Robotics technology is now being utilized in the field of medicine because it offers the high precision and control that minimally invasive procedures require. Robotics are now being used in gallbladder surgery, heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux correction and endoscope positioning. In the future, the applications of this technology will encompass closed-chest beating-heart surgery.
Advantages of Robotic Surgery
Less Personnel Required
Because the surgical robots could take over the job o
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A hybrid airship is an aircraft that combines the technologies found in conventional aircrafts and airships in starting and maintaining its flight. It will have the large airbag within a cylindrical body so it looks like a conventional airship, but it will also have wings and rudders like a regular airplane.
Airships, Balloons and Conventional Aircrafts
An airship (better known as a dirigible or blimp) is an aircraft that uses a large inflatable compartment or chamber which is filled with a ga
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Isomers are compounds with the same molecular, but different structural formulas. Isobutane is an isomer of butane. It belongs to a class of compounds called alkanes, which are chains of carbon atoms where each carbon atom is attached to as many hydrogen atoms as possible. Its chemical formula is C4H10. Butane consists of four carbon atoms. With four such atoms, it is possible to link the atoms in two completely different ways. The first way, where all the four atoms are linked in a row, is re
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A combustible gas detector is a device that allows the user to detect and analyze any nearby concentrations of combustible gases. Combustible gases are simply gases that will catch on fire when mixed with oxygen and ignited. There are many different types of combustible gases and each one requires its own method of analysis. Some gases are lighter than air while other gases or heavier. This means that each gas has its own level of concentration that it must meet before it can combust. Because of
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Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) is a measured difference in audio levels between the input audio signal's harmonics and the harmonics of the output audio signal of an amplifier or other audio device.
Output Distortion Level
As the signal passes through an amplifier it is always somewhat distorted at its output. The waveform at the input will not perfectly match the level at the output. How great the distortion will be depends on the amplifier's quality and specifications, but it is usually
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A flying car is a personal flying machine that does not require special equipment, runways, or traffic routes. Flying cars differ from commercial aircraft such as airliners, helicopters, and jets. Flying cars are designed to hold only a few people and are no larger than a regular automobile. While flying car designs have been in the works for over a century, it is still unclear whether a flying car would operate via magnetic forces, anti-gravity, or standard aerodynamics. What is clear, however,
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One of the basic questions regarding the earth is, how fast does it spin? The earth is constantly spinning; it spins around its axis. An axis in this case is an imaginary line running through the center of the earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. To calculate how fast the earth spins, we need to know a few details.
To figure out the speed of the earth at the equator, we need to know the circumference of the earth at the equator. The circumference of the earth at the equator is 25, 040 m
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A harmonic balancer is a device that is connected to an engine's crankshaft in order to reduce any vibration's negative impact on the crankshaft and to dissipate the energy that shaft rotation creates. Since the device is the engine compartment's first element that is connected to the shaft, it absorbs the majority of the energy generated during engine use. By absorbing this energy, only the harmonic balancer (instead of more vital engine components) fails, thereby preventing catastrophic engine
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Nuclear energy is an incredibly effective way of generating electricity and providing power to tens of thousands of households in the region it powers. By creating a fission reaction and breaking apart an atom of uranium, the power plant is able to create incredible amounts of energy. While the explanation of nuclear energy is simple, the true might of nuclear energy requires such exact and detailed calculations. Otherwise, situations such as the Meltdown at Chernobyl can occur.
What is Fission
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The Coriolis effect is the tendency for a moving body that is on or above the Earth's surface to drift sideways from its intended course due to the Earth's rotation. The direction of drift is to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. This is because the Earth's surface rotates to the east at a faster speed near the equator than near the poles.
Who Discovered the Coriolis Effect?
French scientist, Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis, is given credit for first disc
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