An ultra-flexible micro car

In the big cities looking for a parking space is quite hard to come by especially in the rush hour, was used despite the cramped quarters with difficulty. However the German engineers have an innovative solution, a small electric car that can be changed in place, shrink and even move sideways like a crab, so it also can park itself.

The EOssc2 concept is a car has a top speed of 40mph (65 km/h) and its semi-autonomous features are possible because of inbuilt cameras and a LIDAR sensor on its roof, which lets the vehicle scan its environment and locate itself in it, 10 times a second. The EOssc2 is currently being tested in the cities of Bremen and Dalian, China. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1PQSoss)

The micro car named 'EOssc2' and described as ultra flexible micro car to the big city and is designed to be interconnected to form trains. The crabs have a wide flat body to make it easier to shrink into a small space and so does the EOssc2 work at the same way.

Its unusual design also features a forward tilt and doors that open like the DeLorean in Back to the Future (pictured). Currently, the two-seater vehicle can be driven in the traditional way, diagonally and sideways. It pivots using wheels powered by separate motors and shrinks from 8 ft (2.5 metres) to 5 ft (1.5 metres). (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1PQSoss)

As reported by the Daily Mail on Monday, April 27, 2015, EOssc2 has the wheels that can maneuver to mimics the crab movement. The unusual design is also featured a forward tilt and door open like the famous DeLorean car from the "Back to the Future" movie.

This micro car made by the DFKI Robotics Centre in Bremen, Germany and the vehicle concept is intended to be semi-autonomous. Car computer and auto-navigation system allows the vehicle to park itself, even in narrow and congested streets. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DFKI ROBOTIC CENTRE | DAILYMAIL]

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One of the biggest mysteries of the pyramid construction revealed

Behind the splendor of the pyramids, there is one big puzzle. How the raw materials of ancient building, which is even visible from the outer space, brought to the construction site?

The question above is based on the severity of the job to brings the massive stones in the desert, and the lack of supporting technology. While those massive stones are needed in large quantities. Meanwhile, a sophisticated tools that can be used to transport it across the desert did not exist at the time of Ancient Egypt.

They likely wet the sand for the construction of the pyramids, the ancient Egyptians had to transport heavy blocks of stone and large statues across the desert. The Egyptians therefore placed the heavy objects on a sledge that workers pulled over the sand. Research … revealed that the Egyptians probably made the desert sand in front of the sledge wet. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1PV6gSM)

Daniel Bonn of the University of Amsterdam said that he had managed to solve the puzzle in a research that published in the Physical Review Letters journal on Wednesday, April 29, 2015.

Bonn and his colleagues say, that the Ancient Egyptians may carry the massive stones with 'clever tricks'. They use some sort of carts to carry the massive stone, pulling in the desert that has been moistened with water.

In one study, Bonn conducted experiments in the laboratory by using Ancient Egypt miniature carts and a container of sand that has been dried in an oven. Water is added to the sand until it reaches a certain wet level that will form a "capillary bridge". Water droplets will act as the glue that holds the sand, making it rigid and minimize friction with the moving objects on it.

"I was surprised that the total tensile force that it can be reduced by up to 50 percent," Bonn said as quoted by the Washington Post on Monday, April 27, 2015. With reduced tensile strength required, the number of people required to pull a cart that containing stones is also half of the total required if the desert in the dry state. Reduced the friction and tensile strength occurs because the wetting sand causes increased the stiffness of desert sand.

"The carts move more easily on the wet desert sand because it does not form a mound of sand in front of the cart, not as happens when a cart drawn on dry sand," explained Bonn further.

Wall painting found in the tomb of Djehutihotep. A large statue is being transported by sledge. A person standing on the front of the sledge wets the sand. (Picture from: http://wapo.st/1i8u8Pn)

The conclusion was the water facilitates the transport of stone to the pyramid construction site is strengthened by the presence of a painting in the tomb of Djehutihotep. It depicts the gray and orange sparks with a person standing in front of the cart while spraying water. The painting previously had been sparked much debate.

This study provides a scientific explanation of the water function in the pyramid construction were originally only associated with washing. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | WASHINGTON POST]

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The new concept car from Mercedes-Benz

After successfully presenting GLE, a SUV version of the Mercedes-Benz E Class, the German manufacturer is now ready to release potential competitors for the BMW X4, the GLC. An SUV variant of the C Class Mercedes is confirmed after the leaking of Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupé Concept photos before its premiering at the Auto Shanghai 2015.

New Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe Concept at Shanghai Auto Show 2015. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1DvJ2cS)

Although still a concept, but the curve of the body of the Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupé Concept is clearly following in the footsteps of its predecessor, GLE. With a twin-blade grille hole and 'three pointed stars' big logo dominates, then the bumper design with large air scoop and a skid plate to bend in order to protect its surface.

Front view of Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe Concept. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1bk7vMx)

Lamps with eyebrow and three projectors look more slanted than its predecessor belongs, as well as make it look more pitiful.

Right side view of Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe Concept. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1bk7vMx)

As reported by Carscoops, the engine that used by GLC Coupé Concept is the same as that used on the Mercedes C450 AMG Sport, which is a V6 twin-turbo engine with 3.0-liter capacity connected to its 4Matic all four wheels via a 9-speed automatic transmission 9G-Tronic. Reaches its maximum output of 362 hp and torque of 520 Nm.

The dimensions, the Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupé Concept has a length of 4,730 mm, width of 2,000 mm and height of 1,600 mm. If compared with the Honda CR-V, this concept car is slightly longer and wider, but shorter. When will be produced, then the BMW X4 competitor will be in the middle between the GLA and GLE. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARSCOOPS]

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Changing the Classic Beetle into a racing car

Being born from a direct order given by Adolf Hitler to automotive genius Ferdinand Porsche as Germany's 'people car' has been around from the '30s, the Beetle is one of the industry's most loved cars.

Alpera Tulpar is a 500 hp monster beetle with retro-looks. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1KoWDsf)

An eccentric modification performed by Alpera Motors home modifications on the classic 1974 VW Beetle. Therefore, the car dubbed as "the Bavarian bugs" was transformed into a grim-looking race car, complete with ferocious power.

As reported by Autoevolution on Monday, April 27, 2015, a modification car called 'Alpera Tulpar' retains a bit of the classic model, but rich in modern touches. However, in general the car was lumpy looking like the New Beetle.

Left side view of Alpera Tulpar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1KoWDsf)

Meanwhile, the most obvious classic impression in the stretches design of "nose" and mated with four rows of vents on the lid of the machine. This car is also more attractive thanks to the MacPherson strut suspension pinned.

Rear view of Alpera Tulpar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1KoWDsf)

Its taillights also appear eccentric thanks to the installation of one-line slanted lights to represent the car speed. Then the body is built with carbon fiber on the top of monocoque frame of which is equipped with several racing elements. Some of these include the diffuser at the rear, air intakes, and a rear wing similar to the cars in Need For Speed ​​games.

But unfortunately, there is no information about the technical specifications of the engine. However, from the information gathered, the car uses a twin-turbo boxer engine which capable of spraying power up to 500 horse power. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ALPERA MOTORS | AUTOEVOLUTION]

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Are you overheated? Just blame the climate change (and yourself)

If you are bathed in sweat on a very hot day, the probable cause is your own. Mankind responsible for causing the rising temperature of the earth to the role of greenhouse gases, according to a study published in the Nature Climate Change journal. Although not entirely responsible for climate change, 75 percent or three quarters of the cause is a greenhouse effect that is increased to exceed 95 percent.

The next day it’s unusually beastly hot, scientists say you can blame three-quarters of it on humans. As climate change gets worse around mid-century, that percentage of extremely hot days being caused by man-made greenhouse gases will push past 95 percent, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1byp3UG)

Human impacts are not sekentara on increased rainfall. A group of Swiss scientists who did the study found only 18 percent of heavy rainfall events caused by climate change. But if the Earth's temperature increased by 1.1 degrees Celsius, is expected by mid-century, about 39 percent of heavy rains caused by human influence, according to the study. The impact comes from greenhouse effect, especially carbon dioxide from burning coal, oil and gas.

"This new study helps explain how much the probability of human influence," according to Jonathan Overpeck, a climate expert at the University of Arizona, who was not involved in the research. "This is the key if you do not like to get extreme temperature, you know you can reduce the probability by reducing emissions of greenhouse effect."

Principal investigator in the study, Erich Fischer, a climate expert at ETH Zurich, a university in Switzerland, and his colleagues, Reto Knutti, check out just days most heat, or one-tenth of 1 percent of a hot day. By using 25 different computer modules, Fischer and Knutti simulate a world with no greenhouse effect emissions caused by humans and found the hot days occur once every three years.

Then they count how many times it happens with levels of heat-trapping gases and the number increased to four days. So three of the four days were very hot caused by humans, according to the team. And when the scientists increased levels of greenhouse effect to simulate the Earth at mid-century, they got 26 very hot days, or "almost a full month," said Fischer.

The figures were obtained by Fischer and Knutti an estimate for the whole world. They also found that Africa and South America has a number of very hot days caused by human influence, respectively 89 and 88 percent. In Europe, the percentage is 63 percent and in North America, 67 percent. In the middle of the century (2050), if emissions continue to rise at current growth rates, all continents will be able to blame at least 93 percent of a very hot day in humans.

Some scientists praised the validity of this study. When people ask whether an unusual weather events caused by human activity or merely the natural variation, it is the wrong question because both are always involved, said Michael Oppenheimer, a climate expert at Princeton University, who was also not involved in the study. This study, he said, asking the right questions: "How many people and how the changes are caused due to natural variation?"

And so the percentage of destruction, costs and mortality can be attributed to humans, it is easier for countries to assess the price of carbon dioxide emissions in an effort to control climate change, according to Drew Shindell, an expert from Duke University. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | US NEWS]

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Seeing the real figures of Infiniti Vision GT Concept

There is always a surprise in the automotive world exhibition event, including the Shanghai Auto Show 2015 which has become a showcase of Infiniti. The luxury brand of Nissan has brought real version of their concept car that ever made in the digital version for the GrandTurismo 6 game on the Playstation 3 game platform to the Shanghai Auto Show 2015.

Infiniti has brought a real version of their concept car that ever made in the digital version for the GrandTurismo 6 game named Infiniti Vision GT Concept at the Shanghai Auto Show 2015. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1aEZc4)

As quoted of Gizmag on April 29, 2015, another car designed for the virtual world of Gran Turismo has been brought into the physical realm. The design was first unveiled in December as a "vision of what a high performance Infiniti could look like in the future." The flesh-and-bones Infiniti Vision GT concept car was recently shown off at the Shanghai Auto Show.

As explained that the Infiniti Vision GT is a dream car which the whole of concept was designed by the Infiniti design division of worldwide. After going through various selection processes, finally Infiniti team of Beijing, China who is appointed to build the car.

Nissan spokesman said that the Vision GT Concept realized Infiniti's flavor that offers a blend of beautiful and wild design at the same time. In addition to its beautiful display, the performance is equally savage.

The dark silver colored concept car was featured muscular with wide grille covers the entire look of small lamps and air intake adopted the Q80 concept. The front mid-ship chassis model and trans-axle referred able to give a distribution ratio of the front weight and rear are almost balanced.

Infiniti Vision GT uses hybrid engine using as its drivetrain. The electric motors mated to a V8 naturally aspirated petrol engine capacity of 4,500 cc that certainly would produce a wild performance. In the car concept introduction event, Nissan spokesman revealed that the Infiniti Vision GT concept will become Infiniti's design direction in the future. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARSCOOPS]

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Bosch Autonomous Driving Technology

Though sophisticated, the automated (autonomous) driving technology that pinned on the car, still not much the public interest in general. Still far consumer access to technology makes people not yet fully aware of its superiority.

The experience of autonomous driving with the Bosch tech. (Picture from: http://aol.it/1GiImyP)

Well, the German component manufacturers, Bosch trying to present the autonomous technology that has been mastered via an interesting video presentation. Bosch tried to portray what the autonomous tech driving experience on the road.

On this occasion used Tesla Model S electric car, because it has a wide-screen dashboard. Lasted four and a half minute video is decrypting the desire of Philip, a young professional, driving to the airport. Do not think of this video is boring, because the technology owned by Bosch enough to make you amazed, how easy to use and useful for human life in the future. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOBLOG]

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