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- Digital photos can animate a face so it ages and moves before your eyes
- Scientists invent heat-regulating building material
- Dramatic simplification paves the way for building a quantum computer
- Data are traveling by light
- RIBA-II: The next generation care-giving robot
- Lattice of magnetic vortices: Researchers find magnetic skyrmions in atomically thin metal film
| Digital photos can animate a face so it ages and moves before your eyes Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:23 PM PDT Computer scientists have created a way to take images from the web or personal photos collections and in seconds create an animation of a person's face. The tool can make a face appear to age over time, or gradually change the expression from a smile to a frown.  |
| Scientists invent heat-regulating building material Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:36 AM PDT A new material that can retain and release heat according to specific temperature requirements could make a significant difference to the cost of heating and cooling buildings, scientists say.  |
| Dramatic simplification paves the way for building a quantum computer Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:33 AM PDT Scientists have demonstrated a new technique that dramatically simplifies quantum circuits, bringing quantum computers closer to reality.  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:04 AM PDT Regular LEDs can be turned into optical WLAN with only a few additional components thanks to visible light communication (in short, VLC). The lights are then not just lighting up, they also transfer data. They send films in HD quality to your iPhone or laptop, with no loss in quality, quickly and safely.  |
| RIBA-II: The next generation care-giving robot Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:58 AM PDT A new robot using high-precision tactile sensors and flexible motor control technology has taken Japan one step closer to its goal of providing high-quality care for its growing elderly population. The new robot can lift a patient up to 80 kilograms in weight off floor-level bedding and into a wheelchair, freeing care facility personnel of one of their most difficult and energy-consuming tasks.  |
| Lattice of magnetic vortices: Researchers find magnetic skyrmions in atomically thin metal film Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:45 AM PDT Physicists in Germany have found for the first time a regular lattice of magnetic skyrmions -- cycloidal vortex spin structures of exceptional stability -- on a surface. The researchers discovered the magnetic skyrmions, which consist of 15 atoms, in an atomic layer of iron on the surface of an iridium crystal. This discovery could give new impetus to the area of spintronics.  |
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