Wolfram Alpha

What is the 10001st prime number?
What is the result of 2 ^ 1000?
What is the result of 2010!

These questions may be difficult to answer. But what if there is a place where we can find the answer easily? When we ask, the answer will appear in an instant. Do ordinary calculator can do it? Or should we use a programming language for the answer of those questions?
All we need only type the name "wolfram alpha" on Google. Then go to the pages. We can ask the questions above.

Wolfram Alpha is an amazing site that can answer our questions about math, physics, chemistry, biology, language, history, weather, and other general knowledge. The inventor of this site is a physicist named Dr. Stephen Wolfram from the United States. This finding may change the world of the Internet. Wolfram Alpha also became rival of Google.

Use of Alpha Wolfram is same with search engines. We only need to type a question or statement. Then, we have the answer. For mathematical equation, we need to use special symbols for some common equations. We can find out about the inventors at Wolfram Alpha. However, we must use English. If not, we will not find the answer.

Looks like Wolfram Alpha will be very useful in the exam. Wolfram Alpha is not a calculator. Wolfram Alpha is not a counting tool. Even Wolfram Alpha is not a tool. But with what we can access Wolfram Alpha during the exam? Yes, better not. If it is for homework, okay. But remember,do not get too dependent on Wolfram Alpha. We still can use our own abilities, right?

If you are so curious, type the following address in your browser.

http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Dries Buytaert - Drupal

Do you know this person?

Dries Buytaert, the man from Belgium who was born on November 19, 1978, the founder of the Drupal CMS. Initially in 2000, Dries Buytaert and Hans Snijder made wireless Internet network (wireless) along with eight friends at the University of Antwerp. They then created a software called "message board", with the aim to communicate and exchange information about LAN project required.

After graduation Dries, the software did not have a name. Then Dries and his friends decided software "message board" was to be published as a website on the internet. Initially, Dries named drop.org. And in January 2001, Dries decided to release a software message board with the name "Drupal" in order for others to use and develop it. Drupal itself consists of droo-puhl word, derived from English, but the pronunciation with the Dutch language is druppel.

Drupal itself is a Content Management System (CMS) that can be used to build a dynamic website, which is used untul community web portals, discussion sites, corporate websites, internal applications, etc.

On December 1, 2007, Dries announced, along with co-founder Jay Batson launched a start-up called Acquia. Acquia is an open source commercial software company that provides products, services, and technical support for Drupal. Acquia wants to Drupal what Red Hat is to Linux. In 2009, Acquia help re-launched on Drupal Whitehouse.gov

Surgical Robot

Imagine if one day a robot can perform routine procedures in the operating room. Amazing! Bioengineers at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States, have created a robot that can look for lesions or wounds in human organs and take samples in a single session all without doctor's supervision. Researchers hope the development one day, robots work independently on basic surgery. In the future, it would be very useful. Provided that, this technology is not misused later.



With nicknames biopsy Bot, the robot relies on 3-D ultrasound technology to its motion. Ultrasound scan serves as an "eye robot" allows doc bot to find the target. With a sophisticated artificial technology, data processing 3-D robot specific commands to the mechanical arm that examine the lesion and to take samples. The generation of surgical robots have been 93% effective in the most recent tests, and researchers at Duke University sure about the feasibility of a robot.

"One of the beauty of this system is that all hardware components available on the market," said team leader, professor Stephen Smith. "We believe that this is the first step in showing that with some modifications, such systems can be built without develop a new technology from the beginning."

One day, maybe the era of robots will be formed. Depending on how we deal with technological developments. Perhaps, someday there will be a robot that replaces our work in the office, even a police robot.