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Scientists Find Limits for Sticky Pads
Geckos are very interesting animals in part because of their ability to climb on smooth surfaces at any angle. For a long time now, researchers have been trying to replicate the adhesive quality of gecko toes, but it appears this is not a means to allow humans to climb walls. Researchers at the University of Cambridge examined various species that also evolved sticky foot pads and found there is a size limit.
When it comes to successfully sticking to a surface, an animal's volume and surface area must be considered. As animals become larger, their volume and surface area both increase, but volume, which directly relates to mass, increases much faster than surface area. As it is the surface area that relates to the adhesion, more and more of an animal's body would have to become adhesive to successfully hold it. While a gecko only needs about 2% of its surface area to be sticky pads, a human would need about 40% to be sticky, or 80% on just one side.
Obviously such large pads are infeasible for humans, but we should not abandon hope just yet. There are some animals larger than geckos that developed separate means of sticking to surfaces by evolving stickier pads, but the exact mechanisms involved are not well understood. Also adhesives that replicate gecko feet could still find other applications than scaling buildings.
Source: University of Cambridge
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AMD is Utilizing New Code Names for Future GPUs
Raja Koduri, the head of the Radeon Technologies Group at AMD, has publicly revealed that the company will begin to utilize new code names for its future GPUs. More specifically, the company is going to be moving away from island code names and will begin to name its future GPU architectures after various stars, star systems, and galaxies. Going forward, AMD plans to give each new graphics architecture a unifying code name, which is something that the company officially has not been doing for a number of years. The transition to names that are derived from stars, star systems, and galaxies begins with Polaris, with Koduri noting that "Polaris is the beginning of our journey through space."
Source: WCCFtech
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Steam Hardware Survey Details NVIDIA Dominance
As part of the Steam hardware survey, Valve periodically gathers information on the computer specifications of gamers. The most recent results from December 2015 are about what you would expect, with NVIDIA dominating the rankings as a whole and taking the top spot as well. The GeForce GTX 970 is the most popular graphics option, edging out the Intel HD Graphics 4000 by 0.07%. The integrated option from Intel has been losing ground for several months, indicating that users are "shifting away from integrated graphics cards in favor of discrete graphics cards." The GeForce GTX 960 saw the largest monthly increase from November while the GTX 760 saw a decrease, representing a shift to the latest mid-range offering. The total GPU share of each manufacturer is 54.61% for NVIDIA, 26.33% for AMD, 18.66% for Intel, and 0.5% for other.
Source: WCCF Tech
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Hardware Roundup: Monday, January 18, 2016, Edition
A new week is here, with a few items to kick off your day (or help you relax if you have the day off). There is a review on the MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC motherboard, a Mini-ITX model that still packs in a ton of features to ensure you don't miss out when you shrink everything down. We also have the be quiet! Dark Rock TF CPU cooler, a C-type model that can fit into smaller spaces, yet still offers two heat sinks and two 135mm fans to keep everything nice and cool. Wrapping things up for today is the OVEVO Fantasy Pro Z1 LED Lamp with Bluetooth Speaker, which can play music through the down-firing speaker while also giving your room some extra light in a variety of colors.
Motherboards
MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC @ LanOC Reviews
CPU Cooling
be quiet! Dark Rock TF @ ThinkComputers
Speakers/Headphones
OVEVO Fantasy Pro Z1 LED Lamp with Bluetooth Speaker @ Madshrimps
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Fractal Design Announces New ITX Case
Fractal Design has announced a new case, the Define Nano S, an ITX offering "that features compatibility with high end, full-size components, superior sound dampening, and an ATX-like layout." It is equipped with a pair of Dynamic Series fans with removable dust filters, ModuVent technology, and sound dampening material. Up to four hard drives can be installed alongside full size video cards and multiple sizes of liquid cooling radiators. Also included are mounting brackets for pumps and reservoirs, with cable management features providing the ability to maximize cooling efficiency and minimize case clutter. The Define Nano S will be available in March at a price of $64.99 without a window or $69.99 with a side panel window.
Source: Press Release
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Corsair Releases New 32 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB DDR4 Kits
Corsair has announced three new DDR4 memory kits for its Vengeance LPX series that go from 32 GB up to 128 GB, because there are people who need that much memory and for it to be high performance. That 128 GB kit comes with eight 16 GB sticks with a frequency of 3000 MHz and timings of CL16-18-18-36. This is the company's fastest 128 GB DDR kit ever and is designed for Intel's X99 quad-channel platform.
The Vengeance LPX 64 GB and LPX 32 GB kits both boast high memory frequencies of 3333 MHz and 3600 MHz respectively, and timings of CL16-18-18-36 and CL16-19-19-39. All of the kits run at 1.35 V, come with the Vengeance Airflow cooling system to keep them cool, and support XMP 2.0, so you can take advantage of that if you get any of these kits. The 32 GB kit is available in red or black and both cost $349.99 while the red and black 64 GB kits come in at $549.99. For those who want to the 128 GB kit, which only comes in black, the suggested price is $1174.99.
Source: Press Release
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