Category Archives: Science

WANT. Whats important is that this is not “floating” generically, but instead is what’s called Quantum Locking. The obvious examples of difference between floating and locking is when the demonstrator turns it upside down and the superconductor disk hangs. In … Continue reading →

Frankly, I find this completely fucking amazing. Although they are deciphering the brain’s interpretation of a video that the subject is watching, badly, the proof of concept is pretty sound. On top of it, how bad ass would this be … Continue reading →

This gel actually forms to the texture beneath it an enhances the surface for higher visibility. It’s called GelSight and the company thinks it has a possible future in forensics. I think it could be very useful in monitoring fatigue … Continue reading →

Lenz’s Law is awesomesauce. Basically, the magnets are causing magnetism eddy currents inside the tube, buffering the fall of the magnets. I think I could do that all day. Science is cool.

Tell me you would not have pissed yourself if you saw this live, in the night sky. Check out the other pictures and videos HERE Turns out it was probably a missle launch gone bad, but still. Thats after you … Continue reading →

Very cool. The video starts out with a bit of silly usage, but the cool, assistive technology part is the second half. And now they are going to release it open source.

A press conference going on right now with NASA, announcing that the LCOSS spacecraft they bombed the moon with a few weeks ago, revealed significant water on the moon. That means, in theory, that a colony/research station would not need … Continue reading →

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