Monday, March 26, 2012

Man’s Motivation and Technology Helped him Walk Again Read more: http://realitypod.com/2010/06/mans-walks-again/#ixzz1q8Pubgb9

In life we keep complaining about what is or why we don’t have.
Half the time we seem dissatisfied, though full-bodied and free to choose.
Fat people say,”I want to be slim.” Skinny people say,”I want to be fatter.” Poor people want to be rich and rich are never satisfied with what they have.

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PENG Shuilin is 78cms high. He was born in Hunan Province , China . In 1995, in Shenzhen, a freight truck sliced his body in half. His lower body and legs were beyond repair.

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Surgeons sewed up his torso. Peng Shuilin, 37, spent nearly two years in hospital in Shenzhen, southern China , undergoing a series of operations to re-route nearly every major organ or system inside his body. Peng kept exercising his arms, building up strength, washing his face and brushing his teeth.

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He survived against all odds. Now Peng Shulin has astounded doctors by learning to walk again after a decade.

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Considering Peng’s plight, doctors at the China Rehabilitation Research Centre in Beijing devised an ingenious way to allow him to walk on his own, creating a sophisticated egg cup-like casing to hold his body, with two bionic legs attached.

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It took careful consideration, skilled measurement and technical expertise. Peng has been walking the corridors of Beijing Rehabilitation Centre with the aid of his specially adapted legs and a resized walking frame.

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RGO is a recipicating gait orthosis, attached to a prosthetic socket bucket. There is a cable attached to both legs so when one goes forward, the other goes backwards. Rock to the side, add a bit of a twist and the leg without the weight on it advances, while the other one stays still, giving a highly inefficient way of ambulation. Oh so satisfying to ‘walk’ again after ten years with half a body!

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Hospital vice-president Lin Liu said: “We’ve just given him a checkup; he is fitter than most men his age.” Peng Shuilin has opened his own bargain supermarket, called the Half Man-Half Price Store. The inspirational 37-year-old has become a businessman and is used as a role model for other amputees. At just 2ft 7ins tall, he moves around in a wheelchair giving lectures on recovery from disability. His attitude is amazing, he doesn’t complain. “He had good care, but his secret is cheerfulness. Nothing ever gets him down.”

You have a whole body. You have feet. Now you have met a man who has no feet. His life is a feat of endurance, a triumph of the human spirit in overcoming extreme adversity. Next time you want to complain about something trivial, don’t. Remember Peng Shulin instead.

2012 Technology New Update: Researchers Develop a Penny-Sized Nuclear Battery

951172f779fda30f3e3469bb63b00775 Researchers Develop a Penny Sized Nuclear BatteryA tiny nuclear energy source could help power micro- and nanomachines of the future.  Micro Nuclear Battery Nuclear packages can still pack a lot in small sizes, said Moneypenny University of Missouri.

Nuclear power has long provided steady energy sources for everything from homes to deep space probes. Now researchers have begun developing a tiny nuclear battery the size of a penny that could provide power in a smaller, lighter, and more efficient package.

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Most people probably think of nuclear power that involves fission and the splitting of atoms. But nuclear power can also come from the natural radioactive decay of isotopes such as plutonium-238 — a much gentler process that has powered nuclear generators aboard spacecraft such as NASA’s Cassini probe.

Nuclear batteries have also powered more familiar devices on Earth, such as pacemakers. The higher cost of the batteries represents the tradeoff for a long-lasting power source that provides more energy for its size than chemical batteries.

“The radioisotope battery can provide power density that is six orders of magnitude higher than chemical batteries,” said Jae Kwon, an electrical and computer engineer at the University of Missouri.

Kwon and colleagues want to miniaturize such batteries to power micro-devices and nanotech systems. The batteries won’t pose any fission-related threats, but engineers do face a challenge in preventing the radioactive decay from damaging sensitive parts of the batteries.
“The critical part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon noted.
The researchers hope to get around that problem by using a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor. Eventually they also want to boost battery power, shrink its size, and eventually end up with a battery thinner than a human hair.

Read more: http://realitypod.com/2009/11/researchers-develop-a-penny-sized-nuclear-batte...

Technology New Update, 2012: Top Ten (10) Banned iPhone Applications. Apple, iOS, jailbreak, davidlim, unlock, 4S

Apple has reportedly revamped its apps approval policy in a bid to make Apple marketplace safer and more productive. In light of these new changes, we’ve taken a look at the most outrageous App Store rejects from years past.  Whether too sexy, too profane, too offensive, or too partisan, these apps just couldn’t make the cut.

Check out these banned apps below, and vote on which ones you think should (and shouldn’t) have been allowed.

10. I am Rich

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This app, nothing more than a ‘glorified screensaver,’ cost $999.99. Once downloaded, a glowing red gem would appear on the screen, followed by the words, “I Am Rich.” Its iTunes description read: “The red icon on your iPhone or iPod Touch always reminds you (and others when you show it to them) that you were able to afford this. It’s a work of art with no hidden function at all.” Eight people actually purchased this functionless app before Apple removed it.

Here is a review of the app


9. Zombie School

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This app simulates a quest for survival when everyone in the schoolyard has been infected by a ‘Zombie Virus.’ The app’s description read: ‘Your local campus has been infected by the Zombie Virus!!! Every one is infected!!! Will you run or will you fight to eliminate all the Zombies… You have the control over the Zombie shooting tower that your supporters have made you. Starting with a single bow and arrow start eliminating the Zombies.’ The app, which was criticized for promoting school violence, was initially approved, then later.

Here is the app preview

Do You How App Developers Can Become Millionaires? Apple iPhone 4S, iOS, Auckland, davidlim

There are infinite competing mobile apps in the market. However, you can still win against the competition, get noticed for your work and more importantly, make money from the sales of your app. Here is how app developers can become millionaires

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