The latest in TVs
by Anaxagoras » Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:12 pm
First post
Has the TV finally been perfected? Look at these beauties:
LG's 55-inch OLED TV packed with 3D bells, smart TV whistles
The main thing about...
Last post
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was also shot using the Ultra Panavision lenses, but used with a digital camera with a 65mm sensor rather than film....
19 Replies
494 Views
Last post by ceptimus Fri Jan 04, 2019 6:51 pm
Advances in prosthetics
by Pyrrho » Mon Oct 13, 2014 12:39 am
First post
Implantable electrodes
Z3uE4bRSkMc
Last post
Anaxagoras' dream (sounds like a book title :mrgreen: ):
Details:
11 Replies
483 Views
Last post by Witness Thu Jan 03, 2019 4:15 am
3 Replies
63 Views
Last post by gnome Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:34 pm
14 Replies
297 Views
Last post by gnome Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:29 pm
1 Replies
61 Views
Last post by Witness Tue Dec 25, 2018 10:47 pm
Randomized controlled trial on parachutes vs placebo
by Pyrrho » Sat Dec 15, 2018 5:35 pm
First post
Design Randomized controlled trial.
Setting Private or commercial aircraft between September 2017 and August 2018.
Participants 92 aircraft...
Last post
Clearly, more research is needed. Perhaps a double-blind randomized controlled trial with a much larger study population.
However, in the interest...
3 Replies
215 Views
Last post by Pyrrho Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:44 pm
Academic scientists' dropout
by Witness » Wed Dec 12, 2018 12:24 am
First post
'Dropout' rate for academic scientists has risen sharply in past 50 years, IU study finds
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Half of the people pursuing careers...
Last post
Cannot agree with you. Let's leave it at that.
Not a problem. You made a good case. We simply have a difference of opinion who deserves more...
13 Replies
175 Views
Last post by xouper Thu Dec 13, 2018 2:27 am
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
by Bruce » Wed May 25, 2011 10:06 am
First post
Dark Matter:
In astronomy and cosmology, dark matter is matter that is inferred to exist from gravitational effects on visible matter and...
Last post
From the article, to get a grasp of the weird situation. F g is the gravitational force, a the acceleration:
The middle picture is especially...
16 Replies
434 Views
Last post by Witness Sat Dec 08, 2018 1:28 am
What Lister is doing these days
by Rob Lister » Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:32 pm
First post
Now that I'm officially unemployed retired jobless, I spend my days watching chess.
And this
Last post
Yeah I've been watching chess too ever since I started that thread. Just came across a Youtube video one day and kinds got sucked in. I hadn't really...
4 Replies
85 Views
Last post by Anaxagoras Sat Dec 01, 2018 1:38 pm
Cold Fusion Yet Again
by Rob Lister » Tue May 21, 2013 11:47 pm
First post
And again this should be in the frauds and scams forum but technically it is technology so ...
(Newser) – This is either bombshell, world-changing...
Last post
So, quantum stuff?
Doesn't sound practical for energy generation on a large scale.
16 Replies
224 Views
Last post by Anaxagoras Sat Dec 01, 2018 1:28 pm
Predatory journals recruit fake editor
by Witness » Tue Apr 04, 2017 1:37 am
First post
Thousands of academic journals do not aspire to quality. They exist primarily to extract fees from authors. These 'predatory' journals exhibit...
Last post
Pointing the Finger at Colleagues
Scholar's article said his colleagues were publishing in predatory journals. Now he's banned from campus....
1 Replies
136 Views
Last post by Witness Thu Nov 29, 2018 1:39 am
Decoding the Antikythera Mechanism
by Bruce » Sun Apr 05, 2015 12:48 pm
First post
One hour long, but well worth every second to watch.
nZXjUqLMgxM
Last post
Ancient pocket watch.
10 Replies
237 Views
Last post by sparks Fri Nov 16, 2018 5:29 am
1 Replies
305 Views
Last post by Zombie Abdul Wed Oct 31, 2018 3:27 pm
1 Replies
93 Views
Last post by Anaxagoras Wed Oct 24, 2018 4:25 am
0 Replies
141 Views
Last post by xouper Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:32 pm
1 Replies
59 Views
Last post by sparks Sun Sep 23, 2018 5:29 pm
1 Replies
64 Views
Last post by ed Fri Sep 21, 2018 4:14 pm
3 Replies
120 Views
Last post by Anaxagoras Fri Sep 21, 2018 1:39 am
19 Replies
239 Views
Last post by Bruce Thu Sep 20, 2018 1:51 am
Record Glider Flight
by shuize » Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:01 pm
First post
On Sept. 2, the sleek Perlan 2 glider carried two pilots to 76,100 feet, or more than 14 miles, over the El Calafate region in southern Argentina.
Last post
False Flag!
--J.D.
3 Replies
98 Views
Last post by Doctor X Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:20 am
Robotic sailboat crosses the Atlantic
by Witness » Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:18 am
First post
Robot boat sails into history by finishing Atlantic crossing
All summer, the small boat drifted steadily eastward across the churning North...
Last post
Unmanned vessel. Derelict. Claim it.
Rob would know. He knew all things nautical. He was like Popeye. :cry:
3 Replies
85 Views
Last post by ed Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:18 pm
Oldest blockchain
by Witness » Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:21 am
The World’s Oldest Blockchain Has Been Hiding in the New York Times Since 1995
This really gives a new meaning to the “paper of record....
0 Replies
86 Views
Last post by Witness Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:21 am
0 Replies
59 Views
Last post by ed Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:54 am
Triassic pterosaur
by Witness » Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:43 am
For once not a coast dweller, but from an oasis in the midst of more than 2 million square kilometers of desert with sand dunes.
Article: .
0 Replies
295 Views
Last post by Witness Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:43 am
Lord Nelson
by ed » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:38 am
First post
No, not that one, idiot, the Brit one. :x
Just finished a book about Trafalgar wherein His Lordship whupped the asses of the froggies and Spanish....
Last post
Was not like he was a rear-admiral. . . .
--J.D.
3 Replies
124 Views
Last post by Doctor X Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:27 am
Fields medals
by Witness » Thu Aug 02, 2018 3:21 am
Former refugee among winners of Fields medal – the 'Nobel prize for maths'
Caucher Birkar grew up on a farm near the Kurdish city of Marivan in...
2 Replies
139 Views
Last post by ed Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:34 pm
Fake Journals
by Witness » Sun Jul 22, 2018 2:54 am
400,000 Scientists All Over the World Have Been Published in Fake Journals
Journalists investigated widespread fraud within the scientific...
1 Replies
139 Views
Last post by Zombie Abdul Tue Jul 24, 2018 2:33 pm
Quantum from Algebra
by Witness » Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:11 am
First post
For the mathematically minded, an article I found interesting (a tad journalistic in some parts) about Octonions (or Cayley's Octaves as they are...
Last post
P. – S.
Details: Brougham Bridge . 8)
5 Replies
151 Views
Last post by Witness Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:56 am
Colored X-Ray
by Witness » Mon Jul 16, 2018 3:30 am
A father and son tandem from New Zealand has introduced the first ever colored x-ray scanner adapted from technology used in finding the Higgs...
0 Replies
301 Views
Last post by Witness Mon Jul 16, 2018 3:30 am
Trinity Anniversary
by sparks » Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:08 pm
First post
Yep. It's today. They tested a version of Fat Man (how ironic) 72 years ago this day at 5 something in the AM. Did we even have DST yet?
This maybe...
Last post
Not to mention all who were lining up on the West Coast in prep for the invasion.
Ah well, another year on. (Tomorrow) Watching The Day After...
4 Replies
166 Views
Last post by sparks Sun Jul 15, 2018 6:08 pm
Dinosaur hide
by Witness » Sat May 13, 2017 4:35 pm
First post
The Canadian specimen literally defies words, in more ways than one. As this article went to press, museum staff were finalizing the creature’s...
Last post
Update: details on the find.
11 Replies
250 Views
Last post by Witness Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:10 am
10 million patents
by Anaxagoras » Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:21 am
First post
I actually heard this a few days ago, but it's not very old news yet.
The United States Patent Office recently issued its 10 millionth patent, last...
Last post
July 31, 1790, and issued to Samuel Hopkins for a process of making potash, an ingredient used in fertilizer.
Hemp was used for cordage (rope)...
1 Replies
106 Views
Last post by Fid Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:59 am
51 Replies
1455 Views
Last post by Zombie Abdul Mon Jun 18, 2018 12:55 pm
Man Caused Moon to Warm 1.8 degrees F.
by Rob Lister » Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:05 pm
First post
Calibrate your skeptometers before reading this ...
Scientists have finally figured out the reason behind a small but noticeable uptick in the...
Last post
We measure Freedom here.
--J.D.
11 Replies
226 Views
Last post by Doctor X Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:57 pm
Spector
by Witness » Wed May 23, 2018 12:43 am
Details:
Alas, seems stuck at the prototype stage. :(
0 Replies
305 Views
Last post by Witness Wed May 23, 2018 12:43 am
You don't mind if I change your mind?
by Witness » Fri May 18, 2018 4:21 pm
Machines designed to change humans
Yes, this can be a scary topic: machines designed to influence human beliefs and behaviors. But there’s good...
6 Replies
200 Views
Last post by Zombie Abdul Sat May 19, 2018 11:04 pm
Someone producing CFCs on the sly?
by Anaxagoras » Thu May 17, 2018 4:26 am
First post
Apparently this is the evidence:
Concentration of CFC-11 in the Northern (red) and Southern (blue) Hemispheres compared to projected decline (gray...
Last post
Apparently this is the evidence:
image
Concentration of CFC-11 in the Northern (red) and Southern (blue) Hemispheres compared to projected decline...
1 Replies
134 Views
Last post by Rob Lister Thu May 17, 2018 11:58 am
Who is the bot?
by Rob Lister » Wed May 09, 2018 12:24 am
First post
Turing Test be damned, this is impressive.
At this year’s Google I/O developer’s conference in Mountain View, Google demoed a very natural-sounding...
Last post
Picked up on /.
If a Duplex realizes it's talking to another Duplex, will it go into 56K modem mode and just talk electronically?
Or will it be...
7 Replies
213 Views
Last post by Rob Lister Thu May 10, 2018 3:05 pm
DNA and big data and the Golden State Killer
by Rob Lister » Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:49 am
First post
The Golden State Killer raped and murdered victims all across the state of California in an era before Google searches and social media, a time when...
Last post
Until it becomes mandatory.
10 Replies
348 Views
Last post by ed Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:20 pm
Thruster evaluation : NASA to be trusted ?
by 99guspuppet » Thu Aug 07, 2014 1:07 am
First post
A electromagnetic thruster concept has been lurking about since about 2001. Developed by Roger Shawyer , the claim was it did not require propellant....
Last post
Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics
Frontiers of Propulsion Science
Marc G. Millis; Eric W. Davis
Frontiers of Propulsion Science is the...
42 Replies
1279 Views
Last post by Witness Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:54 am
Deorbiting space junk
by Rob Lister » Wed Aug 27, 2014 12:53 pm
First post
Happened across this
Lockheed Martin seeks to clean up space junk
The title says enough to get the gist without infringing on the copyright of an...
Last post
Vonn Neumann machines that uses the junk for raw material. What could possibly go wrong?
50 Replies
1547 Views
Last post by gnome Wed Apr 18, 2018 6:44 pm
Bionics
by Rob Lister » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:43 pm
Active bionics making a profound difference. One brand new user remarks while trying the bionic legs for the very first time,
Oh my god, I can't...
12 Replies
495 Views
Last post by Witness Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:18 am
1 Replies
263 Views
Last post by Zombie Abdul Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:14 pm
Future Natural Disasters
by Pyrrho » Sat Mar 24, 2018 2:58 pm
First post
Mount Etna is sliding toward the ocean.
Last post
The great rift valley is, itself, a sign of splitting that's been going on for hundreds of thousands of years at least. The crack is just a symptom...
5 Replies
373 Views
Last post by ceptimus Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:44 pm
Drilling With Projectiles
by Rob Lister » Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:43 pm
First post
Drilling Geothermal Wells With Projectiles
The average depth of an oil well is only about a kilometer and a half, and drilling down to 5 km...
Last post
I wonder how they avoid the naughty corrosion that goes with geothermal.
16 Replies
503 Views
Last post by sparks Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:03 pm
Big Brothers
by Witness » Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:21 am
An artificial intelligence algorithm developed by Stanford researchers can determine a neighborhood’s political leanings by its cars
Stanford...
2 Replies
240 Views
Last post by Zombie Abdul Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:07 am
0 Replies
491 Views
Last post by Witness Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:32 am
Survive a black hole! But watch out for elephants
by gnome » Sun Mar 04, 2018 4:23 pm
First post
Futurism: How to Survive a Black Hole
But at the edge of the Cauchy horizon, on the brink of singularity, the laws of physics don’t apply. So, not...
Last post
You never know what you will find . . .
. . . *snicker! snicker!* . . .
in Your Mom's Hole !!!111!
--J.D.
8 Replies
315 Views
Last post by Doctor X Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:26 am
Watching rocket launches
by ed » Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:43 am
First post
I am wondering if you can see these things from Sarasota area. Gotta know when
Gnome, you ever see one from where you are?
These guys are further...
Last post
Watched the GOES-S launch today (on tv) flawless launch.
That said, and hey there's no way I could even do closed captioning on a kindergarten play...
8 Replies
341 Views
Last post by Fid Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:43 am
2 Replies
236 Views
Last post by Witness Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:20 am
Forum permissions
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum