Apr 22
A study has been published that outlines a method of creating a laser beam that can travel further than lasers were previously able to travel. Researchers from the University of … Continue reading
Apr 22
How to Mold a Brain
Posted in: Today's ChiliOur brains are inherently plastic, and can be easily shaped to change our behavior. In this video Crash Course looks at the history of psychology to explain how possible to mold our grey matter
Apr 21
I got to admit it – when I saw the image above and made a connection with the gist of the story, I thought that it had something to do with kaiju poop. Apparently, what is depicted above is actually a deep sea rock, and it could very well hold the key to help smartphones and tablets of the future to be created and manufactured at a far more affordable rate, considering the amount of rare earth metals required to make up a smartphone or tablet. The deep sea rock comprises of lumps of iron and magnesium, which are known as ferromanganese nodules. Found strewn across the ocean floor, they take time to build up, with earth metals attaching to the nodules.
German geochemists have successfully discovered that when the solvent Desferal is applied to the lumps of ferromanganese, they were successful in extracting up to 80 percent of the earth metals, which could then be stored and repurposed. Other than mobile devices, these could see action in solar panels and wind turbines.
Considering how 95% of the 130,000 metric tons of earth metals are mined each year in China, and the demand growing to a projected 185,000 metric tons minimum in two years’ time, demand is going nowhere but up. Extracting earth metals from ferromanganese lumps would be able to help address the current imbalance of the world’s stockpile of rare earth metals, while preventing a situation where a monopoly ruins pricing tiers.
Rare Earth Metals Extraction Gets More Efficient , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Gadgets, science,
Apr 21
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Most of us would like to think that when it comes to research think tanks, cost is not an issue. Actually, it is, and scientists would love to have unlimited funding, but that is not the way the world works. You’re given a bunch of money, have a deadline, and will need to produce the necessary goods on time. The United States military’s advanced research arm, known as Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is currently developing a foldable space telescope which could image Earth in high resolution detail without breaking the bank.
This particular telescope design is known as the Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation, or MOIRE for short, where it would come in handy where geosynchronous Earth orbit is concerned, being a place 22,000 miles above where majority of the telecommunications satellites reside.
Lt. Col. Larry Gunn, MOIRE program manager, shared, “Membrane optics could enable us to fit much larger, higher-resolution telescopes in smaller and lighter packages. In that respect, we’re ‘breaking the glass ceiling’ that traditional materials impose on optics design. We’re hoping our research could also help greatly reduce overall costs and enable more timely deployment using smaller, less expensive launch vehicles.” Will we be able to peer in to the lives of ordinary folks even more effectively soon?
DARPA Works On Foldable Space Telescope , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Military, science, space,
Apr 21
The time is upon us for this year’s Lyrid meteor shower, which takes place every April, with this year’s shower expected to peak early tomorrow morning. While there’s nothing quite … Continue reading
Apr 21
Over the last couple of days you might’ve heard that a company called Palcohol has been cleared to market powdered alcohol in the United States. It sounds exciting! And scary! Are we all going to be drowning in boozy Ovaltine soon? Maybe. Maybe not.
Apr 21
Another Russian meteor has been caught on camera, brightening the 2am sky across the Kola Peninsula and sparking a race to find debris, despite astronomers arguing it probably disintegrated before … Continue reading
Apr 21
When Elaine on Seinfeld failed a drug test after eating a poppy seed muffin back in the 1996 episode "The Shower Head," the idea that you could fail a drug test after eating poppy seeds took off. Turns out, this wasn’tyet another Hollywood writer invention—you really can potentially fail a drug test if you eat poppy seeds.
Apr 21
Let people who love sore backs and dirty fingernails painstakingly tend their gardenias. Today’s backyard should be a maximized, automated, hyperefficient system of caloric production. With a little science—and some engineering prowess—you can keep your plot tidy, pest-free, and healthy while barely lifting a finger. So kick back with a gin-spiked kombucha and let your self-maintaining yard crank out the zero-mile arugula.
Apr 21
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you never had to plug in your phone? Well, a team of Korean scientists say that they’re one step closer to making that fantasy a reality with new wireless power transfer technology that works from over 15 feet away. And it works pretty damn well, too.
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