Duas notícias muito boas

Como a Lusofonia é composta de Países com muita Costa Marítima, eis algo para o estudo de todas as nossas Costas Marítimas, controlado a partir dum Smartphone!
É que a vida está cara, e quanto mais Recursos aproveitados, melhor, para as nossas Economias, atenção Universidades e Institutos...

The smartphone controlled Aquabotix Hydroview underwater vehicle


By Pawel Piejko

Smartphones can already be used to remotely control a variety of vehicles, including flying toy helicopters and airplanes, or even starting your car. Now remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) can be added to the list with New England-based company Aquabotix rolling out its Hydroview vehicle. Equipped with LED lights and a HD video camera, the vehicle transmits a live video feed to an iOS- or Android-based smartphone, tablet, or a laptop and can be remotely operated by tilting the phone or tablet or via the laptop's touchpad.

http://www.gizmag.com/aquabotix-hydroview/20661/

Estava à espera disto, a ver se a Impressão 3D desce do cavalo, por assim dizer e se arranja Plástico mais barato!
Tão forte quanto o Alumínio, e com metado do peso? Protótipos à brava!
E até servirá para soturar feridas!
Este novo Plástico, biodegradável e BARATO, pode ser produzido a partir das carapaças dos Crustáceos, (mais uma vez, tudo está relacionado,) dum Desperdício das nossas Indústrias Pesqueiras:

Cheap, biodegradable, biocompatible "Shrilk" is a potential plastic replacement

By Darren Quick

Web-slinging arachnids already have researchers toiling away looking to replicate the remarkable properties of spider silk. Now spiders, along with their insect and crustacean arthropod cousins, have provided inspiration for a new material that is cheap to produce, biodegradable, and biocompatible. Its creators say the material, dubbed "Shrilk," has the potential to replace plastics in consumer products and could also be used safely in a variety of medical applications, such as suturing wounds or serving as scaffolding for tissue regeneration.

http://www.gizmag.com/shrilk-bioinspired-material/20858/