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retromodo

Death Ray Machine Does What Jesus Could Not

For this week's retromodo installation, we're looking at the Death Ray Machine, (awesome name). Apparently, the device was put together by a Cleveland scientist, and its abilities were only showcased in a one time display to members of the National Inventors' Congress at Omaha, Nebraska. The Death Ray Machine was witnessed to instantly kill dogs, cats and rabbits once its beam shone on them. More »

killer science

Kick-Ass Death Ray on the Way, Uses Antimatter

Those mad scientists are at it again. David Cassidy and Allen Mills, a couple of propellerheads at the University of California, Riverside are using the stuff of science fiction, antimatter, to create gamma ray lasers they say could be a million times more powerful than the lasers we're using to watch Blu-ray discs. It's done by creating an atom called positronium that contains otherwise unstable antimatter particles that are the opposite of electrons, called positrons. This is where things start getting interesting, paving the way to a mofo laser. More »

home entertainment

BROTRON: Robots That Aren't Really Robots

There is no bigger tease that robot art. It's like hopping inside a Ferrari, hitting the gas and realizing that there is no engine inside. But then you remember: it's owning a Ferrari gets you laid, not driving one. (Or so we understand). More »