• Technology

    World's Fastest R/C Plane Hits 392MPH--With No Engine

    By John Mahoney Posted on 6.25.2009 4 Comments

    Did you ever once doubt that extreme radio-controlled airplane flying would exist, somewhere? Proof of just that is above, in a video showing practitioners of dynamic soaring, a technique that utilizes specialized wind phenomenon to get RC gliders looping through the air at world-record speeds nearing 400MPH. So how does it all work?

    6.24.2009 at 09:01pm - Comment by GraVix

    Wow! This is really making me want to get back into RC aircraft.

  • Science

    Scientists Reproduce Quantum Entanglement, Einstein's “Spooky Action”

    By Christine Cyr Posted on 6.9.2009 17 Comments

    A group of scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology recently came a step closer to figuring out where the boundary lies between the quantum and classical physical worlds, and their discovery has big implications for the future of quantum computers— which would have much faster and more powerful processors than our computers do today.

    6.9.2009 at 10:32am - Comment by GraVix

    It is an interesting question though as to why we don't see quantum mechanics in everyday life. And imagine if in a few years (or centuries) we could use quantum mechanics. Data transfer at the speed of... well, instantaneous lol.

  • Gadgets

    iPhone 3GS Brings Speed Boost, Improved Camera

    By John Mahoney Posted on 6.8.2009 3 Comments

    All the rumblings about an updated iPhone at today's WWDC unveiling were true--Apple announced the iPhone 3GS, essentially the exact same iPhone with a beefier processor they claim will boost the new 3.0 OS to double the speed as the current iPhone 3G. And if that's not enough to lure you over, the current iPhone 3G will remain on sale for a reduced price of $99.

    6.8.2009 at 06:42pm - Comment by GraVix

    I do believe this is going to be my next phone. It has absolutely everything I can think of for a phone to have and a few things I couldn't think of (Compass? Seriously?). I currently have an ATT Fuze and although I love it, it calls for big pockets to carry around. Also, capacitive touch screens rock.

  • Gadgets

    Night Riders Rejoice: Infrared Vision in the Works for Motorcycles

    By Mike Spinelli Posted on 6.8.2009 4 Comments

    New motorcyclists are taught early not to out-drive their headlamps. Now, night riders (of the non-Hasselhoff variety) may soon owe Kawasaki a debt of gratitude for improving their safety after dark. The Japanese bike builder is reportedly fast-tracking new infrared night-vision technology to use on production motorcycles.

    6.8.2009 at 06:36pm - Comment by GraVix

    Nice concept. Definitely very useful and I hope to see it as a more common feature on both motorcycles and cars. Also, it's just plain cool

  • Science

    Water Rolls Uphill On Metal Blasted By Powerful Femtosecond Laser

    By Dan Smith Posted on 6.2.2009 12 Comments

    Using an unbelievably powerful laser over an unbelievably short period of time, scientists have been able to alter the surface of metals to control the flow of water across their surfaces down to the individual molecule. And when we say an unbelievable amount of energy, we’re talking about the power of the entire grid of the United States at once. When we say an unbelievably short period of time, we’re talking about a femtosecond, which is to a second what a second is to 32 million years. Think about both of those for a femtosecond.

    6.2.2009 at 08:48pm - Comment by GraVix

    HOLY COW! That's pretty dang cool. I'd love to see a video of water flowing uphill lol. Of course in order to start using this process on any consumer product it's going to need to be scaled up (ie. faster, effect more area, etc.).

  • Science

    Fun With Lasers

    By Posted on 11.11.2008 3 Comments

    Bad Breath

    Lasers are the key to a new "breathalyzer" for cancer and diabetes, say University of Colorado scientists. Exhale into the device, and molecules in your breath that could indicate disease absorb rays of laser light. A computer diagnoses you by matching the absorption patterns to a library of chemical "fingerprints." The next step is to expand the library, with hopes of selling the device in 10 years.

    11.12.2008 at 10:42am - Comment by GraVix

    They should borrow that laser rated at a petawatt and shoot that into thunderclouds.

  • Science

    Will We Run Out Of Breathable Oxygen If We Produce Too Much Carbon Dioxide?

    By Amy Geppert Posted on 9.23.2008 14 Comments

    Here’s why you might be worried: Burning oil, coal, gas, wood or other organic materials uses molecular oxygen, the O2 we breathe, to break carbon-hydrogen bonds and release energy. This reaction, better known as combustion, also pairs each broken-off, positively charged carbon atom with two negatively charged oxygen atoms, forming carbon dioxide, or CO2.

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    9.24.2008 at 07:59am - Comment by GraVix

    I agree with Zengrath in that it appears that you guys read the title of the article but not the article itself. It is answering a simple question and is actually settling worries about CO2 levels, not raising them. Well... except for the last sentence but what can you do about the truth?



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