Rehabilitation Robotics Rehabilitation Robotics gives an introduction and overview of all areas of rehabilitation robotics, perfect for anyone new to the field. Rehabilitation robotics is a field…
Quartzolite – an intrusive igneous rock Quartzolite is an igneous rock composed essentially of primary quartz (60% to 100%), e.g., a quartz dike, segregation mass, or inclusion inside or outside its…
Menilite: Properties and Occurrences Menilite is an impure opal in brown or dull grayish concretions. It is sometimes considered a variety of opal but probably impure and really just…
Soft Robotics Robots have traditionally been made from hard materials such as metal and plastic. They have been driven by motors and other heavy electro-mechanical actuators. Soft…
Andradite: Properties and Occurrences Andradite is a species of the garnet group. The term Garnet describes a group name for several closely related minerals that form important gemstones, and…
Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa The Cape of Good Hope (Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop (ˌkɑːp di ˌχujə ˈɦuəp); Dutch: Kaap de Goede Hoop (ˌkaːb də ˌɣudə ˈɦoːp); Portuguese: Cabo…
Braille Technology Braille is a system that uses combinations of raised dots to spell letters and numbers. Braille technology is an assistive technology that allows blind or…
Hydrogrossular – a calcium aluminum garnet series Hydrogrossular is just a calcium aluminum variety of Grossular Garnet with hydroxide (OH) partially replacing silica (SiO4). It is a calcium aluminum garnet series (formula:…
Quartz Reef Mining Quartz mining is the mining of gold on veins or ore bodies in place as distinguished from surface digging or washing: underground mining in rock.…
Tritium – an isotope of hydrogen Tritium is the isotope of hydrogen with an atomic weight of approximately 3. It is an isotope of hydrogen, the lightest element. It is the…
Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad (ˈkɑːpstat); Xhosa: iKapa), the town and seaport, South Africa’s legislative capital and the capital of the province of Western Cape. It…
Scientists Debate the Fate of Pablo Escobar’s Rogue Hippos Pablo Escobar’s hippos are starting the debate in Colombia again. In the 1980s, Colombian cocaine kingpin scattered millions of survivors at a private zoo in…