Humans have been chatting in cyberspace with loved ones for over a decade. Now, two Japanese scientists claim they’ve developed the human touch that has been missing from online communications: the cyberhug.
The married duo of scientists, Dzmitry Tsetserukou and Alena Neviarouskaya unveiled a network of connected straps resembling a …
Are physics – not magic — the key to a Harry Potter-style invisibility cloak? New research indicates yes.
A recent study by researchers from Imperial College London involves a new class of space-aged material called metamaterial – fabric with ultra-complex internal wiring – which, at least in theory, may make it possible for …
The great debate over Inception is still raging but is anything from Inception actually possible? New Scientist has broken down the movie with no spoilers. It’s a fantastic read but here’s a quick overview in case you don’t have the time:
Is it possible to directly access someone’s dreaming mind?
A device does already exist …
If you’ve seen an episode of the Techland show then you’ve probably seen one or two of my tattoos. In case you didn’t know it, I like them. A lot.
Having a tattoo once meant you were a lowlife or ex-con. While some folks still think that way about them, it’s not as taboo as it once was. I still get a few looks around town and …
In an interview with Techland, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts the existence of machines with human-level intelligence by 2029, offers advice to inventors, and discusses how you can prepare yourself for the very real possibility of human immortality in the not-too-distant future.
Dr. Kurzweil will be delivering a keynote …
The dictionary defines a fetish as; An abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attachment; a fixation.
I know that there are sexual connotations to the definition, but that, in relation to the laws of physics, is another article entirely!
I’m a science fetishist.
Look—it’s not like I want to perform an illicit act involving …
This ran in Time, and I just decided it was germane to this blog. Just like that.
It’s a piece about a book — no wait, hear me out — about late 18th century scientists, who were working at a time when the field was so wide open, anybody with a basement lab and some free time could make major discoveries.
The book is called Age of …
