Japanese scientists have developed robot to practice dentistry

Scientists from Japan have developed a robot, dubbed simroid, to practice dentistry. This robot comes with artificial intelligence and sensors that will cause the robot to behave like a human.

"It was impossible to practise correct bedside manner -- you know, before we encountered patients for real. So we developed this robot not just for technical practice, but so we could also study how we should adjust our behaviour." Akira Hamura, co-developer and professor of general dentistry, Nippon Dental University Hospital, said.

"We wanted to get it as near to a real human being as possible. When it's sitting still, talking to someone or opening it's mouth up wide, what we were after was to be as close as possible as genuine flesh and blood." Yukihiko Isokawa, Morita Manufacturing Group, Research and Development group leader, said.

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How we can make the bird flu?

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have finally published the research relating to the preparation of the bird flu and how it can be spread to mammals. They have published their findings in the Wednesday issue of the Journal Nature.

This research is one of the two controversial researches that was in debate since August.

Second research is expected to appear soon in the journal Science.

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Mars could be habitable as reports are suggesting

Researchers have reported in the journal Science that the environment of Mars could be habitable for the life. They have hypothesized after the evidences of water flows, zinc deposits and veins of gypsum in the rocks.

“The rover discovered evidence for low temperature liquid water and environments that would be conducive for life,” said Scott M. McLennan, Professor of Geochemistry at Stony Brook University and one of the members of the team of the research.

He added, “If we found this on Earth there would be no question that you could find evidence of life,”

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Pakistani students' problems during education

Some of the problems faced by students in the current educational setup are as follows;

1. Focus on basic education only
2. Poorly updated curriculum
3. Inappropriate examination system
4. Costly education
5. Unstable educational policies

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iPad users have another news from Logitech

Logitech has announced a solar powered case with Bluetooth facilitated keyboard for iPad.

"Now that people are seemingly inseparable from their tablets, using them for everything from sending emails to watching videos, they want accessories powered to meet their needs," said Alexis Richard, director of product marketing at Logitech. "The Logitech Solar Keyboard Folio is a smart partner for your iPad. Its sleek built-in keyboard uses light to charge and it provides hassle-free protection for your iPad – both for the front and back. It gives you an ideal way to use and protect your tablet without adding bulk."

This case is available for preorders from the company.

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XPS 13 by Dell has been announced

Dell has launched its new Ultrabook XPS 13 with extra slim body and longer battery life.

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XPS 13 is 18mm thin, i.e. 0.77 inches, while 6 mm at it’s thinnest with dimensions of 12.4 x 8.1 x 0.7 in. It has three pounds of weight which can goes up to reasonable 3.6 pound after addition of the AC adapter. It has a 13.3 inch of display, in a footprint similar to an 11 inch laptop, with 1366x768 pixels. It has 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD with a 1.6 GHz Intel core i7 processor. It has a battery life of up to 8 hours and 53 minutes.

It will be available from $999.

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