Jepang ! Robot Pengawas Lingkungan dengan Smartphone Android

Para peneliti dari Laboratorium Takanishi di Fakultas sains dan Teknik Universitas Waseda Jepang baru saja mengumumkan proyek pembangunan robot pengawas lingkungan yang dikembangkan bersama Universitas Kokushikan dan Japan Robotech. Keunikan robot pengawas lingkungan ini adalah keberadaan sebuah smartphone Android untuk menjalankan fungsinya.

Smartphone Android pada robot ini adalah handphone dari Sony Mobile, yakni Sony Xperia So-05D. Di dalam smartphone tersebut juga tersemat aplikasi khusus yang digunakan untuk mengontrol pergerakan motor dan sensor pada robot. Aplikasi khusus tersebut akan secara periodik mengukur data dari GPS, kamera ataupun sensor eksternal. Selanjutnya, data-data tersebut akan diunggah ke ke layanan cloud Google Drive menggunakan jaringan mobile.

Robot ini kemungkinan akan dibanderol dengan harga berkisar antara 1500 USD hingga 5000 USD. Para peneliti mengatakan bahwa robot ini dibangun bertujuan untuk melakukan monitoring aktivitas hewan di hutan, monitoring radiasi di pertambangan dan lain-lain.

Robot ini bergerak dengan enam kakinya dan dilengkapi dengan dua motor DC. Masing-masing motor digunakan untuk menggerakkan tiga kaki yang terletak di kiri dan kanan. Robot ini pun mampu bergerak ke depan, belakang, ataupun berbalik kiri dan kanan. Selain itu robot ini memiliki kecepatan sebesar 0.1 meter perdetik.

Review All New Toyota Avanza Veloz 2013

All New Toyota Avanza 2013

Price Car All New Toyota Avanza 2013. It is no secret that a Toyota Avanza is one of the most favorite car in the country. Everywhere can be easily found family car (MPV) Toyota production in collaboration with the daihatsu. Currently, the presence of a new generation of Toyota Avanza, the Japanese car manufacturer is then returned should be confused with the presence of many competitors in the Indonesian automotive market such as Indonesia Suzuki Ertiga 2013 which is beginning to show its fangs in addition to the presence of the All New Honda CRV 2013 helped reduce the sale of Toyota Avanza.

Exterior

Toyota Avanza looks more handsome with a new look to the exterior. Headlights are slightly bent backwards and slightly curved front grille adds a sporty impression. In addition, the fog lights on the front bumper has a considerable benefit when the driver requires additional light on the dark path. The new form of rear lights plus a roof spoiler incorporating the brake indicator adds a sense of pride in anyone who is driving this car. There are several variants of the standard version of Toyota Avanza and Veloz. (Read also: Differences With Avanza Toyota Avanza Veloz Standart)

Interior

Not only the exterior, the cabin new Toyota Avanza is no less comfortable than its predecessor. Cabin can accommodate 7 passengers all with very comfortable. Obviously, the trunk is also important in supporting your journey if you need quite a lot of luggage. But Toyota Avanza owners need not worry because there is a MPV from Toyota's extensive baggage. In addition, the instrument panel can be found also with a new design and an audio system that can play CDs or mp3 function.

Machine

The new generation Toyota Avanza carrying the 16v DOHC inline 4-cylinder VVT-i 3SZ-ve 1. 495 cc. This engine can produce maximum power of 109 ps at 6. 000 rpm and maximum torque of 141 kgm at 4,400 rpm. Transmission 5-speed (manual) and a 4-speed (automatic) to be a mainstay of Toyota's new car.

Sony Xperia Z1 preview: A closer look

Introduction

One of the hot tickets at this year's IFA, the Sony Xperia Z is about to get the attention it deserves at ours. The smartphone left us feeling extremely positive the last time we met and we are hoping for more of the same.

Sony Xperia Z1 official photos

Sony did give the Xperia Z1 all they got. The latest screen technology, the fastest chipset around, a spanking new camera module that does 20.7MP stills on a sensor that's twice as big as those of the competition and waterproofing that even puts the Xperia Z to shame. And it's all packed in one of the best bodies in business.

And that's not all the Xperia Z1 has going for it either. The full list of features follows.

Sony Xperia Z1 at a glance

• General: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, penta-band UMTS/HSPA, 100 Mbps LTE
• Form factor: Water-resistant cameraphone
• Dimensions: 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm, 170g
• Display: 5" 16M-color 1080p (441ppi) TFT capacitive touchscreen, Triluminous display with X-Reality and OptiContrast
• Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800, quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Adreno 330, 2GB of RAM
• OS: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
• Camera: 20.7MP camera with 1/2.3" Exmor RS sensor and Sony G Lens, F/2.0 aperture; 2MP front-facing camera
• Video camera: 1080p video capture with HDR mode
• Memory: 16GB of inbuilt storage, microSD card slot, up to 64GB
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, standard microUSB port with MHL and USB host, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, NFC
• Battery: Sealed 3,000mAh battery
• Misc: IP58 certified - dust-protected and water resistant; shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass for the front and the back panel, metal frame on the sides

When you have as good a foundation to build on as the Sony Xperia Z, it's easy to make a great phone. What's harder to pull off is delivering an upgrade that's worth the users' time and money. Well, we guess Sony didn't have a hard time improving on all important aspects of the predecessor.

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Sony Xperia Z1 in our studio

The Sony Xperia Z1 has one of the largest batteries in the 5" league and is probably the best looking Android phone there (the HTC One is a 4.7-incher, so even if you prefer metal to glass it doesn't really count). The smartphone also has the best-spec'd camera with the largest sensor and the highest pixel count and flagship-grade connectivity and processing power. Few smartphones match the Xperia Z1's Snapdragon 800 chipset and ample 3,000 mAh battery, so at least on paper, the Xperia Z1 is shaping up to be the smartphone to beat this season.

We'll only know for sure when the review is complete, but for now we are giving you a taste of the main menu.

Design and build quality

Sony introduced new design aesthetics with the Xperia Z called OmniBalance and the Xperia Z1 brings the latest refinement. The chassis of the 5" flagship is constructed out of a solid slab of aluminum that's extruded, carved and anodized. After all this, all that's left is the rectangular frame to which all the ports, slots and buttons are attached (including the signature aluminum power button) and then two scratch-resistant sheets of glass are put on the front and back to finish the praised angular look.

The Xperia Z1 measures 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm, which is a little bigger than the Xperia Z in all dimensions. Then again, when you consider that Sony has blessed the Z1 with a large 1/2.3" sensor and a 3,000mAh battery - the two smartphone features that drive the thickness up the gain is actually impassively modest.

Xperia Z1 runs on Android 4.2.2 out of the box

The Sony Xperia Z1 comes with Android 4.2.2 out of the box and Sony's proprietary Xperia launcher on top. The most recent Xperia phones are already running or will soon get Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean too.

Here is a demo video of the Sony Xperia Z1 to get you started.

The Xperia Z1 gives you the option to add or remove homescreen panes (you start with five) and set any of them as default. You can't have more than seven panes at any given time though, nor can you change the order they're in.

Synthetic benchmarks and performance

The Xperia Z1 is Sony's second device we meet running on the Qualcomm's latest and greatest Snapdragon 800 chipset. It is powered by a quad-core 2.2GHz Krait 400 processor, with Adreno 330 graphics and 2GB of RAM.

The Krait 400 processor clocked at 2.2GHz (2.15GHz according to GeekBench) is among the fastest processors on the market, second to only the LG G2 (2.26GHz) and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (2.3GHz).

Our first test is all about single-core performance, where the Xperia Z1 scored similar results to the other Krait 400-powered competitors.

The 20.7MP camera is the star of the show

The Sony Xperia Z1 boasts a unique Exmor RS sensor, custom built for the latest flagship. It's the highest resolution available on an Android smartphone (beating the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom). It's a relatively large 1/2.3" sensor too, which should make a big difference in terms of noise performance and dynamic range.

What's beyond us is the fact that in Superior Auto mode the Sony Xperia Z1 shoots stills of only up to 3840 x 2160 pixels (read 8.3MP) as on previous smartphones, which had only 13MP cameras.

It's only in Manual mode where the resolution jumps to 5248 x 3936 pixels (20.7MP). We'll talk about the multiple shooting modes later on.

The Xperia Z1 uses a wide-angle (27mm) Sony G Lens camera with a bright F/2.0 aperture and a BIONZ image processor. Sony has literally equipped the Xperia Z1 with all the latest tech they have on tap, and that's just the hardware, the Xperia Z1 is very impressive on the software end, too.

The camera interface consists of two panes. The right one holds four virtual buttons - a shortcut to the gallery, shutter keys for the camcorder and the still camera, and a front/rear camera toggle.

On the left side you get the shooting mode selection key in the top corner, followed by three shortcuts. The final shortcut here opens the drawer with all the extended settings for the given shooting mode.

OnLine Electric Vehicles (OLEV)

The Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV), developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), is an electric vehicle that can be charged while stationary or driving, thus removing the need to stop at a charging station. Likewise, an OLEV tram does not require pantographs to feed power from electric wires strung above the tram route.

Following the development and operation of commercialized OLEV trams (at an amusement park in Seoul) and shuttle buses (at KAIST campus), respectively, the City of Gumi in South Korea, beginning on August 6th, is providing its citizens with OLEV public transportation services.

Two OLEV buses will run an inner city route between Gumi Train Station and In-dong district, for a total of 24 km roundtrip. The bus will receive 20 kHz and 100 kW (136 horsepower) electricity at an 85% maximum power transmission efficiency rate while maintaining a 17cm air gap between the underbody of the vehicle and the road surface. 

OLEV is a groundbreaking technology that accelerates the development of purely electric vehicles as a viable option for future transportation systems, be they personal vehicles or public transit. This is accomplished by solving technological issues that limit the commercialization of electric vehicles such as price, weight, volume, driving distance, and lack of charging infrastructure. 

OLEV receives power wirelessly through the application of the “Shaped Magnetic Field in Resonance (SMFIR)” technology. SMFIR is a new technology introduced by KAIST that enables electric vehicles to transfer electricity wirelessly from the road surface while moving. Power comes from the electrical cables buried under the surface of the road, creating magnetic fields. There is a receiving device installed on the underbody of the OLEV that converts these fields into electricity. The length of power strips installed under the road is generally 5%-15% of the entire road, requiring only a few sections of the road to be rebuilt with the xembedded cables. 

OLEV has a small battery (one-third of the size of the battery equipped with a regular electric car). The vehicle complies with the international electromagnetic fields (EMF) standards of 62.5 mG, within the margin of safety level necessary for human health. The road has a smart function as well, to distinguish OLEV buses from regular cars—the segment technology is employed to control the power supply by switching on the power strip when OLEV buses pass along, but switching it off for other vehicles, thereby preventing EMF exposure and standby power consumption. As of today, the SMFIR technology supplies 60 kHz and 180 kW of power remotely to transport vehicles at a stable, constant rate. 

Dong-Ho Cho, a professor of the electrical engineering and the director of the Center for Wireless Power Transfer Technology Business Development at KAIST, said: 

“It’s quite remarkable that we succeeded with the OLEV project so that buses are offering public transportation services to passengers. This is certainly a turning point for OLEV to become more commercialized and widely accepted for mass transportation in our daily living.”

After the successful operation of the two OLEV buses by the end of this year, Gumi City plans to provide ten more such buses by 2015.

Waaw si kecil NANO Technology dengan Kemampuan Super

“Coal and diamonds, sand and computer chips, cancer and healthy tissue: throughout history, variations in the arrangement of atoms have distinguished the cheap from the cherished, the diseased from the healthy. Arranged one way, atoms make up soil, air, and water. Arranged another, they make up ripe strawberries. Arranged one way, they make up homes and fresh air; arranged another, they make up ash and smoke”.

Eric Drexler, Engines of Creation

Nanoteknologi adalah segala teknologi masa depan yang memungkinan manusia memanipulasi partikel-partikel super kecil yang besarnya nyaris seukuran atom! Nanometer sendiri adalah ukuran 1/semilyar meter, atau nyaris ketebalan rambut dibelah 50.000. Itulah kedahsyatan teknologi nano.

Tujuannya adalah menciptakan material-material baru masa depan, bahkan mesin-mesin dan robot-robot seukuran partikel. Material-material itu akan bisa lebih kuat dari intan, super ringan, tahan panas dan dingin dengan skala yang ekstrim, mampu menghantarkan listrik lebih baik, lebih tahan lama, ramah lingkungan dan seterusnya.

Kemungkinan aplikasinya benar-benar dahsyat dan akan merubah seluruh dunia. Bayangkan bila kita bisa menciptakan berbagai material baru yang lebih keras dari intan, dan jauh lebih ringan dari baja. (Carbon nanotubes, sp2 bond). Kita bisa menciptakan kerangka super kuat untuk mobil, pesawat terbang, atau bangunan dan jembatan. Dengan bobotnya yang lebih ringan, semua mobil dan pesawat juga akan lebih hemat energi.

Kita bisa menciptakan baju anti kusut dan tahan noda. Kita juga bisa menciptakan robot berukuran bakteria, nanobots, dan memasukanya ke dalam tubuh manusia. Fungsinya bisa dari menyembuhkan penyakit, menghancurkan sel-sel kanker, bahkan memperkuat tubuh manusia (Feynman, ”Swallowing the Doctor”). Nanobots ataupun nanoparticles bahkan nantinya diperkirakan juga akan bisa kembali menutup lubang ozon.

Dengan komponen seukuran nano, kita bisa membuat supercomputer sebesar kotak korek api, dan media penyimpanan data yang menyimpan jutaan gigabyte informasi tentang umat manusia dan seluruh alam semesta, sebesar seujung kuku.

Bagaimana teknologi ini bisa dilakukan? Karena mikroskop super-canggih yang dapat melihat atom sudah ada sejak 1981, Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM), dan Atomic Force Microscope (AFM, 1986).

Teknologi NANO Energizer dalam Kendaraan Anda

Teknologi Nano adalah pembuatan dan penggunaan materi pada ukuran yang sangat kecil yaitu pada ranah 1 hingga 100 nanometer (nm atau 0,0000000001 m). Teknologi ini muncul atas kesadaran seorang ilmuwan bernama Richard Feynman dari Philadelphia, Amerika, terhadap ilmu dan teknologi nano pada tahun 1959. Salah satu integrasi dari teknologi ini yaitu teknologi nano energizer.

Teknologi nano energizer dipercaya mampu menghemat sekitar 8-10 persen penggunaan bahan bakar. Teknologi yang mengkombinasikan tiga teknologi, yaitu teknologi nano, teknologi NASA dan teknologi militer ini dapat menambah mesin hingga 60%, menghaluskan suara mesin, mengurangi asap hingga 90%, mempercepat pembakaran dan meningkatan pelumasan mesin.

Cara penggunaan teknologi nano energizer dinilai cukup mudah.

Dengan memanaskan mesin selama beberapa menit dan menuangkan Nano Energizer ke dalam oli mesin,

kemudian hidupkan mesin selama lima menit, anda dapat mengendarai kendaraan tersebut. Sekali penggunaan nano energizer dapat bertahan sampai 50 ribu kilometer.

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