Archive for October 2006

Video: Asteroid impact avoidance system

This video shows a very simple, yet ingenious way to save the planet from destruction by a giant meteor.

Hiroshima resets “peace clock” after NK nuclear test

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum’s Peace Watch Tower, which records the number of days since the last nuclear test, was reset on October 10, one day after North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test.
The peace clock’s two digital displays show the number of days since the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima and the number […]

Jellyfish invasion in full swing

This crazy photo from the Yomiuri Shimbun shows a diver swimming amongst a swarm of giant jellyfish. These giant sea blobs, known as Echizen kurage (Nomura’s jellyfish), inflict heavy damage on Japanese fisheries in the Sea of Japan each year.
This year’s invasion appears to be in full swing. The number of jellyfish has risen […]

Actroid DER2 fembot loves Hello Kitty

Kokoro, a Sanrio Group company specializing in the design and manufacture of robots, unveiled its new Actroid DER2 feminine guide robot at Sanrio headquarters in Tokyo on October 4.
Actroid DER2 is an upgraded version of Kokoro’s previous fembot, Actroid DER, who has made quite a name for herself by providing services at a […]

Aimulet LA: award-winning eco design

The 2006 Good Design Award for Ecology Design goes to Aimulet LA, a batteryless, light-activated handheld audio communication device with an outer shell made from molded bamboo. The environmentally friendly communication terminal was designed by the Information Technology Research Institute at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
The name “Aimulet” is […]