Perfect Smiles with Porcelain Veneers

By Ananda Perwira on Thursday, May 28, 2009
Filled Under: health, lifestyle

How to get perfect smile without braces or tooth whitening? This frequently asked question, especially by women, has encouraged the dentists or orthodontists to find easier, more durable, but relatively safe method to brighten the teeth as well as hide the cracks, chips, stains, or even fill in gaps between teeth. Yes, nowadays we can rely on porcelain veneers to makeover the teeth and correct all sorts of our dental problems.

Porcelain veneers, more commonly known as dental veneers are different from other veneers made of composite substances. Although Porcelain veneer is more expensive than the others, the porcelain is very thin and able to give beautiful appearance as though the teeth are original, yet it can last up to twenty years. Therefore, this cosmetic dentistry has become a popular choice among women, celebrities and models in the United States. In addition, it is also suitable for regular coffee drinkers, tobacco and red wine consumers. Read more…

HRP-4C A Supermodel Woman Robot

By Ananda Perwira on Friday, March 20, 2009
Filled Under: lifestyle, technology

Have you ever seen models walking on a catwalk? Another case if the model is a robot. HRP-4C, a fashion robot model that can talk like real human, developed by AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) in Japan, costs £150,000 or $210,685. With 30 motor activators in the body, this woman robot with 158 centimeter (62 inch) height and weight of 43 kilograms (95 lbs) can walk in several poses.

The woman robot has black hair with 8 internal motors in her face, so that she can show some emotional expression like angry or shock. The HRP-4C robot is scheduled to start her first debut in a fashion show in Tokyo next week, or on March 23.

Although it is a robot, the HRP-4C has graceful side of women, can blink her eyes and make sound. According to the developer team in Japan, the robot is far more perfect compare to the other robots, and probably can replace the human models in fashion show catwalk.