I'm always fascinated with the great strides made in the scientific field. The achievements accomplished never fail to amaze me and life has become much easier, compared to the past, thanks to the numerous gadgets that simplify man's day to day efforts! In fact, it's a Herculean effort to understand the nuances of the little machines that come into use everyday - I shall highlight this aspect by letting you into my ignorance on related issues:-
(a) My cellphone does the work of a glorified telephone! Period!!
(b) The remote of our television set is basically used to flip channels or change the volume. Anything
beyond is left to Lekha to decipher!
But my adrenaline levels are raised whenever I read or hear about the scientific advancements that are reported. I shall touch upon just one:-
A remote controlled phone?
The technology that puts mobile phone on the palm of one's hand is a distinct possibility. Using a special
camera that combines high-speed vision and two rotational mirrors, researchers of a university in Tokyo
have found a way to project a device's display onto the palm or any other surface, so that one can operate
it remotely. The associated computer system beams ultrasonic wave emitters and users feel the keyboard
pressing against their skin, without anything in their hand.
As I understand, one will not have to worry about having forgotten one's phone! Simply great!!
But there is the flip side to it too. Just sampling two:-
(a) Think twice before having popcorn during the movies.
PFOA(perfluoro octanoic acid) - a chemical found in microwave popcorn bags - can trigger cardio-
vascular diseases. The chemical is also found in non-stick cookware, food wrappers, furniture and even
raincapes!
(b) Cellphones can raise your Blood Pressure levels.
And the antidote seems to be our own patented, 'yoga'!
Tailpiece.
For every action there's an equal and opposite reaction, eh?
(a) My cellphone does the work of a glorified telephone! Period!!
(b) The remote of our television set is basically used to flip channels or change the volume. Anything
beyond is left to Lekha to decipher!
But my adrenaline levels are raised whenever I read or hear about the scientific advancements that are reported. I shall touch upon just one:-
A remote controlled phone?
The technology that puts mobile phone on the palm of one's hand is a distinct possibility. Using a special
camera that combines high-speed vision and two rotational mirrors, researchers of a university in Tokyo
have found a way to project a device's display onto the palm or any other surface, so that one can operate
it remotely. The associated computer system beams ultrasonic wave emitters and users feel the keyboard
pressing against their skin, without anything in their hand.
As I understand, one will not have to worry about having forgotten one's phone! Simply great!!
But there is the flip side to it too. Just sampling two:-
(a) Think twice before having popcorn during the movies.
PFOA(perfluoro octanoic acid) - a chemical found in microwave popcorn bags - can trigger cardio-
vascular diseases. The chemical is also found in non-stick cookware, food wrappers, furniture and even
raincapes!
(b) Cellphones can raise your Blood Pressure levels.
And the antidote seems to be our own patented, 'yoga'!
Tailpiece.
For every action there's an equal and opposite reaction, eh?
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