"Unsinkable metal" stays afloat even with holes punched in it
Superhydrophobic materials, which are excellent at repelling water, can be extremely useful for a whole range of reasons, both obvious and not-so-obvious. They can prevent ice from building up on surfaces, make electronics waterproof, make ships more
What do babies think?
"Babies and young children are like the R&D division of the human species," says psychologist Alison Gopnik. Her research explores the sophisticated intelligence-gathering and decision-making that babies are really doing when they play.
3D Printing The Precariat - PiratesWithoutBorders Ship
Below are Wavefront .OBJ files suitable for 3D printing. The ship is broken into 5 sections to be printed separately, then manually assembled. I do not recommend printing the solar panels because their curved shape requires a lot of support material.
How electricity works. . . . animated
How electricity works in buildings, including power, current, voltage, direct and alternating current, transformers, and the compelling stories of Tesla and Edison
Cell division recreated outside of a cell for the first time
Cell division is one of the most fundamental biological functions, vital to life – but there's still so much about it that we don't understand. In an attempt to find out more, researchers at the University of Chicago have now managed to recreate ce
Scouting for Intellect: Sue Khim at TEDxUChicago 2013
Sue Khim is the CEO of Brilliant. Brilliant is a problem-solving website in mathematics and science for high aptitude students. Brilliant aims to democratize the way smart, driven youth are identified and developed by making an intellectually challen
How to make your own penicillin… just in case
(Natural News) The discovery of penicillin is considered a landmark moment in modern medicine. Although antibiotic overuse is a very serious problem, there is no denying that there are situations where antibiotics like penicillin can save your life.
Elon Musk - A.I., Biology, Neuralink
Elon Reeve Musk is a technology entrepreneur and investor. He holds South African, Canadian, and U.S. citizenship and is the founder, CEO, and lead designer of SpaceX; co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; co-founder and CEO of Neura
A new generation of flight:
Revolutionary Star-trek inspired 'ion propulsion' plane engine with no moving parts is unveiled by MIT researchers (and it actually flies)
Brain Initiative: New Supercomputer Mimics Human Brain
This is yet another activity resulting from Obama's BRAIN Initiative for "mapping the human brain." BRAIN stands for Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies. Because billions of dollars are being spent on this, technocrat
Patterns found in Prime Numbers
A new analysis by Princeton University researchers has uncovered patterns in primes that are similar to those found in the positions of atoms inside certain crystal-like materials.
World's first graphene-skinned airplane unveiled in the UK
At the recent Farnborough Air Show 2018, aerospace engineers from Britain's University of Central Lancashire presented what they state is the world's first graphene-skinned aircraft. Known as Juno, the 3.5 meter-wide (11.5-ft) unmanned plane could be