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Many predictions by Nikola Tesla, one of the world’s most celebrated inventors, have already come true and some might in the near future. As a technology-obsessed culture, we love our tech heroes. The champions of the tech industry are treated like rock stars, and their announcements of new gadgetry reverberate with billions of people around …
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BLACK HOLES really could be harnessed by advanced alien civilisations, according to a theory been proven for the first time. The 50-year-old theory started as speculation about how an alien civilisation could use a black hole to generate energy. In 1969, British physicist Professor Roger Penrose proposed energy could be generated by lowering an object …
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From the Himalayas to the Andes, mountains have inspired and awed us for thousands of years. Humans have ascribed all sorts of mythologies and metaphors to these jagged geological features. But while Everest or Kilimanjaro may ring a bell, do you know the meaning behind their names? Today’s infographic from Alan’s Factory Outlet sorts the …
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A Japanese supercomputer built with technology from Arm Ltd, whose chip designs power most of the world’s smartphones, has taken the top spot among the world’s most powerful systems, displacing one powered by IBM chips. The Fugaku supercomputer, a system jointly developed by Japanese research institute RIKEN and Fujitsu in Kobe, Japan, took the highest …
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A study by university teams in Denmark and Greece strongly advises covering your head while working in the sun. Those tempted to set up office in the garden as temperatures soar should think twice – or put a hat on, new research suggests. The study shows sunshine could diminish brain power, making it harder to make …
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There are lots of theories on what are the basis of the universe is. Some physicists say its subatomic particles. Others believe its energy or even space-time. One of the more radical theories suggests that information is the most basic element of the cosmos. Although this line of thinking emanates from the mid-20th century, it …
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Physicist plans to karate-chop them with super-fast blasts of light. Gérard Mourou has already won a Nobel for his work with fast laser pulses. If he gets pulses 10,000 times faster, he says he can modify waste on an atomic level. If no solution is found, we’re already stuck with some 22,000 cubic meters of …
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In a compacted election period due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the candidates who have been elected to its Board of Governors. Among the six voted in for their first term on the board are Ava DuVernay (“Selma,” “When They See Us”) for …
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ER=EPR summarizes new clues to understanding entanglement and spacetime. There’s a new equation floating around the world of physics these days that would make Einstein proud. It’s pretty easy to remember: ER=EPR. You might suspect that to make this equation work, P must be equal to 1. But the symbols in this equation stand not …
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Protesters gathered on Friday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to support the Black Lives Matter movement. The protest comes one day after David Oyelowo, who starred in the 2014 best picture nominee “Selma” as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., revealed that Oscar voters were angered by the cast wearing T-shirts that …
Many predictions by Nikola Tesla, one of the world’s most celebrated inventors, have already come true and some might in the near future. As a technology-obsessed culture, we love our tech heroes. The champions of the tech industry are treated like rock stars, and their announcements of new gadgetry reverberate with billions of people around …
