Category Archives for Science
Fusion power
Fusion power, the Holy Grail of the scientific community, is predicted to operational (at least operational for their experiments) by the year 2014 (though it might be earlier if all the lasers do not need to be built). From the … Continue reading
Terraforming Mars?
NASA is seriously thinking about this: Now Nasa looks to change Mars into a garden of Earthly delights Within a couple of decades, Mars could be habitable to life. The current idea is to station large mirrors that concentrate sunlight … Continue reading
Synesthesia
In synesthesia, sights can have sounds, sounds can have tastes and, more commonly, black-and-white numbers and letters can appear colored Read this MSNBC article on synesthetes. A synesthete is a person with the rare ability to be able to see … Continue reading
Creatine and ‘brain power’???
Creatine and ‘brain power’??? Creatine has long been associated with muscle growth, but recently, the Royal Society journal Proceedings B had a publication that showed that “Creatine supplementation gave a significant measurable boost to brain power.” “The researchers found that … Continue reading
Simpsons Fan Creates Real Tomacco Plant
Simpsons Fan Creates Real Tomacco Plant What do you get when you graft a tomato plant and a tobacco plant? That’s right, tomacco! Scientists think (but have not tested it yet) that the tomato would contain nicotine. Would this finally … Continue reading
Galileo directed to crash into Jupiter
Galileo to finally be laid to rest. Finally, after traveling 2.8 billion miles on journey to Jupiter and its moons, Galileo was directed to crash into Jupiter so that it would not accidentally crash into Europa and “spoil” Europa with … Continue reading
electric commuter cars
Live in Los Angeles or another huge metropolitan area? Do you find yourself stuck in 8 lanes of traffic with the A/C on because the car exhaust is too overwhelming with the windows down? Then you might want to get … Continue reading