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  • science

    Historic, Gigantic Atom Smasher to Be Demolished

    Lawrence Berkeley National Labratory's Bevatron was the world's largest atom smasher when it was build for $9 million in the early '50s. Soon, it'll be reduced to a pile of rubble. More »
    07/09/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by OMG! Ponies!: It's a frakkin' atom-smasher! Do you know why you never hear anyone complain about all those useless vacant atom-smashers that litter... 6 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    You Guys, 12:34:56 7/8/9 Is a Once in a Lifetime… Oh, You Missed It

    Once every hundred years, our time and calendar line up to make the amazing time of 12:34:56 7/8/9. And since this post went up exactly at that time, you totally missed it. More »
    07/08/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by Murd0c: next month comes 12:34:56 07.08.09 everywhere in the world except in the USA 44 Responses | Other threads

  • art

    Apparently, the Secret of the Order of the Universe Is the Lego Brick

    Little knew Democritus—the ancient greek philosopher, mathematician, and biologist who first postulated the atom in the 4th century BC—that his Great Order of the Universe would look like Godtfred Kirk Cristiansen' Patent #3,005,282 for Lego blocks. More »
    07/08/09
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    By Jesus Diaz

    Comment by Anthemx: Um. Not meaning to be picky, but aren't those 4x2? :) 4 Responses | Other threads

  • brains

    Scientists Create Eerie Ambient Music Using Human Brains, MRI Machines

    A professor at Trinity College in Connecticut has written what is essentially a MIDI player for the human brain, converting MRI imagery into a sort of bleeping, blooping ambient music.
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    07/06/09
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by mikeness: Mine would sound like Manheim Steamroller playing the best of Social Distortion. 3 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    Sixty Videos to Explain Sixty Symbols of Physics and Astronomy

    Do you know what the hell is the Schwarzschild radius? I didn't have a clue, but now I know that if you compress Earth to an 8mm radius ball, you will get a black hole. My fascination didn't stop there. More »
    07/02/09
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    By Jesus Diaz

    Comment by TheSonOfKrypton: Now these ridiculously intelligent people know what OS to use....That's for sure. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    Explained: Fireworks vs Firecrackers vs Sparklers

    While prepping for our nation's independence, we came across this excellent explanation as to how most basic fireworks function. The clip takes about a minute of your time and will imbue you with impressive knowledge for this July 4th. [HowStuffWorks]
    07/02/09
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by Nick: my friend's wedding had sparklers at the end instead of rice. anywho, another buddy's ma was handing them out and... 10 Responses | Other threads

  • space

    The Aliens of the Star Iota Horologii Are Just Watching Captain Kangaroo Now

    When our broadcasts leave Earth, they slowly travel into space. There is, however, a sizable delay between what we watch and what distant aliens watch. This convenient chart shows us what TV various stars are receiving today. [AbstruseGoose via TDW]
    07/02/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by 92BuickLeSabre: I wasn't aware that WWII was a TV show. Sounds awfully long and depressing. 15 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    Disgusting Sewer Creature Update: IT'S F#$%ING REAL!

    Remember the disgusting video of some mysterious creature in the North Carolina sewers I posted yesterday? I cynically assumed it was a viral ad for some upcoming movie. Sweet merciful christ, I was wrong. These things are actually real. More »
    07/01/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by BergenCountyJC: Seriously, is there any good that comes out of N.C.? I only drive through it to get to S.C. 30 Responses | Other threads

  • eclipse

    Chase a Total Eclipse in an Airplane, Hope Your Seat Is on the Right Side

    Interested in seeing a total eclipse from above the clouds? An Indian airline is offering a flight that'll offer the closest seat you could possibly get to the show. More »
    06/26/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by facepuncher: if you look directly at it will you get super powers like that tv show? 8 Responses | Other threads

  • movies

    Whiz Kids Shows Science and Math Students Kicking Ass, Taking Names

    Whiz Kids is a documentary about kids competing in the Science Talent Search, showing that not every American kid is a lazy deadbeat only good at texting and Halo. Like Revenge of the Nerds, but with less madcap zaniness. [YouTube]
    06/23/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by Professional_Iceberg_Hunter: You know, I could be smarter than these kids, if I actually pushed myself. Yup, like how I am going to... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    Independent Jury Rules On Steorn's Free Energy Machine: Guilty (Of Not Working)

    Remember how Steorn, the company who built, hyped, then failed to demonstrate the Orb free energy machine, convened a hand-selected "jury" to evaluate the technology? No? Well, anyway, they've disbanded, unanimously unconvinced. More »
    06/23/09
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by farcedude: What I can't understand is, do they actually believe that they can *make* free energy? Are they that deluded? Or... 12 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    Synthetic Tree Will Hopefully Capture Tons of Carbon Dioxide, Save the Planet

    Scientists at Columbia University are working on a sort of synthetic tree that aims to capture about 1,000 times as much carbon dioxide as more organic versions. They're hoping to extend the technology even to heavy-emitting cars and planes. More »
    06/23/09
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    By Dan Nosowitz

    Comment by squishyalt: Or....you could just plant more trees & stop chopping down the ones we have. Oh, wait....that's be too simple. 10 Responses | Other threads

  • medicine

    New Treatment Filters Bacteria From the Bloodstream with an Electromagnet

    This may sound like something out of Iron Man, but it's very real. Don Ingber has developed a machine that uses an electromagnet to suck sepsis-causing bacteria out of the blood. More »
    06/22/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by Jesse Scroggins: Would it remove iron from the blood as well, and cause anemia? 5 Responses | Other threads

  • apocalypse

    Doomsday Postponed Until October

    An electrical fault has delayed the LHC startup to October. The silver lining is events have aligned in such a way that I can wear my Higgs Boson costume with confidence. October, as you know, is home to Halloween. [MSNBC]
    06/21/09
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    By Jack Loftus

    Comment by paulrules: Where's my crowbar? *Gets ready to mash some Facehuggers in October* 5 Responses | Other threads

  • zap

    Omega Recoil Makes Art With Tesla Coils

    Art is great, sure. But art made from bolts of electricity fired from tesla coils? That's my kind of art. More »
    06/18/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by CatboyMac's angry girlfriend: I don't know how Tesla got away with stealing so many of his inventions from Edison. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • movies

    Yes! Star Trek Is Cool Because a Pie Chart Says So!

    Sci Fi Wire makes a convincing argument, in both authoritarian pie chart form and debatable exposition, as to why Star Trek is cool (again). But what's missing from the chart? Two words: Lens flare. More »
    06/18/09
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    By Mark Wilson
  • space

    Theoretical Warp Drives Theorized To Be Black Hole-Creating Doomsday Devices

    I still think we should and will reach the stars, but today I'm forced to concede that using a theoretical "warp drive" might not be the best way to go: More »
    06/14/09
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    By Jack Loftus

    Comment by Dean Hangyu: So we've moved past fusion power? Or are we trying to run without learning to walk? Oh wait, i think... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • displays

    The World's Tiniest VGA Display Uses Pixels the Size of Cells

    This 0.27-inch LCD display has a 600x480 resolution...so what good does that do you? Potentially quite a bit. More »
    06/12/09
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by Dave Bunting: What are the practical applications of this? And, how soon can we expect to benefit from them? 13 Responses | Other threads

  • cars

    ZMP RoboCar Helps Scientists Research Automotive Autonomy, Adorability

    In the future, when your car can drive itself, you may well have this little guy to thank. Alternatively, when it gains sentience, bitterly plots against its owner and drives you into a wall, RoboCar will sit, watch and laugh. More »
    06/12/09
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by Grendel: I wish scientists would focus on trying to find an alternative fuel for cars or transportation in general BEFORE trying... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    Holy Crap, Storm Chasers Captured Footage Inside a Tornado

    Storm chasers drive towards tornados, hoping to photograph them from up close and study them as they're happening. But usually they just get close. Not last week, when these storm chasers went inside a twister. More »
    06/11/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by DayWeSpilledThePaint_GitEmSteveDave: I wonder if that was an f-5. Has anyone here ever seen an F-5? What would that be... 20 Responses | Other threads

  • future tech

    Scientists Discover Superconducting Material That's Just Two Atoms Thick

    University of Texas researchers stumbled upon a new superconducting metal that is the world's thinnest at a mere two atoms—slightly thicker than a marathon runner by comparison. More »
    06/11/09
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    By Adrian Covert

    Comment by Justus Paiewonsky: It baffles me that you guys couldn't even name the metal in your post. For the curious, like myself, it happens... 6 Responses | Other threads

  • robots

    A Sushi Chef for a Post Robot Apocalyptic World

    Something about a robot-operated dismembered hand placing raw fish on my plate just sounds...yummy! More »
    06/10/09
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by OMG! Ponies!: Meh. My Armitron has been employed at a Benihana's in Great Neck for the last 9 years and my... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    Stem Cell Contact Lenses Cure Blindness in Less Than a Month

    Here's something that people with poor or no vision will be excited about: three patients had their sight restored in less than a month by contact lenses cultured with stem cells. More »
    06/03/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by DayWeSpilledThePaint_GitEmSteveDave: Wow, so Adult Stem Cells, and or Cultured Stem Cells from the patient cured something? Who would have thunk... 37 Responses | Other threads

  • pew pew

    World's Largest Laser Now Open for Business

    The $3.5 billion National Ignition Facility is finally open for business. Housed in a 10 story building as wide as three football fields, it will aim 192 laser beams at a 2mm ball of frozen hydrogen gas to achieve nuclear fusion—in 2040. More »
    06/01/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by bornonbord: Errrmmm... How do they plan on controlling the energy that it puts out? I'd really love it if we... 11 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    Scientists Nearing Creation of Sound Cloak, Breaking Laws of Physics

    While some work toward an invisibility cloak, University of Illinois professor Nicholas Fang is taking steps to create a similar material, only for sound, that could, for example, make ships invisible to SONAR. To successfully do this, of course, requires we break the laws of physics. But, you know, whatever. More »
    05/30/09
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    By Dan Nosowitz

    Comment by frigg: While sonar for ships seems like a obvious application, I'd buy clothes made out of this in a heartbeat. I've... 9 Responses | Other threads

  • strange questions

    What Gender Is Your Roomba?

    Why do we assign genders to robots, even when they look like Wall-E or a Roomba vacuum cleaner? That was the subject of a panel at WisCon, where a roboticist debated sexbots and macho tanks with writers and science fiction fans. [io9]
    05/24/09
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    By Annalee Newitz

    Comment by jianna: This makes me think of using the self checkout lines at Albertsons. It's a nice friendly female voice giving... 13 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    Nanobot Uses Bacteria Swarm for Propulsion

    Canadian researcher Sylvain Martel has developed a ultra tiny machine that can be propelled and steered through a swarm of 3,000 bacteria. More »
    05/18/09
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by Kaiser-Machead: Hmmm, it looks like a sign, something about Mayan temples, the return of a sun god, and possible extinction. Damn... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • movies

    Is the New Star Trek Film Scientifically Sound?

    Discover has an excellent piece that dissects the new Star Trek movie by its major scenes and examines the scientific validity behind the admitted pseudoscience. There are SPOILERS, but passages like this make it great: More »
    05/11/09
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    By Mark Wilson
  • science

    OLED Displays Go Rubbery

    Researchers from the University of Tokyo have created OLED displays that have all the durability of a super ball. More »
    05/11/09
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by bosskev: So, this could be used to make a combination flashlight/Fleshlight? 3 Responses | Other threads

  • sizemodo

    Kindle DX vs Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers

    The Amazon Kindle DX is 10.4" x 7.2" x 0.38". Bezos says it's for reading newspapers, magazines, journals, and your own PDF documents more easily. But how does it stack against its deadtree counterparts? More »
    05/06/09
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    By Jesus Diaz

    Comment by frigg: I wonder how it'd work with music? There's something called the "music reader" which is like digital music paper. If this can... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    This Is How The Swine Flu Gets Released

    While the effects of the Swine Flu could be lethal, I watch this 3D visualization of the influenza type-a virus' antigenic shift and I can't help but to admire its hideous beauty. [Thanks Carlos]
    05/03/09
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    By Jesus Diaz

    Comment by AZRoboto: oh my god, someone close all the schools and send US Navy Seals to execute everyone who has this swine... 11 Responses | Other threads

  • look into my eyes

    Scientists Use Laser Beams and Engineered Algae Viruses to Control Your Mind

    That's right: Scientists will achieve mind control. By shining laser beams. Directly at cells in your brain. Which have been intentionally infected. By a blue-light sensitive virus. That they made in a lab. From algae. More »
    04/30/09
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    By Wilson Rothman

    Comment by invictus13: What are you talking about that's not even possible. Hey look at that blue liALL HAIL WILSON ROTHMAN 3 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    10 Things You Didn't Know About Antimatter

    Discovery Channel compiled a mind-frakking list of 10 things you didn't know about antimatter—the stuff that, when mixed with matter, powers the warp engines of Star Trek. And this excerpt made my brain dizzy: More »
    04/28/09
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    By Mark Wilson
  • displays

    Step Aside, Multitouch and Haptics: This Touchscreen Has Buttons

    A couple of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, apparently tired of this whole touchscreen vs. button debate, have decided to just do away with the distinction entirely. More »
    04/28/09
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by Kaiser-Machead: This is nice and all, but it seems pretty unnecessary. If buttons are a concern of yours, this this doesn't... 6 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    Obama Pledges 3%+ of GDP—as Much as Defense Spending—to Scientific Research

    This morning, Obama made a huge pledge to focus more money on scientific research—more than the US spent during the space race. In fact, it's almost as much as we spend on defense. More »
    04/27/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by Justin Reich: What about people who are fans of new technologies developed in the United States, but don't want all the taxpayers... 35 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    Bucky Balls Are Like Silly Putty Made with Rare-Earth Magnets

    Bucky Balls are tiny little powerful magnets that look like little round pellets. They stick together and can form basically any 3D object that you want. They are awesome. More »
    04/24/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by Curves: These look like so much fun. There is a set of toys called Connects (I think) that are magnetic bars... 14 Responses | Other threads

  • cloning

    Panayiotis Zavos Has Cloned Dead Humans, Implanted Other Cloned Embryos

    This is Cady, who died at age 10 in a car accident. More recently, Dr. Panayiotis Zavos infused her DNA into a cow's egg to study human cloning. More »
    04/22/09
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by OMG! Ponies!: No hold on, this is not some child that was obliterated by deforestation, or the building of a dam. Childred,... 12 Responses | Other threads

  • stephen hawking

    Stephen Hawking Expected to Make Recovery

    Super genius and physicist Stephen Hawking is supposed to make a full recovery from his chest infection, but is being kept for observation in the mean time. [MSNBC]
    04/21/09
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    By Jason Chen

    Comment by DayWeSpilledThePaint_GitEmSteveDave: Are they finally going to put him in the Exo-Skeleton he designed to study blackholes? 4 Responses | Other threads

  • science

    Seating a Tire Quickly Using Fire and Science

    In this video, a guy inflates a tire re-seats a tire bead in about a second using starter fluid and a match. It sure is impressive; so impressive, I feel like I'm being tricked. Am I? [Flickr via Kottke]
    04/21/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by whatachiouche: I feel like you are being tricked as well...I mean, yes the heat would make the air expand, but if... 12 Responses | Other threads

  • green

    Apparently We Can Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Eco-Friendly Biofuels Now

    Singaporean researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have devised a way to convert carbon dioxide into clean-burning biofuel methanol, using a safe, non-toxic process. Has mankind defeated the final boss of Global Warming? More »
    04/20/09
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    By Adrian Covert
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