British army will use the new gel that stops bullets

Last Updated on Friday, 01 May 2009 14:56 Written by InfoWeb

A new "bullet-busting" shock-absorbent gel is set to save the lives of British soldiers by substantially reinforcing their helmets.

The Ministry of Defence has awarded £100,000 to a small company that has developed a special substance that hardens immediately on impact.

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Microsoft prepares to launch experimental search site

Last Updated on Friday, 01 May 2009 14:56 Written by InfoWeb

The new search site is known as Viveri

In the next several months Microsoft Corp. expects to launch an experimental search site called Viveri, designed to allow the company's researchers to easily roll out new search ideas.

Currently, it's difficult for researchers to try out their ideas in the real world, said Robert Rounthwaite, software architect at Microsoft Research. He showed off Viveri on Tuesday in Redmond, Wash., at the company's annual TechFest event, where researchers demonstrate and discuss their latest developments.

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Robot mimics human action and plays rock-paper-scissors

Last Updated on Friday, 01 May 2009 14:56 Written by InfoWeb

One of the most sophisticated robots created in the UK made its public debut in London with a game of rock-paper-scissors.

Berti is less than two years old but will help scientists develop artificial intelligence outstripping anything previously seen before.
The robot, created by Bristol Robotics Laboratory and Elumotion, a robotics firm based in Bath, is greeting the public at London's Science Museum.

It was created to mimic human gestures as part of a study into how humans react to lifelike robots.

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