From Engadget:

There's a long history of robots modeled on animals, and some researchers from Tufts University have now taken things in a particularly creepy-crawly direction. They've built a robot that's able to mimic the way a caterpillar balls itself up to bounce away from predators.

From Gizmodo:

Watching a real life version of Escher's Impossible Waterfall melts my brain. The more I look at, the more confused I get! Thankfully, the secret on how the whole illusion works is out. There's clear DIY instructions on how to make your own impossible waterfall on Instructa

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I love paying taxes! My money goes to great things like parks, and public libraries, and military projects that will doubtfully materialize anytime soon. Example: tiny flying drones that spray invisible terrorist-tracking fairy dust.

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From Lifehacker:

There are many reasons you might want to physically destroy a hard drive rather than use disk wiping software: higher confidence that the data is destroyed, a recourse if your drive has failed and no longer accessible, and sheer fun.

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An online repository of medical device labeling proposed by the U.S. Center for Devices and Radiological Health would be accessible by the public and provide useful product information to patients and professionals. While the database would not disclose proprietary information, some in the med tech

Seemed like VW had painted themselves into a corner with the car that appeared in 1998, and obviously, it took them a long time to decide to attempt a redesign. But what might at first appear to be a mild refresh is in fact a major overhaul of the icon, which brings it closer to the original H

Hi Friends,

Please, Can anyone tell me if the rod drop measurements was included in the Standard API-670 third edition?

I have the API-670 fourth edition and the rod drop measurement is covered by this standard.

Anyone know the date (Starting point) from API-670 fourth edition?

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JP

Hello my friends
I want to know below parameter for a valve
WPC , WPB , WPA & WCB , WCA
I think these are code for explain material of valve .
Do you have any standard that comment about them ?
Thank you

Hello all you, me again.

It will probably look like a stupid question for some of you, but for me it will be one less thing to wounder about. Can a 3 phases ind. motor be rewind with a different amount of poles to decrease the speed. You know what i mean, I have a normal or basic 1800 rpm motor, 0.

How do i create a natural siphon in my water lines to keep county water supply from going back down hill??

Imagine if you will that no matter how hard you tried, you could not wreck your car. You throw it in reverse and mash the gas pedal. The car backs up and then stops as it approaches the wall behind you. You throw it into drive and mash the pedal once more to peel off into traffic, but the car se

Need information about how practical it is to have a plastic rod which has threads that can be screwed into a plastic block that also has threads; all part of the sand castle project - molds that have sand inside to be pushed out in various shapes. The mold's roof would have to be adjusted; no longe

I'm wondering how much would be the cost of constructing water wheel whose diameter = 3m and width= 2m. I need to know the cost of both wooden made wheel and steel made wheel. Any information on this will be really appreciated. Thanks 🙂

why we use delta connection in motors first

Hi ....

I want to use PC817 optocoupler IC in one of my application.

But How to know the maximum switching frequency PC817 support?

I have read its datasheet but I can not figure out what i want.

So pls be helpful to above question.

Thanks...

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we are using chinese make 3 PHASE MOTORIZED DAMPER ACTUATOR at torque of 1600 Nm

please suggest me any indian make for this actuator because it is too annoying

thanks in advance

A recent study of automation professionals reported that 76% of the respondents said that their company had suffered one or more data breaches in the past year. Study respondents said the greatest threats centered around vulnerable Web applications and Web-based attacks and malicious insiders. Do th

what is the difference between forc voltage analogy and force current analogy???

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in procurement, is there any better software to use, beside excel/access.

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I request experts to suggest suitable fire alarm/suppression system for underground ore conveyors used in steel making. The handling system consists of wagon tipplers at ground level then apron feeders, shuttle conveyors and cross country conveyors 9one below other) installed underground up to -30 m