Category: Science
The Digest: Elon Musk’s next mission… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Elon Musk’s next mission: internet satellites | The Wall Street Journal “Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk shook up the automotive and aerospace industries with electric cars and cheap rockets. […]
WATCH: The science behind the Ice Bucket Challenge
We’ve spent the last couple of weeks watching videos of famous people dunking a bucket of ice water over themselves for charity – but what actually happens to their bodies […]
Human-like skin for aircraft under development
A so-called “smart skin” – made up of tens of thousands of tiny sensors – could be fitted to future aircraft so that they can “feel” changes in speed, temperature, […]
Could windows soon be turned into solar panels?
Solar panels are the future – but are also difficult to fit into the home. But what if your windows could be used to generate power? New research from Michigan […]
Help this Kickstarter to build a MASSIVE ROBOT that can JUGGLE CARS
Do you dare to dream? Do you want to make the world a better place? Then it is your duty to get behind this noble campaign to build a massive […]
Water may soon be used to charge your phone
Smartphones and water are not normally best buddies – as anyone who has dropped their handset in the loo can attest – but that all may change soon thanks to […]
iPhone case offers Predator-style heat vision
Remember the classic action film Predator, in which an alien hunter stalked Arnold Schwarzenegger and his team of commandos in the South American jungle using heat vision? Well, from next month you will be able to use your iPhone 5…
How Star Trek predicted the future
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was a visionary man. He foresaw a future in which humanity had learned to live together in peace and harmony. A future in which the people of Earth had joined forces with alien races to…
Star Trek replicator 'close to reality'
They were much-loved scenes in Star Trek: The Next Generation – Enterprise captain Jean-Luc Picard walking up to the replicator and ordering, "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot". The replicator on board the Starship Enterprise (and also seen in the spinoff shows…
Norwegian bacteria provides the key to new super sunscreen
If, like me, you've been cursed with skin so pale that simply stepping outdoors on a sunny day transforms you into a red walking man-lobster within minutes, this latest scientific innovation in the world of sunscreen could be the answer…
