The brain is not always entirely asleep or awake.
Contrary to popular opinion the brain is not always entirely asleep or awake but parts of it can go “offline”, researchers have discovered.
Extreme Light Infrastructure – World’s Most Powerful Lasers
Extreme Light Infrastructure project
The construction of three gigantic new research lasers has been approved by the European Commission, with the option for a fourth that would, for an instant, be several hundred times more powerful than the entirety of the power generated by our civilization. The hope is that the project, called the Extreme Light Infrastructure, will be enough energy to actually conjure virtual particles out of nothingness.
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The Future of the Cruise Industry
Designing cruise ships today to meet the
wants, needs, and desires of future generations
Futurist Thomas Frey: Having just returned from a holiday cruise on the Mexican Riviera, I became intrigued with the prospects for this behemoth industry, and the long-term implications of designing ships today that mesh well with the changing attitudes and fickle interests of traveling consumers many years in the future. (Photos)
Lasers Could Replace Spark Plugs in Your Next Car
Lasers could replace spark plugs.
Spark plugs have powered internal combustion engines for more than 150 years. Car manufacturers are one step closer to being able to replace this long-standing technology with laser igniters. The laser ingniters will enable cleaner, more efficient, and more economical vehicles.
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FDA to Regulate Electronic Cigarettes as Tobacco
A woman smoking an electronic cigarette.
On Monday, the U.S. government said it plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.
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Motivation Affects IQ Scores as Well as Intelligence
IQ scores reflect motivation as well as intelligence.
A new study suggests that if you want to improve your child’s chances of getting into Mensa then bribe them during their IQ test. Offering a financial reward for doing well on an IQ test can increase their score by up to 20 points on the scale where the average is 100 and Mensa membership is around 150, according to scientists.
Eight Great Explosions in Video
What will it be like to watch television in 2030?
Futurist Thomas Frey: Having just returned from four days at the famous Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I am spending the next couple weeks sorting through the vast array of products I came across, looking for overarching trends and patterns that may signal lifestyle shifts in the future.
Military Hopes to Create Squid-like Camo
Scientists are studying how squid and other cephalopods change color and pattern of their skin to blend in with their environment.
Octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish have the ability to instantaneously change the color and pattern of their skin to blend in with their surroundings. This has caught the eye of the U.S. military and now its goal is a new generation of high-tech camouflage.
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Awesome Animated Photography by Jamie Beck
Jamie Beck, a New York city based fashion photographer and Kevin Burg, a master in animations worked together to create some amazing animated Gif photographs. Animated Gif Photography is a source of adding life to photography.
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Connecting the Physical World with the Digital World through Apps
Futurist Thomas Frey: We are witnessing an explosion of apps for our handheld devices.
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No Sex in Space… At Least Not Yet According to Russian Official
Rumors of astronauts hooking up in space are the product of overactive imaginations experts say.
Humans have been traveling in space for more than 50 years. But, it’s quite possible we have not performed that most basic of acts — sex — beyond earth.
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SpaceX Hopes to Put an Astronaut on Mars in 10-20 Years
Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO, unveils the Falcon Heavy rocket at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, April 5, 2011.
SpaceX, a private US company, hopes to put an astronaut on Mars within 10 to 20 years, the head of the firm said.
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