NASA: Arctic Ocean frost reaches record low

According to NASA, the Arctic has lost more sea ice this year than at any time since satellite records began in 1979.Scientists involved in the calculations state it is element of a basic change. The sea ice limit grows throughout the cold Arctic winters and shrinks when temperatures climb over. NASA says the amount of sea ice was 1.58m sq miles compared with a previous low down of 1.61m sq miles.

The thickness of the sea ice is also declining, so overall the ice volume has fallen far - although estimates vary about the actual figure. According to Walt Meier from the National Snow and Ice Data Center that collaborates in the measurements, in the situation of what's happened in the last several years and all through the satellite trace, it's a sign that the Arctic sea ice cover is basically changing. However Prof Wadhams opinion is that the prediction was now coming true and the ice had become so thin that it would inevitably vanish.

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FIRA RoboWorld Cup: Robots compete in their own games

 London may be host to the Olympics and Paralympics but Bristol is the position to be if you are an athletic robot. This is the primary time that the occasion has been hosted in the UK and organizers state that they have had a record number of entries. Currently 26 teams from around the world are competing in the FIRA RoboWorld Cup. They are taking part in a variety of games, including football, basketball and weightlifting.

 

The central focus of the competition is football, but contest in other disciplines has also been strong. The weightlifting record is one of numerous expected to fall. Many of the robots compete in multiple sports. The organizer described them as decathletes somewhat than single-event specialists. The robots have moreover cracked a few world records along the way. Fun is at the heart of the competition but all entrants must watch one imperative law.

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Amazing Mesh worm reconnaissance robot

Engineers have produced a robot that mimics a worm's movements crawling along surfaces by contracting segments of its body. The Pentagon's Darpa research unit supported the Mesh worm project, telling a potential military use. According to Engineers, soft body, which is essentially compliant, exhibits large strains and enables the robot to navigate small openings and reconstitute shape, and survives from large impact force on falling.

The technique allows the machine to be made of soft materials so it can squeeze through tight spaces and mould its shape to rough land. Preceding attempts to create such a robot have used gears and air-powered or pneumatic pumps. But these added to the bulk of the machines making them less wise for real-world uses. The Mesh worm is just one of several animal-inspired projects being funded by Darpa.

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Muse and Michael: Olympic closing ceremony

London 2012 officials are keen to keep secret details of Sunday's Olympic closing ceremony, refusing to validate announcements from Muse and George Michael that they will take part. According to Muse, who performed the official track for the Olympics, NME magazine they would be involved. There's been rumors bandied about, particularly in the last 48 hours.

The ceremony, which begins at 2100 BST on Sunday, is likely to be watched by a capacity 80,000 crowd at the Olympic Stadium, with global TV viewers that could match the probable 900m who watched the opening of the Games. It will include a procession of the participating nations' flag bearers, followed by athletes appearing together rather than divided by nationality, symbolizing how the Games fetch the world together.

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Face book: initial real cash gaming application

Initially a real-money gambling app has been launched on Face book the social networks. According to Face book only its UK members would be able to view the app. A Face book orator stressed Bingo Friendzy was not a combined venture, saying the game had been developed completely by Gamesys. Gamesys, one of the main UK online gaming companies, operates the Sun Bingo and Heart Bingo, as well as the UK's leading bingo-and-slots website Jackpotjoy.com.

Face book intends to use age-gating technology to make sure under-18s and vulnerable people are unable to access the app. Real money gaming is accepted and well-regulated action in the UK, and allowing a associate to offer their games to adult users on the Face book platform in a safe and controlled method. In the United States the circumstances with real-money online gaming is more complex - the law at present forbids banks and others offering payment processing services to betting services targeted at US citizens.

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Rover shoots movie through descent

Images that the inquisitiveness rover took of the surface of Mars as it made its historic descent on Monday have now been released. Observable in the timelapse is the heat shield discarded by the vehicle as it neared the ground. NASA has provided almost 300 thumbnails from a series of pictures that will eventually be run mutually as a colour hi-def picture.

The operation panel has also got its best view yet of Mount Sharp, the 5.5km-high peak sitting in the center of Gale. Images from the Mars Descent Imager (Mardi), even in their thumbnail form, have now permitted engineers to work out Curiosity's exact position on the planet - latitude of -4.5895 and a longitude of 137.4417. Satellite data has indicated that sediments at the base of Mount Sharp were laid down in the presence of abundant water.

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Brilliant Bolt Achieved 100m gold become world’s Fastest Man

Usain Bolt achieved his aim of becoming a sporting legend on Sunday as he parched to the second-fastest 100 meters ever seen, a wonderful 9.63 seconds, to become the first man to win back to back Olympic titles on the path. He currently stands alongside Carl Lewis as the merely men with two 100 meters golds, although the American's second in 1988 came only after race winner Ben Johnson was disqualified for doping.

According to Bolt in reference to his opening heat on Saturday, When I went out in the first run, I felt 'I can do this. He crossed the line with his eyes on the clock, his face revealing a look more of relief than joy, before he pointed to the sky and carried on at nearly full bore round the bend to soak up the adulation of the delirious crowd. Having been disqualified for a false begin in previous year's world championships final Bolt was never going to risk a flying getaway but he was into his running speedily and up through his key rivals within a few meters.

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Vijay Kumar Holds Great Win silver in 25m rapid fire pistol e

At the 2012 London Olympics, Army marksman Vijay Kumar gave India the second medal from the Royal Artillery Barracks winning the silver in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event. The 26-year-old army subedar from Himachal Pradesh fought stiff opposition from five other top marksmen to finish second in an exciting finale after he found the target 30 times out of 40 attempts in the sequence comprising eight rounds of five shots each.

According to Vijay Kumar's father his son had promised him a medal before he went into the finals of the 25-metre rapid fire pistol event at the London Games. He threw both hands in the air and pumped his fists as he was welcomed on to the platform to collect India's next shooting medal of the Games. In the qualifying round, Vijay clocked 585, finishing fourth, with stage scores of 293 and 292 at an average of 9.750 at the Royal weaponry quarters.

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Why women live longer: Clues from Fruit flies

By a study in fruit flies, Scientists believe they have revealed a clue to why women tend to live longer than men. Mitochondria are inherited only from mothers, never from fathers, so there is no way to weed out mutations that harm a male's prospects. Through the age of 85, there are just about six women for every four men in the UK, and by 100 the ratio is more than two to one.

According to Dr Dowling, if a mitochondrial mutation occurs that harms fathers, other than has no effect on mothers, this change will slip through the look of natural selection, ignored. All animals have mitochondria, and the affinity for females to outlive males is frequent to many different genuses.

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Samsung lawyer defends press release that infuriated judge

Samsung's lead lawyer in its patent trial with Apple has secured his decision to approve the release of a statement containing facts the judge had ruled unacceptable in court. Samsung had hoped to current evidence in court that showed it had intended the F700 phone, which Apple alleges is a copy of the iPhone, in 2006 before the iPhone was announced.

According to the report from website The Verge, the judge had turned into livid while Apple lawyers brought the press release to her notice. Contrary to the representations Apple's counsel made to this court, Samsung did not issue a general press release and more prominently, did not violate any court order or any legal or moral values. However, Judge Lucy Koh had said that these facts should not be shown to the jury since they had been presented too late in the authorized procedure.

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