Astronomers Give Help Life on Mars

Astronomers from New Mexico State University revealed research on the emergence of methane on Mars. Chizek Malynda astronomers working on computer simulations, using the NASA / Ames Mars Atmospheric General Circulation Model to replicate the trace gases in the Martian atmosphere, which is believed to provide guidance related to life on the red planet.

Reported Astrobio, Thursday (10/18/2012), Malynda using computer simulations to predict the amount of methane seen by the Mars Science Laboratory. "There are instruments onboard Curiosity Rover, where (robotic rovers) that have landed on Mars in August, which is capable of measuring methane," said Malynda.

However, he continued, the scientist who performed the operation of the instrument, has not made a public announcement of the results of their research. "There are some claims about the detection of methane in the past decade. However, it spawned controversial whether there really is an element of methane on Mars," he explained.

Malynda said, that remains a mystery is how the methane gas that could be present on Mars. Observations made scientists suggest, the emergence of methane can occur on a time scale very quickly and unexpectedly.

Furthermore Malynda explained, it is important to detect methane on Mars element, because it can provide clues linked the evidence of life. Therefore, about 95 percent of the methane in Earth's atmosphere, is a product of biology.

Malynda diusungnya use models to try to trace the location of the source of methane gas. The allegations related to the emergence of the source location of methane among others, derived from volcanic sources, chemical interactions of water or bacteria.

"Mars is considered as geologically dead planet. Detection elements If methane has been confirmed and we did not find any signs of bacterial life, it indicates the existence of an interesting geological processes, which occur on Mars and we do not know (more details) about it," he concluded .

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5 Alternative Phone In addition to Apple

iPhone 4've searched a lot of people, even up to tens of millions of units sold worldwide.

If you are looking for a phone with a keyboard, do not expect the Apple-made phone, deh. It seems you need to find other alternatives. For example, Android, Windows Phone or BlackBerry.

There are many manufacturers that offer excellent products, try to peek at the five mobile phone Gizmosync choice is not based on the sequence.

A. Samsung S2 Galaxy
This phone uses Android Gingerbread, a 1GHz dual-core CPU and an 8MP camera with 1080p recording. This phone is the highest grade in the Samsung. Processor is sufficient for general use and gaming. Advantages lie in the thinness of the body, 8.49 mm.

2. HTC Incredible S
Froyo Android phones, single-core 1GHz CPU, 1GB of storage memory, microSD slot, Super LCD capacitive touch screen has a 480x800 screen that is wider than the iPhone 4 but not for HTC Desire HD.

3. LG Optimus 3D
Again, South Korea's mobile phone output. LG Optimus 3D using Android Froyo, 1GHz dual-core CPU, 8GB memory, microSD slot, 3D capacitive touch screen 480x800. If you want to have a fairly sophisticated Android phone, here's what you're looking for. YouTube access would be very cool.

4. HTC Wildfire S
Well, this time China's mobile phone output. HTC Wildfire S using Android Froyo, 600MHz CPU, 512MB memory, microSD, 3.2-inch capacitive touch screen 320x480, and a 5MP camera with video recorder. This phone is perfect for those who look for easy and flexible handset, but modern. The model is smaller than his friends. The price was cheaper than the others.

5. HTC HD7
Wow, in the third HTC phone. Only difference, this phone uses the Windows Phone 7, single-core 1GHz CPU, 1GHz memory, 4.3-inch capacitive touch screen 480x800, and a 5MP camera with 720p recording. Suitable for those who are still looking for a phone Microsoft mania and the integration of Microsoft Office. This phone works particularly well on the big screen HD7. 

Historic Pearl Harbor Looks to New Energy Future

 

A sign on Paquet Hall boasts that it is “the first and still the finest berthing” at Pearl Harbor. The three-story Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, built in a U-shape to enclose a palm-lined courtyard, survived the December 7 surprise attack 70 years ago to become a cherished part of the base’s history. This year, the 1927 building was crowned for a role in the U.S. military’s future, when 1,064 solar photovoltaic modules were installed on its rooftop.


It is part of a $15 million, 2.4-megawatt solar installation covering five buildings at what is now known as Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Unveiled this summer (although final wiring was expected to continue late into the year), the project is part of the Pentagon’s ambitious effort to get 25 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025.

Hawaii is a fitting place to seek energy alternatives, and not just because of opportunity to harvest  “the wash of sunlight” over Oahu, in the words of Ben Santarris, spokesman for the system’s manufacturer, SolarWorld, who blogged about the installation earlier this year.  Hawaii has the highest electricity prices in the United States, about three times the national average. As an island it must import all of its fuel, and nearly three-quarters of its electricity is generated by dirty and expensive oil.  (Petroleum is used for less than 1 percent of electricity generation on the U.S. mainland.)

It’s been a tough year for solar energy. SolarWorld, the company that built the solar PV arrays now at Pearl Harbor, and the largest maker of conventional solar panels in the United States, closed its California factory this fall; it blames unfair competition from China. And a company now at work on a separate solar project at the Pearl Harbor base, SolarCity, saw its effort to obtain a federal loan guarantee for the project collapse in the wake of the Solyndra scandal.

But the anniversary of Pearl Harbor also is an appropriate time to contemplate why the military and others are making the effort—fraught with difficulty, setbacks and expense—to cut reliance on fossil fuels. Japan’s overwhelming oil dependence on the United States was a festering issue in the run-up to war, and the de facto oil embargo imposed by the Roosevelt administration in the summer of 1941 is viewed by historians as a key event on the path to December 7.

In 2011, the U.S. military, the nation’s largest energy consumer, has taken a leading role on clean energy as a matter of security. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has often remarked that the United States would never rely on the world’s most volatile countries to design, produce or provide its weapons. “But in buying oil from these places we give them some say in whether our ships will sail or whether our airplanes will fly,” he says.
SolarCity eventually was able to put together financing for its SolarStrong project, a plan to provide 300 megawatts of solar power to up to 120,000 military housing units around the country. It is expected to be the largest residential solar photovoltaic project in U.S. history, and the first phase is already underway at a site accustomed to having a place in the nation’s annals, Pearl Harbor.

source: news national-geographic

Advantages and Disadvantages of Samsung GT-i8150 Galaxy W

Samsung GT-i8150 Galaxy  W Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone is equipped with enough features  classy as 1.4 GHz processor, capacitive screen with a width of 3.7 inch  WVGA resolution of 800×480 pixels, 5MP camera with LED flash and video  recorder 720P. 


Samsung GT-i8150 Galaxy W design is similar to the Galaxy Gio,  especially from the front. Materials that exist on this phone consists  of a variety of materials. As usual the front is glossy black panels for  capacitive screen measuring 3.7 inches.

Samsung Galaxy W put on screen  type TFT LCD measuring 3.7 inches, WVGA resolution resulting in pixel  per inch density of 252.15 ppi. Simply sharper than the resolution of  the Galaxy S II similar but larger dimensions ie 4.3 inches.  Galaxy W runs on 850/1800/1900/2100 Quadband network and HSDPA 900/2100.  Then the local connectivity is a-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi (802.11 b / g  / n) and the micro USB (for mass storage, PC syncing via Kies, modems,  and the debug mode).

This phone can use the WiFi tethering.  With a price range will be installed between USD 250 – USD 350, this new  Android smartphone has many advantages over competitors in the same  price range, especially on the side of the processor which is clocked to  1.4 GHz.

 The design although no impression exclusive / expensive but  quite appropriate for Android users MidEnd youthful. 

Advantages: - 1.4GHz processor with a performance good enough
- The camera has an LED flash
- Although only the LCD screen but is quite good and nice views
- Front camera for video calls 

Disadvantages: - No LED notification
- No camera shutter button

Apple Launches Update IOS 5.0.1 To Overcome Waste Batteries iPhone 4S

Apple has just launched their latest update to OS, the IOS 5.0.1. They say, this update serves to overcome the problems of waste battery on the iPhone 4S.

In addition to working to address the battery issue, this latest update also adds multitasking first gesture for the iPad, fixing some bugs for document storage in the cloud, and the addition of an Australian accent in the voice recognition Siri.


This update can be directly downloaded easily. File is not too large, only 40 MB.

Since its initial launch, the battery is wasteful to be the main problem the iPhone 4s. As a result, many mobile phone owners who filed a complaint through various forums. Furthermore, the PC Mag have tested the problem. They found that the waste batteries occurred because of problems in IOS 5.

Nokia Suite Official Released, Already Downloaded It

Some time ago it was announced officially that Ovi Suite will be renamed the Nokia Suite. And now, the applications connecting mobile phones Nokia – PC is “Nokia Suite” was the official release.


With the new name of course also brings features brand-new. Here we lay out some changes that appear in the Nokia Suite:

• First obviously, it looks more fresh and appealing
• Menu Support, offering information and help when using the Nokia Suite and your phone
• Menu Support, help ensure adequate capacity mobile memory
• Sync log had diperharaui, which can show changes during the synchronization process
• Software updates, for mobile software and applications are now running more reliable
• Nokia Suite is no longer running processes MPlatform.exe (has been deleted from the application architecture)

Nokia Suite can now be downloaded and is compatible for Windows XP, Vista and 7. Here it is the download link.

Bandit, Special Robot Designed To Interact With Autistic Children

A child with autism are known to have a way of thinking and behavior are different. Even normally, because of strange behavior that tends, not infrequently autistic children would be separated from its environment.

A robotics research lab at the University of Southern California, United States, now has to made robots that can serve as a means of communication with autistic children. Robot that is designed specifically for children with autism is named bandit.

Maja Mataric, deputy director of the robotics lab said that autistic children tend to respond well to the robot. It is very rare that they show when they interact with the public.

To ABCNews.com, Mataric said that it had carried out tests on the robot for children with autism. From the results of earlier studies, found that autistic children to interact quite well with the human-shaped robot. They even play with the robot, imitate behavior, and show empathy.

Therefore, it was eager to continue the research. The result, now that they're able to create a software that can analyze the response of children with autism, whether they're interacting with happy or not.

Bandit has a shape that is almost similar to humans. There eyebrows and mouth that can move. In addition there is also a motion sensor which allows it to move forward or backward.