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Inventor of "Green Bricks" Wants To Build Series of Underground Tubes
Forget about carrying cargo by truck, and instead imagine shuttling goods around inside a series of underground tubes. That's the hope of Henry Liu, a 73-year-old retired civil engineer and a past winner of PopSci's Inventions Awards for his environmentally safe green bricks.
10.28.2009 at 09:32am - Comment by JivaiiWouldn't the access doors have vents to prevent the compression effect?
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Hideous Rodent May Provide Cure For Cancer
Naked mole rats are unique in many ways. For one, they're the only mammals with a hive mind, obeying their queen as if they were ants. Also, they feel no pain, an adaptation still not fully understood. But most importantly for us, they are the only animals that don't get cancer. And now, a new study by scientists at the University of Rochester, New York, explains at last why these horrific animals, of all of the world's creatures, are immune to cancer.
10.28.2009 at 09:28am - Comment by JivaiiNaked mole rats are awesome! Their so different from all other mammals, it's awesome. I'd love to have a cure for cancer from them.
- Technology
Fastest Supercomputer in the World Models Dark Matter, HIV Family Tree Simultaneously
In November of last year, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory switched on Roadrunner, the world's fastest computer. IBM and the Department of Energy built the machine to model nuclear explosions, but two new studies, both released today, are proof that the computer's massive power has been at least as devoted to peaceful science as to simulating thermonuclear weapons.
10.28.2009 at 09:17am - Comment by JivaiiIt's not suppose to discover the meaning of the universe Kyleb.
- Science
Fightin' Squirrels
Pit a California ground squirrel against an ambushing rattlesnake, and you may be surprised by the defense. The rodent squares off, flails its tail, kicks up sand, even bites. But its most covert weapon has escaped the eyes of scientistsuntil now. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have discovered that the squirrel's tail actually heats up during battle, radiating an infrared signal that can send rattlers slithering.
10.26.2009 at 08:03pm - Comment by JivaiiThat picture looks like something from my dreams, awesome!
- Technology
Video: Boston Dynamics' Petman Is the Creepy Bipedal Evolution of Big Dog
10.26.2009 at 08:01pm - Comment by JivaiiThis is obviously the first step into making the ones that Mr. Lucas designed. Now we must create the weapons that his had.
- Science
The Army's Robot Sherpa
Meet BigDog, a mechanical mutt that does more than snare Frisbees and irrigate fire hydrants. It totes hundreds of pounds of gear so soldiers won't have to, and it will never spook under fire. Developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from the U.S. military, the BigDog prototype is arguably the world's most ambitious legged robot.
10.26.2009 at 08:00pm - Comment by JivaiiI want one to go hiking with, though I'd want to replace the gas engine with a solar/fuel cell hybrid engine.
- Technology
Augmented Reality Goggles Make Marine Mechanics More Efficient
New augmented reality goggles are helping Marine mechanics perform maintenance on vehicles in about half the usual time. The futuristic headgear displays precise instructions on top of real-world settings, and shows how to complete certain tasks, such as wiring up an ignition coil.
10.26.2009 at 07:52pm - Comment by JivaiiAwesome, now when is the Navy getting this new toy? Proud Sailor of the USN
- Gadgets
Heads-Up Display Embedded In Glasses
If your mother yelled at you about ruining your eyes by sitting too close to the TV, she is going to go nuts if you come home wearing a pair of these. The German research society Fraunhofer has developed a pair of glasses with lenses that project a heads up display right onto the user's retina.
10.24.2009 at 03:50pm - Comment by JivaiiI could see mechanics and electricians using these for their job. I'd be able to stay at the plan instead of leaving, searching through 28 pages of schematics, going back to the plane, and then back to schematics just to find where one wire leads in and comes out.
- Technology
High-Tech Glasses Beam Info Directly Onto Your Retinas
Office workers may never have to worry again about viewing hilarious but NSFW images surreptitiously. A pair of glasses developed by Brother Industries can project images or documents directly onto a wearer's retinas. The Retinal Imaging Display technology displays a small image 10 centimeters wide that appears to float about 1 meter (3.3 ft) in front of a user's eye. Images have an 800x600 resolution and refresh at 60Hz.
10.24.2009 at 03:45pm - Comment by JivaiiMight be a really low-power laser?
- Technology
High-Tech Glasses Beam Info Directly Onto Your Retinas
Office workers may never have to worry again about viewing hilarious but NSFW images surreptitiously. A pair of glasses developed by Brother Industries can project images or documents directly onto a wearer's retinas. The Retinal Imaging Display technology displays a small image 10 centimeters wide that appears to float about 1 meter (3.3 ft) in front of a user's eye. Images have an 800x600 resolution and refresh at 60Hz.
10.24.2009 at 03:44pm - Comment by JivaiiMight be a really low-power laser?
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