Nokia Have teemed up with the nanotechnology department of Cambridge University to develop the future in mobile phones. When released, it will presumably be the most advanced electronic device made entirely to nano-materials. This will definitely bring a whole new ray of perspective into what the future hold for us.

Morph is a concept demonstrating some of the possibilities nanotechnologies might enable in future communication devices. Morph can sense its environment, is energy harvesting and self cleaning .
Morph is a flexible two-piece device that can adapt its shape to different use modes. Nanotechnology enables to have adaptive materials yet rigid forms on demand.
It is also featured in the MoMA online exhibition “Design and the Elastic Mind”. It has been a collaboration project of Nokia Research Center and Cambridge Nanoscience Center. Excpert from http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia/research/demos/the-morph-concept

He beleives the walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds

These episode’s examines the Mumbai Traffic Improvement Mega-Project, which is one of the largest public works project in the history of the world. The initiative is implementing integrated railroad and water transport systems into the city’s infrastructure in order to support its increasing population. The 50 Flyovers Project is using the latest technology to reconfigure traffic flow in and around the city, the Golden Quadrilateral Project is connecting Mumbai to other major cities of India and spectacular bridges will soon span previously inaccessible waterways, creating an entire transportation transformation in india.

Manufacturing A380

The A380 had 49% more floor space than Boeing’s 747, leaving additional room for features such as on-board shops, bars, casinos, or even nurseries.

The A380, like other aircraft, was manufactured in three class configurations – Economy, Business, and First Class. The standard layout of the A380-800 comprised 22 first class and 334 economy class seats on the main deck, and 96 business class, and 103 economy class seats on the upper deck. The first-class seat could be opened out into a bed…

The Materials Used

About 25% of the A380 was made of composite materials. The advantage with composites was that they were robust, lightweight, and could withstand heat and cold more than a metal. Reduction in weight was one of the greatest advantages of composites, leading to less fuel burn, fewer emissions, and lower operating costs. The two categories of constituent materials of composites were matrix and reinforcement. The matrix material surrounded and supported the reinforcement materials by maintaining their relative positions. The reinforcements were to impart special mechanical and electrical properties to enhance the matrix properties…

The Technologies Used

Airbus used many novel techniques and technologies in developing the A380. A few of the prominent techniques included Modular Avionics, Network Systems Servers, Power-by-wire flight controls, and new hydraulic systems.

Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA): The A380 had an avionics architecture called IMA which was normally used in advanced military aircrafts. It had dedicated software housed in onboard processor modules and servers. This architecture reduced the number of parts and provided increased flexibility without customized avionics being resorted to…

Final Assembly

Though the parts of the A380 were manufactured at various sites across Europe the final assembly was done at Toulouse. The floor panels for the upper, main and lower decks of the forward fuselage section were manufactured in Elbe, Dresden.

The Airbus plant in Bremen assembled the A380 landing flaps, which generated and controlled the lift of the wings. The front and rear sections of the fuselage were made in Hamburg, Germany. Also at Hamburg, the rear part of the forward fuselage and the aft fuselage were assembled with components received from Nordenham…

The Project Cost

At the official start of the A380 project in December 2000, Airbus projected a total development cost of US$ 10.7 billion. Of this, US$ 7.4 billion (69%) was earmarked for aircraft development and US$ 3.3 billion (31%) for non-recurring investment. Airbus invested US$ 5.1 billion of its own funds while US$ 3.1 billion was shared by its partners. The remaining US$ 2.5 billion was financed by European government loans, which were repayable…

The Road Ahead

The deliveries of the A380 did not start by the end of 2005 as planned. According to Gustav Humbert, CEO of Airbus, the three main causes for the delay were problems with the wiring for passenger entertainment systems, complexities in designing different cabin interiors for each airline, and weight related issues. To compound these problems, there was a wing fracture during the ground test on February 14, 2006. Airbus spokeswoman, Barbara Kracht, said, “The wings of the 555-seater may require refinements at certain points as a result of the fracture, which happened during ground testing in Toulouse. It should have no impact on the certification and delivery.”…

In this three-part BBC series, Dr Adam Rutherford tells the extraordinary story of the scientific quest to discover the secrets of the living cell. The first part, The Hidden Kingdom, explores how centuries of scientific and religiousdogma were overturned by the earliest discoveries of the existence of cells, and how scientists came to realise that there was, literally, more to life than meets the eye.

The Hidden Kingdom

The second part, The Chemistry of Life, episode explores how scientists delved ever deeper into the world of the cell, seeking to reveal the magic ingredient that can spark a bundle of chemicals into life. Their discoveries have brought us to the brink of being able to create life for ourselves.

The Chemistry of Life

The third and final part, The Spark of Life, reveals how our knowledge of cells has brought us to the brink of one of the most important moments in history. Scientists are close to repeating what has happened only once in four billion years – the creation of a new life form.

The Spark of Life

The Royal Institutions 1974-75 Christmas Lecture given by Eric Laithwaite.

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Its a profound theory that could lead to us being connected somehow to everyone on earth.

Part 1: Einstein’s Unfinished Symphony

The story of who Einstein was and how he lived. The dawn of the new century brought many great discoveries, among them was his most famous E=mc² which life measurable of not predictable. He predicted how the speed of light would be constant rather that time. This had revolutionised science forever but then came along the the theory of relativity which predicted the unmeasurable states of the atom. This new idea did not “sound right” to Einstein and his stubborness to accept it meant that he spent a good part of his life trying to proove otherwise. (Full Program Summary: BBC-Horizons)

Part 2: Einstein’s Equation of Life and Death

Story About how one of the most famous equations E=mc² became the equation of life (generate nuclear power) and death (Hiroshima). As Albert Einstein wrote a letter of warning to the then president of USA Roosevelt, he did not realize that his letter would not only warn the world of the danger ahead, but also inspire then to device it.   (Program Summary: BBC-Horizons)

There are people in this world who have profoundly different experiences of reality than you and I have. People who can see whilst being blind, who can feel pain in amputated limbs, who believe they are God , and even people who think their own parents are imposters.

These people may be called crazy, but they’re not. Their ways of thinking are limited and distorted because some parts of their brains have suffered physical damage. Today neuroscientists like Ramachandran investigate their brains and their unique make up to discover the Secrets Of The Mind.

The New HD Version on the progression of information technology researched by Karl Fisch, and modified by Scott McLeod; Globalization & The Information Age. It was adapted by Sony BMG at an executive meeting held in Rome in 2008.