If you think this sounds like the premise of a sci-fi movie, you’re not alone. Time travel is a topic that has been addressed ad nauseum in fiction, but it’s never come even close to being reality. Until now – or so says University of Connecticut physics professor Ronald Mallett, who intends to travel not […]
In the following video presentation, the Inventables guys, Zach Kaplan and Keith Schacht, demo some amazing new materials and how we might use them in the near future. Look for squishy magnets, odor-detecting ink, “dry” liquid and a very surprising 10-foot pole. Enjoy the show!
by Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Epsilon Eridani was already special, even before today. It is one of only four stars that scientists have found to have an icy ring of debris, which indicates that it has begun the process of forming planets. Additionally, at about 62 trillion miles away, it is our closest known […]
Ahhhh, you’ve got to love the French paradox. France is notorious for fattening, artery-clogging food, yet has some of the lowest cancer and heart attack rates in the world, primarily due to a substance named resveratrol, naturally found in pomegranates, grapes, and incidentally, red wine. Just a few months back, a group of scientists at […]
A solar furnace is a device composed of a large curved mirror which harnesses solar rays to produce a high temperature beam of light. Possible applications includes melting steel, making hydrogen fuel, or even burning hot dog sausages to a crisp. The furnace you’ll see in the following video can reach 2,400 °C (4,352 °C), […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] According to the British Association of Dermatologists, long sessions of gabbing on a metal cellphone may cause an itchy rash to break out on your face. Great, so cellphones might give us brain cancer and acne? Let’s call the whole thing off! Okay, actually, no need for panic. In […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] Next time you find yourself in a bad accident and you’re in the ER, you might end up being resuscitated by John Travolta. It’s been found that at 103 beats a minute, the Bee Gees song “Stayin’ Alive” is perfect for anyone performing CPR on a patient and has […]
Using the Zoetropes principle, Jim Lefevre created a bunch of special 3D discs that he set spinning using an old fashioned turntable to create the illusion of 3D movement. Amazing effect, isn’t it?