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by: Soccerexpert99

High-Speed Data Link Made from Laser Pointers Works Where Wi-Fi Won't

Wi-Fi isn’t always practical--in places like hospitals or labs, for instance, where radio transmitters are prohibited--and physical USB cables can be slow and cumbersome as well. Engineers at National Taipei University of Technology have built a low-cost, easy to implement optical setup that can beam data's across the room twice as fast as USB 2.0 technology using conventional laser pointers. This only cost about $600 and  build and employs the green and red laser pointers for conference rooms. By replacing these batteries in the lasers with a power sources it can switch them on and off rapidly about 500 million times per second rapidly. A two-laser rig can beam a billion bits per second across roughly 30 feet. If you combine these, the signals roughly double the data rate of USB 2.0 or Wi-Fi, and could link together systems in portable labs or medical centers, or simply make it easier to set up networks in places where radio signals might interfere with other equipment.

Links: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-05/high-speed-data-link-made-laser-pointers-works-where-wi-fi-wont
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A Massive Robot Dog Made all from Scrap

This event is about these steampunkish dudes at Mutoid Waste company who have been in the lap of everything we call scrap, making stuff that is beyond even the best sitting in the helm in factories. This picture right over here shows Larry the robotic dog made out of scraps and  is their latest induction to crawl through the gates of the workshop and onto the busy streets of London, breathing fire out of its metal hood with each step forward. The robotic dog has a Citroen 2CV engine fitted inside the metal frames. This took the Mutoid Waste company at least 4 weeks to build and it took a lot of hard work and determination to build it. For the eyes, Larry has a radar detecting device from an airplane scrapyard and some industrial machines parts for the other body components.


This reminds me of when I was in school and we had to create a car using the material given and then we had to race them which is just like how Mutoid Waste company made Larry out of the material given without the racing part. It was really fun! I feel that Mutoid Waste company worked very hard to make this robot and that if they made a business out of this they would make a lot of money. 
















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http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/a-massive-robot-dog-made-all-in-scrap/
Picture:http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/a-massive-robot-dog-made-all-in-scrap/
Other Picture: http://www.nobles.edu/imageassets/SolarCar.jpg