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Industrial robots more flexible thanks to soccer and care robots

Industrial robots more flexible thanks to soccer and care robots

#robotics #robocup
https://www.tue.nl/en/university/news-and-press/news/15-01-2018-industrial-robots-more-flexible-thanks-to-soccer-and-care-robots/

Happy Eighth of #EnvironMarch!


Originally shared by Vegan

Happy Eighth of #EnvironMarch!

The Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and S9 are all new, but have familiar designs and familiar problems.

Originally shared by The Verge

The Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and S9 are all new, but have familiar designs and familiar problems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbuI7DplL-A&feature=autoshare

I really like KDE but after this review I decided to go with Ubuntu again on my older laptop..

I really like KDE but after this review I decided to go with Ubuntu again on my older laptop..

I was also considering Lubuntu, but I think the laptop can still manage Ubuntu (as it was previously running until it crashed).

I will try Lubuntu on my mom's older laptop though, let's see if I can revive it (currently running Win XP).
https://www.hecticgeek.com/2016/05/ubuntu-16-04-flavors-comparison/

Here's what you missed at MWC 2018 http://engt.co/2tmNCCn

Originally shared by Engadget

Here's what you missed at MWC 2018 http://engt.co/2tmNCCn
http://engt.co/2tmNCCn

The stunning geometry behind this surprising equation (the Basel problem).

Originally shared by Alexander Kruel

The stunning geometry behind this surprising equation (the Basel problem).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-o3eB9sfls

Can coffee improve your workout? The science of caffeine and exercise

Originally shared by Ward Plunet

Can coffee improve your workout? The science of caffeine and exercise

Caffeine is one of the most researched substances reported to help athletes perform better and train longer and harder. As a result, professional and amateur sportspeople often take it as a performance-enhancing "ergogenic" aids for a wide range of activities. These include intermittent exercise such as football and racket sports, endurance exercise such as running and cycling, and resistance exercise such as weightlifting. But while most research looks at the effects of pure caffeine consumed as tablets with water, in the real world most people get their caffeine from coffee, energy drinks or other products like special gels or chewing gum. So will drinking a cup of joe before your workout actually make a difference? The answer could depend as much on your genes as what kind of coffee you're drinking. Scientists think caffeine affects the body chemical adenosine, which normally promotes sleep and suppresses arousal. Caffeine ties up the receptors in the brain that detect adenosine and so makes it more alert. But it may also increase stimulation of the central nervous system, making exercise seem like it involves less effort and pain. In high-intensity activities such as resistance training or sprinting, it may increase the number of fibres used in muscle contractions, meaning movements can be more frequent and forceful.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-coffee-workout-science-caffeine.html

Hawking talks about no clear Big Bang and no boundary to space-time | NextBigFuture.com

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

Hawking talks about no clear Big Bang and no boundary to space-time | NextBigFuture.com

'...Hawking says the universe had no clear “bang.” You can wind back the clock to the edges of those first moments of existence, but asking what came before would be like asking why you can keep walking north when you get to the North Pole. Time, as we define it, loses its meaning as the universe shrinks down....'

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/03/hawking-talks-about-no-clear-big-bang-and-no-boundary-to-space-time.html

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Hawking on What Existed Before the Big Bang - YouTube

'...Popular Science Published on Mar 2, 2018

In this exclusive clip, Tyson asks Hawking your standard softball interview question: what was around before the big bang? In other words, what happened before the moment the universe began? Check out Hawking’s answer: “The boundary condition of the universe...is that it has no boundary,” Hawking says....'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=FJ88kC2Nx8M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=FJ88kC2Nx8M

Nanobots kill off cancerous tumours as fiction becomes reality

Originally shared by David Fuchs
https://www.ft.com/content/57c9f432-de6d-11e7-a0d4-0944c5f49e46

INVISIBILITY SKIN -- Mind Blow #103

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
https://youtu.be/eN8hBiQBrJM

Happy Fourth of #EnvironMarch!


Originally shared by Vegan

Happy Fourth of #EnvironMarch!

Worm uploaded to a computer and trained to balance a pole


https://phys.org/news/2018-02-worm-uploaded-pole.html