Schlagwort: science news
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MIT Unveils inFORM, a Mind-Bending 3D Installation That Lets You Virtually Interact with Objects
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMIT researchers have unveiled inFORM, a mind-bending, shape-shifting 3D installation that allows users to virtually „interact with digital information by rendering it in three dimensions.“ The display itself is comprised of a grid of ‚pins,‘ or long square-topped rods, that can be quickly moved up and down to form 3D shapes.…
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25 Mind-Blowing Examples of Animal Camouflage in the Wild
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat you’re looking at above isn’t dead leaves, but rather real camouflaged insects. To be more specific, they’re known as the „dying leaf-mimic katydid“. This species in startle display showing false eyespots on wings. This leaf-mimic katydid resembles a dead or diseased leaf at rest to protect itself from the predators.…
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This is Not a Real-Life Pokemon Character, Just the Pink Fairy Armadillo
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNo, you’re not looking at a fan-made CG creation of a real Pokemon character, but rather the Pink Fairy Armadillo. It’s the smallest species of armadillo and found in central Argentina, where it inhabits dry grasslands and sandy plains with thorn bushes and cacti. The pink fairy armadillo is approximately 90-115 mm…
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Tthe Most Beautiful Boulder Opal Ever
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOfficial Source: http://api.ning.com/files/etWx3bZZxYp*w*kGACffNjBu51sYOdOb5bHjN7tLRRiJb1u8fWpHqISsjgcuNHe3VsJBCT7Pq2*loqnxow2dlI6NabXtSbGu/woodboulderopal1.jpg
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Buran – a Soviet Space Shuttle
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Soviet Union built a reusable space craft named Buran more advanced (both in terms of reliability and payload capability) than the Space Shuttle. The craft was launched oncewithout any crew and the program was canceled at the collapse of the Soviet Union. Buran Under Construction. © capcomespace.net On 12 May 2002,…
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Top 10 Robots at Work and Play – Gallery
Reading Time: 2 minutesAdvancements in robotics are continually taking place in the fields of space exploration, health care, public safety, entertainment, defense, and more. These machines — some fully autonomous, some requiring human input — extend our grasp, enhance our capabilities, and travel as our surrogates to places too dangerous or difficult for us to…
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How to cut your Pizza perfectyl, with formula!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBasic assumptions Quantities of topping and base. We assume that the same pizza recipe is being used at all times, so that the total quantity of dough and total quantity of topping remain constant. Shape. We assume the pizza is circular although, of course, no pizza is a perfect circle. Edge.…
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10 Photos of the Cotton Castle in Pamukkale
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you love seeking out surreal sites, that look not of this world, then do we have a destination for you. Pamukkale, or „cotton castle“ in Turkish, is an unreal little village that has some of the most spectacular turquoise water terraces you will ever lay eyes on. For thousands of…
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Scientiest say there are 40-Billion Earth like planets in the whole Milky Way Galaxy!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteET could be closer than you think. Research suggests the galaxy is teeming with life – and the nearest habitable world is near enough to see with the naked eye. This other world is just one of around 40 billion ‘Earths’ in the Milky Way. Researcher Andrew Howard said: ‘Potential sites…
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Boy gets prosthetic hand made by 3-D printer
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo years ago, Paul McCarthy began searching for an inexpensive yet functional prosthetic hand for his son Leon, who was born without fingers on one of his hands. McCarthy came across a video online with detailed instruction on how to use a 3-D printer to make a prosthetic hand for his…
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5 Weird and Bizarre Things That Actually Exist in Space
Reading Time: 3 minutesDid you know that there’s a real-life Tatooine planet, complete with two suns? Kepler-16b is a Saturn-mass planet consisting of half gas and half rock and ice, and it orbits a binary star, Kepler-16, with a period of 229 days. „[It] is the first confirmed, unambiguous example of a circumbinary planet –…
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5 Reasons Why People Think the Moon Landings Are a Hoax
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe most notable claim is that the six manned landings (1969-1972) were faked and that the twelve Apollo astronauts did not walk on the Moon. Conspiracy theorists (henceforth conspiracists) base their claims on the notion that NASA and others knowingly misled the public into believing the landings happened by manufacturing, destroying, or…
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Strange Ancient Pyramids Discovered in Antarctica
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA group of explorers have reportedly discovered strange man-made ancient pyramids in Antarctica. For those who don’t already know, „when life first came onto the land, Antarctica was one of the continental landmasses to be covered in forests and animals. Much of the fossil record of the Antarctic landmass is under…
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ADS is First Amphibious Assault Rifle, Fires 800-Rounds Per Minute Underwater
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFirst revealed today at an arms expedition in Moscow, the ADS by the Tula Instrument Design Bureau is the world’s first amphibious assault rifle. When on land, it fires 5.45х39 mm bullets – the current standard round for Russian assault rifles, but underwater this gun utilizes a slightly shorter bullet, whose…
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You’ll Soon Be Able to Take Trips to the Edge of Space for $75,000 in This
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor $75000, you’ll soon be able to take trips to the edge of space in this special balloon. Developed by World View, the flight would take 90 minutes to go up at about 1,000 feet a minute, set sail up high for 2 hours with an emphasis on smooth riding, hit…
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You Won’t Believe How Scientists Recreated the Sense of Touch
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou read that right, a team of University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University researchers successfully performed a series of experiments that showed they could send electrical signals directly to the brains of monkeys and that they were able to interpret the signals as touches on different parts of their hands.…
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Cyberith feat. Oculus Rift – VR Gaming Expierence – GAMECITY 2013
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe had the chance to get our hands on the Cyberith VR movement panel, and also the Oculus Rift Glasses. This Guys are amazing. This is the first time you can really move like you are moving, only that the movement is beeing tracked into the video game! We had the chance…
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KOI 172.02 – Also Known as the ‚Super Earth‘
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbove, we see KOI 172.02, the most Earth-like planet found yet, and it’s actually about 1.5 times bigger than our blue planet, so it’s classed as a ’super-Earth‘. The planet is also following an orbit that is well within the habitable zone of a star that is rather similar to our…
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Video Shows the Aeromobil Flying Car Successfully Take to the Skies
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStefan Klein, an automobile designer / engineer from the Slovak Republic, has successfully completed the first flight of his Aeromobil Version 2.5. About 20-years in the making, this flying car prototype boasts a unique design with folding wings and a propeller in the tail. The aviation aspects seem to be prominent…
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UK newspaper The Sun thinks Deus Ex is real
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a feature about future technologies, UK newspaper The Sun shows a picture of a cybernetic eyeball, saying that it is the kind of thing that will be commonplace with future generations. However, the eyeball is clearly labelled with the name of Sarif Industries, which -as you may know- is a fictitious company in…
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Frank, the World’s First 6-Foot Tall Bionic Robot with a Beating Heart Gets Unveiled
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe have seen the future of humanoid robots, and it begins with Frank. He a six-foot-tall robot is made up of artificial body parts, has 200 processors and is covered in over a million sensors. Frank boasts a functioning circulatory system fitted with a beating heart. The heart and other organs…
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Red Bull Stratos FULL POV – Multi-Angle + Mission Data Video released – Felix Baumgartner View
Reading Time: 2 minutesWatch the full length Red Bull Stratos documentary only on Rdio:http://bit.ly/18T82Pd See through the eyes of Felix Baumgartner as he completes his world record breaking jump from the stratosphere! The purpose of the Red Bull Stratos mission is to transcend human limits. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner ascended…
