Senjata-Senjata Teknologi Tinggi Masa Depan yang Sedang Terus Dikembangkan

Perlombaan setiap negara besar untuk mengembangkan senjata canggih dengan daya hancur yang mengerikan masih terus berlangsung hingga saat ini. Semua mengembangkan ilmu dan teknologi yang menghasilkan daya penghancuran yang semakin luar biasa menakutkan. Berikut 10 senjata penghancur paling canggih di dunia yang sangat luar biasa itu.

1. Aurora Excalibur

Senjata ini merupakan pesawat tak berawak yang beroperasi dengan lepas landas dan mendarat secara vertikal. Pesawat ini dapat mencapai kecepatan 460 mph (740 kmh) dan dapat membawa misil untuk ditembakkan. Pesawat ini bisa melakukan semua hal itu melalui remote control. Excalibur berhasil diuji pada Juni 2009.

2. Peluncur Granat XM-25

Senjata ini mampu menembakkan 25 granat pada jarak apa pun, jarak dapat diatur dan diprogram pengguna. Senjata baru ini menggabungkan kemampuan menembak dan komputer.

3. Hellads

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Pentagon mengembangkan senjata laser masa depan yang dikenal sebagai High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System.

Sistem laser ini dibuat seringkas mungkin agar dapat dipasang di pesawat taktis tanpa mempengaruhi performa misi. Laser ini cukup kuat untuk menembak jatuh roket, misil, dan artileri lain.

4. Kamuflase Masa Depan, Metaflex

Metaflex Future Camouflage, Ilmuwan Skotlandia mengembangkan kamuflase dengan menciptakan materi yang disebut Metaflex. Materi ini seperti jubah menghilang Harry Potter. Pemakai akan menjadi tak tampak karena materi Metaflex membengkokkan cahaya ketika sampai di permukaannya. Jubah hilang ini diuji tahun ini dan berpotensi dapat digunakan sebagai senjata pertahanan.

5. The Free Electron Laser

Angkatan Laut (AL) sedang merancang sistem laser lain yang dapat menembak jatuh roket dan misil yang menyerang kapal. Tak ada batasan penggunaan laser ini ketika sasarannya bukan pelacak, sensor, pertukaran informasi, dan target. Rancangan awal senjata ini selesai pada Maret dan prototipe senjata ini tersedia pada maret 2012.

6. Railgun

Militer Amerika Serikat (AS) menguji sebuah versi Railgun pada 2008 lalu. Senjata ini dapat mempercepat kecepatan proyektil menjadi 2,4 kmh (tujuh kali kecepatan suara). Versi sempurna senjata ini akan siap antara 2020-2025 mendatang.

7. Organisme Sintetis BioDesign

DARPA mengeluarkan dana sebesar US$ 6 juta (Rp 53,7 miliar) untuk proyek menciptakan mikroorganisme ‘yang diprogram hidup selamanya’. Mikroorganisme ini berisi molekul yang membantu bertahan hidup, serta dapat digunakan untuk membunuh hanya dengan menekan satu tombol. Debut senjata ini masih belum diketahui. (Bio Design Synthetic Organisms).

8. Senjata Pembunuh milik China

China mengembangkan ‘senjata pembunuh’ yang memiliki kemampuan menarget dan menghancurkan pesawat AS. Misil balistik antipesawat ini dapat menyerang pesawat AS pada jarak dua ribu km. Kemampuan manuver tak terprediksi misil ini membuatnya mampu menghindari radar. Debut senjata ini belum diketahui.

9. Hybrid Insect MEMS (HI-MEMS)

HI-MEMS terdiri dari setengah serangga, dan setengan mesin. Pertama, sistem mikro-mekanis ditempatkan di dalam serangga selama masa metamorfosis. Serangga ini beroperasi seperti mobil remote control. HI-MEMS akan digunakan untuk mengumpulkan informasi menggunakan sensor, seperti mikrofon atau detektor gas. Debut senjata ini belum diketahui.

10. Sistem Senjata Sunyi DREAD

Sistem Senjata Sunyi DREAD (DREAD Silent Weapon System) memiliki kemampuan menembakkan 120 ribu peluru per menit. Senjata ini sepenuhnya digerakkan listrik, bukan bubuk mesiu. Berarti senjata ini tak akan bersuara dan tak akan ada panas. Debut senjata ini belum diketahui.

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Apple TV clock mod makes up for the lack of an iPad clock

Do you have an old first-generation Apple TV lying around collecting dust? Would you like to turn it into something useful and attractive?

TUAW reader Antonio Worrall had purchased a second-generation Apple TV, and his old unit had gone to 'join the choir invisible,' so he decided to put the deceased box to good use. It was his first mod, and we think it looks pretty good. And of course, it makes up for the lack of a native clock app on the iPad...

You can view some other snaps of the Apple TV clock on Antonio's iDisk here. I'm just glad that I finally have a use for my old Apple TV, too.

Apple TV clock mod makes up for the lack of an iPad clock originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Camino 2.1 alpha preview released, new features in tow

Camino, the open source web browser for Mac OS X, has released Camino 2.1 Alpha 1 -- the first preview release of the forthcoming Camino 2.1 update.



It's been just over a year since version 2.0 was released, and we can expect to see some great new features and improvements in the upcoming update. Most notably, version 2.1 comes with an enhanced location bar with auto-complete and an offline mode, too.

Other new features to expect are as follows:

• Improved Plug-in Control: Camino now disables Java by default, and a new hidden preference allows disabling arbitrary plug-ins.
• Status Bar: The status bar can now be hidden by choosing 'Hide Status Bar' in 'View' menu.
• Certificate Errors: The certificate error page in Camino 2.1 Alpha 1 is both friendlier and more informative than the one in Camino 2.
• Gecko 1.9.2: Camino now uses version 1.9.2 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which has enhanced support for web standards and improved JavaScript performance.

However, not all of these new features are fully implemented in the Camino 2.1 Alpha 1 preview release.

Remember, this is a preview release for testing and feedback. This release may be unstable and unsuitable for daily use, but if you're feeling adventurous -- and want to check out the new features -- visit the download page here. If you're looking for a light-weight and snappy alternative to the more common Mac OS X web browsers, visit the Camino 2.0 download page here.

[Via Download Squad]

Camino 2.1 alpha preview released, new features in tow originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Microsoft Admits 'Damage' Windows 7 Phone

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Microsoft has confirmed that some mobile phone that uses Windows 7 Phone software, send and receive 'phantom data' that suck up the cost of data network.

In early 2011 some customers complained in some forums virtual world that their phones have been automatically using data packets without sepengatahuan them.

Microsoft revealed that their investigation has found that almost all the problems were caused by a service 'third party' without identity. Yet they continue to look for other causes.

'We're communicating with third parties to help them make some improvements,' said a Microsoft spokesman told the BBC.

The company also believes that problems affect only a few percent, a small number of customers Windows Phone.

The problem was first stuck out in early January when some mobile users with operating system Windows 7 Phone claims that the phone they use 30 to 50 megabite data every day without their knowledge.

Windows 7 Phone launched in October 2010 which was greeted with joy by the users and manufacturers of telecommunications products.

The software is regarded as the company's first serious challenge to their rivals in the sector, operating systems like Apple, Google, Research in Motion, and Nokia.

Scientists Now Can Distinguish Sex pterosaurs

Photo: Lu Junchang

LONDON - A fossil pterosaurs (dinosaurs aviator type) and their eggs were found in China.

This discovery could identify the gender of the dinosaur if it is female. These results also allow the researchers could identify the sex of dinosaurs for the first time. Similarly, as quoted by BBC News, Friday (21/01/2011).

Scientists say in Science Magazine that gender differences in pterosaurs is on ornaments on her head. Jantanlah sex which has the ornaments on the head.

The fossil was discovered by Lu and his colleagues Junchang in Liaoning Province in China. The province in recent years many dinosaur fossils.

Fossils of pterosaurs were from the genus Darwinopterus. Based on fossil findings, at the bottom of the frame was also found fossilized dinosaur eggs, dinosaur is estimated it will soon lay eggs when she died.

The scientists speculate that dinosaurs may have fallen from the sky, is seen from his left arm broken bone.

This fossil is estimated to 160 million years old.

'The most important of this invention is now we can distinguish the gender of the pterosaurs. For females have greater hip bone and do not have bone ornaments in the head, while the male has a bone ornament on his head and has a small pelvis, 'said David Unwim, a pelaeobiolog from the Department of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester.

This conclusion was drawn because of pterosaur fossil found in the eggs, which have also minus big butt bone ornaments on his head, unlike other types of Darwinopterus.

SMS Cerdaskan Anak-Anak

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Short Message Service or SMS on mobile (phone) apparently can improve children's spelling ability.

According to a study in the UK, the use of sms can increase the level of literacy in children who are studying the basis for introducing the composition of words sms services to children outside of school time.

But the conclusion is still questionable because many see that as the children often use non-standard abbreviations and the language of 'slang' in sending the message then the trend will also happen when they do their school work.

However researchers from Conventry University, as quoted by the Telegraph, said there has been no evidence to suggest that access to the phones harmed reading skills of children, quite the contrary they can become more competent in spelling.

In his research on academics involved 114 children aged from nine to ten years, which is taking primary education in the Midlands region, England.

Children who are not accustomed to using a cell phone divided into two groups.

Children in the first group given each a cell phone used to send messages over the weekend and during school holidays. The test was conducted for ten weeks.

While the second group was not given specific behavior and a control or comparison group.

Meanwhile, the researchers gave a series of tests of reading, spelling, and phonology before and after the study. Ability to read and spell the children also was monitored every week.

Research published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learnig, published next month, found evidence that 'there is significant contribution from the use of a short message to the spelling ability of children during the study.'

The study also showed that children who use mobile phones for ten weeks have a higher IQ level than that do not use the phone.

Friday Five with Mini Moderns

Mini Moderns is the brand of interiors products designed and produced by Keith Stephenson and Mark Hampshire, who also run London-based design and branding agency, Absolute Zero Degrees. Launched in 2004, it is a print driven collection incorporating wallpaper, textiles and home accessories for design conscious families. The print design influences range from textile designs of the 1950s to vintage toys and games. The initial wallpaper collection was snapped up by Heal’s and the brand goes from strength to strength, selling both on line and via select stockists internationally.

Operating a predominantly “Made in the UK” policy helps keep their carbon footprint to a minimum and supports local businesses. As the collection is produced in factories known to them, all Mini Moderns products come from sweatshop-free environments.

Our Friday Five:

1. The 1951 Festival of Britain
We have always loved the Festival of Britain. The Festival of Britain was an exciting glimpse into the future, celebrating the new wave of British design, with design for all available via the introduction of Hire Purchase schemes — meaning modern design was suddenly within reach of everyone. New design was everywhere — even at Woolworths where Enid Sweeny celebrated furniture by Robin Day and Terence Conran on her Homemaker design for Ridgway.

It is this optimism that we love about the Festival of Britain, and over the years we have amassed a number of items celebrating it. The C.O.I.D. book “Design in the Festival” is a particularly inspiring find. Having been huge fans of the Festival of Britain, it was an honour to be commissioned in 2008 by Southbank Centre to reproduce as wallpaper, one of the Festival’s signature patterns, “Net and Ball,” which had been designed in 1951 by the architects of the Royal Festival Hall, Peter Moro and Leslie Martin, as a carpet pattern for the Hall.

Our obsession culminates in our new wallpaper design, “Festival,” featuring our favourite pavilions and sights from the festival. The new paper launches in January 2011, in commemoration of the Festival’s 60th anniversary.

2. Hotel Parco dei Principi
Designed by Gio Ponti in 1962, Hotel Parco dei Principi is situated on the Naples coast just outside Sorrento. The sea-facing balcony rooms have a clear view of the Bay of Naples and Vesuvius. Furnished throughout by Ponti, most of his work is still intact, including the thirty different floor tile designs used throughout the 100 rooms in the hotel. The rooms still have original Ponti furniture and the concrete geometric diving board gives the pool a modernist edge. We have stayed in the Hotel Parco dei Principi a number of times and it never disappoints. Even having a Campari and soda in the bar is a design experience — well that’s what we tell ourselves!

3. Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn
Like most people, we love New York — but we try and stay down in the Lower East Side as much as we can, usually in the Hotel on Rivington. Here we can take advantage of seeing friends who live in Alphabet City, seeing bands at the Bowery Ballroom and having easy access via the Williamsburg Bridge to our friends in Brooklyn. It’s great to get off Manhattan and into Brooklyn to experience areas like DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass), Williamsburg for great independent design shops and gigs at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Park Slope and eating in Vinegar Hill.

4. Portmeirion Village
We love the slightly odd Italianate “other worldy-ness” of Clough Williams-Ellis’s Portmeirion village. Used as a location in original 1960’s cult TV series Dangerman and more famously The Prisoner, it is no secret how much the village, and the modernist ceramics, of Portmeirion Potteries have influenced us in our prints. We stayed in Bridge House, with views over the estuary. The building is in close proximity to Battery Square, which we paid homage to both in our wallpaper of the same name and our rug design, “Campanile.” These two designs include key pieces of the village architecture, and references to our stay.

5. Out of season seaside resorts
There is a lot more colour in the coast during the “out of season” time when the sun isn’t bleaching it out. Although we love a sunny day, we find that traditional seaside resorts come alive in our eyes when the crowds have gone. We both grew up in close proximity to Filey, Scarborough and Whitby and still visit our old haunts when we get back to the Yorkshire coastline. Having been in London for such a long time now, we have also discovered the Kent coast with amazing seaside resorts such as Broadstairs, Whitstable, and Deal. Be sure to get a hot chocolate in Morellis’ 1950’s cliff-top café when visiting Broadstairs.

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