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Scientific Finding: the Higgs Boson May Have Finally Been Found |
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This could be a huge week for the scientific world.
Physicists at a U.S. laboratory claim to have come extremely close to proving the existence of the elusive subatomic Higgs boson, better known as the 'God particle,' finally bringing order and mass to the universe. The announcement from Fermilab...
Date: 2012-07-03 20:07:35
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The Coming Singularity |
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Futurist Ray Kurzweil details the technology timeline leading up to 2029 including the downsides to Singularity.
Date: 2012-07-02 22:19:50
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Torch Relay London Olympics 2012 Trailer - BBC |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/2012 This is the launch trail for the BBC's Olympic Torch Relay campaign. Using animation, the creative idea is based on the design of torch itself and the 8000 holes in the design that represent the 8000 torch bearers. The trail opens on the DNA of the Olympic Flame and then pu...
Date: 2012-06-30 22:34:08
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Starry Night - Vincent van Dominogh |
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I recreated Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" from just over 7,000 dominos. The second attempt took about 11 hours total to build. The first attempt failed, when I dropped a screw from the camera rig onto it. I was able to improve the swirling clouds better in the second attempt as a result though....
Date: 2012-06-29 16:20:01
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Jetovator, Flying, Water-Powered Bike |
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Introducing the most thrilling new aerial water vehicle; the Jetovator! Turn your standard high output personal watercraft into a power source for your Jetovator and get ready to reach heights up to 30 feet, speeds up to 25mph, dives down to 10 feet, and insane aerial tricks like 360 degree barrel r...
Date: 2012-06-29 16:10:05
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Total Recall: Trailer |
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Total Recall is an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired by the famous short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even thoug...
Date: 2012-06-29 16:01:30
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B612 Foundation Sentinel Mission |
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The non-profit B612 Foundation aims to build, launch, and operate the first privately funded deep space mission—a space telescope in orbit around the Sun that will map the inner Solar System in search of asteroids that could impact Earth.
Date: 2012-06-29 15:58:57
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How the Sentinel Telescope Works |
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Sentinel is a space-based infrared (IR) survey mission to discover and catalog 90 percent of the asteroids larger than 140 meters in Earth’s region of the solar system. The mission should also discover a significant number of smaller asteroids down to a diameter of 30 meters. Sentinel will be launch
Date: 2012-06-28 17:34:57
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Danger of Asteroids |
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Asteroids are a scientific and economic opportunity in that they contain the original building blocks of the Solar System. They are targets for future human exploration, and may contain valuable raw materials for mining. These asteroids are also a threat in that they can pose great risk to humanity ...
Date: 2012-06-28 17:30:56
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