• Technology

    14 Year-Old Boy Survives Close Call With Meteorite

    By Dan Smith Posted on 6.12.2009 9 Comments

    Getting thwacked by a meteorite and surviving seems almost impossible, but don't tell that to 14-year-old Gerrit Blank. While walking to school in his hometown of Essen, Germany, a “ball of light” seared a 3-inch scar into his hand before hitting the ground.

    6.15.2009 at 02:36pm - Comment by Blinding Light64

    This Type of event is very unusual yes but it could still happen, now when it comes to this meteorite. If it were comprised of a metal that could withstand the immense heat from the atmosphere then it could be possible that what this kid was saying is in fact the truth but, based on scientific records and past knowledge it highly unlikely that this could have transpired as the boy had said.

  • Science

    Sonic Disruptions Create Artificial Black Hole

    By Posted on 6.12.2009 32 Comments

    Stephen Hawking once theorized that black holes would emit a stream of electromagnetic radiation named, what else, Hawking Radiation. However, in the 35 years since Hawking made his prediction, no one has observed the phenomena. Now, a team of Israeli scientists are working on a way to make their own Hawking Radiation by creating an artificial black hole in their lab.

    6.15.2009 at 02:24pm - Comment by Blinding Light64

    I think this Recent test was a great leap in science research But..... The one thing they probably left out or forgot is , this type of science is very new to mankind when it comes to testing it could be potentially dangerous to mankind, but since the scientists were able to produce one then by all means they should continue.

  • Technology

    The World's Spookiest Weapons

    By Posted on 5.14.2008 20 Comments

    Atom bombs are just the beginning. In the last half-century, the greatest military minds on Earth have developed an arsenal of weapons to make mutually assured destruction seem tame. Whether these masterpieces of destruction come from miles above Earth or millimeters below the skin, they have one thing in common: they're spooky as hell.

    3.26.2009 at 02:41pm - Comment by Blinding Light64

    That weapon is nothing the way technology is going, we are gonna probably be killed by damn super clones or worse by an ion cannon. Play command and conquer red alert 2 and you'll see what i mean Google it

  • Gadgets

    A Picture Worth a Thousand Pictures

    By Amanda Schupak Posted on 3.20.2009 8 Comments

    Image courtesy GigaPan and the Chicago Office of Tourism

    Try this: See that bright blue sign on the far wall? Can you read it? Double-click it. Can you read it now? Now move in again. And again. This impressive panorama is actually a collection of 592 distinct photos, shot with a Canon Powershot with a 360mm zoom, and the help of a nifty gadget called the GigaPan Epic. Plop your camera into the device and it will automatically take between 20 and several hundred slightly overlapping pictures of a scene. The GigaPan software stitches them together for you into one massive, ultra-detailed, thousands-of-megapixels collage.

    3.26.2009 at 02:33pm - Comment by Blinding Light64

    the shot is cool but the ghost images are strange

  • Technology

    What If None of This Is Real?

    By Posted on 1.16.2009 3 Comments

    Also in today's links: an endangered species is said to no longer be endangered, an extinct species is no longer extinct, and more.

    3.4.2009 at 03:06pm - Comment by Blinding Light64

    Darkfx you have a good set of facts but you must understand that even with this info their is still a possibility that our whole Being even the universe, might not be tangible, hell we might be real but that fact is still open for question

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    The Future of Gaming

    By Scott Steinberg Posted on 4.2.2009 9 Comments

    Welcome to 2009. We have seen the future of gaming, and it looks a lot like its for your mother, grandfather and ADD-afflicted pals. Cheerfully, there's still hope for hardcore PC and console enthusiasts. It just doesn’t come in a shiny, shrink-wrapped retail box.

    3.4.2009 at 02:39pm - Comment by Blinding Light64

    Halo 3 Rocks also the graphics compared to other games is stunning

  • Science

    A Real Cloaking Device

    By Catherine Schwanke Posted on 1.26.2009 32 Comments

    It's like something out of a science fiction novel or a Harry Potter book. Engineers from Duke University have constructed a device that can "cloak" items placed on a mirror surface.

    First designed in 2006, the new version of the device is a more sophisticated and complicated design that can cloak a wider variety of waves.

    3.4.2009 at 02:20pm - Comment by Blinding Light64

    Stop being so skeptical on the authenticity or wether or not it is practical. understand that if this works this might just be the key to the future of modern defense

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    The Future of Gaming

    By Scott Steinberg Posted on 4.2.2009 9 Comments

    Welcome to 2009. We have seen the future of gaming, and it looks a lot like its for your mother, grandfather and ADD-afflicted pals. Cheerfully, there's still hope for hardcore PC and console enthusiasts. It just doesn’t come in a shiny, shrink-wrapped retail box.

    3.4.2009 at 10:09am - Comment by Blinding Light64

    Honestly they need to figure out how to create a game that really incorporates multiple genres and keeps the player interested even after you complete the game

  • Technology

    Wingman

    By Eric Hagerman Posted on 1.14.2009 29 Comments

    The warm autumn sun has burned a hole in the morning haze and opened up the sky above the South Foreland Lighthouse, a historic beacon along the White Cliffs of Dover, England. It marks the narrowest point of the English Channel. You can't quite make out where the sea meets the coast of France, a tantalizing 22 miles distant, but a little surface gauze won't interfere with what's coming across the Channel today.

    3.4.2009 at 09:50am - Comment by Blinding Light64

    Sweetness, the thought of being able to fly around is just intoxicating. Now all these men have to do now is figure out how to launch themselves from the ground and land safely.....Oh Boy!!

  • Science

    A Real Cloaking Device

    By Catherine Schwanke Posted on 1.26.2009 32 Comments

    It's like something out of a science fiction novel or a Harry Potter book. Engineers from Duke University have constructed a device that can "cloak" items placed on a mirror surface.

    First designed in 2006, the new version of the device is a more sophisticated and complicated design that can cloak a wider variety of waves.

    3.3.2009 at 03:22pm - Comment by Blinding Light64

    The concept of a personal cloaking device is enticing, think of tasks you could accomplish without being seen. God i bet if this thing really worked governments would be drooling to get their hands on it

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