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Analysis, Breakthrough Thinking, Education, Historical Perspectives, Nanotechnology, New Discoveries, New Inventions

Maximum Micro Tech: three new technologies explained

December 9, 2011

Nanowick Cooling explained.

Some of the biggest breakthroughs in future tech revolve around some of the smallest materials on Earth. Even calling these technologies “micro” is magnitudes of measure larger than their actual tiny sizes. From the nano-scaled heat transfer of Nanowick Cooling down to the single atomic-level of Graphene and Quantum Computing, these white papers will help you wrap your head around the maximum potential of these miniscule technologies…

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Architecture, Breakthrough Thinking, Business, Crazy Stuff, Latest Trend, New Viewpoints, Recycling

60 recycled shipping containers transformed into London’s Boxpark Shopping Mall

December 8, 2011

Recycling takes on a new form at Boxpark.

Boxpark is a new shopping mall built from standard-sized recycled shipping containers. Located in London’s ultra-hip east end, the shops are achingly trendy, with the majority selling tee-shirts, shoes and some jeans. All with attitude, of course.

The container village is painted black and white and contains 60 containers which are stacked two stories high and five rows wide. It is all a pop-up, easily plunked down…

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Analysis, Breakthrough Thinking, Current Events, Historical Perspectives, Latest News

Scientists About to Find “The Force”

December 8, 2011

The Force here exists on earth does it?

If confirmed next week, this will be the biggest news in the history of physics since the birth of the Theory of Relativity: CERN scientists may have already found evidence of the existence of the elusive Higgs boson. THE FORCE, dudes.

A respected scientist from the Cern particle physics laboratory has told the BBC he expects to see “the first glimpse” of the Higgs boson next week…

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Breakthrough Thinking, Historical Perspectives, Latest News, New Discoveries, New Inventions, Science & Technology News

First Molybdenite microchip!

December 7, 2011

Molybdenite could be a game changer for microchips.

Silicon may need to move over soon as molybdenite has proven its possibilities for being a more versatile material with which to make computer chips. The chips have transistors that are smaller (transistors can be made that are just three atoms thick) and more energy efficient, able to be turned on and off more quickly…

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Analysis, Art, Breakthrough Thinking, Entertainment, New Discoveries

The difference between Spider-Man and Santa Claus Is very small

December 7, 2011

Santa is/is not Spidey a shown here.

Stephen Wildish’s Venn diagram illustrates that if Santa wanted to become a major league superhero — or, more frighteningly, a supervillain — he would be immensely powerful. He already has something of a Fortress of Solitude set up.

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Analysis, Breakthrough Thinking, Crazy Photos, Crazy Stuff, Entertainment, New Discoveries, New Viewpoints

V-Squared Labs Brings Visual Alchemy To A Performance

December 6, 2011

Concerts simply aren’t the same as they used to be.

A visual revolution has been brewing in the image rendering and video projection realms transforming musical events into an entirely new multi-level experience. Objects resembling giant, white Tetris blocks on a stage suddenly are transformed into living video art that throbbed and pulsed along with the music. Audience members visit outer space and see spaceships fly by and explode in amazing high definition imagery. Cyber machines chug and churn before morphing into green blocks of electric contemplation and much, much more…

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Breakthrough Thinking, Business, Education, Entertainment, Globalism, Historical Perspectives, Latest News

Late Nite Labs to bring virtual science education to campuses

December 5, 2011

More virtual classrooms coming soon!

Some readers may be familiar with Khan Academy, an awesome eLearning platform that offers students, self-starters and everyone in between the opportunity to learn at their own pace by watching instructive videos on subjects that range from arithmetic to physics. The non-profit startup has been growing like gangbusters of late, and now has more than 2,600 videos in its library. To date, Khan Academy has largely focused on math and science learning, but the startup plans to use new funding to expand into the humanities, and develop curricula for a blended physical and virtual academic experience…

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Breakthrough Thinking, Education, Historical Perspectives, Medical Breakthrough, New Discoveries

Plasma can kill off viruses

December 4, 2011

Plasma for the common cold?

Would you snort a plasma lamp to fight the common cold? Don’t laugh – plasma balls may be trippy to you but they’re downright deadly to viruses.

According to scientists, cold plasma (basically a stream of ionized gas) can actually prevent viruses from replicating…

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Breakthrough Thinking, Globalism, Historical Perspectives, Latest News

Solar Impulse, the first solar-powered plane to fly both day and night

December 4, 2011

Solar Impulse

Pictured above is proof that alternative energy sources are a viable way to replace the fossil fuels we have been dependent on for so long. Called the Solar Impulse it’s the creation of Bertrand Piccard, the grandson of Auguste Piccard who invented a pressurized gondola that allowed him to travel 50,000 feet into the air… in 1931.

You can see the pedigree that Bertrand comes from and understand his drive to push limits and explore things previously thought to be impossible. His goal for the Solar Impulse was to create the world’s first solar-powered plane that could travel both day and night, an interesting prospect since there are no solar rays to collect at night…

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Animals, Breakthrough Thinking, Crazy Stuff, Historical Perspectives

Mammoths may be roaming the world in five years

December 4, 2011

The animal landscape will never be the same again.

Scientists have been trying to clone woolly mammoths for years, but now they’re really close. So close that in five years you may see herds of this gigantic beast—one of the favorite extinct prehistoric animals of the all-time.

Scientists from Japan’s Kinki University and the Sakha Republic’s mammoth museum have discovered well preserved marrow in a thigh bone discovered in Siberia, buried under the permafrost. The marrow is in such good condition that its cells’ DNA could be used to replace the nuclei of elephant egg cells. This will allow scientist to create mammoth embryos…

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Brain, Breakthrough Thinking, Human Behavior

Some people can hallucinate colors at will

December 4, 2011

Scientists at the University of Hull have found that some people have the ability to hallucinate colors at will.

Scientists at the University of Hull have found that some people have the ability to hallucinate colours at will — even without the help of hypnosis…

The study, published this week in the journal Consciousness and Cognition, was carried out in the Department of Psychology at the University of Hull. It focused on a group of people that had shown themselves to be ‘highly suggestible’ in hypnosis.
The subjects were asked to look at a series of monochrome patterns and to see color in them. They were tested under hypnosis and without hypnosis and both times reported that they were able to see colors.

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Breakthrough Thinking, Entertainment, New Discoveries, New Viewpoints

Bus/Tram combo charges battery as it picks up passengers

December 4, 2011

Behold the AutoTram.

German researchers are testing a unique form of public transportation that borrows the best from busses, electric cars, trains and trams without contributing emissions. The vehicle, named AutoTram, is fully electric, but instead of running on a single charge, it charges when it stops, gaining enough power in 30 seconds to move another mile.

The project comes from the Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI in Dresden and aims to offer the convenience, routing flexibility and affordability of a bus, minus the noise and exhaust. It also addresses the problem of lengthy battery charging cycles. While most cars are only in use for a few hours per day, public transportation vehicles can be in action around the clock, offering nearly no battery charging opportunities…

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