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Airing It Out Inventor: Michelin Availability: Now for the IBOT; about 2020 for cars To Learn More: michelinman.com A wheel without an inflated tire may seem old-fashioned - think wooden buggy wheels - but the Tweel from Michelin is anything but retro. A shock-absorbing rubber tread band distributes pressure to dozens of flexible polyurethane spokes. The spokes in turn are supported by an aluminum center. Because the Tweel is airless, it is more rugged than a pneumatic tire and never goes flat. The Tweel has been tested on the IBOT robotic wheelchair and military vehicles...
...Touch Inventor: Takao Someya Availability: Prototype only To Learn More: www.ntech.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp The key to making artificially intelligent robots lies in giving them plenty of ways to gather information about their environment. Takao Someya, a researcher at the University of Tokyo, has created an electronic film-made up of bendable, shock-resistant transistors embedded in plastic-that can detect pressure and temperature. The sheet, known as a "large-area sensor array," is flexible enough to cover small objects and could give robots a sense of touch. Another potential use: smart carpet or furniture upholstery that can automatically adjust its temperature. Next...
Just about the only part of the above statement that turned out to be true was the very last part. To my shock, what I found was a crowded space the size of my parent’s living room, an interesting mix of fashion styles that one might find acceptable only if it were Halloween (it was September), and people moving their bodies around in a way that I think was supposed to be “dancing” (although my transfer friends and I stood in the middle of the floor with our mouths hanging open...
...subsequent games, shock turned to bemusement. This occasionally happened at the expense of the players—one time, as I was interviewing an outfielder, a teammate came up behind him and ripped off his towel mid-interview. It’s hard to say who was more embarrassed, me or the 6’4 nude 19-year...
...Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University in Bonn. Stoiber's exit, meanwhile, removes a powerful potential rival from Merkel's Cabinet. So predictions of the grand coalition's demise are premature, says Bernhard Wessel, a political scientist at Berlin's Free University. He calls Müntefering's departure a "beneficial shock" that will resolve tensions between the party's old guard and its younger, more radical members. "The chances for a successful coalition have increased," he says. As for Merkel, she "will face less interference in Cabinet. This doesn't look so bad for her at all." With talks scheduled...