The world's safest bicycles

Cycling has become a high-risk activity today. How not, the cyclist must be scramble road with motorists, so the potential hit.

Starting from these concerns, Crispin Sinclair had the idea to ​​creating the safest bike in the world. The bikes were named 'Babel' is designed with maximum safety features are suitable for use in road chaotic traffic.

Babel, the World’s safest bike has a roll cage and seatbelts. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1zbLMka)

As qouted from Carscoops on Monday, April 20, 2015, Sinclair creation bike is designed like a car with the use of safety belts and a roll cage. Beside that the Babel use a chair that has been equipped with a backrest and using protective feet.

Explained, this idea arose when Sinclair was almost dying because of being hit by a car while riding a bicycle. Safety devices that pinned on the Babel is inspired from racing car that uses a roll cage.

The existence of the roll cage on the bike is also claimed to be able to protect the cyclist when hit by a bus or truck though. The framework according to Sinclair able to withstand the blow of a truck with a weight of 38 tons.

In addition to a multitude of safety features are supported, Sinclair also helped equip the Babel with electrical powered supporting devices. He worked with Shimano bicycle accessories as the provider to provide the panel indicators, horn, lights, rearview mirror, until the brake discs. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARSCOOPS]

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A HIV test can be done independently at home

A new device that enables HIV testing can be done independentlyHIV self-test device for the first time allowed to be used in England, Scotland, and Wales. This tool allows one to perform the test at home and get results within 15 minutes.

In contrast to other devices, the test results do not need to be sent to the laboratory. This tool works by identifying a small drop of blood, which is often only discovered three months after infection.

The first home test for HIV is now for sale in the United Kingdom. What could makers of this product hope to acheive? (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1DzOhbx)

Humanitarian organizations expect these tools will reduce some of the 26,000 people in the UK whose HIV status is unknown. Early diagnosis allows a person deemed get immediate treatment and may prevent serious complications. People who successfully treated deemed less likely to infectious.

Test packs with the tag line "You can do it yourself" is made by the BioSure and can be purchased online. The way the device works the same as a pregnancy test, by measuring the levels of antibody-a protein made in reaction to the virus in a person's blood. These devices analyze tiny droplets of blood from a fingertip.

Two purple line will appear if a person is HIV positive. But experts warn, positive test results should be confirmed clinically. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | TECHTIMES]

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Newest American Military-style SUV

After the American's military-style SUV renowned brand, Hummer was not produced anymore even though there are still many who want to have it to this day.

However, another Amrerican automaker company, US Specialty Vehicles (USSV) offers a 'Rhino GX,' a military-style car that is not less manly.

As reported by FoxNews on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, the SUV was built on the chassis of Ford F-150 and the whole body covered by steel. As the manufacturer of the car, USSV pinned a Ford's V10 petrol engine with a capacity of 6,800 cc.

US Specialty Vehicles Rhino GX, the new American military style SUV. (Picture from: http://fxn.ws/1HMqZoY)

The custom versions are also offered. "In the future will also be offered a diesel-engined variant," said Tim Tang, USSV founder. He also mentioned, that Rhino GX has a height of 2.3 meters, width of 2.5 meters and uses four 38-inches tires.

Rear side view of USSV Rhino GX. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1HMyNXV)

For its rear suspension use the Liquid Spring CLASS hydraulic that can be tailored to the needs through computer settings. Thus, comfort and ease of handling more secure.

Luxury interior view of USSV Rhino GX with three-row seating layout. (Picture from: http://fxn.ws/1HMqZoY)

Despite the car has more thick military aura outside but the luxurious touches also not forget served inside. The first-class leather-upholstered and wood-trimmed interior can be outfitted pretty much any way a customer desires. Two and three-row seating layouts are available, including one that is essentially a rolling screening room with rear-facing second row recliners and large flat-screen TV.

A big screen TV installed inside the USSV Rhino GX with two-row seating layout. (Picture from: http://fxn.ws/1HMqZoY)

Then a large flat screen television can be enjoyed while sitting in an overstuffed seat that can be rotated or up and down. Understandably, to build the car, USSV has poured millions of dollars.

The design of the car also involves famous names. Tim Tang has been hiring David Hilton, a former Ford and Bentley designer to build the car. He is believed to finalize all of the car building processes. In the first phase, Rhino GX will be made as much as 80 units, and China became the first target of the car sales under the G. Patton name.

The car launching will be officially carried out at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, United States of America in the autumn of this year, and the ordering will officially started on September with the prices starting at US. $70,000 or approximately Rp.910 million. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES  | US SPECIALTY VEHICLES | FOXNEWS]

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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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