IBM has been looking into the concept of what would be the ultimate in tiny memory chips. And like any good scientific research, it’s all down to a super-powerful microscope. The study is based on a remarkably simple premise. The best way to produce a smaller memory chip (or in turn, to get more capacity […]
Now this is REALLY cool. The AntWorks ant farm lets you watch your ants as they dig their way through unexplored territories. The kit includes a removable LED Illuminator with power adaptor, nutrient gel, magnifying glass, extreme zoom lens, ant catching/tunnel starting tool, and an instruction booklet. [Fascinations AntWorks Illuminated Blue – $24 on Amazon.com]
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About 20,000 light years from the Sun, right near the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy, sits V838 Monocerotis, a red variable star. Does it remind you of something? Of course it does: it resembles one of the world’s most famous Internet browser: FireFox. This shot was taken by the Hubble space telescope on February […]
Wow, not only is the technical design on this portable coilgun impressive, but the whole thing looks completely badass. Check it out: After 2 long years of on-and-off work my coilgun project is finally completed. For anyone who doesn’t know what a coilgun is, it’s a gun that fires a projectile with magnetic force instead […]
Have you ever wondered what would happen to your hand if you would put it inside the LHC while it’s running? The people from the Sixty Symbols project have asked the very same question to some of the LHC’s top scientists. Check it out: [Via [H]]
Vladimir Skulachev, chief of the Bioenergetics Department of Moscow State University, claims to have developed a new pill that could stop the aging process in the human body. Apparently, the pill works as a super anti-oxidant and prevents oxygen from harming the body as it deteriorates.
If you’ve any interest in seeing some of the other planets in our solar system, this coming week is pretty much a fiesta. The biggest event is with Jupiter, which will be particularly visible for three reasons: At a mere 368 million miles away, it will be the closest to Earth it has been since […]