Holus: Interactive Tabletop 3D “Holographic” Display
We haven't seen Star Wars like holograms in real life, until now that is. A brand new device called the Holus is aiming to change that.
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Students want to make it to orbit, and they are close!
Last month, the Portland State Aerospace Society (PSAS), a student venture at Portland State College, launched a rocket out in the Oregon desert, on 19th July 2015 to be exact. The rocket soared almost five kilometers...
A small mistake helped scientists to quadruple battery lifespan
Until somebody figures out a alternative for lithium-ion in rechargeable batteries, research will continue into find out how to cram extra power inside as well as extending their useful lifespan. Two...
Carbon nano fibres made from thin air
Scientists in the US have discovered a method to take carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and make carbon nano fibres, a useful manufacturing material.
Their solar-powered system runs a small current...
Subatomic Particles that Appear to defy Standard Model Particle Physics
Subatomic particles have been discovered that seem to defy the Standard Model of particle physics. The team working at CERN's Large Hadron Collider have discovered proof of leptons decaying at completely...
Sensitive stuff that goes boom, even if touched by a mosquito
When a feather drops on it, or a mosquito lands on top of nitrogen triiodide – Booom! – an instantaneous dark purple or violet explosion occurs. It's because nitrogen triiodide is...
Buildings to be powered by Solar Windows
Manhattan has roughly forty seven thousand buildings with around 10.7 million windows, based on a 2013 estimate from The New York Times.
Now think about if just 1%, that's 100,700, of these...
Graphene Converts Heat into Electrical Energy
Graphene, an allotrope of carbon, was first isolated at the University of Manchester in 2004 by Sir Andre Geim and Sir Kostya Novoselov. In 2010, they had been awarded the Nobel...
Ants: Dual Nature – both solid and liquid like
Collections of ants have a outstanding capability to alter shapes and duties based on the demands of their surroundings. When floodwaters hit, they self-assemble and make rafts to stay alive. They will...
Graphene Could Massively Improve Thermal Imaging
Night-vision windshields on automobiles may someday be possible with advanced thermal imaging technology based on flexible, transparent, atomically thin sheets of carbon, researchers say.
Thermal imaging lets people see the invisible infrared rays that...
