Geckos in Space Lose Contact with Russia
It sounds like something out of one of those crazy tabloids or a really bad sci-fi movie. But five geckos in space experienced some communication issues with the Russian space program. A week after its…
Author Archives: Austin Miller
About Austin Miller
I am an aspiring physicist, with an interest in art and technology.
Honeybees Know the Secret to the Most Effective Construction
Bees are curious insects. They are constantly busy and highly intelligent. They have evolved to fit honey in the most amount of space with the least amount of resources, making them excellent mathematicians. They utilize…
Hempcrete Could Change How We Build Everything
People have been set on using the best materials when it comes to building houses, in regards to foundations, insulation, electricity, etc. and we would like to believe that our government and top corporations are…
Mystery of How the Egyptians Built the Pyramids Comes Down to Friction
It’s been a rather controversial topic throughout the scientific and history community alike. How exactly did the Egyptians manage to build the great pyramids in the amount of time that they did? New discoveries have…
Why the Decades-Old Decision to Give Up Funding Thorium Still Haunts the U.S. Government
As Industry Tap recently reported, Thorium could be the safer, cleaner, more powerful alternative to fossil fuels. Thorium is a naturally occurring radioactive chemical element with the symbol Th and atomic number 90. It’s named…
Hubble Telescope’s Successor Will Change Our Perspective of the Universe
The James Webb Telescope (named after former NASA administrator James Webb) is set to launch sometime in 2018 and is expected to give a whole new perspective on our understanding of the creation of the…
Scientists Discover DNA Has Been Duping Us All
Just who are we? Everything that tells our story has been right before our eyes but what we thought we knew was actually wrong. Junk DNA, or noncoding DNA in scientific circles, is not really…
Doing Nothing 10 Minutes a Day Can Boost Your Mental Health
Running errands. Feeding the kids. Going to work. Studying for exams. The average person lives a stressful life, whether they notice it or not. We are always juggling schedules, commitments and even when we think…
The Periodic Table Gets a New Addition with Element 117
The newest addition to the periodic table of elements is element 117, or ununseptium as it is temporarily called until it gets an official name. The new super-heavy element is in fact artificial and can’t…
China Plans 8000+ Mile High Speed Underwater Railway to America
China has developed some of the world’s largest architecture and most advanced technology but the country’s next project would be its biggest accomplishment yet. The Chinese government is in the planning stages of building an…
