Now you can capture the a glimpse of the ever expanding universe, thanks to canon’s new EOS 60d model. A modified version of the Canon EOS 60D, this higher-end 18-megapixel shooter is geared for astrophotograpy, coming equipped with an infrared filter so it doesn’t screen out ‘hydrogen-alpha’ light, a deep-red 656.28 nanometer wavelength of light produced by hydrogen atoms. Yes it sounds geeky but if you’re into the astro-type of things, you’ll understand this. mehr »

ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy and IBM today announced a five-year collaboration to research on extremely fast, but low-power exascale computer systems targeted for the SKA or Square Kilometre Array. The SKA is an $2.1 billion initiative which aims to build the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope. mehr »

With all the alternative energy and electric everythings that have been coming out basically everyday; one would expect by the year 2050 we would be independent of fossil fuel. Our main source of energy right now. But this according to The New York Times, sadly will not be the case. mehr »

By 2050, we’ll be hearing that phrase “hold the elevator” more often but the lift won’t just be climbing up to that penthouse suite. How about outer space? Like a weekend R&R up in space? At least that’s what Japanese company Obayashi dreams of. mehr »

Over 44 billion gallons of freshwater are used on a daily basis in the US and bringing this into major urban communities, from dams and rivers and treatment facilities could surely cost much. That is why
researchers have decided to look up in the sky and wait for the rain to fall. mehr »

Thanks to termites, scientists from Sony in Tokyo came up with an idea that may change how we view paper in the future. By mimicking how ants and termites break down wood and convert them into energy, Sony uses the enzyme “cellulase” in a water mixture to break down paper into sugar. The sugar is then processed with more enzymes combined with oxygen, converted to hydrogen ions and electrons, and just geekily turns into fuel for a battery. mehr »

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Remember the movie “Matrix”? How could one not? Well get this, according to a paper that was published in in a recent issue of Science, neuroscientists are saying that they have found a way for humans to learn similar to how they did in the Matrix. This way is called the neurofeedback method and it was also said that one day this method could be used to help spinal injury patients. mehr »

” Desperate times call for desperate measures.” This is a good example. After chopping off the top of his finger clean while working as a furniture maker, Wong Yongjun was rushed to hospital where doctors made the decision to attach what is left of his finger to his stomach… mehr »

We all knew iPhones do a lot of things. The applications you can get on an iPhone are almost endless. But we seriously did not predict radiation detection! Scosche has surely shown us by creating their RDTX., a wand they created to help the iPhone to detect ionizing radiation. mehr »

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Did you think riding “the bike” to work was much healthier than driving? Think again because a British study recently concluded that people who ride bikes inhale more black carbon than people who walk to work. The study mentions a 2.3 higher risk for the rider. Looks like exercise does come with side effects these days, what do you say? mehr »

We all know that Jeff Bezos has a penchant for risky investments and definitely has it in him to overcome a few failures before taking the next big leap of faith. So hopefully the fact that his unmanned spacecraft was the victim of a midair disaster and did not really come out with the outcome that NASA, that investment millions of dollars into Bezos’ space company called Blue Origin, or any of us would have wanted will not stop him from trying again. mehr »

Technology has a way of immortalizing some things forever. Perhaps that’s why Novia Scotian police officer James Symington was able to get his dog, which was instrumental in looking for survivors in the 9/11 attack, cloned 5 times.

When Symington heard of California company ‘BioArts’ contest to clone one exceptional dog, he thought what the heck, his dog just had to be it! mehr »