incorporated by General Electric (GE) on Oct. 17 specifically to acquire the assets of the wireless radio company American Marconi from British Marconi.

1921

Shortwave (SW) radio is developed. It is called Shortwave because the wavelength of light is shorter than visible light due to the higher frequency. Shortwave Radio (also known as High Frequency or HF radio) has a frequency of 2.310 Megahertz to 25.820 Megahertz. The benefit of Shortwave radio is that the waves can bounce off the ionosphere (the layer of atmosphere consisting of ions or charged particles), enabling transmission to the other side of the world without actually having a direct line of sight.

1931

Frequency Modulation or FM is developed by Edwin H. Armstrong. FM transmission is less prone to noise associated with AM transmission and therefore results in a clearer broadcast. Also, it is possible to transmit stereo signals, making it suitable for musical radio broadcasts.


1982

The GSM (Groupe Special Mobile) group is formed and decides on a digital system for its cellular systems




1983

After decades of stagnation in wireless communication technology, 802.3 standard is created by IEEE and additions to its specifications are made regularly.


1987

GSM Technical details are worked out in this year. A narrowband time division multiple access (TDMA) system is also planned.

1990

L-band radio is demonstrated (digital radio). The Global Positioning System (GPS) operates in the L-Band. Also, first GSM specifications are released.

1991

The first GSM call is made in Finland (March) on the Radiolinja network, which got its GSM license in 1990. This is the precursor to Wi-Fi developed by NCR Corporation in the Netherlands with speeds up to 1-2 Mb/s.

1992

First GSM network outside Europe network is launched in Australia on April 27 providing service to 53% of the Australian population.

1997

IEEE 802.11 (also known as Wi-Fi) standard is created. This original 802.11 specification has a maximum bandwidth of 2 Mb/s.

1998

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) was formed in September of 1998 by Ericsson, Intel, IBM, Toshiba and Nokia. The formal announcement of the SIG takes place next year on May 20, 1999.

1999

IEEE 802.11b is added to the 802.11 standard. Transmission speeds up to 11 Mb/s are possible. Bluetooth 1.0 (IEEE 802.15.1) specification is released. In this, all hardware identifies itself in the handshake process and renders anonymous data reception and transmission impossible. EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized) is developed by Qualcomm.

2000

The first consumer Bluetooth product - a wireless headset and phone adapter for mobile phones is released by Ericsson.

2001

The first 3G network is commercially launched in September by NTT DoCoMo, Japan. In December, IEEE 802.16 standard, also known as WiMAX, is created.

2002

The first UMTS network is launched allowing high-speed applications such as mobile TV and video calling.

2003

EDGE is deployed by AT&T on Singular network in the USA. IEEE 802.11g is added to the 802.11 standard, allowing transmission speeds up to 54 Mb/s. Bluetooth specification 1.2 is released. This new specification includes Adaptive Frequency-hopping (AFH), which reduces RF interference.

2004

Newest version of IEEE 802.16 is added and it completely changes the WiMAX standard. This has a new scheduling algorithm, which makes WiMAX much more scalable than Wi-Fi. Instead of the random way in which subscribers compete in Wi-Fi, they compete once for a time to call when they connect to the network, thereby reducing collisions when transmission occurs at specified times. Bluetooth specification 2.0 is released. This new specification is not only backward compatible but also introduces Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), which allows transmission of data up to 3 MB/s.

2009

802.11n - the latest in Wi-Fi standards will be formally approved in November 2009 (although devices sporting this standard are already available, they are not necessarily conformant with the final specifications).

Amazing Contemporary Sculptures

Black Whole Conference: made of 72 chairs
The Black Whole Conference chair sculpture was made out of 72 chairs by Michel de Broin on 2006. It was part of the Québec Triennial "Nothing is Lost, Nothing is Created, Everything is Transformed" exhibition at the Musée d’Art in Montreal.


Sound Wave: made of melted vinyl records

On 2007, korean artist Jean Shin created Sound Wave out of melted vinyl records. The sculpture was part of The Museum of Art and Design’s exhibit "Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary." The artist explained the sculpture shows "the inevitable waves of technology that render each successive generation of recordable media obsolete."



Controller of the Universe: dozens of tools suspended in the air

The 2007 sculpture by Damián Ortega Controller of the Universe consists of scores of suspended hand tools pointing outward as though in midexplosion. It’s part of the exhibit "That Was Then ... This Is Now" at the P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center.



Economy: Melting Ice Sculpture

To symbolize today's economic meltdown, artists Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese made this ice sculpture of the word "ECONOMY" and set set it outside in downtown Manhattan. They did it on October 29 because it was the 79th anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash leading to the Great Depression.



Reach for Light: a Skateboard Flower Sculpture

Reach for Light is a Skateboard Flower Sculpture made by Ted Hunter form Roarockit Skateboard Co. The flower petal designs are actually printed using photo’s of real tulip petals. It was shown on 2005 at the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia.



Jones' Book Sculptures: made of old books

Australian artist Nicholas Jones turns old books into fine art. Using old books he finds at the bins of the University of Melbourne library, Nicholas makes incredibly detailed cuts and folds with each page, and transforms each piece into a work of true work of art.


On Gold Mountain: San Francisco's cityscape made of stainless steel cookware

Displayed at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, On Gold Mountain is cityscape of San Francisco created by artist Zhan Wang using stainless steel pots and pans and silverware.



Very Hungry God: made of 1,000 kg of kitchen utensils

Made out of hundreds of kitchen utensils, pots and pans, Very Hungry God made by the artist Sudobh Gupta on 2006 is now on display at the Frieze Art Fair in Regent’s Park, London.


Hellraiser’s Pinhead: an amazing sand sculpture

This sand sculpture of Pinhead (a character from Hellraiser movies) was made by Latvian artist Helena Bangert on Zeebrugge (Belgium) in 2004.


Elvis: a sculpture made of 50,000 matchsticks

This Elvis bust was made by David Mach, a scottish sculptor and installation artist, using no less than 50,000 matchsticks!

Rocket Fuel Chemical Found in Baby Formula

When a parent puts a bottle of baby formula to a child's lips, the parent might not know exactly what ingredients are in that thick, nutritionally packed mix. But rocket fuel? That's not an ingredient many expect to find.
A study by government researchers released Thursday tested 15 different brands of formula and found a chemical -- also found in rocket fuel -- contaminating every single one.

While the levels of the chemical, perchlorate, have been deemed safe by the Environmental Protection Agency, some worry public health is at risk.

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tested the formula for the presence of perchlorate, a chemical used as the main ingredient in solid rocket fuel. It's a worry because perchlorate can interfere with the production of thyroid hormones by inhibiting the absorption of iodine.

The CDC study found cow's milk-based formula contained more perchlorate than that made with soy or other ingredients.
The two brands with the highest levels -- more than double that of the other milk-based products -- command 87 percent of the market share for infant formula.

The report does not specify the brand names of any formula tested.

Perchlorate has been found in the water supplies of 35 states and has been detected in everything from vegetables to milk. In the case of dairy, the rocket fuel in the water flows into grass, which is eaten by cows, and is then passed along into milk.


The perchlorate was found in levels within a range that's been deemed safe by the Environmental Protection Agency.

CDC researchers write that "this is reasssuring at first glance," but add that it could be problematic because drinking water in 26 states has high perchlorate levels. So, mixing contaminated powdered milk with contaminated water in those places could result in a dangerous exposure.

"The widespread penetrance of these products, and the potential for utilization of water for reconstitution that has even minimal concentrations of perchlorate," the researchers write, "suggest that a significant number of infants consuming bovine milk-based [powdered infant formula] with lactose, will have perchlorate doses in excess of the [recommended limit]."
Advocacy Groups Says Risk Is Understated

The Environmental Working Group, an organization that advocates for stricter limits on a variety of chemicals, contends EPA's recommended limit is set "too high to protect public health" and understates the risk.

"Perchlorate contamination of drinking water is a very serious concern, particularly for infants," said Dr. Anila Jacob, an Environmental Working Group scientist.

Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana, a pediatrician who works on environmental health issues at Seattle Children's Hospital and at the University of Washington department of pediatrics, said it's difficult to say whether this sort of exposure is dangerous.
"Considered in isolation, these perchlorate concentrations in formula are not concerning for child health," Sathyanarayana wrote in an e-mail to ABC News. "The reason that some may be concerned about health effects to children is that there are several sources of perchlorate in our environment ... and, therefore, the cumulative dose of perchlorate to an infant may be much higher than that found in the formula."

"That being said," she added, "the most well-respected studies (only a handful exist) on perchlorate contamination have not found any link between perchlorate contamination in water and health impacts in children. Therefore, we truly do not know if this kind of contamination may be leading to health problems or not."


Another professor of pediatrics, Keith-Thomas Ayoob of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, considers the findings "disturbing" and "a wake-up call to municipalities to clean up their water supplies, if at all possible."

At her confirmation hearing in January, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson agreed to take another look at the safety of perchlorate.

The study appeared in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.

The CDC study is based on a handful of samples bought in one city and includes the caveat: "The results of this study may not be relevant throughout the United States."

Still, Ayoob told ABC News, "This is a perfect example of how polluting one area of the environment can be magnified."

"It's not causing harm to the animals or most consumers, but you can see how the effect can be magnified," Ayoob said. "If we get rid of the perchlorate, then the infants, their parents, all consumers, and even the cows and the farmers will be better off and happier."

Rocket Fuel Chemical Found in Baby Formula

When a parent puts a bottle of baby formula to a child's lips, the parent might not know exactly what ingredients are in that thick, nutritionally packed mix. But rocket fuel? That's not an ingredient many expect to find.
A study by government researchers released Thursday tested 15 different brands of formula and found a chemical -- also found in rocket fuel -- contaminating every single one.

While the levels of the chemical, perchlorate, have been deemed safe by the Environmental Protection Agency, some worry public health is at risk.

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tested the formula for the presence of perchlorate, a chemical used as the main ingredient in solid rocket fuel. It's a worry because perchlorate can interfere with the production of thyroid hormones by inhibiting the absorption of iodine.

The CDC study found cow's milk-based formula contained more perchlorate than that made with soy or other ingredients.
The two brands with the highest levels -- more than double that of the other milk-based products -- command 87 percent of the market share for infant formula.

The report does not specify the brand names of any formula tested.

Perchlorate has been found in the water supplies of 35 states and has been detected in everything from vegetables to milk. In the case of dairy, the rocket fuel in the water flows into grass, which is eaten by cows, and is then passed along into milk.


The perchlorate was found in levels within a range that's been deemed safe by the Environmental Protection Agency.

CDC researchers write that "this is reasssuring at first glance," but add that it could be problematic because drinking water in 26 states has high perchlorate levels. So, mixing contaminated powdered milk with contaminated water in those places could result in a dangerous exposure.

"The widespread penetrance of these products, and the potential for utilization of water for reconstitution that has even minimal concentrations of perchlorate," the researchers write, "suggest that a significant number of infants consuming bovine milk-based [powdered infant formula] with lactose, will have perchlorate doses in excess of the [recommended limit]."
Advocacy Groups Says Risk Is Understated

The Environmental Working Group, an organization that advocates for stricter limits on a variety of chemicals, contends EPA's recommended limit is set "too high to protect public health" and understates the risk.

"Perchlorate contamination of drinking water is a very serious concern, particularly for infants," said Dr. Anila Jacob, an Environmental Working Group scientist.

Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana, a pediatrician who works on environmental health issues at Seattle Children's Hospital and at the University of Washington department of pediatrics, said it's difficult to say whether this sort of exposure is dangerous.
"Considered in isolation, these perchlorate concentrations in formula are not concerning for child health," Sathyanarayana wrote in an e-mail to ABC News. "The reason that some may be concerned about health effects to children is that there are several sources of perchlorate in our environment ... and, therefore, the cumulative dose of perchlorate to an infant may be much higher than that found in the formula."

"That being said," she added, "the most well-respected studies (only a handful exist) on perchlorate contamination have not found any link between perchlorate contamination in water and health impacts in children. Therefore, we truly do not know if this kind of contamination may be leading to health problems or not."


Another professor of pediatrics, Keith-Thomas Ayoob of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, considers the findings "disturbing" and "a wake-up call to municipalities to clean up their water supplies, if at all possible."

At her confirmation hearing in January, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson agreed to take another look at the safety of perchlorate.

The study appeared in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.

The CDC study is based on a handful of samples bought in one city and includes the caveat: "The results of this study may not be relevant throughout the United States."

Still, Ayoob told ABC News, "This is a perfect example of how polluting one area of the environment can be magnified."

"It's not causing harm to the animals or most consumers, but you can see how the effect can be magnified," Ayoob said. "If we get rid of the perchlorate, then the infants, their parents, all consumers, and even the cows and the farmers will be better off and happier."

First In The World

The world's first motorcycle (1885): Daimler "riding car"
The world's first motorcycle was designed and produced by German inventors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Bad Cannstatt'e (Stuttgart). In essence, it was a motorized bicycle, although most of this thing called "innovators Reitwagen (" riding car "). This also was the first liquid-fuel powered vehicle.

The world's first electric built ... In 1884

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Wright Brothers Airplane

Orville and Wilbur Wright were born in 1871 and 1867. They spent a lot of their
time growing up studying all kinds of birds and how they flew.The
brothers noticed that birds fly with the wind, and manouver their
wings to turn the direction of their flight and the height. Over the
next three years, the two designed a bunch of different fliers, some
were kites and some were piloted, or controlled.They plotted and
drew out many designs and possible ways for a plane to work and
realized controlling it would be the hardest thing.


The world's first web server and website (1990): NeXT Computer CERN'e

Info.cern.ch was the world's first web site, the web site address, created by Tim Berners-Lee was http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html.


The world's first computer mouse (1964), created by Douglas Engelbart

This mouse, made of wood, consisted of two wheels, located perpendicular to one another. This enabled the mouse to move in one axis.


The world's first digital camera (1975), created by Kodak engineer Steve Sasson

1975-s in December, Steve Sasson has created what later revoliucionavo snapshot: World first digital camera. It was tosterio size and had a black and white photographs of 100x100 resolution (0.01 megapixels). Photos, within 23 seconds was recorded to tape. Photo reading was developed a special computer and the tape reader, which you can view the images on TV. Each photo scan required 23 seconds.


The world's first MP3 player (1998): MPMan 32MB

Produced by Eiger Labs, had a 32MB internal memory, expandable to 64MB. The player cost 69 dollars + shipping costs. Dimensions: 91 x 70 x 16.5 mm.


The world's first skyscrapers (1885): house hedge pasatatas Chicago.

This 42-meter-high building, is considered the world's first skyscraper, the unusual architecture. Building demolished in 1931, and his place pullulate "Field Building. Now in the place LaSalle National Bank. It was the first house, a metal used in the construction and the inside and outside to strengthen the fire-resistant metal.


First World MOTELS (1925): "Motel Inn"

This motel is in San Luis Obispo, California. It was built by Los Angeles architect Arthur Heineman, who applied the term "motel" ( "motor hotel"). Then, the night in this motel cost 1.25 dollars. This motel does to this day.


The first X-ray photograph of the World (1895): The X-ray image, with hands

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, Vurburgo physics professor at the University, late at night, one carried out experiments with electrical discharge. Since it was dark outside, he noticed on the walls glow. This radiation is called the "X". After several months of "playing" with the discovery of its rays, he observed that in front of them to help the objects on the wall consists of various images. Later, he used the plate and helped his wife's hand in front of radiation. For his discovery, Roentgen was awarded the Nobel prize for achievements in physics.
The world's first crossword puzzle (1913): Arthur Wynne invention

Arthur Wayne has worked in newspaper "the New York World", and every week had to come up comic puzzle department of "Fun." Yes, the December 21 date was printed on the conundrum, which he called "word-cross".


The world's first microprocessor (1971): Intel 4004

The Intel microprocessors has created three engineers: Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff, Stan Mázor. The invention changed the look of your computer: CPU share, memory, input and output control - everything in one store a small detail, so the computer has considerably decreased.


The world's first magazine (1731): GENTLEMEN Magazine

Edward Cave, editor of the Journal, signed on behalf of Sylvania Urban, the first given the term "magazine" (the magazine - in English.). The word stems from the Arabic "makazin" which means "warehouse".


The world's first photograph (1826): "The view through the window Gras'e"

The inventions of chemical and optical fields, allowed the emergence of the world's first photograph. French scientist Joseph Nicéphore Niépce this snapshot made their home. The window shows the second floor courtyard and surrounding buildings. This photograph was made by the addition of bitumen coated plate in the camera obscura, and keeping it on a windowsill for several hours.


The world's first novel (1007): Ganji story

More than a thousand years ago, the Japanese lady completed what is now considered the world's first novel. Lasting 75 years, with more than 350 players and filled with romance series, the novel tells the history of the emperor's son, his search for love and a lot of women, which he agrees way. It wrote the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu.


The world's first album cover (1938): "Smash Song Hits by Rodgers and Hart"

23 years old designer Alex Steinweiss "invented" an album cover. Until then, the plate was dispersed paper autum