EnChroma, a glasses for people with color blindness

We can see bright colors surrounding environment because our eyes have color receptors called cone cells. A healthy and normal eyes have cones that can capture the three primary pigment colors: red pigment, green and blue.

EnChroma glasses to help colour-blind people see colours. (PIcture from: http://bit.ly/1UagK0J)

For those who suffer from color blindness, one of the cone cells in the eye is not working properly, so they are not able to distinguish colors correctly. In most cases of color blindness, damage occurs to the red or green cone cells, causing the sufferer trouble distinguishing a variety of colors. In addition, in some cases the cone cells will capture the color spectrum overlap.

 

EnChroma, an eye lens company founded by an American surgeon creates glasses that are able to restore the function of the receptor cells of damaged eyes. The glasses have filters that can capture light spectrum overlap each other, pushing the "wedge" that makes the frequency of the light collide with each other. By using the glasses, those with color blindness can taste the beautiful range of colors around them through the EnChroma lens.

Right: City of Venice seen by the normal eye. Left: City of Venice seen by people with color blindness. Existing curve below shows the difference spectrum are both accepted by the cone cells. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1fD1hIV)

However, Jay Neitz, an ophthalmologist and professor of ophthalmology at the University of Washington, warned that the EnChroma glasses can not cure the color blindness. Similar to the function of glasses to help patients with nearsightedness see better, EnChroma glasses only help people with color blindness to see and distinguish colors.. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | TECHNOLOGY VISTA]

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Awaits the emergence of the next generation of Nissan Z

To pass on the latest generation of the Z type car variants, Nissan Motor Corp. reportedly preparing a new generation of Nissan Z that will be performed using a crossover model. Even rumored, this new model will be the last series for the 370 Z.

This Autocar image shows how Nissan's new Z car could look made by Autocar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1JtHzXQ)

"We have not decided anything about the next generation of Z type, whether will use a higher number or a new name," said Shiro Nakamura, Nissan Motor Corp.'s design development head, as quoted from Autocar on Wednesday, August 26, 2015.

He explained that the latest generation of Nissan Z will be the latest models that fill the sports car segment with affordable prices for young people. This step is a revolution of the Z type trip during this day, since 240 Z was introduced in Frankfrut as sport utility vehicles in 1969.

The Nissan's Z type cars from Nissan 240Z until Nissan 370Z. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1JtHzXQ)

Certainly will be experienced the decreasing of its engine specifications, tthe latest generation Z type that carries crossover models and reportedly will use a smaller engine and has a capacity of 1.6 liters. the rumors said that the engine used by the Z type is the same engine used by Nissan Juke.

According to the schedule, Nissan will introduce the Z type in the 2015 Frankfrut Motor Show in September. With an estimated price of no more than €30 thousand, or approximately Rp.485 million. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOCAR]

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Restoring soil fertility that has been contaminated by oil spills

The oil spillage cases often occurs. Most cases occur as a result of the process in ships, offshore drilling, or shipwreck.

Rice University scientists are cleaning soil contaminated by oil spills in a way that saves energy and reclaims the soil's fertility. (Picture from: Trussty)

Not only at sea, the oil spills also frequently occurs on land, contaminating the soil and also environment. According to the data, 98% of oil spill cases worldwide occurs on land. Noted, governments and industries around the world spent $10 billion each year to clean up the oil spills.

Accordingly, a number of scientists from Rice University developed the technologies to restore soil fertility and wasted energy from the soil that has been contaminated by the oil spill.

With the pyrolysis technique, scientists from Rice University reduce the amount of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) below standard, and also leaves a carbon footprint that is useful in soil that had been contaminated by the oil spill. (Picture from: ScienceDaily)

They use a process called pyrolysis, which involves heating the contaminated soil and loss of oxygen content. The process is considered more environmentally friendly than standard combustion techniques previously done.

By doing pyrolysis of the contaminated soil for three hours is not only able to reduce the amount of petroleum hydrocarbons remaining, but also can improve fertility by altering the remaining carbon into charcoal.

"Our thinking is true that by eliminating toxic pollutants and hydrophobic can resist water, also added a number of carbon and nutrients, we can enhance the growth of plants using soil results pyrolysis of this," said Pedro Alvarez, Rice environmental engineer in the team. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | SCIENCEDAILY]

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Google patented the technology of holes detection in the road surface

Potholes in the road can be problematic even though the most comfortable vehicle, causing damage to cars in the world and can be deadly for motorcycle riders.

Potholes cause millions in damage to cars and other vehicles every year. In some areas they get so bad that it can be difficult for motorists to avoid them on a road. Google hopes its new technology will allow it to provide mapping directions that help drivers to miss the worst roads. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1fGWpm1)

Google is now preparing a solution by developing technology to automatically detect holes in the road and then use this data to plan routes that provide a smooth ride.

The internet giant company has filed a patent that using shock sensors along with vehicle's GPS to map the location of the holes and the uneven segment of road surface.

Google has patented technology for automatically detecting potholes and uneven surfaces on roads as cars drive over them. Sensors in the car would work with the GPS (illustrated) to send information about the road surface to a remote server, which could then be used to produce map routes that give a smoother journey. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1fGWpm1)

This information is then collected by a central server and used to produce 'quality report road' before helps give direction to avoid the worst way. Such information may also be forwarded to local authorities and highways agencies to help them determine which areas need to be improved.

Google patents cited in the Daily Mail, recently explained, the signals from the sensors will be monitored by an electronic circuit of the head unit and analyzed to assess the quality of the road by a number of vertical vibrations encountered. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DAILYMAIL]

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These flower petals will turn transparent when wet

You all know that the shy daughter leaves would furl when touched. But did you know, if there was the petals of flower will turn into transparent when exposed to water?

Diphylleia grayi is the flowers with white petals can be found growing in moist wooded mountains in the cold regions of Japan and China and bloom at the end of the spring. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1U3MABG)

Diphylleia grayi is a tremendous flower with its white petals that will turn into a beautiful transparent when in contact with water. During the drenched rain, at first the white flower petals turned into a transparent and became resembles the glass flowers.

Diphylleia grayi is a tremendous flowers with white petals will turn into a beautiful transparent when in contact with water. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1U3MABG)

This flower is also called "skeleton flower", because when transparent, which seemed just a fine veins like a skeleton. This plant can be found growing in moist wooded mountains in the cold regions of Japan and China and bloom at the end of the spring.

Diphylleia grayi can be recognized from the large leaves as umbrellas on which there is a small group of white flowers pearls are transformed magically in the rain. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ]

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England ready to test in-road wireless charging tech for electric vehicles

It has long been an idea to make electric cars can rechargeable batteries even though the state is running but eventually this technology has begun to be tested.

The technology could allow EVs to be driven for longer distances, without the need to stop and charge their batteries. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1LnWwOS)

England became one of the first countries that will try rechargeable electric car technology in a running state so that the owners of electric cars already do not need to stop again to charge the batteries in electric cars.

Highways England is to carry out off-road trials, with a view to carrying out subsequent on-road trials. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1LnWwOS)

This technology will be installed on the highway with a special sign that electric cars will refill can walk along the marked but certainly not all electric cars that can utilize this technology because they have installed additional equipment in order to receive the energy in bottom is then transferred into the car.

Unfortunately there is no explanation of how the long road that can recharge the battery and how much the battery can be charged when the car passes this special way.

Status itself is still a trial and will be conducted over 18 months, if it works in the sense of a very effective, there government will build more roads have rechargeable technology like this. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | GIZMAG | GOV.UK]

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