How Quartz Watches Work: The Piezoelectric Effect in Action [Video]
This is amazing. For all you geeks who do not know how quartz watches work, you really need to watch this video.
Category Archives: Science
Earth History in C Major
Richard Dawkins uses the piano to illustrate the timeline of life on Earth.
No need for science says new UK drug policy
When drawing up legislation or regulations covering recreational drugs, it’s important to get advice from scientists. Until this week, I’d have considered that a statement of fact. It turns out it’s merely an opinion, and one not shared by the British government. A proposed new law in the country would remove an existing requirement for […]
What You Ought to Know: Metric vs Imperial
…and that’s one of the things that makes me REALLY glad to be a Canadian… along with our awesome health system. ;) [Via Reddit]
NASA’s 3D Tour of All Known Galaxies
NASA recently created this Universe tour using images from the Hubble Space Telescope and other sources, placing each of them in 3D space in relation to our viewing point. Check it out!
Geeks from History: Napoleon
By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] While manipulating the French Revolution for his own ends and conquering Europe in his spare time, Napoleon Bonaparte was first and foremost a geek at heart. He was passionate about science and math. Napoleon remembered his early school days like many of us: “every one said of me: […]
Genuine Sonic Screwdriver in the Works
British engineers are exploring the possibility of a real-life sonic screwdriver. Bruce Drinkwater, professor of ultrasonics at Bristol University, doesn’t expect to make a working model particularly soon. But he’s working on at least proving the concept is possible. The idea is to build on existing work using ultrasonic forcefields to separate out diseased cells […]
Re-Engineering a Brain [Video]
In the quest to map the brain, many scientists have attempted the incredibly daunting task of recording the activity of each neuron. Gero Miesenboeck works backward — manipulating specific neurons to figure out exactly what they do, through a series of stunning experiments that reengineer the way fruit flies perceive light.