Pluto is a Planet or Not?

Is Pluto really a Planet or not?


believed only another body large enough to exert a strong enough gravitational field could affect Neptune and Uranus' orbits.

(Source- Wiki)

Unfortunately Percival Lowell died in 1916 without having proven the existence of Planet X. In 1930, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered "Planet X" 3.7 billion miles from our sun. He did this by using an astronomical telescope to expose a series of photographic plates. The Plates clearly showed a small object had moved against the background of distant stars.

This discovery turned out to be the result of a happy accident. The calculations that predicted the existence of a planet beyond the orbit of Neptune later proved to be in error. The Voyager 2 spacecraft was able to measure the mass of the planet Neptune more accurately  When this new data is used the variations in the orbits of Uranus and Neptune disappear.

First complete colour picture of Earth !

One small step for photography....One giant leap for mankind-First complete colour picture of Earth up for sale next week ! :)

The first ever complete colour picture of planet earth in human history goes under the hammer in London next week.
 
Taken in 1967, from 22,300 miles above the surface of the earth, it offered a view of the planet which nobody had ever seen before.
 
When it was released to the public, the picture caused huge excitement as it was the first time people had been able to see the planet in all its colourful glory. Sarah Wheeler, photographic expert at Bloomsbury, which is handling the sale, said: 'It is a very dramatic picture for the time and it caused great excitement across the globe.
 
'It actually came from a weather satellite which was up there to transmit images to be of use to weather forecasters back on earth.
 
'It was mainly to look out for major events such as cyclones and hurricanes and to learn more about cloud formations.' The historic snap was captured by a Nasa 'spin cloud camera' on November 5, 1967 from the American geostationary equatorial satellite ATS-III, positioned 22,300 miles above Brazil.
 
The picture was transmitted back to Earth via radio signal in 2,400 separate lines to form the colourful image. 

The full picture was finally seen for the first time on November 18, 1967. Ms Wheeler said: 'It got a consistent picture of the same fixed spot looking at the changing patterns of the weather on earth.
 
'The camera was invented by Dr Verner Suomi and he and his colleagues called it a spin scan cloud camera.
'The camera was taking a series of photographs every 24 minutes and sending them back to earth.
'They were transmitted as radio signals. Each of the 2,400 lines took a slice which was roughly two nautical miles.
 
'It would have been transmitted back to earth within a matter of minutes.
 
'NASA were of course looking at it in a scientific way so probably didn't know quite how excited the general public would be by it.
 
'They were taking these images so meterologists and geographers could study them.
 
'It is a great photo and the image has become iconic.
 
'People were simply amazed by it. They were seeing the world in colour for the very first time.
 
'We take it for granted now but back then lots of people had no idea what our planet actually looked like.'
 
The image will be auctioned at Bloomsbury's London sale room on December 12, and is expected to sell for 6,202.7€

How Scientists Turn The Ocean Into A Controlled Laboratory !!

When marine biologist David Kline, of Australia’s University of Queensland, set out for Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef, he and his team were determined to help answer a pressing question: How will rising acidity from climate change affect coral reefs? So they brought along their Coral Proto FOCE, the first device that lets scientists manipulate acidity in a reef’s natural environment.
 
The Coral Proto is a three-foot-long plastic box with sliding doors. After embedding it in a reef, researchers select a pH on a computer. A pump then squirts pre-acidified seawater from an onshore tank into the box. The Proto’s acidity sensors track levels to maintain the preferred pH. When it’s time to measure how the reef is faring, the researchers slide down the Proto’s doors to create a sealed chamber. They can then check the water inside for oxygen (a marker of photosynthesis) and alkalinity (a marker of coral growth).
 
Working two hours by ferry from the nearest city presented its share of challenges. When the bumpers that kept the computer afloat exploded from the sun’s heat, “we wound up trading someone a bunch of beers for some hard plastic floats,” says Kent Headley, a team engineer. Fish and sea cucumbers were regular visitors to the site, but so were venomous blue-ringed octopuses and cone snails. In the end, the researchers managed to pull off a weeklong proof of concept. Next, they’re making the Proto more portable and appropriate for deeper waters, where they can monitor other ecosystems, including kelp forests.

Tim Cook Explains How Apple Works Now

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently sat down with Bloomberg Businessweek to talk about the company he inherited from legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook, who previously worked as head of operations, recalls what Jobs told him. “I never want you to ask what I would have done. Just do what’s right,” Jobs said to Cook.

It has been more than a year since Jobs handed over the baton of leadership to Cook. And so far, Apple has managed to keep the company going by launching the iPhone 5, the iPad mini, the iPad 4, the new iMac, and the new iPod touch and iPod nano.

Cook also talked about how Apple works now, saying that the company is now becoming more transparent about how it deals with suppliers and that it is now becoming more charitable. Just recently, Apple partnered with (RED) to help fund AIDS research. The company also donated $2.5 million to the victims of Hurricane Sandy last month.

“I have always believed this. Always. I think that Apple and Apple’s employees have done enormous good and can do even more. One of the things that we have done is match our employees’ charitable contributions, where they select who they want to give to,” Cook said. “So it’s not some corporate committee deciding, but it’s our 80,000 employees deciding what they want to do, and then we match it.”

Egg-Shaped High-Tech building

Hi-tech building from James Law Cybertecture International brings you excitement and great imagination of what will futuristic building will look like. Cybertecture Egg is the latest design of this firm, the egg-shaped high-tech building will be the iconic architecture, environmental design, intelligent systems, and an awe-inspiring landmark in the city. 

Cybertecture integrates technology, multimedia, intelligent systems and user interactivity to create customizable living and working spaces that focus on experience. The Cybertecture Egg takes this principle working theme a step further with ‘cybertecture health’ – interactive features that monitor occupant’s vital health statistics, like blood pressure and weight. In keeping with the focus on health and wellness, users can customize their views with real time virtual scenery. The oblong office building incorporates passive solar design to decrease heat gain and lower energy loads. An elevated garden also moderates temperate by using natural vegetation to assist with cooling the building envelope. 

The Cybertecture Egg will use solar photovoltaic panels and rooftop wind turbines to generate onsite electricity. Water conservation will be managed with a greywater recycling system that will harvest water for irrigation and landscaping.

Advance Technology Blog

This Blog is a departure from normal Tech Blog. We see technology everywhere. If you think ‘out of the box’ , this Blog is for you ! :)

It is a kind of Advance Technology Blog.

How to Add an Image to the background of any folder ?

How to Add an Image to the background of any folder. It looks like this:------------------------------------------------------>

1) Create New Folder; right click on Desktop, then New folder� or just open a folder in which you wish to add the background image
 
2) Copy this code in notepad !

[ExtShellFolderViews] {BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC} [{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
IconArea_Image=C:\path\folder\background.jpg

It looks front image !
 
3)Save the notepad file in folder for which you wish to add background image, as shown below
 
4)After this select folder, right click on that folder, click properties and select Customize tab, then click on change icon, here choose any icon.After this the background image will appear ! :)

 So enjoy making personal    FOLDER's              bye!!

Audi R8 GT

Audi R8 GT

There is a certain beauty that comes from self-awareness. The Audi R8 GT knows what it is: A high-tech, high-performance , speed machine and it looks the part.

Casio’s G-Shock Smart Watch

Shocker! Another Smart Watch — This Time, Casio’s G-Shock.

Now add Casio to the mix of players. Nearly two years after the gadget was first announced, the electronics company has said it will soon begin shipping a Bluetooth-compatible version of its popular G-Shock watch.

The new G-Shock sends email and phone-call notifications from your smartphone to the face of the watch via a Bluetooth connection. It will also send an alert when you get too far out of range from your smartphone — an ideal feature for consumers prone to losing their phones.

The Bluetooth G-Shock watch works with newer iPhones only — the 4S and 5 — and there’s no word on whether Android compatibility is in the future. It costs $180, and is available through department stores and online retailers like Macy’s, Bloomingdales and Nordstrom, as well as the G-Shock Web site.

By now you might be familiar with these kinds of watches. There’s the Motorola MotoActv activity-tracking watch; Sony launched its second smart watch earlier this year (though I found it to be filled with bugs); and one of the most popular Kickstarter campaigns to date has been around a smartphone-connected smart watch called Pebble. (That watch, unfortunately, missed its scheduled ship date this past fall.)

What sets the Casio G-Shock watch apart is that it uses new, low-energy Bluetooth technology that’s supposed to be kinder to battery life on both your smartphone and the watch itself. In fact, longevity might be one of its strongest points: Casio claims the watch battery lasts for two years, assuming that the wearer is using its wireless connectivity features for 12 hours per day.

And, unlike some other smart watches, which can send constant updates or cram a ton of information into the watch’s interface, the Casio G-Shock looks like it’s keeping it simple. To put it another way, this one is a G-Shock watch, first and foremost, with a little connectivity thrown in.

I still think it might take James Bond wearing a gizmoed version of the Omega before these smart watches really hit the mainstream, but there’s no doubt that wearable, connected tech is on the rise, even if it’s in Bluetooth baby steps.

Great Remote Control Telepresence Healthcare - RP-VITA, Dr. Roboto

RP-VITA, Dr. Roboto - Remote Control Telepresence Healthcare

Intouch Health, a company founded in 2002, provides remote presence solutions for health care, in the form of robots.

The latest robot developed by Intouch Health is RP Vita. It has environmental awareness that allows it to move around a hospital without bumping into people or things. The doctor controls the robot through the use of an iPad by pointing to where it should go. The patient sees the doctor's head displayed on a screen perched on the top of the robot, as depicted in the picture below:

It sounds a bit strange, but these robots are in many hospitals, and are useful in rural