Image of Single Atom Wins Top Science Photography Prize
Did you know that about five million million hydrogen atoms can fit on the head of a pin? Atoms are that small. You may have thought they were, and always would be, impossible to see.…
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Range Rover Sport PHEV Climbs 999-Step Staircase to Heaven’s Gate
Heaven’s Gate is a stunning tourist attraction in China’s Hunan province. To get there one has to climb 999 deadly steep stairs at a 45 degree angle. The road that leads to the staircase is…
Quantum Tunneling: Producing Electricity from Earth’s Heat
A team of researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia has developed a device to generate electricity from the Earth by turning excess infrared radiation and waste heat through quantum…
Scientists Create Super Wood Strong as Steel
Metals like steel may be strong, but they have a significant impact on the global environment. Scientists at the University of Maryland have developed a new type of super wood that could be a cheaper,…
Olympic Pavilion Is “Darkest Building on Earth”
British architect Asif Khan describes his Olympic pavilion as the “darkest building on Earth,” absorbing more than 99 percent of the light that hits it. Coated with layers of Vantablack VBx2, the building creates a…
LG’s 65-In. OLED TV Can Be Rolled Up Like Paper
Our TVs just keep getting bigger, sharper, and thinner every year. LED is the leading TV display technology today, especially now that plasma technology is dead. The only potential competitor for LED is OLED OLED…
Cloned Monkeys in China Raise Fears of Human Cloning
Scientists have broken the technical barrier in human cloning by creating the world’s first cloned monkeys with the technique used to clone Dolly the sheep. After the cloning of Dolly in 1996, scientists cloned several…
SpaceX Rocket Falcon Heavy Lights 27 Engines Before Launch
Preparing for today’s launch, Elon Musk’s SpaceX recently conducted a key test of its new rocket – the Falcon Heavy. All 27 Merlin engines of the rocket were fired up to make sure they are…
“Smart” Japanese Hotel Offers Guests Self-Parking Slippers
It’s an important tradition in Japan to remove one’s shoes before entering a home to keep the indoors clean at all times. This custom has been around for centuries and is still practiced in Asian homes. This old…
Zapata Ezfly: The Aerial Segway Anyone Can Fly
For the past several years, inventors have been coming up with some incredible flying car designs. But the search for a viable flying car — one that doesn’t look too silly — is still on.…
