Nick Lavars – A 120-meter section of The Ocean Cleanup Project’s barrier is towed out to sea. The Ocean Cleanup project has been busy knocking up its first barriers since moving into an old naval base earlier this year, and now it’s …
Michael Irving Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have determined how long it takes electrons to quantum tunnel(Credit: fredmantel/Depositphotos) In the weird world of quantum physics, it’s not unusual for particles to tunnel through barriers that under normal circumstances they shouldn’t be …
Rich Haridy 6 pictures — A new imaging technique is suggesting there is a large, previously undiscovered void inside the Great Pyramid of Giza(Credit: HIP Institute) A team of scientists has discovered a mysterious “big void” inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, the …
Ireland gives us whiskey, Bitcoin gives us… hmm. 2.55 Gigawatts! The amount of energy Bitcoin is consuming, at the low end, every year; the same as the country of Ireland. By Paris Martineau – 2018 May 16 In addition to being insufferable, Bitcoin …
A new paper raises an old, contentious idea. By Sara Chodosh An octopus tasting a camera. Pixabay We have to stop taking away Mother Nature’s achievements. Every time a creature is quirky or bizarre people say that it must be an alien, when …
David Szondy Computer simulation of the nanodiamond lubricant(Credit: Argonne National Laboratory) “Broken nanodiamonds are forever,” or so says a team of scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. By combining broken nanodiamonds with two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide layers, they’ve managed …
by Robby Berman (NASA Goddard and Steve Byrne) Is human civilization Earth’s first? A paper recently published in International Journal of Astrobiology asks a fascinating question: “Would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in the geological record?” Put another way, “How …
Off-grid cabin opens up to the elements Istanbul-based Architecture and Ideas recently installed this interesting little prefabricated cabin near the Turkish/Greek border. Configured to run off-the-grid, the aptly-named Cabin on the Border can also be opened up to the outside with a large …
The 13th Floor I should make two points clear up front: first, this story is sourced from a legitimate scientific publication and has been covered by major outlets (including the Washington Post), not just some fringe conspiracy site; second — and this should …
We’re smart enough to create intelligent machines. But are we wise enough? Ralph McQuarrie cover art for ‘Robot Visions’ by Isaac Asimov, 1990. Max Tegmark – Author and Physicist — Some of the most intelligent people at the most highly-funded companies in …
