If you find you are easily distracted, the explanation may be that…. HEY. BACK OVER HERE. As I was saying, if you find you are easily distracted, it may be that parts of your brain are just too darn big. Researchers at University College London believe people more susceptible to distraction are likely to have […]
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Break out your telescopes and scientific calculators! Space Day was created by Lockheed Martin Corporation in 1997 to motivate the youth of America to study math and science. This day was originally established as a one day event but because of overwhelming interest, Space Day became an annual event. In 2001, former astronaut and Senator John Glenn […]
Biotechnology corporation Genentech set a world record last month for creating the Largest Human DNA Helix. Most of the more-than 2,600 people were employees at Genentech’s headquarters in San Francisco, but the gathering also included U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo. It’s hard to tell how it was accomplished from the overhead helicopter view above, […]
Inspired by an abalone shell, Angela Belcher programs viruses to make elegant nanoscale structures that humans can use. Selecting for high-performing genes through directed evolution, she’s produced viruses that can construct powerful new batteries, clean hydrogen fuels and record-breaking solar cells. In the following video, she shows us how it’s done. [Picture source: Wikimedia Commons]
Here’s yet another mousetrap fission video for you guys to enjoy :) What it shows: In a nuclear reactor or atom bomb, a fissile material such as 235U can capture a neutron. The resulting unstable nucleus fragments into two smaller nuclei, releasing energy and several neutrons (a typical equation is given below). Each of these […]
We try our best to bring you the latest news at Geeks Are Sexy, but unfortunately the image above is a little out of date. To be specific, it’s somewhere between 10 and 12 billion years out of date. The image is a two-dimensional close-up section of what is being billed as the largest three-dimensional […]