Category: Science
NASA presents first 3D images of the sun
For the first time NASA has taken 3D images of the sun, using its Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) satellites. The twin satellites, launched in 2006, were positioned on opposite sides of the sun to generate the images. Unlike…
Science cures the hangover! With coffee and aspirin…
Eureka! The most important scientific discovery of all time has been reached; no more headaches, no more puking, the hangover has been cured! Michael Oshinsky of Thomas Jefferson Universtiy in Philadelphia made the discovery after, well, getting a load of…
NASA data left intact on PCs found in skip
With all the boffins over at the NASA Space Centre you'd think at least one of them would know how to properly wipe a PC's data, but apparently not it would appear. An audit of their equipment has enraged inspectors…
WikiLeaks to expose UFO cover-up?
On the run and out of favour with pretty much every governmental institution around the world, Julian Assange has had a very busy week. It could well be about to get even more crazy, as Assange has now confirmed that…
Helen Mirren backs Wii for Parkinson's rehab treatment
Oscar winning actress Helen Mirren has backed a new study into the potential benefits of using Nintendo's Wii gaming console as part of rehabilitation treatment for Parkinson's sufferers. Mirren, who has a good friend diagnosed with the disease as well…
Real-life Star Trek teleporter in the works!
Those crazy kids over at Imperial College are at it again. Famed for their pioneering research into invisible sheds, they say they have applied the undetectable garden sanctum theory of metamaterials to produce a type of "space-time cloak." Which…
How much is your brain worth? Use this equation to find out…
Take a look at this formula: T = 40 M i K e (3e +M) (e +50M) / {(e2 +3M e +M2) (e +100M)} Mean anything to you? Well it apparently holds the key to as much as £30,000…
Wii-like motion tech may help rehabilitate stroke survivors
Patients suffering from the after-effects of surviving a stroke may soon find help in the most unlikely of places. A study conducted by a team at City University London seems to suggest that motion technologies found in the likes of…
Top 10 sci-fi movie gadgets that someone really should be making
Last week's Back to The Future hoax (in which evil internet fibbers said that we'd actually reached the date in the "future" that Marty McFly heads to) got me thinking. To be precise, it got me thinking "WHERE THE HELL…
Video: Sony showcase futuristic "rollable" OLED tech
Now THIS is cool. Sony have released a video showcasing brand new OLED tech. We're used to seeing super-slim OLED screens by now, but how about a screen you can roll-up and store away when not in use? Sony…
