'Space-Time Cloak' to Conceal Events

'Space-Time Cloak' to Conceal Events ScienceDaily (Nov. 16, 2010) — The study, by researchers from Imperial College London, involves a new class of materials called metamaterials, which can be artificially engineered to distort light or sound waves. With conventional materials, light typically travels along a straight line, but with metamaterials, scientists can exploit a wealth of additional

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10 Deadliest Creatures of the Ancient World

You may think life is tough, with all of your chores, responsibilities, debts and other lifestyle clutter but consider yourself lucky that you were born in a time where that’s all you have to worry about! For most of history the world was roamed by creatures that’d happily make a meal (or even light snack) out of you. From the dawn of time until the age of Humanity, these are

The Existing Cities Of The Future

A one picture is worth a thousand words. Those are some prediction of exciting cities in far future. Imagine huge building, futuristic building, near Eiffel’s tower, Dubai that looks so futuristic in our time and you think that it can’t go further. Opera House in Sidney nearness that is so rural that it can’t goes higher. All of those are some designs of the world’s largest cities and

10 Unsolved Mysteries of Outer Space !!!

At some point in our lives we will all share the same thought: is there more out there than we are aware of? And what if everything we knew – our whole universe – was just a speck of dust in comparison to the endless possibilities that remain untouched in outer space? The thoughts are mind-boggling and always lead to more questions: can we really believe that we are alone in this universe?

9 Mathematical Puzzles I Bet You Can’t Solve

There are some mathematical equations in the world that have been tackled by some of the greatest minds but remain unsolved or have taken years to crack. These tasks are a significant challenge for mathematicians around the world who strive to achieve the seemingly impossible. Here is a list of ten such mathematical tasks. 1. Archimedes – Stomachion, 250 BC Image source -

Another 5 Coolest Inventions you Probably Didn’t Know Exist

Interactive 360º 3-D Holographic Displays The Graphics Lab at the University of Southern California has come up with a cheap way to create images in 3D space (as opposed to planar space) by using a spinning mirror called a light-field display. Basically high speed video is projected onto a quickly spinning mirror, which then "reflects a different and accurate image to each potential

The Coke Zero & Mentos Rocket Car

You'd get better distance if the mento's stream was directed against a turbine that drove the wheels instead of just against a wall, if you can produce a constant pressure stream you could get some good distance, use the rocket blast against the wall to get moving, then use the turbine stream to keep the momentum up, just something to think about . source

Scientists find a 'hint of life' on Saturn's moon Titan

.fullpost{display:inline; Scientists have found evidence that there is life on Saturn's biggest moon, Titan. They have discovered clues that primitive aliens are breathing in Titan's atmosphere and feeding on fuel at the surface. The startling discoveries, made using an orbiting spacecraft, are revealed in two separate reports. Saturn's moon, Titan,

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5 Fake Languages You Can Actually Learn

With all of the real languages in the world (somewhere between 3,000 and 8,000) you would think people had plenty of ways to communicate with one another. However, this assumption does not take into account mankind’s desire to improve upon that which is already here, or nerdkind’s desire to expand their cosplay to the nth degree and try to become the characters they portray. Or at least

Top 5 Scientific Experiments Gone Wrong

Do you know that we are surrounded with scientific experiments that have gone right? Yes, most of the technologies and innovations that we see and use today were once an idea that evolved as a need but gradually scientists and researchers started working on it until the experiments went right and the final product was safe and successful. However, converting one idea into reality is not a

The 10 Best Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci

Da Vinci helped revolutionize science. And sometimes he just dreamed up fanciful concepts. Always, he thought in ways no one else had. 10. Mirror Writing Was it a ploy to thwart Renaissance copycats peeking at his notes, or just a way to avoid the inky mess of writing left-handed? Whatever his motives, Da Vinci sure liked mirror writing: most of his journals are

7 Movies You Didn't Know Can Come True (With Mental Illness)

Let's make it clear: Having a mental disorder is no fun. Even if some of them kind of sound like fun. For instance, there is a whole list of mental disorders that basically turn your life into a live action Hollywood movie. #7. Capgras Delusion - Your Friends are Body Snatchers The Movie: There's no one you can trust. Everywhere you look, faces that look familiar stare

8 Weird Human Mutations

Mutations are seen as birth defects that a person has to live throughout their life with. Some are very visible to the eye while others can be hidden. There are some that can be so bad that as the person’s age increases the mutation gets worse. Some can even cause a person to die before their time. Then, there are those mutations that fascinate the world. Stories will be posted about these

5 Tiny Technologies That Will Doom Us (From The Inside Out)

While we've been kept awake at night wetting our Fraggle Rock footie pajamas for fear of the pending robot attack on our homes, the robots have been slowly plotting a different kind of invasion: one into our bodies. It all starts innocently enough; a little harmless chip here, a bit of bionic limb there and BAM! Before you know it, your

Found 20 light years away: the New Earth

It's got the same climate as Earth, plus water and gravity. A newly discovered planet is the most stunning evidence that life - just like us - might be out there. Above a calm, dark ocean, a huge, bloated red sun rises in the sky - a full ten times the size of our Sun as seen from Earth. Small waves lap at a sandy shore and on the beach, something stirs...

Eat, Drink and Live Forever: Immortality is 20 Years Away

It seems that we’ve been edging toward becoming a race of cyborgs for a number of years. Medical advances like replacement limbs and joints, cochlear implants, and artificial organs are already being used

Hands-on Tech: Double Amputee Gets Mind-Controlled Arms

When Christian Kandlbauer lost both of his arms in a work accident in 2005, he thought he’d lost his independence. But thanks to amazing advances in prosthesis technology, he now has two high-tech

5 Disturbing Ways the Human Body Will Evolve in the Future

We don’t think of ourselves as changing: We’re the same basic meat-popsicles we’ve always been. But some of the surprising changes that the future holds in store for the human body are ball-shatteringly disturbing, so you’d better have an iron stomach if you plan on reading this (though if not, don’t worry; that’s probably in the pipeline too).