Audi RS7: An Autonomous Car That Reaches 240 km/h

Audi showed the RS7, an autonomous model that was able to reach 239 km / h in a closed circuit in Germany.

One of the advantages of autonomous cars is that they can get from point A to point B, without the intervention of a human being. Since it is not a person who is behind the wheel, the odds are minimized caused by human error, such as tiredness, sleep or distraction. Under these conditions, theoretically it will be safe to travel at speeds much higher than those that are currently legally permitted. And with that assumption is that the Audi RS7 presented an autonomous model capable of reaching 240 km / h, reports Popular Science.

The car manufacturer has tested this model in a closed circuit in Germany and then put a human pilot to do the same circuit. The driver took five seconds longer than the autonomous car. Still do not know pricing or release dates for this model.

Google Would Like To Make Android Wear Compatible With iOS

Google executive drops an intriguing hint. Google's Android Wear OS is appreciating a remarkable uptake right now, showing up on any semblance of the Moto 360 and the new LG G Watch R. Yet an exceptionally captivating new advancement could be making the open-source OS perfect with Apple's iOS - as indicated by Android Wear's item administrator Jeff Chang.

Chang identifies with Huffington Post UK and clarified that ios' extensive client base is, clearly, very much an appealing focus for the group. "We generally need whatever number clients as would be prudent to revel as far as we can tell, so as far as empowering more individuals to utilize Android Wear we're extremely intrigued by getting that going," he said. Stage modification Chang happened to admonition his comments with the perception that Apple holds all the keys in the matter of ios and the fittings it runs on. Also he calls attention to that Cupertino may not be slanted to impart. "It's not generally totally up to us, right?" He said. "There are specialized stipulations, API demands so we are making a decent attempt." Fruit, extremely popular for its 'walled enclosure' methodology, is in some cases eager to play decent with opponent programming. Not long ago the organization permitted Microsoft to at last dispatch Office for ipad on its tablet range.

At the same time with the presentation of Healthkit and especially the Apple Watch, another business portion for the organization, its most likely a tad unrealistic Apple will be open to a methodology from Android Wear. Similarly as with most smartwatches time will tell.

Robot Performs Brain Surgery To Prevent Epileptic Seizures

American researchers are working on a prototype that is capable of performing brain surgery for epilepsy patients safer and less invasive. Not all patients with epilepsy can control their attacks through medication, so some have to resort to brain surgery. This option is invasive and requires that the patient part of the brain is removed, disconnected or stimulated, with the consequent recovery may take three months.

Now, researchers at Vanderbilt University have announced that they have spent the last five years to develop a robot that is able to do this surgery for a faster, less invasive and requires less recovery time. According to CNet, this robot was created by David Comber and Eric Barth, student and professor, respectively, mechanical engineering, and can enter the brain by inserting a needle 1.14 mm on the cheek of the patient, which prevents puncture the skull . Note that this equipment must be operated from a machine MRIs.

The next step will be to test the robot in cadavers, and the researchers hope to have ready to be in the operating room equipment within a decade.

Google Will Open An Online Store To Sell The Phone Module Assembly Ara

In a recent interview, Paul Eremenko, Ara project leader at Google, revealed that his company will open an online store to sell the phone module is assembled. The shop is full of customers area to select the desired components, it was accompanied by comments of users before and word suggestions for reference information.

Eremenko added that Google will apply the same model as the Play Store for hardware stores mentioned above. Users and manufacturers will not have to pay to use the repository Ara, "so anyone can create their own module and gave up the shop and sell directly to consumers." The first phone Ara is expected to appear next year.

HBO Standalone Streaming Service Is Coming In 2015

US media giant Time Warner said Wednesday it would launch a stand-alone HBO streaming service from next year, offering viewers without cable subscription hit shows like "Game of Thrones" and "Girls." The move allows HBO to enter the streaming-only video market dominated by Netflix.
HBO chief Richard Plepler told an investor meeting that the new service would be aimed at consumers without a cable or satellite subscription, who have not been able to watch the premium channel until now.

Plepler said the move would be "transformative for our company" by delivering the HBO service directly to consumers. "Currently there are 10 million broadband-only homes in the US," Plepler said. "That number is expected to grow. Of today´s 10 million, about half subscribe to a streaming service.
These consumers have no access to HBO. That is a large and growing opportunity, that should no longer be left untapped."

Consumers currently can access HBO online through a service called HBO Go, but a subscription through cable or satellite is needed. Plepler offered no details on a specific launch date in 2015 or fees for the new service. He said "we will work with our current partners and we will explore models with new partners" in an effort to reach the 80 million homes which do not currently have HBO.

Hendo Hover: World's First Real Hoverboard

According to the expectations of movie fans, 2015 will be the year that the first "flying skateboard" will hit the market. Of course we are still very far from what the anticipated movie "Back to the Future", but to say that scientists around the world are running after something like that. At least that is what we can notice when we see the Hendo.

Raising funds on Kickstarter, the project promises to be the first Hoverboard the world, allowing people to actually float in planks a few inches off the ground. The great advantage of Hendo is the engine in the form of rounded discs - which avoids the loss of control that happen to square systems, for example.

According to the developers, these engines create a magnetic field that "literally pushes against itself, generating the force that makes the board levitate over the ground." It is worth saying that in the current stage, it is necessary that the surface is composed of non-ferromagnetic conductors, but there are projects to make it can be modified to cheaper alloys.

This means that there is no provision for the Hendo can be used on the streets, for example. This is because the asphalt is not able to interact with the motor and the magnetic field created by them. Still, it's interesting seeing the advancement of technology. The Hendo intends to raise $250,000 in two months and so far have raised $7500. Only ten full kits being offered in this package and each costs $10,000.

Lowest Temperature Ever In Universe Recorded At Italian Laboratory

Scientists at National Nuclear Physics Institute's Gran Sasso National Laboratory, Italy have set a world record of the lowest temperature ever achieved in the universe. They cooled a copper vessel with a volume of one cubic meter to -273.144 degrees celsius. This is stunningly close to 'absolute zero', which is equal to -273.15 degrees celsius. Theoretical physics says that temperature can never go below this limit.

No experiment on Earth has ever cooled a similar mass or volume to temperatures such a low; similar conditions are also not expected to arise in nature. This gives CUORE the distinction of being the coldest cubic meter in the known universe. The cooled copper mass, weighing approximately 400 kg, was the coldest cubic meter in the universe for over 15 days.