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Science Mimics Natural Glow

Popular television programmes often depict forensic testing at crime scenes where small traces of blood are detected using Luminol. It is used to detect blood (which may be old, dry or in small quantities) and relies on a process known as chemi- luminescence.

New glue that mimics sticky lizards

WASHINGTON: A type of dry glue based on the sticky limbs of geckos has been developed, far exceeding the capabilities of the gravity-defying lizards, according to a study.

Wooden Photo Frame Mimics Photoshop Window

50 will buy you one of these limited edition photo frames (there will be only 50 made). Think of it as the exact opposite of the LCD photo frame -- this one looks like a window from the OS X version of Photoshop, but is in fact a print, silkscreened onto a normal 4x5" wooden frame.

Printed Electronic Digital Camera Mimics Human Eye

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye.

New glue invented that mimics sticky lizards

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A type of dry glue based on the sticky limbs of geckos has been developed, far exceeding the capabilities of the gravity-defying lizards, according to a study published Thursday.

Bowls? We'd rather play Nintendo Wii

The Nintendo Wii games console, which mimics real-life motion, has created common ground for pensioners and teenagers

Bowls? No thanks, we'd rather play Nintendo...

The Nintendo Wii games console, which mimics real-life motion, has created common ground for pensioners and teenagers

Plastic Logic set to launch Amazon Kindle killer!

Their e-reader device basically consists of a lightweight plastic screen which mimics the looks of a newspaper.

Artificial Gecko Adhesive, Now in Experimental Glue

thefickler writes "Scientists at the University of Dayton have created a peel-on, peel-off glue which mimics the wall-climbing abilities of Spiderman. The substance, based on the feet of the Gecko lizard, is three times stickier than existing adhesives. The material is so strong that a 4×4mm pad would be enough to hold a 1.5kg object such as hardback book. However, it's likely too expensive for consumer use: one British scientist calculates that a single Post-it note using the glue would cost around a thousand dollars." We've mentioned the possibilities of synthetic gecko technology several times before, including as applied in this wall-climbing robot; commercial applications have seemed just around the corner for a while now.

ZeBAze Releases Set of Search Engines

ZeBAze Computing has released ZeBAze, a new set of Windows search engines. Powered by artificial intelligence functions, ZeBAze mimics the human capability to use flexibility during the search process. Users can identify desired values for several number and date fields, and define which fields are more important than the others. ZeBAze retrieves the database's rows that are closest to these preferences, ranking them with an overall and flexible understanding of the search criteria. ZeBAze can connect with almost any database or spreadsheet table, and the search results can be displayed on screen or written into the database to be re-used with ZeBAze or another application.

Meet The Robots That Learn From Their Own Mistakes!

Researchers from Leipzig have come forward with a breathtaking software package which can be used to teach robots how to move. The program mimics the human brain in what is been hailed as a ‘neural network' allowing computer simulated creatures to learn how to use their limbs, much like a new born baby or animal would. So what does this mean in real life?

Gecko adhesive redux: carbon nanotube edition

Ars has covered gecko-inspired adhesives as each new development comes to light, most recently with a hybrid metal/polymer hierarchical structure that mimics all aspects of a gecko’s foot. In today’s Science, researchers have published their description of the fabrication of a gecko adhesive using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that improves on the absolute adhesion of the previous state of the art.

Open Source Release Takes Linux Rootkits Mainstream

"...it cloaks itself by burrowing deep inside a server's processor and availing itself of debugging mechanisms available in Intel's chip architecture. The rootkit, in other words, mimics a kernel debugger."

Battelle Scientists Named on Patent for Making Oxygen from Light and Water

Astronauts, submariners, miners, and those suffering from lung ailments take note: Innovation is coming to the rescue. A group of scientists from Battelle has earned a patent for generating oxygen in a process that mimics photosynthesis.

Follow that robot!

Three years after the development of robots that act like rats, UC Davis engineers have designed a control system for robots allowing them to pick up on cues that the leader is about to turn, predict where it is going and follow it. This system mimics the human ability to capture signals — consciously or not — from drivers on the road or people walking in the streets to predict what they’re about to do. As said the team leader, ‘robots that are better at following could be easier for people to work with.’ With this system, an hospital robot could follow doctors during their rounds. The researchers don’t say anything about the availability of their system, but read more…

Battelle Scientists Named on Patent for Making Oxygen From Light and Water

Early Stage Invention is Advancement toward Artificial Lungs COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Astronauts, submariners, miners, and those suffering from lung ailments take note: Innovation is coming to the rescue. A group of scientists from Battelle has earned a patent for generating oxygen in a process that mimics photosynthesis. The technology creates oxygen and controls carbon dioxide using light energy and water without having to make electricity. The machine can operate on almost any light source -- solar or other -- to chemically duplicate what plants do when they absorb sunlight energy and convert it into useful chemicals. Known by the United States Patent Office as No. 7,399,717, Oxygen Generation using Photolytically Driven Electrochemistry (PDEC) Platform Technology, the patent was granted earlier this year.

Open source release takes Linux rootkits mainstream (The Register)

When implemented, Immunity's DR, or Debug Register, makes backdoors and other types of malware extremely difficult to detect or eradicate. It's notable because it cloaks itself by burrowing deep inside a server's processor and availing itself of debugging mechanisms available in Intel's chip architecture. The rootkit, in other words, mimics a kernel debugger.

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