MareNostrum The supercomputers I am showing here are powerful almost beyond human understanding. The can map every molecule of the billions on a human DNA string, scrutinize at the atomic level the collision between two pieces of plutonium in an …More
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American Science Dynasty in Peril
August 31, 2005
The 20th century is often dubbed the “American Century”, and rightly so. America’s dominant position on the world stage during this period was due in large part to the nation’s scientific vitality (and superiority). Companies like AT&T (Bell Labs), IBM, …More
Adamas Tamed
August 30, 2005
[FutureTech - Materials Science] Physicists in Germany have created a material that is harder than diamond. Natalia Dubrovinskaia and colleagues at the University of Bayreuth made the new material by subjecting carbon-60 molecules to immense pressures. The new form of …More
Ersatz Whut U Get
August 15, 2005
“Young lady, in this house we obey the Second Law of Thermodynamics!”- Homer Simpson Here is a paradox: A box is divided into two compartments, A and B. The box is filled with air at room temperature. The two compartments …More
Carbon nanotubes nuke cancer
August 4, 2005
[Future Tech] Nanotechnology has been harnessed to kill cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. The technique works by inserting microscopic synthetic rods called carbon nanotubules into cancer cells. When the rods are exposed to near-infra red light from a laser …More
