There are plenty of robot arms out there, but what about robot skin to cover them in? A new kind of piezotronic transistor mesh could make for robotic skin that's as soft supple sensitive as your own is, covered in thousands of tiny mechanical hairs...
Saturday, April 27, 2013
New Artificial Electric Skin Will Let Robots Feel for Real
How You Get Hacked at Starbucks - Infographic
For those who frequently use the free public Wi-Fi in coffee shops such as Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts, you're likely already aware of how easy it is for hackers to steal your personal and financial information over the shared network.
But what you may not realize is how cybercriminals could gain access to sensitive data in other ways that might not be on your radar.
According to ThreatMetrix, a provider of cybercrime prevention solutions, some hackers even leave malicious USB drives on tables for curious customers to plug into their devices. This allows them to retrieve personal information and even social network passwords. Although this may seem unlikely, ThreatMetrix says the scenario actually occurs...
Importance of wireframing in Graphic Design
Wireframing is the most important part of the web designing concept without which the designing of an attractive and purposeful website is impossible. Many web designers do not laid emphasis on this step of web designing and skip this major phase which unbalances overall functionality of a website after the completion of final design. Wireframing is an important concept of web designing which gives an overall view of the proposed web designing model and helps in converting information architecture directly into an appropriate design.
Google Glass Has Already Been Hacked By Jailbreakers
With a name like Glass, it was just asking to be cracked.
Just days after its release to developers, Google’s Glass headset has already been hacked to give users full control of its Android operating system, according to Jay Freeman, a well-known Android and iOS developer who tested a known exploit for Android on Glass yesterday and announced his success on Twitter Friday afternoon. The “root” or “jailbreak” technique Freeman found would potentially remove any restrictions Google might place on Glass, though it’s not yet clear exactly what those restrictions might be in consumer versions of the device...
How To Redesign a Logo
Personally, I think that people use too frequently terms as branding and rebranding, redesign, or brand identity. In this context, each one has an opinion; the multitude of viewpoints is welcomed but these must be based on a solid background which is not the case for the majority of individuals. My idea has at its foundation the huge numbers of clients that misuse the branding and logo design vocabulary. Yep, we should be tolerant and forgive the incorrect use of some terms but we can’t ignore when wrong ideas are strongly advocated. More concrete, a very good friend of mine told me about a client that asked for a logo redesign because it’s more than a year since it wasn’t modified. Well, just because time passes, it isn’t a valid reason to redesign a logo!
50 Remarkable Typefaces for Professional Design
In modern era, Typeface is not interchange with the word Font, in professional typography. Typefaces can help font designers to make more stylish and professional font family for Graphic Designs. Today we are put to gathered a list of 50 Remarkable Typefaces for Professional Design, Take a look at beautiful typefaces for professional design, based upon suggestions from designers and web developers all over the world.
Typography has the great trend last few years. Experimenting with the right choice of font, splashing with bold or plain colors, and designing it in different perspective is elements that work on typography. It uses on logo, poster, and websites. It does not only attract visitors attention but also create a cool look on your website...
Newly-discovered lithium reserve could satisfy US demand for hundreds of years
Researchers at the University of Wyoming have discovered a new lithium reserve that could radically alter where the US sources a key component of the li-ion batteries used in consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and other technology. Currently the United States imports a vast majority of its lithium, but the newly-unearthed reserve — located at Rock Springs, Wyoming — could transform the US from "a significant lithium importer to an independent lithium producer" according to experts at the university's Carbon Management Institute...