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Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Rumput

2012-12-01T12:05:00.001+07:00

Kebutuhan akan sumber energy terbarukan menjadi sangat esensial karena semakin berkurangnya sumber energi fosil. Inilah yang menjadi bahasan utama para ilmuwan di dunia saat ini. Sejak pertengahan abad 19, sudah banyak pengembangan di bidang ini. Salah satu yang paling terkenal, dan sudah banyak diaplikasikan adalah biogas. Konsep utamanya adalah menggunakan sumber energi dari bahan2 organik yang telah difermentasikan oleh bakteri2 anaerob untuk menghasilkan gas metana yang mampu menjadi sumber panas. Bisa duganakan langsung sebagai panas, atau digunakan untuk membangkitkan energi listrik.
Belum lama ini, beberapa ilmuwan dari Belanda melakukan penelitian tentang energi terbarukan terbaru. Tidak seperti biogas, yang menggunakan bahan organik yang sudah diolah oleh para bakteri, namun justru mereka mampu mendapatkan energi listrik langsung dari makhluk hidup. Mereka memanfaatkan tumbuhan sebagai sumber energinya, tanpa mengganggu pertumbuhan tanaman tersebut. Tumbuhan yang digunakan adalah rumput, rumput biasa yang biasa ada di halaman rumah.

Ketika tumbuhan berfotosintesis, ada sekitar 70% bahan material organik yang tidak mampu diproses tumbuhan, dan diekskresikan melalui akar. Kemudian bahan2 tersebutlah yang akan diolah oleh bakteri. Nah, para ilmuwan dari Wageningen University Research memanfaatkan sisa bahan organik tersebut. Bahan organik yang diekskresikan ( C6H12O6 yang diolah oleh bakteri menghasilkan elektron dan ioh H+ ) mengandung muatan elektron, sehingga untuk mendapatkan elektron tersebut, dipasanglah elektroda (Anoda) di dekat akar sehingga elektron tersebut bisa masuk ke sisi elektroda lain (katoda di permukaan tanah) tersebut dan mampu menghasilkan arus listrik. Untuk lebih jelasnya perhatikan gambar berikut :

Konsep ini sebenarnya mirip dengan konsep fuel cell konvensional. Bedanya hanya dari sumber elektronnya saja. Oleh karena itu pembangkit listrik ini mereka sebut sebagai Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell .
Energi listrik yang mampu dihasilkan dari prototype yang telah dibuat oleh tim Wageningen UR research Marjolein Helder ini masih hanya mampu menghasilkan 0.4 W / m2 dengan tanaman rumput sebagai sumbernya. Mereka mengklaim, beberapa tahun mendatang mereka dapat mengembangkan teknologi ini hingga mampu menghasilkan listrik sebesar 3.2 W /m2 atau 3.2kW/100m2. Listrik sebesar itu sudah mampu "menghidupi" sebuah rumah.:D Tanaman yang diproyeksikan adalah rumput hijau yang biasa ada di halaman rumah, tanaman padi, dan tumbuhan lainnya.
Teknologi ini diproyeksikan untuk diterapkan di seluruh dunia. Di kota kota besar, gedung2 perkantoran dan daerah yang kurang subur sekalipun. Penerapannya sangat mudah, karena yang dibutuhkan untuk membangkitkan listrik hanya rumput, CO2, matahari, dan air.
Berikut ini video prototype yang telah mereka kembangkan . Penjelasannya lebih jelas & detail.. :D

Ide yang cukup menjanjikan untuk diterapkan di Indonesia. Mengingat Indonesia adalah negara yang subur, beriklim tropis, dan merupakan negara agraris. Paling tidak, jika teknologi ini bisa diterapkan, beban listrik PLN akan semakin berkurang dan mampu menekan biaya subsidi listrik yang mencekik. :D

tag : listrik, pembangkit listrik, tumbuhan, rumput

sumber : http://www.gizmag.com/plant-microbial-fuel-cell/25163/

Download Depapepe - ONE (Full Album Terbaru)

2012-11-30T21:35:00.002+07:00

Album baru dari Depapepe. :D

Album ini dirilis tahun kemarin, 18 Mei 2011.
Daftar Lagunya :
1. 恋水 (KOIMIZU)
2. LION
3. beautiful wind
4. ONE
5. Starry Night
6. notes for Flora
7. Route 128
8. Hello
9. Wind on the coastline
10. Pride
11. -Interlude-
12. 白い花 (SHIROI HANA)

Download di link berikut (medifire)

DOWNLOAD

tag : depape, download, one, full, album, mediafire

Tutorial Membuat Related Post di Blogspot

2012-11-24T15:43:00.000+07:00

Banyak para blogger yang telah membuat posting tentang tutorial bagaimana cara untuk membuat widget related post untuk blogspot. Akan tetapi kebanyakan mereka menggunakan metode dengan menyisipkan puluhan baris kode ke template source code. Beberapa cukup sederhana, jelas, dan mudah diikuti dan berhasil. Tapi tidak sedikit juga yang sulit untuk diterapkan walaupun langkah2nya sangat mudah, dan akhirnya gagal atau tidak bisa diterapkan,

50 Tutorial Photoshop Effect Text Terbaik

2012-11-22T12:27:00.002+07:00

Text merupakan salah satu media komuniasi yang sangat penting bagi para designer. Pesan yang disampaikan para designer sering sekali tersampaikan melalui media kata - kata. Nah, tanpa tema warna,desain bentuk, dan komposisi yang cocok dan seimbang dengan maksud kata - kata itu, pesan yang ingin disampaikan akan kurang mengena. Oleh karena itu desain text menjadi sangat penting di sini.
Kali ini saya ingin berbagi tutorial tentang pembuatan efek - efek text dengan menggunakan.Photoshop.

Semoga bermanfaat. :D

Create Abstract Layered Text with Decorative Lighting Effect in Photoshop

QUICK-TIP: CREATE GLOSSY PLASTIC TEXT IN PHOTOSHOP

Fabric Text Effect

Frosted Glass Text Effect

Learn to Create Party Text Effect

Sparkling Iron Text Effect

Wrapped Gift Box Text Effect

Turquoise Metallic Text Effect

Create a Light Bulb Inspired Text Effect in Photoshop

Quick Tip: Create a Sports-Themed Text Effect in Photoshop Using Layer Styles

Wrath of the Titans in Photoshop CS6

An integrated 3D text on a floor with Photoshop Extended CS6 (French)

Quick Tip: Create a Candy Flavored Text Effect in Photoshop

Quick Tip: Create a Glass Text Effect in Photoshop Using Layer Styles

Create a “Parry Hotter” Text Effect in Photoshop

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Create a Rocky Text Effect with Space Background in Photoshop

Photoshop Rose Text Effect Tutorial

Laser-Cut Metal

RETRO TEXT

DECORATING TEXT

HOW TO CREATE GLOWING TRON-INSPIRED 3D TEXT IN PHOTOSHOP EXTENDED

Creating Retro Folded Typography Using Photoshop

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Create an Ice Cream Type Treatment in Photoshop

tag : adobe, photoshop, tutorial photoshop, text, costumize, editing, indonesia

Tutorial Tips & Trik Menggunakan Windows 8 (Bag 1)

2012-11-21T20:27:00.003+07:00

Windows 8 muncul dengan beberapa perubahan yang cukup signifikan. Dari pada pendahulunya windows 7, windows 8 memiliki tampilan yang lebih sederhana tapi terkesan modern dan elegan. Tidak hanya itu, kompatibilitas windows 8 pun sangat baik, karena mampu dengan mudah mengintegrasikan komputer dengan gadget lainnya seperti tablet misalnya. Namun, kebanyakan orang yang telah menginstall windows 8, masih sering kusulitan mengoperasikannya, karena memang konfigurasinya sangat berbeda dengan OS sebelumnya.
Nah, kali ini saya akan share tentang tips dan trik sederhana dalam menggunakan dan memaksimalkan berbagai fungsi yang ada di Windows 8. Setidaknya ini akan mempercepat pemahaman anda ketika menggunakan windows 8 ini untuk pekerjaan anda.

1. Lock Screen

Contoh tema lockscreen di Windows 8

Lock screen muncul setelah booting OS selesai. Pada mulanya, saya pun sedikit bingung, karena memang tampilannya sangat sederhana. Hanya terdiri dari background gambar, Wifi icon, jam. Tidak jelas bagaimana dan apa yang harus dilakukan. Ternyata untuk menampilkan log in box sangat mudah, anda hanya perlu mengklik background, menekan tombol di keyboard, atau menyentuh apabila itu layar sentuh. Setelah itu anda bisa memasukan user name dan password untuk masuk ke OS.

2. Basic Navigation

Tampilan Interface Windows 8

Windows 8 muncul dengan perubahan yang sangat besar pada desain user interfacenya. Jika dilihat sekilas, tampilannya sangat touch friendly, simple but elegan, dan colorful. Jika anda menggunakan tablet, interface ini akan sangat menyenangkan, tinggal geser kanan, geser kiri, lalu sentuh applikasi yang anda inginkan. Untuk pengguna PC desktop, anda bisa bergeser dengan mengarahkan kursor mouse anda ke sisi kanan atau kiri layar.
Anda bisa juga menggunakan keyboard. Klik Home dan End untuk berpindah dari tampilan depan dan tampilan terakhir layar. Gunakan kursor anda untuk memilih aplikasi, klik kanan pada app untuk pin dan unpin aplikasi di layar, drag and drop app dan letakan/pindahkan sesuai keinginan.
Satu lagi panel yang sangat penting pada windows 8 adalah panel menu yang akan muncul di sisi kanan berupa bar yang berisi beberapa icon yang memanjang vertikal. Panel itu akan muncul ketika kita menggerakan kursor mouse ke pojok bawah atau atas sisi kanan layar. Ada menu Search, Share, Start, Devices, dan Setting.

Panel navigasi Windows 8

3. Pengelompokan App

Mengelompokan App di Windows 8

Applikasi yang ada di halaman utama windows 8 dapat juga diorganisir agar lebih teratur dan mempercepat akses anda ke applikasi yang sering anda gunakan. Klik tanda MINUS di pojok kanan bawah, maka anda bisa mengatur posisi group aplikasi anda yang telah anda atur sebelumnya. Blok blok aplikasi itu bisa juga dinamai sesuai dengan temanya, klik kanan pada aplikasi, lalu pilih Edit name.

4. Quick Access Menu
Tampilannya sangat mirip dengan tampilan menu ketika kita klik kanan pada start menu di windows 7. Kelebihannya ada tambahan menu seperti Command Promp, computer management, disk management dll. Cara mengaksesnya dengan cara klik kanan pada pojok kiri bawah atau tekan tombol Windows + X pada keyboard bersamaan. Selain itu anda juga bisa membuat aplikasi yang anda inginkan ada di halaman start. Caranya hanya dengan klik kanan pada applikasi lalu pilih pin to start.

Quick Access Menu pada Windows 8

5. Mengakses semua applikasi

Mengakses semua applikasi di Windows 8

Untuk memperlihatkan semua aplikasi yang telah terinstall di komputer atau tablet, anda bisa menekan tombol Windows+Q atau klik kanan di background di layar start lalu pilih menu di bawah All Apps, atau buka panel menu lalu pilih icon search.

6. Shut Down Computer

Shuting Down Windows 8

Untuk mematikan komputer di windows 8 sedikit berbeda dari OS sebelumnya. Pilihan Power ada di panel menu. Caranya arahkan kursor ke pojok kanan bawah atau atas, lalu pilih icon Setting, Power, maka akan muncul 3 pilihan, Sleep, Shutdown, atau Restart.
Ctrl+Alt+Del dan Alt+F4 juga masih bisa digunakan seperti di windows 7.

tag : tutorial, tips, trik, windows 8, cara pengaturan, konfigurasi

Windows 8 Gratis ++ untuk Mahasiswa Teknik UGM

2012-11-20T19:25:00.001+07:00

Awal tahun 2012 ini, windows 8 telah diluncurkan ke pasaran. Seperti biasa, para "ahli" :D dengan sigap mampu memecahkan sistem keamanan serial kode dari Operating System teranyar windows ini. Coba saja searching di google atau search engine lainnya, dengan kata kunci "windows 8 free serial code" anda akan disajikan jutaan link website yang menyediakan link download windows 8 sekaligus serial numbernya. Miris memang, namun bagaimana lagi? Ternyata pertanyaan itu masih bisa dijawab.. :D

Tampilan Windows 8

Microsoft corp sebagai perusahaan yang memproduksi windows Operating System sejak tahun 90 an ternyata telah lama menjalin kerjasama dengan berbagai lembaga pendidikan di seluruh dunia. Nah,termasuk beberapa universitas ternama di Indonesia, seperti UGM, ITB, UI, UNDIP dan kawan - kawan. Salah satu bentuk kerjasama itu adalah lisensi Operating System dan beberapa produk microsoft gratis bagi mahasiswanya.

Di kampus yang sering saya kunjungi :D,UGM, ternyata masih terbatas. Yang saya tahu baru fakultas teknik UGM yang sudah bisa memberikan lisensi gratis bagi mahasiswanya. Nah, sayangnya memang program ini hanya untuk mahasiswa teknik UGM saja, karena mahasiswa jurusan lain sepertinya belum bisa daftar di sini. Untuk sementara ini mungkin tidak apa - apa, semoga tahun depan sudah bisa untuk seluruh mahasiswa UGM. :D

Nah, cara untuk mendapatkannya ternyata sangat gampang.
1. Kunjungi website http://virlib.ft.ugm.ac.id
2. Klig Register Now di halaman depan website atau klik menu Join Virlib
3. Baca instruksi pendaftaran dan isi form pendaftaran
4. Tunggu sampai nama kamu ada di daftar member yang diterima
5. Verifikasi akun microsoft
6. Kunjungi menu komunitas, dan ikuti instruksinya.
7. Login di http://msdnaa.micresearch.org, dan dapatkan banyak lisensi gratis di sana :D
Untuk master file OSnya, anda bisa download sendiri dari berbagai sumber di Internet, atau rental CD di sekitar kostan anda :D, atau minta teman anda. Atau bisa juga ngopy langsung ke admin virlib.

Sekali lagi, ini memang hanya khusus untuk mahasiswa teknik UGM. :D Tujuan saya hanya untuk share info, so bagi yang belum bisa daftar, bisa segera mendaftar di fakultas teknik UGM pertengahan tahun depan untuk mendapat lisensi gratis windows 8 nya. hehehe. Bagi yang kuliah di universitas lainnya, silahkan tanya teman,dosen,atau pegawai kampus, siapa tahu kampus anda ternyata sudah bekerjasama juga dengan Microsoft. Bagi yang merasa sudah mahasiswa teknik UGM tapi belum daftar, silahkan segera daftar.

tag : lisensi gratis, serial number, windows 8, free, fakultas teknik, ugm, mahasiswa

Inspiratif : Iklan Coca-cola Indonesia Terbaru Oktober 2012

2012-11-11T11:38:00.004+07:00

Semangat untuk membangun bangsa adalah semangat yang harus dimiliki setiap pemuda. Pemuda Indonesia bukanlah siapa siapa kecuali harapan utama kemajuan bangsa Indonesia di masa depan. Kemajuan itu bukan pula untuk siapa - siapa, tapi semata - mata untuk kesejahteraan rakyat Indonesia sendiri.

Banyak cara yang bisa dilakukan untuk setidaknya membangkitkan semangat nasionalisme. Saya, anda, dan kalian semua yang merasa masih pemuda, tidak peduli seberapa tua anda, pantas menyandang gelar pemuda indonesia ketika anda masih memiliki semangat untuk terus membangun diri, lingkungan, dan bangsa anda. Sebagaimana yang dulu telah dilakukan para pemuda pada tanggal 28 oktober 1928, dan hingga sekarang, yang telah dilakukan jutaan pemuda Indonesia untuk membangun Indonesia yang lebih baik.

Mungkin hal di atas yang ingin disampaikan oleh iklan terbaru dari Coca-cola Indonesia, sebuah perusahaan multi nasional yang produk minumanya sudah begitu melekat di masyarakat. Memang perusahaan tersebut bukanlah milik Indonesia, namun setidaknya banyak masyarakat Indonesia yang mampu berkarya melalui perusahaan ini, dan mereka bisa berkontribusi untuk kemajuan Indonesia. Iklan komersial coca cola di bawah ini dibuat untuk memperingati hari sumpah pemuda 28 oktober lalu, namun sepertinya lebih dari itu,ia juga menjadi pengingat bagi pemuda bahwa Indonesia itu bisa!!

"berikan aku 10 pemuda (indonesia) maka akan ku guncangkan dunia" by Soekarno, First President of Indonesia

Download lagu Oasis-whatever ost iklan Coca cola Oktober 2012. DOWNLOAD MEDIAFIRE

sumber : http://monsterkids99.blogspot.com/2012/11/download-lagu-oasis-whatever-whatever.html

tag : iklan coca cola, 2012, download ost iklan, pemuda, indonesia, sumpah pemuda,

30 Tutorial Photoshop Design Layout Website 2012 2013

2012-10-11T21:43:00.005+07:00

Setelah beberapa bulan yang lalu saya posting tentang 50 Tutorial Photoshop terbaik, kali ini saya ingin berbagi kembali tentang tutorial photoshop. Namun, tutorial ini khusus untuk membuat disain website. Sebuah template atau theme website, pada awalnya merupakan disain gambar yang pasif atau masih mentah. Biasanya dibuat dengan photoshop. Nah, baru kemudian gambar disain website yang berformat .psd itu diformat kembali menggunakan software webdesign dan software pengolahan gambar khusus website yang sama - sama dari Adobe, yaitu adobe dreamweaver dan adobe fireworks.

Nah, kumpulan tutorial di bawah ini khusus tutorial untuk bagian pertama pembuatan sebuah website. Terdapat >24 tutorial dari berbagai website yang menyediakan tutorial yang menurut saya cukup membantu dan interaktif. Selamat menikmati.. :D

How to Create a Unique Colorful Site Layout

Design a Beautiful Website From Scratch

Create a Magic Night Themed Web Design from Scratch in Photoshop

Create a Grungy Web Design

Design a creative unusual layout in Photoshop

How to Make a Green & Sleek Web Layout in Photoshop

Create a Clean and Colorful Web Layout in Photoshop

Create a grunge wordpress theme with Photoshop

Create a Nature Inspired WordPress Layout

Create an Amazing Layout Using Textures

Softblue Template Tutorial

Portfolio website Layout Tutorial

Create a Portfolio Layout with Wooden Background in Photoshop

Trendy business & finance layout tutorial

Software Layout Tutorial

Design a creative wordpress theme

Create a Clean and Effective Product Layout

Shopping Cart Design Mockup

Design a simple modern web template in Photoshop

How to Create a “Worn Paper” Web Layout Using Photoshop

How to Create a Sleek and Textured Web Layout in Photoshop

Business website Layout in Photoshop

Stylish portfolio website Layout in Photoshop

Web Design Tutorial: Blog/Portfolio Template!

Create a clean PSD layout with a 3D look

Design a realistic website layout in photoshop

Create an advanced game or clan layout

Create a clean hosting layout

Web 2.0 photoshop layout tutorial

Tutorial RocknRolla Blog Design

source : all tutorial website linked on the pict, ourtuts.com

tag : website design, tutorial, photoshop, creative, frameworks, dreamweaver, fireworks, disain

Keunggulan Iphone 5 dari Iphone 4s dan Iphone 4

2012-10-02T12:53:00.001+07:00

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Apple sekarang benar - benar tengah mencoba untuk kembali menguasai pasar smartphone dunia. Kehadiran Iphone 5 beberapa waktu yang lalu menjadi Gong tanda dimulainya 'perang' baru apple dengan pesaing - pesaingnya (baca samsung :D). Namun, bagi para pecinta Iphone mereka tidak akan peduli dengan produk - produk lainnya, malah mereka akan lebih suka membandingkan produk Iphone itu sendiri. Sebelum kemunculan Iphone 5, sudah ada para pendahulu yang tidak kalah hebat, yaitu Iphone 4 dan Iphone 4s. Sekarang harga kedua gadget cerdas tersebut sudah mulai menurun. Bahkan di negara asalnya, Iphone 4s yang muncul tahun lalu sudah dibandrol seharga $100, jangan tanya harga Iphone 4, pasti di bawah harga tersebut. :D

Nah, persaingan antar 'teman' ini sebenarnya sudah mulai hangat dibicarakan para konsumen sejak kemunculan Iphone 4s. Banyak kritik dan komplain dari konsumen yang membandingkan kedua produk tersebut. Hal ini juga terjadi setelah kemunculan Iphone 5. Lalu sebenarnya bagaimana perbandingan ketiga iphone tersebut? Siapa yang paling layak dijadikan jawara Iphone? Oke, jawabannya ada di bawah ini. Saya mendapatkan review perbandingan ketiga Iphone ini dari gizmag.com.

Dimensi

IPhone 5 lebih panjang dan secara signifikan lebih tipis dari yang tampak identik dengan pendahulunya. Ini berarti bahwa ia akan lebih nyaman untuk dipegang, dan lebih praktis. Sedikit perbedaan hanya pada bahan pelindung di bagian belakang Iphone 5, alumuniun. Iphone 4 dan 4s terbuat dari kaca.

Berat

Iphone 5 jelas mengungguli kedua pendahulunya. Iphone ini benar - benar ringan dan sangat pantas disebut sebagai Iphone Air. :D

Layar Sentuh

Meskipun pixel-per-inch (PPI) mereka hampir sama, layar iPhone 5 lebih setengah inchi dari yang lainnya. Hal ini membuat resolusinya lebih besar. Pengguna iPhone Lama mungkin merasa aneh pada awalnya, tetapi segera akan menghargai ruang ekstra tersebut untuk aplikasi, foto, dan halaman web.

Apple juga memilih untuk tampilan lebih tipis dalam model barunya. Menggabungkan lapisan sensor sentuh juga membuat lapisan piksel layar sentuh lebih dekat ke permukaan.Apple juga memberikan 40 persen saturasi warna yang lebih besar di iPhone 5.

Processor

Ada perubahan peningkatan performa yang sangat jelas di aspek ini. Chip A6 di iPhone 5 adalah sebuah inovasi yang luar biasa, bahkan prosessor ini mampu memecahkan rekor benchmark prosessor smartphone. Meskipun A6 awalnya diyakini berjalan pada 1GHz, hasil pengujian 9to5Mac dan TLDToday ternyata prosessor ini mampu bekerja secara dinamis pada clock 1.3 GHz.

IPhone 4S masih berkinerja baik untuk smartphone modern. IPhone 4 dua tahun agak lamban untuk standar 2012.

RAM

Memory Penyimpanan Data

Wireless

Iphone 5 telah menggunakan teknologi terbaru wireless 4G yang terintegrasi dengan teknologi LTE. Kecepatan download dari LTE bahkan bisa mengalahkan koneksi broadband di rumah anda. :D. Bayangkan akses dengan 4G LTE ini kita bisa mendownload dengan kecepatan 8Mbps hingga 40 Mbps. Iphone 4 dan 4s masih menggunakan teknologi 3G dengan HSPA dan 3G+ yang sedikit lebih cepat. Untuk penggunaan di Indonesia, sepertinya spesifikasi tersebut tidak akan terlalu terasa secara signifikan, mengingat koneksi internet negara kita yang secara umum masih sangat lambat.. :P

Battery

Kamera

Perbandingan Wujud :D

Anda dapat mengatakan Iphone 5 itu bagaikan jam rolex, kombinasi dari kemewahan, kenyamanan, fungsi, dan kapabilitas. Kelebihan Iphone 4s dari iphone 4 hanya pada teknologi siri dan sedikit penambahan kecepatan dan kamera.
Satu - satunya kelebihan Iphone 4 adadalah harganya yang murah. Di Amerika sendiri, Iphone 4 malah diberikan cuma - cuma alias Gratis. Syaratnya adalah dengan meneken kontrak selama 2 tahun dengan Apple untuk tidak membeli produk apple terbaru lainnya. :D

Oke, sekarang keputusan ada di tangan anda. :D. Di Indonesia Iphone 4 masih dalam kisaran 4 jutaan. Begitu pula dengan Iphone 4s. Jadi jika Anda ingin harga iphone yang sedikit murah, ke USA saja. :D
Iphone 5 memang belum rilis di Indonesia, tapi dari beberapa sumber informasi, anda sudah bisa memesan dengan cara preorder. Harganya berikisar 7 jutaan.

tag : iphone 5, apple, iphone 4, iphone 4s, harga, spesifikasi, review, perbandingan

sumber : http://www.gizmag.com/iphone-5-vs-iphone-4s-vs-iphone-4

Download Gratis Software Al Qur'an Digital Audio Visual

2012-07-30T09:42:00.002+07:00

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Sekarang proses pembelajaran telah mengalami perkembangan yang sangat luar biasa. Pembelajaran konvensional telah mulai berkembang menjadi pembelajaran virtual yang didukung dengan kemajuan teknologi informasi.

Dalam proses pembelajaran yang terkait dengan pembelajaran Al Qur'an, kebutuhan akan media pembelajaran virtual yang bagus, baik secara user interface dan vitur sangat dibutuhkan. Nah, berikut ini ada sebuah software yang sangat baik. Software ini merupakan software Al Qur'an yang bukan hanya menyajikan ayat - ayat al quran beserta artinya, namun juga memberikan beberapa fungsi pembelajaran yang sangat baik. Selain sajian ayat secara visual, software ini menyajikan ayat al quran secara audio. Sehingga akan sangat mudah untuk disimak dan digunakan.

Software yang bisa anda download secara gratis ini adalah Zekr Virtual Al Qur'an. Software ini bahkan open source atau dapat dikembangkan sendiri oleh penggunanya.Namun, anda lebih baik menggunakan software ini dalam keadaan terhubung dengan internet.

Al Qur'an Digital

Tampilan Software

Software ini mendukung windows, linux , dan machintos. Software ini juga mendukung bahasa Indonesia. Anda dapat mendownload gratis melalui link berikut ini. Klik link berikut ini untuk mendownload gratis.

Semoga bermanfaat!!

sumber : zekr.org

tag : al qur'an digital, qur'an, virtual, download gratis, zekr, download free, pembelajaran, belajar, suara,

Tutorial Website Of HTML 5

2012-07-27T22:14:00.000+07:00

The growth of HTML 5 tutorial beomes enermous. You can find it so easy, just type "html 5 tutorial" on bos Google, and magically they appear. Its very helpful for developers and designers to handle their work.
Here, I will not give you some tutorials. I just wanna share some good destination for you. Enjoy!!

Learn the Basics

What is HTML5? Infographic covers what it is, and why it’s useful. It also goes into where it’s supported. While not technically a tutorial, this is still a helpful resource to keep on hand.

HTML5 Tutorial.com is a great place for beginners to get their feet wet. The site is set up for those who have little to no knowledge of the language, and promises to get them ready to write and edit a site by hand.

HTML5 for Web Developers is an awesome work in progress, that is written with web developers in mind (cutting out the unnecessary vendor specific bits of the spec). Comprehensive and growing, this HTML5 specification is fantastic for beginners or those looking to refresh.

HTML5 Doctor is a site that anyone looking to sharpen their skills should know about. Their article archive alone is like an entire course on HTML5 and worth your while to take a look through.

HTML5 Pocket Book is just that. A short and sweet intro into the language. This printable fold-up pocket guide is a good cheat sheet of sorts for beginners to keep handy.

Getting Specific

Toying With the HTML5 File System API is a tutorial that explores this new element of HTML5, and the basics of this new API. Going over the most common file system tasks.

Have A Field Day With HTML5 Forms seeks to make you share the author’s love of using HTML5 to create much needed web forms. With the aid of some CSS techniques, you will have a fully styled and ready to use form in your arsenal.

Cross-Browser HTML5 Placeholder Text is a tutorial that will allow you to use HTML5 to fill any unfocused sections of your forms to have placeholder text. For browsers where this is not supported yet, there is a jQuery fallback in place.

Code a Backwards Compatible, One Page Portfolio with HTML5 and CSS3 is a solid tutorial that will teach you the basics of this sort of build. While it is built using HTML5 and CSS3, it takes older browsers and their lack of support into consideration.

How To Build A Real-Time Commenting System is a nifty tutorial that will take you through using HTML5 to craft a commenting system that works with users in real-time, adding that fluidity and freshness to your site.

Design & Code a Cool iPhone App Website in HTML5 is not just for someone looking to promote an app, though that is where it is aimed. The tutorial will take the user through constructing a promotional site using HTML5 and a bit of style in CSS3.

How HTML5 Aids Mobile Financial App Development explains many of the new tags that are available in the language for building financial based applications.

HTML5 localStorage is divided into four parts and seeks to break down and fully explain the specifics of this aspect of the language. For those who do not know much about HTML5 localStorage, or those looking to know more, this is a great place to turn.

Add HTML5 video to your site will give you the tools to embed vids into your pages without having to rely on plugins or anything but your code. Again, there are fallbacks in place with this system for older browsers (flash based).

Touch The Future: Create An Elegant Website With HTML5 And CSS3 offers readers a brief overview of both languages before diving into a well structured tutorial that will have you building your own site by the end.

A Non-Responsive Approach to Building Cross-Device Webapps is a well thought out approach to serving up device specific builds, without simply using media queries to accomplish a purely aesthetic rearrangement of web elements.

HTML5 File Uploads with jQuery is a useful tutorial that uses the new HTML5 API’s to facilitate a jQuery based ‘upload center’ with drag and drop capabilities.

Create Vector Masks using the HTML5 Canvas teaches users to use the handy canvas tag in HTML5 with a bit of clipping to help shape more stylish images for your site.

Build your own HTML5 3D engine once again uses HTML5′s canvas tag, though this time with a little bit of Javascript to fashion a 3D rendering engine.

HTML5 Grayscale Image Hover offers users the means to dynamically clone colors within an image to turn it into grayscale, without an image editor. Instead, once again, HTML5′s canvas tag plays along with jQuery to make this happen.

“Mobifying” Your HTML5 Site is a tutorial that is dedicated to keeping your website mobile ready, and using HTML5 to get you there. With the focus on mobile ready these days, this tutorial might just hold the solutions you have been looking for.

Build your First Game with HTML5 calls on the power of Box2D and the ever-awesome canvas tag in HTML5 to craft a playable app.

Making a Beautiful HTML5 Portfolio uses both the Quicksand plugin, and the power of jQuery to build this stylish HTML5 based site to display your works.

source : noupe.com

tag : html 5, tutorial, how to, basic html, reference, website

Tutorial Gratis HTML5 dan CSS3 untuk Membuat Halaman Website

2012-07-01T22:24:00.000+07:00

Perancangan halaman web saat ini sudah beralih ke HTML5 dan CSS3. Nah di bawah ini saya sediakan beberapa tutorial tentang HTML5. Setidaknya ada 6 website yang saya sediakan di sini. Website - websiter tersebut menyediakan tutorial yang cukup bagus. Semoga bermanfaat!!

1. File Upload HTML5 dengan jQuery

Hari ini kita akan mengembangkan aplikasi web kecil yang disebut Upload Center, yang akan memungkinkan orang untuk meng-upload foto dari komputer mereka dengan menyeret dan mendrop file mereka ke jendela browser, mungkin dengan API HTML5 baru terpapar oleh browser modern.

2. Membuat Portofolio Web dengan HTML5
Dalam tutorial ini kita akan membuat portofolio HTML5 indah didukung oleh jQuery dan plugin Quicksand. Anda dapat menggunakannya untuk memamerkan karya terbaru Anda dan sepenuhnya dapat di sesuaikan dengan keinginan Anda.

3. Coding Halaman Website dengan HTML5 dan CSS3

4. Membuat Contact Form dengan HTML5 dan CSS3
Ikuti langkah ini demi langkah proses untuk membuat kontak Anda sendiri dengan bentuk yang stylish dengan memanfaatkan HTML5 dan CSS3. Kami akan menggunakan beberapa fitur baru yang berguna dalam HTML5 untuk menambah fungsionalitas keren untuk form tersebut, sementara memanfaatkan properti CSS3 untuk menciptakan konsep Photoshop anda dalam kode CSS.

5. Membuat Slideshow Fullscreen dengan HTM5 Audio dan CSS3
Pada tutorial ini akan ditunjukan cara untuk membuat slideshow foto dengan mode fullscreen untuk menggambarkan serangkaian gambar.Akan ditambahkan suara dengan elemen audio yang HTML5 untuk memberikan kehidupan ke galeri.

6. Membuat Template HTML5 yang Keren dari Awal Banget
HTML5 tentu salah satu dari isu terbaru dalam dunia web. Itu bukan sesuatu yang baru lagi dan kita sudah melihat bagaimana kerennya itu. Fitur yang lebih sederhana dengan DOCTYPE, markup lebih semantik, jenis input dan placeholder adalah beberapa alasan Anda untuk menggunakan HTML5.

tag : html5, css3, html, css, template, tutorial, wordpress, jquery, slider, slideshow, theme

sumber : http://css.dzone.com/articles/50-best-html5-tutorials-2011

Pengembangan Teknologi Sel Surya Cair yang Murah dan Stabil

2012-04-26T15:45:00.004+07:00

Para ilmuwan di University of Southern California (USC) telah mengembangkan teknologi yang cukup murah untuk menghasilkan sel surya cair yang stabil yang dapat dicat atau dicetak ke suatu bentuk permukaan cetak. Teknologi ini merupakan teknologi solar nanocrystal yang ukuranny sekitar empat nanometer. Ukuran partikel sel surya itu memungkinkan untuk disuspensikan dalam larutan cair sehingga bisa dicetak seperti lembaran kertas.

Walaupun cairan nanocristal sel surya lebih murah dibuat dibandingkan dengan sel surya single-crystal silicon berlapis, keduanya masih tidak cukup efisien untuk mengubah energy surya menjadi energi listrik. Hal ini disebabkan karena susunan nanocrystal ini menyebabkan penurunan konduktifitas listrik dari bahan tersebut.

Richard L. Brutchey, asisten profesor kimia di USC USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences dan David H. Webber peneliti postdoctoral USC , menemukan sebuah ligan sintetik yang tidak hanya membantu menstabilkan nanocrystals, tetapi juga membangun jembatan atau interkoneksi antara partikel untuk menghantarkan listrik. Hal ini memungkinkan mereka untuk membentuk cairan yang stabil serta mampu mengkonduksikan energi listrik.

Pembentukan lapisan sel surya dari cairan tersebut dapat dilakukan pada proses dengan suhu rendah. Para peneliti kemudian juga mengatakan bahwa hal tersebut menjadi alasan bahwa cairan nanocrystal itu dapat di cetak menjadi solar cell plastik (bukan gelas) tanpa menghiraukan kemungkinan bahan tersebut meleleh. Hal ini memungkinkan untuk membuat panel surya yang lebih murah, stabil, serta juga fleksibel untuk digunakan di mana saja.

Pada percobaan awal, peneliti masih menggunakan cadmium selenide yang tidak dapat diperjual belikan karena alasan kemanan.Namun, hal ini telah memantik pintu untuk melakukan penelitian lebih lanjut untuk menciptakan teknologi sel surya yang sedemikian murah, stabil, dan efisien dengan material yang lain. Dengan semakin meningkatnya kebutuhan akan sumber energi alternatif, pengembangan teknologi sel surya akan menjadi trend yang akan terus berkembang di masa yang akan datang.

Hasil penelitian mereka akan dipublikasikan di Jurnal Internasional Bahan kimia inorganik , Dalton Transactions.

tag : sel surya, panel surya, efisiensi sel surya, teknologi sel surya

source : http://www.gizmag.com/printable-liquid-solar-cells/

Download jQuery Slider & Gallery Plugin Tutorial Gratis

2012-04-26T14:57:00.001+07:00

Di dunia disain website, jQuery menjadi salah satu primadona Javascript yang sangat banyak digunakan untuk memperindah tampilan website. Mulai dari untuk gallery foto, games, post slider, image slider, dan berbagai komponen website lainnya. Komponen yang paling sering menggunakan script ini adalah image slider dan image gallery pada website.

Berikut ini telah saya kumpulkan 30 jQuery slider dan gallery plugin berbasis jQuery beserta tutoralnya untuk memperindah website Anda.

TN3 jQuery Slider Image Gallery

Create a Simple, iTunes Like Slider

Create an Image Rotator with Description

Gallerific jQuery Plugin

A Simple jQuery Slideshow

Fancy Sliding Form with jQuery

Create a Slick and Accessible Slideshow using jQuery

Create a Beautiful jQuery Slider Tutorial

Avia Slider jQuery Plugin

Automatic Image Slider with CSS and jQuery

Building a jQuery Image Scroller

Supersized jQuery Fullscreen Plugin

AD jQuery Gallery Plugin

Easy Slider jQuery Plugin

Sliding Boxes and Captions with jQuery

Animated Panning Slideshow with jQuery

Horinaja jQuery Plugin

jqFancy Transitions

AnythingSlider jQuery Plugin

ShadowBox

LoopedSlider Plugin

CSS and jQuery Image Slider

Moving Boxes jQuery Plugin

S3 Slider

Create a Simple Image Slide Show using jQuery

Slide-N-Hide jQuery Plugin

Scrollable jQuery Tutorial

NIVO Slider

PopEYE Slider

SlideViewerPRO

Slider Gallery

Beberapa plugin dan slider di atas dapat dipasang di website berbasis wordpress, namun mungkin ada beberapa yang tidak bisa dipasang secara langsung. Saya rekomendasikan untuk mengikuti tutorial yang ada di setiap halaman web di atas. Semoga bermanfaat.

tag : jquery, gallery, slider, image, download, tutorial script, javascript

source : creativefan.com

Dark Chocolate Is Good For Your Heart

2012-04-25T22:19:00.000+07:00

Chocolate is one of the most popular food nowadays. It's not only because of its flavor but also because its flexibility to be formed as we like. But, for many years, chocolate is also known as a good food for our health. Even since 1100BC, people in America continent started to process cacao feed to be chocolate, and they believe it advantages. But, of late, some researcher started to research chocolate advantages for human health. I got this article from dailymail.co.uk that talking about the advantage of eating chocolate for our health, especially our heart.

It has long been suggested that dark chocolate is good for your heart.
Now a study has confirmed that eating it in moderate quantities does indeed lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels.
The research team set out to test the direct effect of eating chocolate which is a source of several substances that scientists think might impart important health benefits.

Good for you: The research found that dark chocolate may reduce the risk of heart disease

Chocolate contains compounds called 'flavanols' that appear to play a variety of bodily roles including those related to their potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions.
Researchers at San Diego State University in the U.S. asked 31 people to eat a 50g bar of either regular dark chocolate, dark chocolate that had been overheated, or white chocolate, for 15 days.
When compared to the white chocolate group, those eating either form of dark chocolate were later found to have lower blood glucose and lower levels of ‘bad’ blood lipids.

The researchers concluded that dark chocolate may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by improving blood glucose levels and lipid profiles.
However, they warned that although habitual dark chocolate consumption may benefit health by reducing the risk of heart disease, it must be eaten in moderation because it can easily increase daily amounts of saturated fat and calories.
A spokesman for the research team said: ‘We had great compliance with our study subjects because everybody wanted to eat chocolate.
‘We actually had to tell them not to eat more than 50g a day.’
Now the researchers are planning follow-up studies involving more people and a longer duration of chocolate consumption.
The results will be presented at the Experimental Biology 2012 meeting in San Diego.

tag : chocolate, dark chocolate, health, advantages, heart, eat chocolate,benefits

source : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2134667/Eating-dark-chocolate-really-good-heart.html
wikipedia.com

9 Newest Ultrabooks 2012 by CES

2012-01-22T22:31:00.001+07:00

2012 is the year of Ultrabook. This year is the beginning of Super Slim Powerful notebook. You know, this year you will see many notebook vendor produce that Ultra. Maybe I should explain to you first, what is ultrabook? I know, some of you know, that ultrabook is the thin notebook. But, Intel has their own specification to the notebook that will be given a title "Ultrabook".

Have a thin and light design that measures less than 21 mm (0.83 inch) at its thickest point.
Include ultra-fast start-up, which can include Intel Rapid Start Tech or third-party solutions.
Go from hibernate to keyboard interaction in 7 seconds or less, waking up from sleep “much, much faster.
Offer between 5 and 8 hours of battery life, even in the sleekest form factor.
Include features that help protect itself and its user, including Intel Anti-Theft Tech.
Be powered by Intel Core processors.

Oke. I hope you understand that specification.:D :P. Below is the list of 9 newest crazy tiny Ultrabook CES 2012 version. Enjoy :D

1. Intel Nikiski

The skinny:

The Nikiski is a concept Ultrabook that Intel showed off at its press conference at CES. Not a real product, it's intended to show off just what the platform can do. There are no specs posted on the device, but from our brief hands-on with it, it's definitely light and thin.

Interesting feature:

What looks like a big hole below the keyboard is actually a transparent touchpad. It works like a normal one when the laptop's open, but when you fold it up the fun begins: The custom Windows 8 build shows through the screen, which lets the user check out things like calendar appointments and emails, and even run some apps, with the laptop closed.

Potential roadblock:

It's not a real product.

Bottom line:

While the Nikiski has about zero chance of going into production, its clever execution could inspire some daring manufacturers to take some risks once Intel's Ivy Bridge chips and Windows 8 arrive. Asus, are you listening? :D

2. LG Super Ultrabook Z330/Z430

The skinny:

LG's pair of Super Ultrabooks are respectably compact, with the 13.3-inch Z330 measuring just 0.58 of an inch thick and weighing 2.6 pounds, while the 14-inch Z430 is 0.78 of an inch thick and 3.3 pounds.

Interesting feature:

Both machines are equipped with LG’s proprietary Super Speed Boot technology, which is said to be "roughly three times faster" than other 13-inch notebooks in the market. The Z430, however, also has a combined HDD/SSD drive, which LG says can still boot in 12 seconds and boasts a storage capacity of up to 500GB.

Potential roadblock:

The price, currently not announced.

Bottom line:

LG isn't know for making laptops in the U.S., and it's up in the air whether the machines will ever end up here (LG just says they're launching "worldwide" in the first quarter). If the price is right, they appear to be solid machines.

3. Lenovo ThinkPad T430u

The skinny:

Lenovo's ThinkPad T430u business Ultrabook is less than 0.8 of an inch thick and weighs under four pounds, putting in the same size class as the HP Spectre (i.e. arguably not an Ultrabook)

Interesting feature:

The starting prices is just $849 -- making it the most affordable Ultrabook we've seen.

Potential roadblock:

With no standout feature, the T430u is clearly aimed solely at business users.

Bottom line:

The Lenovo ThinkPad T430u is pretty much an Ultrabook in name only, and you feel like it's just the smallest laptop Lenovo could build without really trying. The company even says you can substitute the SSD for a hard disk, which Ultrabooks aren't supposed to do. But if you're a business, it's not like you care about labels.

4. Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga

The skinny:

The Lenovo Yoga gets its name from its dual-hinge system that lets the screen flip all the way around so the device resembles a tablet. It also allows for a thinner design, Leonvo says, measuring 0.67 inch thick and weighing 3.1 pounds.

Interesting feature:

The hinged design and 13.1-inch touchscreen, which effectively lets the Yoga become a tablet or a stand-up screen. The keyboard automatically shuts off when the screen is folded past 180°, so no worries about accidental button presses.

Potential roadblock:

The Yoga won't be available until Windows 8 is in general release. Will it be obsolete by then?

Bottom line:

Lenovo's Yoga Ultrabook offers an exciting design and a decent price ($1,199) -- if and when it ever comes to market.

5. Samsung Series 5 Ultra

The skinny:

Samsung's Series 5 Ultra laptops aim to give great performance at a good price, though with compromises. The 13.3-inch version weighs 3.24 pounds and measures 0.58 of an inch thick. The 14.4-inch model is 3.9 pounds and 0.82 of an inch thick.

Interesting feature:

The 14-inch Samsung Series 5 sports an optical disc drive, typically forbidden on Ultrabooks. Both machines also have a 500GB hard disk for storage, also normally an Ultrabook no-no, but they still work fast thanks to a 16GB SSD cache.

Potential roadblock:

Optical storage? Hard disk? Almost 4 pounds? How are these Ultrabooks?

Bottom line:

The price is right in Samsung's Series 5 -- $950 and $900 for the 14- and 13-inch models, respectively -- but you won't feel like you have a laptop from the future with these. At least you can sub in an SSD for the smaller version for a total price of $1,100.

6. Samsung Series 9

The skinny:

At just 0.64 of an inch thick at its thickest point and 2.5 pounds, the 13-inch Samsung Series 9 gives the Acer Aspire S5 a challenge to its claim of being the world's thinnest Ultrabook.

Interesting feature:

The HD+ SuperBright Plus screen is said to be up to 180 percent brighter than other laptops, which should help in bright sunlight along with the anti-reflective coating.

Potential roadblock:

The price, which is $1,399.

Bottom line:

The display on any machine that you look at for hours matters a lot, but is it worth the premium?

7. HP Envy 14 Spectre

The skinny:

The HP Envy 14 Spectre is actually not so skinny -- it's a full 0.78 inches thick, and it weighs 3.79 pounds, making it the bulkiest Ultrabook we've seen. However, it also has the some of the most novel design features, like a 14-inch screen, a sleek glass back and extra wireless technology.

Interesting feature:

Near-field communication (NFC) is built into the HP Spectre, letting you share things like maps directly from your NFC-equipped phone just by tapping. It'll also eventually let you do things like transfer payment information instantaneously between devices, making the Spectre a little more future-proof than other Ultrabooks.

Potential roadblock:

Other than its size, which arguably disqualifies the Spectre as an Ultrabook, it costs a hefty $1,400.

Bottom line:

This might be the most tricked-out Ultrabook so far, but if you want the ultimate in thin and light, the Spectre definitely isn't it.

8. Dell XPS 13

The skinny:

Dell's first-ever Ultrabook, the XPS 13, clocks in at just 0.71 inches thick and 2.99 pounds. The 13-inch screen is protected by Corning's durable Gorilla Glass.

Interesting feature:

In addition to the 128GB or 256GB hard-disk options, users get 100GB of free cloud storage through Dell DataSafe for cloud backup.

Potential roadblock:

The battery, while rated for more than 8 hours of use, isn't user-replaceable.

Bottom line:

The Dell XPS 13, priced at $999, is a solid Ultrabook, and it throws in some nice freebies, like the cloud storage and a year of Skype Premium. You could do a lot worse.

9. Acer Aspire S5

The skinny:

Claiming to be the "world's thinnest" Ultrabook, the Acer Aspire S5 measures just 0.68 inches at its thickest point and weighs just 3 pounds. It has a 13.3-inch screen.

Interesting feature:

Besides its überthinness, the S5 also boasts next-generation connectivity with a Thunderbolt port, with provides a high-speed connection to peripherals. Acer's Always Connect tech keeps the machine logged into services when it goes to sleep, and you can wake it up via smartphone.

Potential roadblock:

The price, which is currently unknown.

Bottom line:

The Aspire S5's thickness certainly comes in well under Intel's guidelines. If it can perform the same trick with the price, Acer will have scored a home run.

tag : ultrabook, newest ultrabook, CES 2012, ultrabook list, lenovo, asus, toshiba, samsung, acer, thinkpad

source : http://mashable.com/2012/01/18/ces-2012-ultrabooks, google.com

Smallest World Map Was Created with Salt !!

2012-01-22T21:49:00.000+07:00

I know, this stuff is crazy, but you know, it's really amazing. Imagine, with nowdays technology advance, people can create the microsize of world in just a few seconds. I can't explain it more, just read this article that was copied from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/.

Scientists in Zurich have created the world's smallest 3D map - of the world. IBM's perfectly formed 'nano-world', has now been accepted by the Guinness World Record organisation. The map measures a miniscule 22 by 11 micrometers. Or, to put it in perspective, 1,000 maps would fit on just one grain of salt.

Beautifully formed: The world's smallest map is composed of 500,000 pixels, each measuring 20 nm2 and was created in only 2.23 minutes

Chiseling out Europe: A nanoscale tip - 100,000 times smaller than a sharpened pencil - carves out Europe on the 3D map

The map was 'written' on a polymer and is composed of 500,000 pixels, each measuring 20 nm2 and was created in just two minutes and 23 seconds. A map that can only be seen through a microscope may seem as useful as a chocolate teapot, but the new technology behind it is set to open a whole new world in industry.

Existing nano techniques struggle to make structures smaller than 30 nanometers and are expensive to use.

But the new technique uses a nanoscale tip - 100,000 times smaller than a sharpened pencil - to cheaply create 2D and 3D patterns and structures as small as 15 nanometers.

Lofty peaks: The IBM scientists also created a 25 nanometer-high replica of the Matterhorn peak, a famous Swiss mountain that soars 14,692ft (4,478m) high

A mountain of work: The 3D image was etched onto a piece of molecular glass, representing a scale of 1:5billion

Where the magic happens: IBM's new nanopatterning tool. The picture shows a close-up of the core micro-electro-mechanical system of the tool, which controls the tip

The etching technique the machine uses is similar to how Egyptian’s chiseled away at stone to create drawings and hieroglyphics. The technique opens new prospects for making nanosized electronics and objects in fields ranging from future chip technology to opto-electronics to medicine and life sciences. The findings were published in Science and Advanced Materials.

tag : world smallest map, nano size map, world smallest globe, 2012

Cara Menyelesaikan Error "A required CD/DVD device driver is missing, Install Operating Sistem USB

2012-01-22T21:05:00.000+07:00

Beberapa waktu yang lalu, saya mengalami masalah ketika hendak menginstall Operating System (Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit/84 bit) pada Laptop (Asus) baru saya dengan menggunakan USB drive. Error ini terjadi tepatnya ketika proses instalasi baru pada tahap pengumpulan informasi instalasi. Tampilan error yang mungkin muncul adalah sebagai berikut :

Solusinya cukup sederhana,

Ketika muncul jendela seperti gambar di atas, klik Cancel, dan klik tombol close. Kemudian ketika anda kembali ke tampilan awal instalasi,cabut USB drive yang digunakan instalasi, kemudian masukan ke port USB yang lain. Kemudian lanjutkan prosedur instalasi seperti biasa.

Jika cara ini tidak berhasil, ada beberapa hal yang mungkin terjadi pada laptop atau komputer anda.

Setting BIOS storage configuration. Jika tipenya AHCI, ubah menjadi IDE.
Ada kerusakan pada hardware komputer atau laptop anda.

Semoga posting ini bermanfaat. Jika ada yang ingin bertanya atau menambahkan solusi yang mungkin dilakukan, silahkan posting di comment box di bawah.

tag : install windows 7 error, cara install windows 7, USB drive

Download ClickTo!! Software Copy-Paste Yang Sesungguhnya!!

2012-01-14T14:42:00.001+07:00

Saya yakin sebagian besar dari Anda, pengguna komputer, pasti sudah sangat akrab dengan kegiatan "copy" dan "paste". Apalagi bagi kalian yang masih berstatus pelajar atau mahasiswa, CTRL+C dan CTRL+V menjadi sahabat terbaik ketika mengerjakan tugas makalah atau pun laporan. Bukan maksud saya menuduh semua pelajar dan mahasiswa melakukan hal itu, tapi saya bermaksud untuk menunjukan Fakta!! :D Yaitu bahwa pelajar dan mahasiswa sangat pandai memanfaatkan teknologi. Hehe :)

Kali ini saya tidak bermaksud untuk melarang atau menggurui para pengguna setia CTRL+C+V. Justru kali ini saya ingin merenggut kesetiaan kalian.:D Maksud saya, saya akan tunjukan di sini satu aplikasi yang sangat sederhana, tapi mampu menampilkan kinerja yang jauh lebih canggih untuk memplagiat rangkaian tulisan dari pada sang pendahulunya,key CTRL+C &V. Aplikasi ini berukuran kecil, layaknya add-on biasa. Aplikasi ini akan segera menampakan wujudnya, segera setelah Anda memblok sederet tulisan dalam komputer Anda dan melakukan ritual CTRL+C atau RightClick + Copy. Perhatikan gambar di bawah ini.

Gambaran cara kerja aplikasi Click.to

Aplikasi yang sangat keren ini, dapat diunduh di CLICKtoApp. Click to ini akan mempermudah akses Anda ke berbagai aplikasi yang akan Anda jadikan target CTRL+V. Ketika anda mengaktifkan aplikasi ini, akan segera muncul semacam pop-up berupa ikon-ikon kecil pilihan. Jika ingin mencari informasi yang berhubungan dengan suatu kata kunci di google, contohnya kata Cilacap, tinggal klik icon google, maka Anda akan segera terhubung dengan browser, dan mendapatkan apa yang Anda inginkan. Selamat berCo-Pas ria!!

Video tentang cara kerja klickto!!

tag : download clickto, aplikasi copy paste otomatis, download gratis, ctrl+v, ctrl+c
sumber : http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/01/click-to-app/ http://www.clicktoapp.com/

When the Brain Activities Signal Waves is Converted Into Music!!

2011-12-23T00:48:00.000+07:00

Music or sound in general is one of the strongest stimulus of human brain after light (sight). We also know that we can activate our brain by using sound. Even our emotional condition can be affected by that kind of waves that tremble our ears skeleton. We can feel very terrible just because of, for example, a ghost like sound, we will feel calm and in comfort when we hear the smooth classical music, and et cetera. In other hand, our brain as the processor, seems to be more active when thinking or get some stimulus from the environment, but instead of it, our brain also active when in the idle mode. Such as when we sleep. Some research have revealed that our brain still active when we sleep. They assume it happen when we're in the dreaming state. But, of late, some researchers also discovered an awesome thing. They got the fact that our brain activities is much better interpreted not in the graphical form, but in the sound wave form. They discovered that our brain activities signal can be converted into musical form.

Here is the story how that discovery can be discovered. I got this from http://thenextweb.com/. It's also bundled with a video that will show you how is the brain sound likes. :D

“Inside each of us, at every moment, a symphony plays. It’s the symphony of consciousness, but at the same time it’s the symphony of the brain. It plays on millions of instruments over millions of channels.”
-Philosopher Dan Lloyd

Music is perhaps the most accessible and emotional form of art, while the brain is one of the most complex and fascinating organs in the human body. Brooklyn based documentary filmmaker Elisa da Prato has teamed up with Philosopher Dan Lloyd to investigate the connection between the two.

To fund their film “Music of the Hemispheres” they’ve put the project up on Kickstarter, and have currently raised just under $2,000 of their $16,000 goal with a month left. In the film, da Prato and Lloyd will investigate modes of data visualization, music composition, performance, and audition. These systems will be “cracked open” and compared to the examination of brain mechanics and the architecture of mind.
“Ever since the first crude brain images appeared on the cover of Scientific American (1978) I’ve had a gut feeling that the ancient questions of philosophy — about mind, perception, and consciousness — would have to be informed by neuroscience,” explains Lloyd. Lloyd began studying neuroimaging in the mid 90s and in 2000 he began using “Virtual Reality Markup Language” to make maps of the mind. After looking at the data depicting brain activity, the neurophilosopher began asking questions like – how does consciousness arise in the brain? In order to better answer these questions, he learned Matlab, a computer programming language in order to handle the data himself.

One very hot night about eight years ago, it occurred to Lloyd that the data he’d been trying to visualize might also be turned into sound and that hearing the data might have advantages over simply viewing complex and layered data. “What if I sonify this data as opposed to visualize it?” he said. He soon theorized that consciousness may operate in a musical structure or perhaps music operates in a conscious structure. Since then he’s been trying to create musical interpretations that reveal something about brain function and are beautiful at the same time.

In late 2009, da Prato introduced NYU Scientist Dr. Zoran Josipovic to Lloyd. In February 2010, Josipovic sent subject Jeff Sable, (a good friend of Da Prato’s and a graduate of the NYU’s ITP program), through a fMRI scanner and asked him to meditate while viewing different visual stimulus. His brain activity was recorded and Josipovic shared his data with Lloyd who sonified the data and extrapolated its “musical score.”
Since then, da Prato and Lloyd have continued to work on Music of the Hemispheres, and are planning to create a film and an experiment, pairing artists with scientists, commissioning new musical works and documenting emerging breakthroughs in Music Cognition and Theory.
“Music and brain waves are intensely similar… It’s really like music… it is music…You are music,” says Lloyd in the following video for Kickstarter. Check it out below!

Source : ➤ Music of the Hemispheres

tag : music, hemispare, brain, turn, convert

New Software To Edit A Photo Realistically

2011-12-14T15:58:00.000+07:00

When you are asked about photoshop, without thinking, you will answer "its a sophisticated software that can manipulate photo very realistic". That's right. But, if it will be another condition when you see these picture below. I got this article from gizmag. I think this software is very cool. But, you know, you have to be more determine to be an advance here. :D

For more than twenty years, the software program Photoshop has been the industry standard for seamlessly manipulating images, especially the removal of unwanted items like blemishes, wires and telephone poles. When it comes to adding something to a photo, however, the process is still rather involved. Now, a team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), led by PhD candidate Kevin Karsch, is presenting a new algorithm at Siggraph Asia 2011 that promises to radically simplify the procedure of believably incorporating new or "synthetic" objects in still shots and the results are quite impressive.

To appreciate the elegance of the UIUC team's contribution, it's helpful to understand just what an improvement it is over current techniques. Look at any effects-heavy feature film and you'll see instances where computer-generated objects, be they giant robots, dinosaurs or futuristic vehicles, were added to previously-shot footage (also called a background plate in the Biz). In order to sell the illusion that the added objects were there in the first place, technicians typically need to gather copious amounts of on-set data (e.g. lens height and focal length, size of on-set objects and direction/color temperature of visible light sources, etc.) from which they recreate a virtual environment. When this is done poorly, it's a dead giveaway that the added object is fake and was inserted after the original image or footage was shot.

The genius of the Karsch team's approach lies in what the user doesn't have to provide in order to create believable additions. (Currently, the software only handles still images, but plans are in the works to tackle film and video sequences before long). Starting with a still photo about which nothing is known, novice users have been able to add virtual subjects in just minutes with results good enough to fool experts. That's great news for graphic artists, but maybe not so thrilling for folks like crime scene investigators who'll soon have to doubt the veracity of every object in frame!

To pull off this digital sleight-of-hand, the process is broken up into intuitive stages, the first being the creation of 3D geometry from 2D data. "The main idea is we want to take our picture and we want to get a 3D model of the scene from it," Karsch explained. "We first apply an automatic estimation procedure which tries to find the boundaries of the scene - it tries to find the walls, the ceiling, the floor." Since that's occasionally inaccurate, the software also includes an interface that allows the user to refine the estimate.
"With two vanishing points, we can recover the focal length of the camera, and then using the rest of the input we can also recover a rough representation of the 3D geometry of the scene: where the floors are at, where the walls are at and where the ceiling is at," Karsch added.

Next, the Lighting Stage requires the user to identify light sources in the image, whether in frame or not. In the traditional computer graphics approach, lighting sources and characteristics are identified by placing a chrome reference ball in front of the camera. The UIUC team's approach eliminates the need for that and a host of other steps as it calculates a decent representation of the actual lighting conditions.
If the object to be added will land behind another opaque item, the Occluding Object Stage (in which the user basically scribbles on the objects that will block part of the object to be added) comes next. Also called a spectral matting procedure, this generates an object mask which, when applied, creates the illusion that the added object is behind the masked one.
Enabling beginners to generate professional results with minimal time and effort is sure to make the Karsch team's algorithm a big hit in the graphics world. Judging from the sample images provided from the team's paper, the approach adeptly handles just about every lighting condition conceivable, even for transparent and shadowed subjects. For those of you itching to get your hands on it, plans are in the works to create an online version that anyone can use. In the meantime, it seems we'll just have to make do with run-of-the-mill reality!
Source: Kevin Karsch

Check out the video below for a look at the software in action:

See other photo in this link .

tag : software, editing, realistic, photo, sophisticated, photoshop

6 Free App For Kindle Fire Amazon New

2011-11-27T07:32:00.001+07:00

I'm sure all of you know Amazon.com. So, I don't have to explain it more here. :D. Amazon maybe is one of the biggest online sales website in the world. But, on this year, this company, also started to move on and expanding their wings. You know, maybe this November, or before it (I don't know the exact time), Amazon released their newest product, a Tablet based on unique Android OS, called Kindle Fire. I think it's a big step of them to involve in the war of gadget nowdays. :D

In this post, I won't review of this product. If you want to know more, visit this website >> http://thenextweb.com/.

Kindle fire amazon

I just want to share some application that support this gadget here. I found 6 free high quality app. Maybe if you has bought one, you can try that application.

1. Pulse (Free)

The Pulse app curates your favorite websites into a colorful mosaic. Just tap on an article, and you will see a clean and elegant view of the story. Pulse has had a banner year with 7 million total subscribers and 250 publishing partners. It is also the only app that comes pre-loaded on the Amazon Kindle Fire and expects to reach 10 million users by the holiday season.

2. Dictionary (Free)

If you’re a total word nerd, Dictionary is a nice app that works even when you’re offline. Not only does the app give you the meaning of word, but it doubles as a Thesaurus. When you’re connected to the Internet you can enjoy the Word of the Day and access voice search. Feeling fancy? Change the app’s background image in settings. (N.B. The Kindle Fire comes powered with a dictionary for easy lookup while you’re reading just like the standard e-reading Kindles before it).

3. Wikidroid (Free)

Use this app to view all of Wikipedia’s entries in all Wikipedia languages. The app features text copying from articles, full-screen mode, quick language swap button and unobtrusive advertising. N.B. you’ll need an Internet connection to access the app.

4. Evernote (Free)

If you’re an Evernote user, you have to download it on the Kindle Fire! I just fell a little bit more in love. Anyone with a less than perfect memory who uses a computer, smartphone or tablet can appreciate Evernote. Check out our feature story on The Future of Evernote.

5. Songza HD (Free)

Songza is a sweet music app that’s even easier to use than Pandora. The app comes loaded with playlists for everything from lifting weights to barbequing to curing road rage to hosting a cocktail party and it’s outrageously easy to use. Songza announced a new Facebook integration at the recent f8 conference, and logging into the ‘Songza for Kindle’ app via your Facebook account will enable you to see and share the music you and your friends are listening to.

6. Netflix (Free)

If you have a Netflix account, definitely download this free app, which lets you browse and instantly watch unlimited TV shows and movies. Fell asleep while watching a film? You can resume watching where you left off on your TV or computer. I highly recommend the television show Breaking Bad.

“We’re excited to team up with Amazon to give what we think will be a huge community of Kindle Fire owners the opportunity experience all that Netflix has to offer,” said Bill Holmes, Vice President of Business Development at Netflix. “We’re certain that our members will have a great viewing experience on Kindle Fire.”

Featured image: Shutterstock/maga

tag : kindle fire, application, android os, app, free, amazon, download

Korea Selatan Membuat Robot Penjaga Penjara!!

2011-11-25T21:13:00.005+07:00

Mungkin sekarang negara Korea Selatan sedang memulai langkah untuk menerapkan teknologi robot dalam beberapa bidang yang biasanya dilakukan oleh tangan manusia.Setelah sebelumnya mereka memproduksi robot penjual tiket bioskop, beberapa waktu yang lalu mereka baru saja menguji cobakan sebuah robot penjaga penjara.

Robot ini dikembangkan di bawah pengawasan Kementrian Hukum Korea selatan. Robot yang didisain untuk mengawasi para tahanan ini, baru saja diuji selama satu bulan di sebuah penjara di kota Pohang, sebelah tenggara Seoul. Dilengkapi dengan sensor gerak, kamera, dan kaki beroda, robot ini diharapkan mampu mengawasi gerak gerik tahanan dengan lebih efektif. Robot ini juga didisain untuk bisa beroperasi dengan baik di malam hari dalam keadaan sedikit cahaya.

Penelitian dan pengembangan robot penjaga ini dibawah pengawasan seorang profesor dari Universitas Kyonggi, Prof. Lee Baek-Chul. Dia mengatakan , "Tidak seperti CCTV yang hanya menampilkan gambar di sebuah layar, robot ini diprogram untuk mampu menganalisa aktivitas para tahanan di penjara, dan mengidentifikasi berbagai bentuk perilaku yang mencurigakan". Lebih lanjut, Prof. Lee juga mengungkapkan bahwa robot ini hanya digunakan sebagai alat bantu bagi penjaga penjara, terutama di malam hari, di mana biasanya tingkat kelalaian penjaga penjara meningkat.

Ternyata selain "jago" dalam bidang entertainment :D [seperti K-drama, k-pop, girl and boy bands, yang tengah menjadi hits di asia, terutama asia tenggara, khususnya Indonesia :D], Korea Selatan juga sepertinya serius mengembangkan bidang teknologinya. Mungkin mereka juga termotivasi oleh negara tetangganya, Jepang. Semoga saja pengembangan Robot ini bisa terus berlanjut, dan bermanfaat untuk meningkatkan pengamanan. Asal saja, security robot ini juga menjadi pengawasan, agar tidak mudah dihack dan diprogram untuk bisa di"suap" seperti manusia. Satu harapan lagi, semoga saja para pengembang robot di Korsel tidak terpikirkan untuk membuat robot artis untuk menggantikan artis-artis korea. Hahaha.

Mungkin para peneiti, akademisi, dan pencinta robot di Indonesia, bisa juga mencoba untuk membuat robot - robot aplikatif semacam yang dibuat di Korea selatan di atas. O ya, sedikit informasi, robot penjaga di atas, memerlukan biaya pembuatan hingga $ 850.000!! Bukan tidak mungkin Indonesia mampu membuat robot-robot aplikatif yang lebih bermanfaat, asalkan dari pihak pemerintah sendiri mau mendukung dan mengalokasikan dana yang cukup untuk mengembangkan penelitian , riset, dan edukasi di bidang ini.

tag : robot penjaga penjara, korea selatan, robot terbaru

sumber : http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/11/robots-prisons-south-korea/; http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2011/11/24/robot-prison-guards-roll-out/

8 Easy Tips To Make Your Handwriting Better

2011-11-24T16:37:00.000+07:00

I think this article is represented my condition now. Hahaha. It's nice, really help me and I hope will help you too. I copied this from http://matadornetwork.com/

MY HANDWRITING IS awful – so bad that it’s not so much illegible as unidentifiable. It never bothered me, but I recently attended a creative writing retreat where I wrote some notes by hand. Looking over them now, I can barely read them. It’s rather embarrassing, as well as frustrating, so I decided to look for ways to improve my handwriting. As this great article points out, seems I’ve been writing the wrong way my whole life!

Luckily, it is possible to reboot years of misaligned muscle memory and improve your handwriting – you just need time, determination, and the following common sense tips.

1. Decide why you want to improve your handwriting

You need to know exactly what you hope to achieve, so you know what to focus on.

Perhaps (like me) you want to write more legibly, so your notes don’t look like a spider has been dipped in poisonous ink and then violently convulsed itself to death across your page.

Maybe there are a few letters you’ve never really been sure of (that would be you, joined-up s); or you want to impress that sexy graphologist you’re seeing, by projecting the wonders of your personality through your loops and whorls.

It might be you want to write more fluently and efficiently, so your hand doesn’t cramp up after five minutes of scribbling; or that you believe it’s easier to manifest the poetic geometry of the universe through an actual pen than a computer keyboard.

There are as many good reasons to improve your handwriting as there are ways to write “spelling” in Old English. Regardless of your reasons, here’s how to do it.

2. Choose your weapon carefully

English writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton famously wrote that “the pen is mightier than the sword”. Just as you wouldn’t go into battle armed with the rusty paper knife you found down the back of the armchair, you shouldn’t expect to produce beautiful handwriting using a half-chewed Biro encrusted in suspect fluff.

It’s not necessary to buy a gold fountain pen with jewel-studded nib and ink distilled from a virgin squid, unless you happen to be a particularly sophisticated Bond villain. But you should experiment until you find a type of pen (or even pencil) that works for you.

A purist might tell you fountain pens are superior – presumably because it’s so hard to catch enough swans to make quills – but there are plenty of good ballpoints, roller-balls and even felt tips out there.

Writing by hand shouldn’t be like a game of mercy with your pen, so look for one that is comfortable to hold, and where the ink flows smoothly without your having to push too hard on the paper.

Also try pens with different sized nibs or balls, to find a line thickness that pleases you, and experiment with different colours. But take care – it doesn’t matter how beautiful your script, it will still look horrendous if rendered in a bilious green ink.

Finally, if you’re a leftie, you can buy specially designed left-hand pens.

3. Get a grip

The top of the pen should rest on or just in front of the
base knuckle, not between the finger and thumb.

Although your pen does have a pointy bit, it’s not actually a mighty sword, so you needn’t hold it like one. Your grip should be light yet supportive, and there should be no undue tension in your hand. Don’t squeeze – your pen is no more a tube of toothpaste than it is a weapon, and the ink will flow of its own accord.

It doesn’t really matter which fingers you use to hold the pen, as long as it feels comfortable and balanced. But it’s best for the top (the non-business end) to rest on or just in front of the base knuckle of your index finger, rather than in the gully formed between index finger and thumb. (See the photo above.)

4. Sort your posture

You need to sit up straight yet relaxed, with your non-writing fingers gently curled under your hand, and your hand and wrist resting lightly on the table. Some people recommend having your writing surface at a 45 degree angle, which could be tricky unless you have a high-tech bat-desk, or are trying to save time by writing directly onto your laptop screen.

Clear some space, because you need room to move your arm when writing properly. You can’t produce elegant, free-flowing script if you are hunched up over the only corner of your desk not littered with empty coffee cups, half eaten sandwiches, and rogue power cables. There was a reason people had writing desks back in the days of yore.

Finally, once you have a comfortable writing position, don’t screw it up by altering your alignment. When it becomes awkward to move your hand down the page to write the next line, try moving the paper up instead of your hand down. Unleashing a typewriter bing is optional.

5. Put your shoulder into it

This is how much my writing sucks.

Having the right pen, correct grip, and good posture is worth nothing if you are drawing the letters with your fingers. Strange as it sounds, you should not be using your wrist and fingers to write – that leads to cramped, stilted writing, as well as fatigue.

Rather, your fingers should hold the pen in place and act as a guide, and all the movement should come from the shoulder girdle. This is the muscle group you use to raise your arm and rotate it in a big circle, like Popeye powering up for a thunder punch.

In other words, your shoulder and forearm move as you write, but your wrist and fingers don’t. This helps you write in a more fluid, efficient style. It takes practice, and feels weird at first, but these muscles don’t get tired as quickly as your wrist and fingers.

6. Swap your air guitar for an air pen

To practise using your shoulder muscles to write, hold your arm in front of you, elbow bent, and write big letters in the air. Concentrate on moving from the shoulder and holding your forearm, wrist and fingers steady. Muscles from your shoulder, arm, chest, and back should be working. These are the muscles you want to use when writing with pen and paper.

Once you are comfortable doing this – which mostly means coming to terms with how ridiculous you look – try making smaller and smaller air letters. You can also try tracing the shapes of letters onto a wall with your finger, or writing on a blackboard or whiteboard.

Writing on a vertical surface means you automatically use the correct muscle groups. Resist the temptation to get close and rest your hand on the wall, because this means you are writing with your fingers again.

7. Bust out some shapes

Probably best not to hold your pen like this.

Once you’re confident with the muscles needed to write in thin air, it’s time to fire it up to 11 and break out the pen and paper. This article suggests you start out writing large X’s, /’s, O’s, swirls, and loops. Really concentrate on moving from the shoulder, holding your wrist steady, and using your fingers just as a guide. Focus on producing nice, smooth shapes, and use lined paper to help with consistent size and spacing.

As you get better, make your shapes smaller and smaller. Begin introducing letters – again, start out big and bold, and gradually get smaller. When you’re ready to go crazy, bust out some words, sentences, and even whole paragraphs.

Asking an adult to practice writing big letters might seem as pointless as Mr Miyagi telling Daniel-san to paint his fence. But you aren’t just learning new muscle memory, you are trying to unlearn bad habits.

8. Practice whenever you can

Take every opportunity to write longhand instead of on a keyboard. If you’re a writer, or need to write a report or proposal, consider doing your first draft using pen and paper. You can polish and edit as you type it up. Write out old-skool to-do lists rather than using a computer program. Start maintaining a journal. If you’re stuck in a boring meeting, presentation or lecture, practice your handwriting strokes instead of doodling whirlwinds and boxes.

Practice your handwriting for a few minutes each day, and you should start to see improvements quite quickly. Try making up motivational sentences that use letters in different ways, like:

“This handwriting malarkey is spiffing good fun, and I quite fancy I’m becoming rather good at it, don’t you think?” Or,

“I was exceedingly happy to read that practice does indeed make perfect, and by Jove I’m going to see whether this really is the case.”

tag : handwriting, how to improve, tips, tricks, better handwriting technique

Harvesting Energy From Insects To Creating Tiny Cyborg

2011-11-24T15:44:00.003+07:00

Transformer 3 has been released and became one of the most successful imaginary animation film that lead people to be more curious to robot and things that relate to that stuff. And as the good effect is, believe it or not, in the little portion, the tiny robot in the movie maybe will become reality soon. Some researchers and robot engineer, are developing the newest robotic form, micro robot. It's about the tiny robot, that containing micro device, and run sophisticated as the big one. Below, I got an article from gizmag.com about a new tiny Cyborg. Why cyborg? because maybe it's more like creating robot from a creature. In this case, is a bug. Just read it, and give me a comment. :D

Insects have served as the inspiration for a number of Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) that could be deployed to monitor hazardous situations without putting humans in harm's way. Now researchers at the University of Michigan College of Engineering are proposing using actual live insects enhanced with electronic sensors to achieve the same result. The insect cyborgs would use biological energy harvested from their body heat or movements to potentially power small sensors implanted on their bodies in order to gather vital information from hazardous environments.

To harvest energy from insects, the researchers have designed a spiral piezoelectric generator that converts the kinetic energy from the insect's wing movements into electricity. This power would be used to prolong the battery life of devices implanted on the insect, such as a small camera, a microphone or a gas sensor. The prototype piezoelectric generator was fabricated from bulk piezoelectric substrates and was designed to maximize the power output in a limited area.

"Through energy scavenging, we could potentially power cameras, microphones and other sensors and communications equipment that an insect could carry aboard a tiny backpack," said Professor Khalil Najafi, the chair of electrical and computer engineering at the U-M College of Engineering. "We could then send these 'bugged' bugs into dangerous or enclosed environments where we would not want humans to go."
The U-M team examined several techniques to scavenge energy from wing motion with their results were published in a paper titled "Energy scavenging from insect flight," which was recently published in the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. The university is now pursuing a patent for the technology and is seeking commercialization partners to bring it to market.

Getting the insects to go where their handlers want them to is another part of the puzzle that needs to be solved before insect cyborgs can be deployed. But DARPA has been working on this, having put out a call some years back for research proposals for Hybrid-Insect-Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (HI-MEMS) interfaces to control the movement of living insects. Combining the two technologies could be just the thing to take insect cyborgs to the next level and see them used to monitor hazardous situations in the not to distant future.

tag : energy, insect, robot, cyborg, first, darpa, inovation