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Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Telepathy with Robot


Scientists have created a way to control a robot using telepathy. The robot can only pick up objects and move to specific locations, but this is just proof of concept. Don't believe me? Read the following article!

Saturday, December 02, 2006

The Future

Are you ready to witness our fate in the distant future? Then wait no more as this presentation takes you through the important landmarks of the future and gives you a view of what is going to befall us.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Start looking for new grounds

Stephen Hawking (author of Brief History of Time) urges that we move to another planet in another star-system to save humanity from being wiped out by an unfortunate calamity. In his words, "the human race must move to a star outside the solar system to save the future of the species."

Monday, October 30, 2006

How big is the Earth?



Click the picture to compare the size of Earth with other planets and stars in our Universe. Makes me feel humble... very humble!

Friday, October 27, 2006

The elephant who fell in to a Black Hole

Stephen Hawking admitted he was wrong in his belief on black hole radiation. It was due to the ground breaking work of a young theorist named Juan Maldacena.
Do black holes really consume the information?
Is the entire universe an enormous cosmic hologram projected from its boundary? Is the location and fate of the elephant different based on where is the observer? This short article written in a lucid and comprehensive manner aims to answer all these questions.

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

The New Periodic Tables!

After 140 years since the periodic table was first laid down, new formats are being proposed. Among the newer proposals, there are spiral and even 3D models. Click the picture to see a snapshot of some of the newer models and judge if they can compete with the periodic table yourself.