HOW TO: Make a Laser Microscope at Home [Video]
A simple way to make a laser microscope at home using a simple laser pointer, a syringe full of filthy water, two glasses, and a blank wall. [Via GTDW]
Category Archives: Science
The Magic of Augmented Reality [Video]
Ever wanted to stand under a lightning storm inside a mall? Or pet a leopard? Or just stand idly by as a Tyrannosaurus Rex walks past? If you were hanging out in Hungary recently, you could have had the chance. Thanks to an Appshaker pair-up with National Geographic, Hungarian mall shoppers were able to insert themselves into […]
Life in the Biotech Lab [Music Video]
Arnold Young, (aka the Ph.Diddy) is a biotech Ph.D candidate. Arnold was an A+ student, and is now ready to take over the world of science! He soon discovers how life in the lab is filled with drive and devotion, frustrations and fulfillment, hard work, late hours, repeated experiments, peer review and a strive for […]
Cracked’s “5 Most Mind-Blowingly Huge Machines Built By Science”
Cracked consistently has some of the coolest articles, ever. This new one details some of the physically largest scientific undertakings of recent history. The Large Hadron Collider is there, amongst other monstrosities. via Cracked
Working Model of Stephenson’s Steam Engine made of Glass [Video]
This Model of Stephenson’s Steam Engine was made in 2008 by master glassblower Michal Zahradník. The crankshaft is glass. The piston is glass. The counterweight that makes the wheel spin evenly is glass. Imagine that everything is made out of glass. There are no sealants used. All is accomplished by a perfectly snug fit. The […]
New Technology Changes Brown Eyes to Blue Permanently
Got brown eyes but want them blue? Unfortunately, you can’t do this right now, but soon, thanks to Lumineye technology, changing the color of your eyes could be as easy as counting to 20… but only if you have $5000 to spare. [Via TechEblog]
First men “on Mars” return to Earth
Six men have “returned to earth” after spending 18 months on a simulated mission to Mars. Meanwhile the latest spacecraft to make the journey for real has arrived at Cape Canaveral. As we noted at the half-way stage, the Mars500 project featured six men spending 520 days in a mock-up spacecraft in Russia, matching the […]
Hard Candy Chemistry [SCIENCE!]
Richard Hartel, Ph.D., professor of food engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison boils a mixture of sugar, water and corn syrup at temperatures over 300 degrees Fahrenheit to produce hard candy. The video demonstrates how the molten liquid candy cools to form what from a technical standpoint actually is a glass. Unlike window glass made […]