Tag: science

Book: Geeky Projects for Dads and Kids

Just in time for Father’s Day, if your dad is a Geek, “Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share” is a perfect book to gift that will provide you and him hours of entertainment. Written by the editor of the incredibly popular GeekDad blog on wired.com, GeekDad (the book)… Continue reading Book: Geeky Projects for Dads and Kids

100 Science Podcasts

You gotta love the Internet for its wealth of knowledge. A great example of this – science podcasts on subjects ranging from biology and astronomy to physics and engineering. Here is a list of 100 such science podcasts. Enjoy, and remember to get some sleep!

Science: Device converts light into vibration

Recent research over the past few years have shown that light can be converted at least partially into motion, or more specifically vibration. While this seems innocuous, it could open up new ways of performing actions in optical microcircuits. Physicists at Caltech and Duke University have shown that light could be made to make glass… Continue reading Science: Device converts light into vibration

The future of the mind – uploaded to computers?

H+ Magazine recently interviewed AI researcher, Bruce Katz, who believes that we as a species will ultimately want to be free of the limitations of the human brain, which by extension means uploading our memory and consciousness to a different device, a computer of some sort. Katz describes the brain as having a kludgy design… Continue reading The future of the mind – uploaded to computers?

Jakks EyeClops Bionic Eye – 200x microscope plugs into your TV

Ever wanted a microscope, but didn’t really care to squint through a small eyepiece? Then the Jakks EyeClops Bionic Eye is for you. Long name, but it magnifies practically anything up to 200 times its regular size and displays it on your TV screen. It plugs directly into your TV without any software. Think of… Continue reading Jakks EyeClops Bionic Eye – 200x microscope plugs into your TV

Electronic Tongue can identify 14 different types of sweeteners

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a device about the size of a credit card that can ‘taste’ the type of sweetener that is in food or drinks. It can detect 14 different sweeteners (I can’t even name 6!). While it still takes about 2 minutes for the result, target audiences… Continue reading Electronic Tongue can identify 14 different types of sweeteners

Robotics, robots, bots – a pictorial

Robotics research continues unabashedly as the human race strives to capture their essence in machinery, or at least put together a C-3PO! Boston.com has a great photo essay of all kinds of robots from the recent past, although there seems to be a preponderance of androids. My favorite is of course, the soccer-playing bot! Hint:… Continue reading Robotics, robots, bots – a pictorial

Great Pacific garbage Gyre to be studied

Finally. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a huge area in the Pacific Ocean that has a concentration of debris and garbage, particularly plastic. A scientific crew has set off to investigate it in-person. This trash gyre is not the only one, but it is the largest. Despite the NOAA having predicted its existence over… Continue reading Great Pacific garbage Gyre to be studied

IEEE’s Engineering Your World contest – submit your video

The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, and one of the things that they are sponsoring is a contest called Engineering Your World where they’re inviting folks to submit videos showing off the use of engineering/technology in enhancing life in fun and/or interesting ways. The grand prize… Continue reading IEEE’s Engineering Your World contest – submit your video